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spps200 portable power station:the bmw m6 of battery packs

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Let it be known that I am not the one responsible for that analogy. Battery Geek Inc., makers of said battery pack, are to be commended for such an exquisite and refreshing figure of speech.
So why is the SPPS200 200 Wh Portable Power Station the BMW M6 of battery packs? Because its little brothers,…

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January 8th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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wall charger keeps gadgets organized

KangaRoom Wall Charger

If your household is anything like mine, you probably have scads of electronic gizmos which need to be kept charged all the time. But who really wants all those unsightly cords and chargers lying around their countertop? This handy box neatly tucks away all your power adapters and cables.

The charging station lets you charge…

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February 7th, 2008 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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palm centro photo leaked

Palm Centro Leaked Photo

Rumors about Palm’s latest mobile, the Centro have been floating around for a while, but the guys over at Gizmodo just got their grubby little hands on what appears to be the first real image of what the device will look like.

Word is that the Centro is targeted at the lower end of the…

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August 25th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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loudest mobile phone ever

QKphone 911 Loudest Phone Ever

This ridiculous cell phone from China is capable of blasting out ringtones and media files at an earsplitting 120dB.

For those of you not familiar with the Decibel Scale, that’s somewhere between “Front Rows at Rock Concert” and “Threshold of Pain.” Unfortunately, this video of the phone in action doesn’t really capture just how load…

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July 6th, 2007 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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palm foleo turns smartphones into stupid laptops

Palm Foleo

Palm today rolled out the details on a new device which extends the functionality of smartphones. Dubbed the Foleo, it’s a companion product for both Palm OS and Windows Mobile versions of Treo smartphones.

In a nutshell, Foleo adds a big screen and a full size keyboard to your mobile phone. It interfaces with your…

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May 30th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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old school brick phone with pda and mp4 player

Babiken Retro MP4 Brick Phone

Remember those giant, clunky mobile phones back in the eighties? Now you can revisit those youthful memories, while enjoying all of today’s conveniences.
The Retro Brick Mobile Phone may look like one of those old behemoths, but actually is packed with the features you’d expect in modern mobile devices. The phone is of the unlocked…

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May 16th, 2007 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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sharp em one: a pocketpc heavy hitter

Sharp EM ONE PocketPC

Sharp just introduced a shmancy new handheld in Japan, called the EM ONE. Highlights of the new PocketPC include a large 4.1-inch touchscreen display and dual-slider tray that provides easy access to a full QWERTY keyboard and navigation controls.

The Windows Mobile 5.0-based device is designed for both productivity applications and media playback, and its…

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February 19th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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