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11. Sleep Walk $150
Mon, Jan 25, 2010
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Granted, the concept seems a little weird at first. But take another look at Musuc’s Selk’bag sleep system and you get one of those ‘why didn’t I think of that?’ moments. With the east coast being hit by winter storms and record low temperatures in SoCal, I know one thing– if this is the beginning [...]
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12. Lumix GF1 Review
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
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A while back I started searching for a camera to replace my Canon Powershot G9– a camera that had served me well for grabbing quick images for use in storyboards, documenting my life, etc… It was easy to use and produced good  looking images. It was compact, can shoot Raw images and was versatile. However, [...]
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13. Inklet Gives Tablet Like Experience On Laptop $25
Thu, Jan 21, 2010
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If you love working with a tablet instead of a mouse and own a newer Mac laptop, you might want to look into Inklet from Ten One Design. For $25, the software will make your trackpad function like a tablet with the addition of the Pogo Sketch ($15) pen. Some very smart algorithms detect unwanted [...]
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14. WD TV Live HD
Sat, Nov 21, 2009
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The WD TV Live HD media player is an unassuming bit of tech: 1080p video playback, support for all your favorite codecs, both Pandora and Live365 Internet radio apps, WiFi, two USB ports for external storage, HDMI, composite and component video outputs, SPDIF audio output, and more. MSRP is $150, but as always Amazon has [...]
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15. Rinse, Soak, Snap
Sat, Nov 21, 2009
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Waterproof, shockproof and dustproof. Throw in a 12 megapixel sensor and the ability to record HD videos and it’s no wonder the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 is winning praise like “best watertight point and shoot we’ve used” from Wired magazine. A quick check on Cnet’s site and I see that Wired is not alone with their [...]
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16. Kid–Safe Headphones $40
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
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Have kids and a DVD player in  your car? Let them listen to their favorite episodes of Sponge Bob or Justice League Unlimited on headphones designed just for them. These smart MyPhones headphones from accessory vendor, Griffin Technology, are sized for smaller heads, have cover plates which allow you to customize the graphics and most [...]
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17. All Hail the Chief $35
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
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Want to express your nut-hugging love for all things Apple, and more specifically the man behind the machine? Came across the Might Tees site– a year old apparel company based out of downtown Seattle (shirt 4 nerds by nerds). Can’t argue that one. You can wear the tee shirt in proud support of Steve Jobs being [...]
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18. One Remote To Rule Them All
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
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If you’re tired of the remote shuffle, whereby you grab one remote after the next to control your home electronics, you might want to step up to the Logitech Harmony One Universal remote control. Even though mid-level AV receivers come with their own programmable remotes, nothing beats the Harmony One, especially at this price point. [...]
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19. Finger Paint w/ Layers $5
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
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Layers brings you… layers– for the iPhone. There are a myriad of painting apps available for the iPhone, all with their own shortcomings. Layers isn’t Photoshop, but it’s a pretty cool painting app. This is the latest app from Ben Gotow, a Mac programmer, web developer and photographer, and senior in Computer Engineering at Vanderbilt University. The [...]
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20. Meninos iPhone Playing Cards $25
Tue, Oct 27, 2009
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The folks at Meninos make a full line of Mac, iPhone and computing-focused household items perfect for your inner-geek. Check out these iPhone-inspired playing cards. Made of PVC plastic, each washable 2.2 x 3.5 inch card assumes an iPhone’s shape and look, complete with shiny bezel. The “screen” of each card displays the face of [...]
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