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Energy Stream Radio&TV 120 Packs Internet Radio and TV in a Portable Package
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With services like Pandora, XM and Sirius, you might think FM radio is well beyond its heyday. You’d be right. But that doesn’t mean you still can’t listen to FM with a modern gadget. This handy pocket sized device from Energy Sistem combines an FM radio with media player and… |
February 12th, 2012
G.O.D.’s Literati Roll Case for Blackberry Playbook: Roll Up Your Tablet
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This new case from Hong Kong’s Goods of Desire is called the Literati and it’s made to work with the Blackberry Playbook. On top of having a sweet name, G.O.D. makes some interesting accessories. The case is a play on Apple’s Smart Cover, though it works a little differently.… |
February 3rd, 2012
Craftsman Tool Cabinet Has Built-in Speakers: No Modding Required
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Last week we saw a Craftsman-sponsored mod that converted one of the company’s tool chests into a boombox. But if you need something bigger and louder, wait until Craftsman releases the Contour Powered Series Tool Storage.Not only is it decked with drawers, it also has two 220W speakers built-in that… |
January 23rd, 2012
Buyers Sold Clay Instead of iPads
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How’d you like to plunk down $500 or more for a brand new iPad 2 to find out that you just bought yourself a box filled with clay? Apparently, at least ten customers were sold bogus boxes containing clay instead of iPads over the holidays from several Canadian electronic stores.… |
January 18th, 2012
Atari 2600 Speaker Dock: iTunes Goes 8-Bit
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Most of us who have a need for a speaker dock for our iPhones or media players already have one. But if you’re among the few who haven’t already invested in one of the myriad docks out there, you might want to check out this unusual dock, built out of… |
January 16th, 2012
ION Duo Deck Converts Both Vinyl and Cassettes to Digital
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We have seen plenty of the USB connected turntables over the years that can play your vinyl records and convert the track to digital files. The devices are perfect for the people that want their old school tunes on an iPod or other MP3 player. ION has been making and… |
January 11th, 2012
SolarKindle Cover: Recharges Your Kindle for Almost Unlimited Autonomy
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When you tend to spend a lot of time reading with your Kindle out on the road or on vacation, it’s nice that it can run for so long. Still, it would be nice if you never had to plug it in at all. SolarFocus has just released information about… |
January 8th, 2012
Roku Streaming Stick: Smarten Up Your TV
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It looks like Roku has been reduced to a USB stick. The new Roku Streaming Stick is about to make your dumb TV a whole lot smarter, without much of a fuss. The stick now looks like a simply USB flash drive, and I have to say that I like… |
January 5th, 2012
TOAST! Dock Won’t Burn Your iPhone
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Don’t tell your kids this, but for some reason, I always thought that smartphones looked sort of like something that would fit neatly into the slot of a toaster. Not that I’ve ever thought about trying to turn my iPhone into a Pop Tart, it’s just their size and shape… |
December 30th, 2011
gAtari 2600: Chiptune Hero
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Back in 2008 Flaming Lips’ frontman Wayne Coyne hacked a custom guitar together using parts from a Guitar Hero… controller. Pretty impressive, but chiptune artist cTrix had a bolder idea – he used a whole console. Yeah, yeah, but this one doesn’t look stupid at all. Behold: the gAtari 2600. |
December 29th, 2011
