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Pad & Quill or DODO case ?

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:00:06 +0000

After Moleskine, the manufacturer of traditional, hardbound leather journals, released a protective case for the Kindle, demand for a similar product for the Apple iPad has been on the rise. The concept makes intuitive sense: the Moleskine is the preferred diary of creative types. It is both rugged and elegant. The iPad is of course [...]

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Pad & Quill or DODO case ?

NES Hard Drive

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:00:35 +0000

Vintage appeal can make an ordinary gadget much more fun, and NES hard drives pleasantly capture the spirit of old Nintendo cartridges with a modern twist. NES hard drives house a standard laptop hard drive in the classic case of an NES cartridge. Easy connection is provided via a USB 2.0 port, which works wonderfully. [...]

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NES Hard Drive

Metalvetica

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:00:06 +0000

With letters A-Z and digits 0-9, Metalvetica can make a statement— Big time. Metalvetica art forms are chunky blocks of metal about 35 cm high and 8 cm thick. Like the sans serif font they parody, they are amazingly adaptable. Think: organic meets geometric. Aluminium from the ancient earth is wrought into contemporary straight-edged sculpture. [...]

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Metalvetica

TMA-1 Headphone by AIAIAI

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:33:31 +0000

The TMA-1 Headphone from AIAIAI pops in all the right places. Gaudy gilded phones have past, and a new unassuming set has been perfectly pitched in the direction of philes serious about performance in the club or the studio. The new style is function, and this pair definitely hits by being able to take a [...]

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TMA-1 Headphone by AIAIAI

Nikon D3100

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:54:17 +0000

The D3100 is the latest addition to Nikon’s Digital SLR camera line. It’s an upgrade to last year’s D3000; it’s about the same weight and size, but adds full 1080p high-definition video with continuous auto focus. Other improvements are a new sensor, an expanded ISO range, and an option for a quieter shutter release. The [...]

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Nikon D3100

iPort for iPad

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:00:49 +0000

It’s no secret that the iPad has taken the world by storm. Apple’s device has exceeded everyone’s expectations in terms of customer feedback, and continues to sell remarkably well. Since the device is basically a touch-screen computer, it is lending itself to the ever-changing field of technological advancement to the point where people are using [...]

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iPort for iPad

Camera Phone Lenses

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:00:30 +0000

Lets face it: the cameras on most phones suck. There is just no flexibility in how they take pictures. While nothing can fix the bad plastic lenses in the phone itself, you can make your phone’s camera more versatile by using an attachable lens. Thought those were only for higher end cameras? Not anymore! PhotoJojo [...]

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Camera Phone Lenses

Zgrip for iPhone

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:00:09 +0000

Anyone who has ever shot video on an iPhone has wished for this gadget or something like it. We’ve all been there, trying to take that shot in landscape mode, our hands shaking the more we concentrated on being still, and then that one rebellious finger suddenly covers the lens and ruins the shot. You [...]

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Zgrip for iPhone

Sharpie Liquid Pencil

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:00:55 +0000

For those who like to write, there’s a new instrument on the market that’s turning quite a few heads. Sharpie has released a “liquid pencil,” which utilizes liquid graphite that writes more like a pen than a pencil. For those who prefer the smoothness of writing with a pen, yet the erasibility of pencil markings, [...]

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Sharpie Liquid Pencil

GoodReader for iPad

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:00:55 +0000

Ever since reader programs began to be released in Apple’s wildly successful App Store, there have been debates going every which way about which piece of software is to be considered penultimate. Is Amazon’s Kindle app superior to Apple’s iBooks? What about all of the other third party software? Thankfully, we have Good Reader for [...]

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GoodReader for iPad