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Beamer – iPhone Case with Built-in Light
User-invented product site, Quirky, has another new and useful product, the Beamer which is an iPhone case (skin) with a built-in light. Just press the button and voila, and there was the light. The bright LED is powered by the Beamer’s case b...
Mobile Desktop Workstation is a Chair on a Tricycle with an Attached Desk
This is probably not for everyone, not even close. This mobile desk pretty much only holds a laptop or a notebook or some papers. I can’t imagine sitting in for very long; after a while, I’d want to lean back. Also not sure why a site ca...
NEC Working on Retinal Imaging Language Translation Glasses
One day you may be able to wear glasses that translate other languages in real-time and display them onto the glasses’ lenses so you can read it, if NEC is successful. Called a retinal imaging display, the glasses incorporate a microphone and ...
Self-Stirring Lazy Mug
I’m the ‘leave the spoon in the cup’ type of person, but only because I feel a need to make sure the contents of my coffee mug or tea cup are properly stirred! Well, no more; technology to the rescue. The self-stirring mug does it a...
Review: Livescribe Pulse Smartpen
Once you start using a Livescribe Pulse Smartpen, you won’t want to go back to using traditional pen and paper. Yes, even pen and paper have received an e-age tech makeover. So what does the Pulse Smartpen do? First, it records the audio it ...
Laptop Smart Feet – Riser and Cable Organizer
Here’s another of the many products in the category of laptop risers, Laptop Smart Feet. Laptop Smart Feet is a rubberized foot that raises the back of your laptop computer 1.5″ so your keyboard is now angled up and ventilation on the bot...
Dyson Air Multiplier – Fan Without Blades
Industrial designer and inventor, James Dyson, is at it again. This time, he’s moved away from vacuum cleaners and onto fans. Fans, you ask? Yup, fans, but take a look at the photo. It doesn’t have any blades! It just looks like a cylinde...
AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill Lets You Run, Walk, Jog With a Reduced Body Mass
Here is one of those gadgets that you either need to use in a specialized facility or be pretty wealthy to own yourself. The Anti-Gravity treadmill by AlterG allows you to walk, jog or run with an effectively lowered body mass. Get into the specializ...
Review: Tenqa SP-109 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker
I had the pleasure of spending a recent long holiday weekend with Tenqa’s latest offering in the world of nearly cable free speaker solutions, the Tenqa SP-109 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker. (I say nearly because they do require a power cord, though T...
Ruik’s Cube Goes Electronic with a Touchscreen
If you’re not interested in trying something completely new from Rubik (like the Rubik 360), but maybe want an upgrade on your 35-yr old Rubik’s Cube, then why not get the ‘electronic’ version? Yup, there is now a touchscreen ...
Lego Model of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater
As a kid, my favorite thing to build with Lego were houses, believe it or not. So I really wish that Lego had these ‘architecture’ sets back in the day, but now they do. Take the Frank Lloyd Wright house, Fallingwater. Here it is in stunn...
Nintendo Wii Supreme – World’s Most Expensive Gaming Console
If you’re one of those Wall Street bankers that still made off with a handsome bonus this year and are wondering what to do with all that money burning a hole in your pocket, why don’t you consider investing it in gold? Gold wrapped aroun...
Belkin Home Base Wireless-N Access Point – Network Share Your Printer, Other USB Devices
If you don’t already have a WiFi-connected printer, and would like to locate your printer away from your home router, how do you do that? Well, Belkin has a solution called Home Base that is a Wireless 802.11n Access Point that you can plug in ...
Retrofit any Video Camera With This Motion Activated DVR Security Recorder
If you’ve already started on the road to securing your home and business with video cameras, great. But if they’re just real-time cameras, then you’re missing out on the valuable addition of digital recording via an attached DVR. W...
Criminal Evidence Inspection Kit
Are you a wanna-be CSI or spy investigator? Then take your first step by getting this Evidence Inspection Kit, which has over 12 tools to help you do things like reveal invisible fingerprints, magnify small pieces, examine evidence with a UV blacklig...
Safe Slice Protects Your Hands and Fingers While Chopping Veggies and Foods
Here’s a kitchen gadget that you’ll definitely like, especially if you’re not a chef – it’s the Safe Slice hand & finger protector. Ok, I gave it the rest of the name, but that’s what it does. It drips your ve...
FreeLoader Portable Solar Charger – Power Your Electronic Gadgets via the Sun
We recently reviewed the iTech SolarCharger 906, and here’s another similar portable solar charger, the FreeLoader. Like the iTech, the FreeLoader can either be charged up via the Sun’s rays or from a more conventional power source. It h...
Gadget Gifts – Ideas, Recommendations, Suggestions
We’ve put together a list of gadget gifts for the gizmo-lover in your life. These aren’t just great for the Christmas holiday season but any time of year. For the most part, we’ve tried to stay away from the usual and obvious electr...
PC Prankster USB Stick Mischeviously ‘Takes Over’ Your Friend’s Computer
Ha! I love this – it’s the perfect gadget for revenge, April Fool’s day, or just as a prank or giggles. Just plug this USB thumb stick into your friend/enemy’s machine when they’re not looking and it takes over randomly...
Brondell’s Perfect Flush Toilet Retrofit Kit Saves You Money
As you well know, most of the time you flush the toilet, you’re flushing water and money down the drain needlessly. What’s really needed on toilets is a 2nd button that only uses half the water. Brondell’s Perfect Flush product retr...
Combination USB Speaker, Alarm Clock, Calendar and Night Light
How many different things can you combine into 1 device and then of course make it USB-connected and -powered? Obviously the answer is infinite! Here’s another – an alarm clock, with a speaker and a calendar all modeled to look an old-fas...
Mozilla releases version 3 of Thunderbird e-mail client
If you’re an e-mail client user, then you should consider Mozilla’s latest version of Thunderbird (version 3) released this week. New features include tabs a la Firefox (and other web browsers), better integration with Gmail, a new archiv...
iWallet – Tamper-Resistant with a Fingerprint Reader for Authentication
If you’re worried about your wallet getting stolen, then you may want to take a look at the iWallet. No, it’s not another Apple product, but is a ruggedized, tamper-resistant wallet that uses your fingerprint for access authentication. Y...
VADO Sculpture Showerhead has 6 Hydra-like Tentacles
UK manufacturer VADO has just announced this unique showerhead that has 6 independent flexible tentacles, each of which is its own water head. Named Sculpture (we would have preferred Hydra or Medusa), it can be mounted either from the ceiling of the...
MSI Wind U110 Netbook has a 14-hour Battery Life
MSI continues to be a leader in the Netbook market, now with their MSI Wind U110 ECO. The #1 selling point is has to be its extensive battery life – this one claims over 14 hours! And all this is from a regular six cell battery. The Wind U110 ...
USB-powered soldering iron
Yes, you read that title right – it’s a USB-powered soldering iron! Nice! And somehwat appropriate when you think about it – chances are if you’re the soldering iron type, then you’re probably in your den or your basemen...
USB Card Reader shaped like the ‘Ctrl’ and ‘Enter’ keyboard keys
This is cute. It’s a USB card reader that is shaped like and labeled as the “Ctrl” and “Enter” keys. It’s a totally functional card reader that supports SD, micro SDHC, MicroSD, Sony M2, Memory Stick, and MS duo ca...
Scratch-n-Scroll – Jot Down Notes Using this Mousepad
Product #9 from Quirky is the Scratch-n-Scroll, a pressure-sensitive mousepad that you can write on using your finger or the accompanying stylus pen. So no more scrambling for a pen and notepad. Your mousepad is always there, unless you’ve foun...
Drink No More – Keep Your Pets Away from the Toilet Bowl
If you don’t provide your pets with clean, fresh water, then they’re going to instintively find water and if they’re in a closed house, that place is typically the toilet bowl! But you already know that this can be potentially harm...
Dell SX2210T Multi-Touch LCD Monitor with Webcam
A standalone touch screen monitor has been on every geek’s wish list, but how about a multi-touch monitor?! The Dell SX2210T is sexy, multi-touch and affordable. This is a 1920 x 1080 21.5-inch panel, with HDMI and DVI inputs along with an integr...
