Thursday, February 24, 2011

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Latest News Feb 24, 2011

Motorola Extended Battery for Droid X Review

If you have a Motorola Droid X Android Smartphone, you probably love almost everything about it. I say almost because there is one thing that keeps my relationship with this phone from going to the next level. And that one thing is battery life. To say that the battery life of my Droid X is short would be an understatement. It is rare that I can go a full 24hrs without having to recharge it. I keep an AC charger at my day job desk and another at my Gadgeteer HQ desk. In an effort to reduce my dependency on the all powerful wall outlet, ...

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Rolleiflex Mini Digi AF Camera

This little digital camera is a replica of the famous Rolleiflex 2.8F twin lens reflex camera.  The Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0 camera is only about 2.9 x 1.8 x 1.8″ and weighs 3.5 ounces.  It is available in red/black or all black.  The camera is 5MP and it has a 1.1″ view screen and produces a square photo – just like its inspiration.  It is available at ...

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Store Your Data in Retro Style

An Etsy store called 8BitMemory converts old NES games into external hard drives.  They use Toshiba 2.5″ drives for the conversion.  You can get a 500GB for $129.99, 750GB for $149.99, or a 1TB drive for $179.99.  These drives are fully USB-powered.  A Star Wars game is shown here, but many others are available.  You can even request a specific game, if desired.  Each hard drive comes with a USB cable and some come with the classic game sleeve to protect your drive. ...

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Featured Free Resource

Windows 7 - The Pocket Guide

Learn the basics of Windows 7 and apply them to customize your PC and work more efficiently with this free 385 page eBook.

Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 Portable Color Scanner Review

The ScanSnap Color Scanner from Fujitsu is one of those products that surprised me when I first used it. It surprised me because it works so well. The scanning was surprisingly fast and the scanned images were a perfect copy.  I had to stop myself from scanning any picture and document I could get my hands on. Well, almost… ...

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Dress up your iPhone 4 with a free aluminum Kinetic case!

We recently brought you a review of the aluminum iPhone 4 case from KineticCASE and now we are happy to announce that the fine folks at Kinetic are allowing us to give one of these snazzy cases away in a super easy contest. If you win, you can choose the case in your favorite color and you’ll also receive a carbon fiber back plate. For a chance to win a case, simply follow the contest rules which are listed after the jump. ...

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Deal of the Day – Lenovo ThinkPad X120e 11.5" AMD Laptop

Today's LogicBUY deal offers the Lenovo ThinkPad X120e 11.6" laptop as low as $399 with free shipping, or you can customize to your liking (over $799) and save an extra 10%. This ThinkPad is the first laptop with the AMD Fusion E-series accelerated processing unit (APU). Battery life has been increased by 30%. The AMD Radeon HD 6310 integrated graphics offer up to 65% improvement over other models. Despite the tiny size, this ThinkPad has a full-sized keyboard. ...

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Featured Free Resource

PC Security Handbook - 2nd Edition

Defensive Computing Techniques to Help You Avoid Malware and Data Loss.

National Geographic Ultimate Dinopedia App for iPad

The iPad’s big display is a beautiful canvas for displaying full-color, detailed images.  It seems lately that many publishers are bypassing the standard book reader apps for iPad and creating their own applications that display their books to their best advantage on the iPad’s beautiful display.  Many of these book apps also incorporate interactive elements that make exploring the images even more fun.  ...


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Put a Kork on Your iPad

Face it, as much as we love our iPads, they can be a bit difficult to hold without a case.  The AProduct company has designed a case with an ergonomic shape that can make holding the iPad easier.  The ...


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Aiaiai TMA-1 Headphones Review

Looking at the box containing the Aiaiai TMA-1 headphones, one would expect flashy, "Look-at-me" headphones to be packed inside. After all, they were developed by and for DJs, and DJs like to be noticed, right? What you may not know is that Aiaiai is a Danish company… Scandinavian. Lets face it, Scandinavians are design minimalists as in "form follows function." The TMA-1s are about the simplest, least adorned headphones available today: Matte black with not an ounce of chrome, shine or pretense. Even the simple, embossed logo is almost invisible hidden on the underside of the headband.  At first glance, the TMA-1s are so plain as to be generic looking. Put them on and you begin to understand the concept. They almost remind me of Grado, with that company's retro ethos. Aiaiai's (don't you just love that name) approach is much more modern and stark. Think IKEA on your head, and you get the picture. There is genius in the minimalism, because these are also some of the best looking headphones I have seen. ...


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