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You Got Your Laser Pointer in My Flashlight! SE 8 LED +1 Laser Pointer and Flashlight

By Janet Cloninger / October 1, 2010 / News / Flashlight, Gear, Laser Pointer, Spotlight Gadgets / 4 Comments

Remember the old commercials for Reese’s Cups? “You got your chocolate in my peanut butter! You got your peanut butter on my chocolate!” Well, with the SE 8 LED +1 Laser Pointer flashlight, you’ll have your laser pointer in your LED flashlight! This little flashlight has eight super bright 100,000 hour LEDs and an FAA-approved red […]

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Hydro Power Calculator

By Janet Cloninger / September 30, 2010 / News / Gear, Spotlight Gadgets / Leave a Comment

We’ve seen water-powered clocks, now here’s a water-powered basic calculator. The Hydro Power Calculator from NeatoShop has three “batteries”. You simply add tap water to these cells, and the metal-alloy electrodes produce electricity through a chemical reaction. You’ll need to replace the water every 2-3 months. The Hydro Power Calculator is $9.95.

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USB Flash Drives Get Spooky

By Julie Strietelmeier / September 29, 2010 / News / Flash Memory, Gear, Spotlight Gadgets / Leave a Comment

Do you decorate your home or office for Halloween? Yeah, me neither. It takes too much effort… But I do have an easy way for geeks to show some holiday spirit (ha! spirit, get it?) this year. MIMOBOT is offering a cute little glow in the dark skeleton USB flash drive. It’s a RayD81, which

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Easy2Pick Wireless Luggage Finder

By Janet Cloninger / September 27, 2010 / News / Gear, Travel Gear / 4 Comments

We have some tree-frog green Eagle Creek luggage that’s easy to find on the luggage carousel, but if your luggage is a bit hard to spot on the luggage-go-round, you might need an Easy2Pick Wireless Luggage Finder from NAFTLI, Inc. Simply attach the luggage tag transmitter (with normal address card, too) to your bag and

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Wield the Force with the Lightsaber Pen from ThinkGeek

By Janet Cloninger / September 25, 2010 / News / Gear, lightsaber, Pens, Star Wars / 5 Comments

If the pen is mightier than the sword, the lightsaber pen must be mightier than … everything! ThinkGeek has three Star Wars Lightsaber Pens to help you hone your skills. The pens arrive in a collector’s tin, and you can choose from red, green, or blue. They are only $19.99 each – a small price

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An Alligator for your Keyring

By Julie Strietelmeier / September 24, 2010 / News / Gear, Keychain, Spotlight Gadgets, Tools / 3 Comments

The MyArk Ti-6Al-4V Alligator Wrench is a key ring multi-tool made from Ti-6Al-4V, which is an alpha-beta titanium alloy with medium to high strength. The tool features a bottle opener, a ratchet wrench for nut sizes from 3/8”- 3/16” on one end and metric 10mm- 4mm on the opposite end (perfect for car battery terminal

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SOG Multi-tools Shrink and Come in Pink

By Julie Strietelmeier / September 19, 2010 / News / Gear, Multi-tool, Spotlight Gadgets / Leave a Comment

The SOG Micro ToolClip maybe be small, but it packs a formidable compact plier – with the precision to cut paper, the power to cut wire and the determination to grip screws. It does it all with a spring return and features a knife blade, two screwdrivers, and a file. It can be carried in

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USB Jewel Mobile Watch Flash Drive from Brando

By Janet Cloninger / September 16, 2010 / News / Gear, Watches and Clocks / Leave a Comment

The USB Jewel Mobile Watch Flash Drive from Brando is another piece of USB jewelry that I find so fascinating. This silvertone necklace has a watch pendant that hides a USB 2.0 flash drive. The “mobile” in the name comes from the shape of the pendant – it looks a little like a clamshell-shaped mobile

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Stylish Internet Phone from Bedol

By Janet Cloninger / September 15, 2010 / News / Gear, Home and Kitchen / 1 Comment

If you make calls using internet services like MSN, AIM, Skype, Yahoo Messenger (or any other computer messenging application), this Bedol Internet Phone can replace your earphone and microphone. You just plug it in to your PC or Mac, and you can use the Internet Phone like a hand-held phone, a speaker phone, or even

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Scosche flipSYNC Charge and Sync Cables Review

By Janet Cloninger / September 10, 2010 / Reviews / cables, Gear, iOS / Leave a Comment

It’s always nice to be able to charge or sync your devices wherever you are, but carrying a bunch of cables and chargers in your gear bag requires a lot of room and can add a lot of weight. Scosche has come to the rescue with some very compact and useful charge and sync cables

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Leatherman MUT – A Specialized Multi-tool for Soldiers

By Julie Strietelmeier / September 8, 2010 / News / Gear, Multi-tool, Spotlight Gadgets, Tools / Leave a Comment

We’ve all seen Leatherman tools with a wide variety of useful blades and tools, but did you know that they also offer a multi-tool designed specially for soldiers? It’s the Leatherman MUT and has tools to help a soldier (or civilian gun enthusiast) work on his/her firearm. Some of the tools include a replaceable firearm

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Fuji EnviroMAX – Eco-Respectful Batteries

By Janet Cloninger / September 5, 2010 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Gear, Spotlight Gadgets / 3 Comments

As gadget lovers, most of us probably have used a lot of batteries in our lives. Most batteries are harmful to the environment – and people, plants, and animals – because they contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium. In Greensboro, our waste management department requires that used batteries be taken to our hazardous materials

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Technocel Powerpak Review… an adult juice box.

By Steve Holt / September 5, 2010 / Reviews / Cellular, Device, Gear, Power, Travel Gear / 2 Comments

When my kids were younger, I spent vast amounts of money on juice boxes of all kinds, because when a kid is thirsty you gotta have some juice that’s easy to deal with “on the go”. Trust me, spill a sippy-cup of Apple juice all over your car seats and you’ll be making a bee-line

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LaCie’s latest USB Key is the MosKeyTo

By Julie Strietelmeier / September 2, 2010 / News / Flash Memory, Gear, Spotlight Gadgets / 4 Comments

The LaCie MosKeyTo is an ultra-small USB 2.0 flash drive that measures less than 20mm and weighs 10 grams. It comes with an protective cap and a nylon strap. It is available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities through the LaCie Online Store starting at $17.99. For more product information, visit www.lacie.com.

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Saddleback Leather Medium Satchel Review

By Mark Rosengarten / August 30, 2010 / Reviews / Bags, Gear, Leather / 10 Comments

As many of you who read The Gadgeteer know, I am a bit of a fanatic about gear bags and have reviewed my fair share of them. From the Ellington Europa Field Bag (no longer manufactured) to the Duluth Trading Fire Hose Bag, I have tried many bags over the years. All of them have,

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Pogoplug enhanced with a Biz Version

By Bryan Sherman / August 26, 2010 / News / Cloud, Gear, Storage / 1 Comment

Pogoplug is taking pre-order for the Pogoplug Biz. This is a newer, more expensive version of the Pogoplug Janet posted about earlier. They announced the new product on their Blog back at the end of July. The basic Pogoplug is $99, the Pogoplug Biz will be $299. There are no fees for using the service,

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Concept1 Basketball Shoes from Athletic Propulsion Labs

By Janet Cloninger / August 23, 2010 / News / Gear, Spotlight Gadgets / 2 Comments

athletic propulsion labs concept 1 shoes

If you find that your vertical jump falls short, the Concept1 basketball shoes from Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL) will give you a significant boost up. APL says their Concept1 shoes use Load ‘N Launch technology to give you a significant boost in your vertical leap. A “launch pad” in the ball of the foot –

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Can your Padlock Take a Bullet

By Julie Strietelmeier / August 22, 2010 / News / Gear, Locks / 4 Comments

If you use padlocks to secure your property, you might want to check out the abuse tests that Popular Mechanics conducted on several locks from different manufactures. They subjected locks from Master, Franklin, OnGuard and Medeco to Shock, Tensile, Salt-Fog, Gunshots and Bolt-cutter tests. Go read the full report to see which lock stood up

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Quattro Giga Notebook from the MoMA Store

By Janet Cloninger / August 20, 2010 / News / Gear, Spotlight Gadgets, USB Drive / Leave a Comment

The Quattro Giga notebook from the MoMA Store has a red leather cover. The replaceable notebook inside has 144 blank pages. The gadgetry in this notebook is found in the black strap closure. There’s a removeable 4GB USB flash drive in the strap, and the cap stays attached to the leather notebook so you won’t

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Store Your Data in a Robot

By Janet Cloninger / August 18, 2010 / News / Flash Memory, Gear, Robot, Spotlight Gadgets / Leave a Comment

There’s nothing unusual about this USB flash drive other than its form. Remove the little silver robot’s head to access the 4GB USB flash drive. He keeps a hold on his head, so you don’t have to worry about misplacing the cap to your drive. There’s a clip on his back, so you can carry

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