Monthly Archives: April 2013

Gadgets April 26, 2013 posted by

SpOre True Illuminated Doorbell – Be our guest!

What is the first thing a house guest is going to see when the come to your front door? The doorbell! While they’re not the most exciting things on the planet, there’s no reason you shouldn’t have an interesting one. You can choose to have an plain ole door ringer, or one that will make them question what they’re getting themselves into by visiting.

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SpOre True Illuminated Doorbell – Be our guest!
Gadgets April 26, 2013 posted by

USB Utility Charge Tool – the Swiss Army Knife for nerds

It’s an interesting balancing act to see which device is going to die first during the day. While you want to keep everything juiced up and on, you only have so many outlets, and no one wants to carry a random assortment of adapters in their bag. They always get jostled or sink to the bottom, which is why it would be much easier if they were all in one place.

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USB Utility Charge Tool – the Swiss Army Knife for nerds
cool tech April 25, 2013 posted by

Western Digital Ultra Slim WD Blue – do these incredibly thin hard drives suggest we’re about to get terabyte tablets?

Western Digital has just announced the first of a range of Ultra Slim WD Blue 2.5 inch hard drives, which at 5mm in size are about half the thickness of an average smartphone. Now pushing aside for the moment the astounding engineering involved in getting a 5400 rpm spinning platter, motor and all the electronics into such an incredibly skinny form factor, the fact that the company is offering an initial capacity of 500GB suggests that it won’t be long…

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Western Digital Ultra Slim WD Blue – do these incredibly thin hard drives suggest we’re about to get terabyte tablets?
Bookmark This! April 25, 2013 posted by

Browsing History View – all your web viewing from multiple browsers in one neat box [Freeware]

If you’re like most people, you will run at least two web browsers on your computer, if not more, just to give yourself some flexibility with the different sites out there. We use Chrome and Firefox mostly, and switch between them to check different site features, or access content at different speeds and with different browsing functions and plugins.

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Browsing History View – all your web viewing from multiple browsers in one neat box [Freeware]
Bookmark This! April 25, 2013 posted by

Shloosl – duplicate your house keys with your phone

There’s something weird about house keys. We can’t live without them and yet they’re a real pain to manage most of the time. They always have to go missing just as we’re heading out the door, handing them over to a friend is a real hassle (all that twisting and tugging at the keyring) and let’s not even talk about losing them on the bus.

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Shloosl – duplicate your house keys with your phone
Gadgets April 25, 2013 posted by

FabricSkin Keyboard Folio is an iPad smartcase with integrated keyboard

It’s nice to have a Bluetooth keyboard for your tablet so you don’t have to peck at the screen. Tactile feedback is pleasant for taking notes and writing out ideas, but you don’t want it all the time. There are tons of cases out there that have a built-in keyboard, but they are oftentimes a tad bulky, so even when you’re not using them, they make your tablet awkward to hold.

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FabricSkin Keyboard Folio is an iPad smartcase with integrated keyboard
Gadgets April 25, 2013 posted by

Griffin Crayola Light Marker – now coloring gets a serious face lift

When I was a kid, the only thing you needed to worry about with coloring was staying in the lines, and trying not to eat the crayons. In our modern world, kids don’t need to worry about not having enough of their favorite color or making a mark you can’t erase because it’s all moving to a digital platform. Looks like Crayola has jumped on the hi-tech train, as they’ve created a coloring experience where kids don’t even need to…

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Griffin Crayola Light Marker – now coloring gets a serious face lift
Mobile Tech April 24, 2013 posted by

Smartphone Sheaths – rain, rain, go away!

You’re about to walk into a downpour, and you know that try as you may, your phone is quite likely going to get wet. Even at the very heart of your bag, a rainy day might be victorious no matter what you do. While a regular case may protect your smartphone from bumps and jolts, you might need to find a different case for keeping it dry.

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Smartphone Sheaths – rain, rain, go away!
heh heh! April 24, 2013 posted by

Smart PJ’s will have kids clamoring to go to bed

Getting children to go to bed is one of the hardest and most annoying tasks ever. They find all sorts of inane excuses to keep from going to sleep, but the prospect of a bed time story is sometimes enticing enough to get them to surrender. However, there’s still the job of getting them ready for bed.

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Smart PJ’s will have kids clamoring to go to bed
Bizarre April 24, 2013 posted by

Ressence Type 3 Wristwatch – look ma, no hands!

How can you have a watch that looks as though it has hands, but doesn’t? Of course the go-to response is a digital display, but there are other, more complex ways out there, such as light refraction. If course, if you’re looking for an unusual watch, be prepared for an unusually high price tag.

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Ressence Type 3 Wristwatch – look ma, no hands!