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As you might expect, Capulet London is a British leather goods company. They sell beautiful envelope-style tech cases designed for women. Their goods are artisan-made in the Andalucía region of Southern Spain. Cases are available for the Kindle, iPad, Galaxy Tab, 10″ notebooks, and 13″ notebooks. The attached picture shows a variety of cases for […]
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HTC has recently announced it is jumping into the tablet fray with a 7″ Android device named The Flyer. The Flyer has a 1.5GHz processor, 32GBs of storage with microSD expansion, pressure-sensitive stylus, 3G and WiFi, 5MP rear and 1.3MP front cameras, internal GPS antenna, 7” screen (1024×600), and Android OS with HTC Sense. Sadly
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Samsung has announced their newest Android tablet, the GALAXY Tab 10.1. The Tab 10.1 will have a 1280 X 800 10.1″ display and a 1GHz Dual Core processor running the Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform. There’s a rear camera (8MP) and a front-facing camera (2MP) for video chatting. You’ll have 4G and WiFi connectivity. You can
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Androidify is a fun little app that will let you create your own Android robot avatar. Choose from different shirts, pants, shoes, hair styles, glasses and hats to create an avatar that looks just like you. You can even change the height and width of the robot if you want to really get specific. I
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Yet another Android Phone, yes, but not the same ole’ candy-bar shape. Something truly different than anything you have seen. The Kyocera Echo coming to Sprint, has taken a leap in the form-factor innovation of smartphones. Two 3.5 inch WVGA screens, Android 2.2, and Hotspot capability makes for an attractive buy. (if you like Sprint)
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The Rovio folks are at it again….they have just released their most recent holiday version of Angry Birds Seasons. First was Halloween, then Christmas, and now Valentine’s Day. A quote from their website (says it all): Hogs And Kisses for Valentine’s Day! Enjoy the Valentine’s Day spirit of love and affection by popping more pigs!
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So after all the rumors and the many, many requests for it, it’s here. So far, the Verizon iPhone has sold out before it even hit store shelves, which put to bed all the naysayers who thought there wouldn’t be many people migrating to Verizon’s iPhone. Android users actually have another option besides another Android
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Last November I reviewed the Dropcam Echo Wi-Fi Security Camera and have been using it ever since. It’s a very easy to setup camera that can send email alerts when it detects motion or audio. You can also login to the camera through any web browser to see and listen what is going on live.
Dropcam video surveillance now available for Android Read More
Google has made a smart move by adding another way to push out all other third party app-stores for Android, by doing what the third party app-stores already do. Android users can now download apps via the new online Android Market and have them pushed to their Android devices. So far it looks beta, but
Carbonfiberskin.tk offers a pre-cut, sharp-looking carbon fiber skin for the HTC EVO 4G’s back cover for $25. Not a bad deal, but they also offer a ‘DIY’ option for a mere $5- that looks like it would fit a lot of things nicely! The question is “How easy is it to install and customize?” I
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We love our capacitive touchscreens, but they are essentially useless while wearing gloves. Most of the solutions out there involve gloves with some type of integrated conductive pads in the fingertips. The social design site Quirky has a bit different flavor with their Digits product. Made of conductive silicone, they have a metal pin on
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Word is Metro PCS, who recently launched their LTE network are geared to release a phone that’s actually worth putting on a LTE network. The Samsung Indulge (formally the Forte) is a 1GHZ, 2.2 Android, Slider reportedly being released February 23rd. Priced at 399.99, you may gasp until you realize 60 bucks a month ain’t
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Finally! Not that there’s a huge population of Virgin Mobile Android Users, but maybe there would be if more desirable phones were available. If you weren’t a big fan of the Samsung Intercept, soon you may get a chance to try out the LG Optimus V. Rumor has it, the price is only $150.00 ($100.00
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Advanced Players LTD has introduced the Cowon D3 Android Portable Media Player. The Cowon D3 has an AMOLED 3.7″ screen with 16 million color display (800 X 480 resolution), and the D3 is capable of playing full HD video with HDMI out. It’s running Android 2.1, and it has Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. Other features
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We reviewed the original Powermat Wireless Charging System and thought it was an interesting product, but weren’t sure if it was something we’d use every day due to the bulk it added via required cases for our gadgets. It’s been over a year since that review, let’s see if thinner cases make the Powermat induction
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Forbes is reporting that Google is unhappy with the Android Market. Apparently, people don’t like paying for Apps. (who knew?) Android’s Platform Manager said there will be changes in the future including Carrier billing and In-app payments. My guess is you are going to start to see a lot of cool little apps suddenly cost
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Many people love the convenience of their tablet devices, but they don’t love using the virtual keyboards for typing long emails or documents. You can always pair up your tablet with one of the many Bluetooth keyboards available, but where’s the fun in that? Brando has a case with an integrated Bluetooth keyboard for Samsung
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Dean Koontz is my absolute favorite author. I love his books. I have calendar entries for new book releases, and I buy them from the Sony ebook store at midnight on release day. I was happy to see that he has released an app that will hopefully keep me up-to-date with the latest news and
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The IRS has released a free app for Apple and Android devices that allow you to track the status of your tax refund. The IRS2Go app also lets you sign up for tax tips or get the most recent IRS Twitter feed. The app is free from the iTunes store or from the Android Marketplace.
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Maybe you remember how much I love my Belkin Grip Vue cases for the iPad and for my iPod touch? Well, Belkin has decided to spread the wealth to other tablets. It’s hard to see in the picture, but the Galaxy Tab in the picture is wearing one of the clear TPU cases that protects
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