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Protect Your Western Digital My Passport Drive with the Rugged Nomad Case

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The Nomad case is designed to protect your Western Digital My Passport external drive.  The polycarbonate enclosure has a elastomer cushion lining, and it’s designed to protect your drive from water, dirt, and even a 7-foot drop.  The Nomad has a ring at the top so you can clip it to your laptop bag.  There’s […]

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Wool Hard Graft cases are simple, rugged, elegant

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Gadget cases.  Most of them are variations on a few themes—hard plastic or soft silicone.  Don’t get me wrong.  I’ve had more than a few cases for my iPhone 3GS, and I love to try out new ones.  But here’s something a bit different.  Hard Graft crafts cases for your mobile devices that are simple

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Wireless Thumb Cursor Controller from Genius

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This Wireless Thumb Mouse from Genius combines Touch Control technology and a 1000 dpi movement sensitivity to give you control over surfing, presentations, music, movies, ebook reading, and viewing photos.  The IF-award winning mouse has a rechargeable battery and connects to your computer wirelessly with its 2.4GHz pico receiver that plugs into an open USB

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Verbatim’s Easy Riser Bluetooth Mouse Adjusts to Fit Your Hand

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The Easy Riser Bluetooth mouse from Verbatim requires no external receiver and works with PCs, Macs, and other Bluetooth-enabled devices like the Motorola Xoom tablet.  This high-resolution Laser mouse is ultra-slim and designed to fit into small places.  Its compact size doesn’t mean you’re doomed to cramped hands, though, because a switch on the bottom

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Silicone USB SATA 2.5″ Drive Enclosure

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Turn any standard 2.5″ internal SATA drive into an external drive with the Silicone USB SATA 2.5″ Drive Enclosure from ThinkGeek.  No tools are needed – simply pull the enclosure over the hard drive.  The silicone enclosure covers the drive but still allows ventilation to prevent overheating.  The enclosure uses a MA6116 chipset and SATA L-type internal data and

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Leathinity Hand-Stitched Leather Case for 11″ MacBook Air

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This beautiful, handcrafted leather case from Leathinity fits the 11″ MacBook Air, but they do have similar cases sized to fit the 13″ MacBook Pro and Air.  These cases are handmade from genuine cowhide (1.3-1.4mm thick).  The cases are available in the brown shown in the photo, dark brown, and black.  In addition to the

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Samsung Central Station: An External Screen and Wireless Laptop Docking Station

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Samsung has recently released 23” and 27” SyncMaster displays as part of the Samsung Central Station series (which was first introduced in CES’11). The Central Station uses UWB wireless technology to connect to a laptop, like the Samsung Series 9 that comes with built-in UWB. If your laptop doesn’t have a built-in UWB support, you

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Keep Your Laptop Cool With the Chillbed Stand

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The Chillbed Laptop Cooling Stands are a way to keep your laptop cool without draining your battery.  The Chillbed stands don’t use fans for cooling.  Instead, the stands are made from solid aluminum, which is the most commonly used material for heat sinks because of its high thermal conductivity.  The solid aluminum stand absorbs the

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Level8 15” & 17” Atlas Backpack Review

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The Level8 15″ & 17″ Atlas Backpack is a workhorse backpack that will haul your 15-17″ laptop along with a small mountain of additional “stuff” with a bit of style, a ton of protection, and a lot of comfort. Thanks to it’s adherence to TSA standards, your laptop can ride through the X-Ray screening station

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Altec Lansing Orbit USB Stereo Speakers

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These Altec Lansing Orbit USB Stereo Speakers are small enough to carry with your laptop.  They pack compactly together into a cylinder to fit easily into your gear bag.  They use USB power from your laptop, netbook, or computer to significantly amplify and enhance the sound.  The speakers have stands that let you aim the

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Seagate GoFlex Slim USB 3.0 + USB 2.0 320 GB Ultra Portable Hard Drive Review

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Adding more storage capacity to a desktop or laptop computer used to involve having to take the computer apart and adding in the extra drive, not to mention on some computers the pain and frustration of getting to the drive to remove it. Not so anymore with all the external drives coming out on the

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