"Gadget" Greg Gazin Demystifies Tech & Life in a useful, fun & practical way!
Okay, saying your vacuum cleaner sucks sounds cliché, but at the end of the day that’s what you really want it to do. For me, a vacuum is a common household gadget that spends most of its life in a dark closet and in my case, probably more than it should, but when an opportunity arose to test-drive and review theDyson DC 51 Animal, I couldn’t wait.
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We like to take our cell phones everywhere we go, but what happens when we go to places like the beach? We can’t take them into the water and we’re likely uncomfortable to leave them behind unattended. So Salt Lake City based Stash Incorporated has come up with a brilliant idea to create waterproof pocket shorts.
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At first glance the Seidio OBEX waterproof case for iPhone 5 doesn’t look like much. However, if you use your precious device in an environment where it can easily be subject to things like mud, water, dust, sand or anything that could potentially destroy your prize possession then this case, as vanilla as it may seem, could literally save your backside.
Seidio OBEX is designed for protection and functionality more so than fashion. It absorbs shock in two ways; first by the material it’s made of – a combination of Polycarbonate and Thermoplastic Polyurethane – and second, by the curvature in the build that dissipates the force of the impact across the body of the case rather than at its point of impact, softening the blow. In fact, in independent testing, it exceeds MIL-STD-810G a military standard for drop protection when dropped from 4 feet at multiple angles. READ FULL ARTICLE AT G4TV CANADA
At the time of writing there have been over 49.58 billion downloads from the Apple App Store and a new milestone of 50 billion downloads is just around the corner. Once again, to thank their customers, Apple is offering up a US$10,000 App Store Card for the person who downloads the 50 billionth app.
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Toshiba is one of the latest brands to get into the portable mini Bluetooth speaker/speakerphone arena. Arriving on May 15th not quite in time for Mother’s Day, is a couple of brand new models suitable to boost your listening pleasure from your Bluetooth enabled devices.
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I always get a kick out of extreme anything – whether it is extreme sports, extreme makeovers or extreme ridiculousness. Of course being the gadget guy, when I came across Toshiba’s extreme attempt at this genre, I couldn’t wait to share it with you. Furthermore, I thought something light to follow the last day of tax season would release a little stress that some of us may have had.
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If you’re been looking for a reason to buy that piece of software, here one plus 8 more.
BundleHunt’s Spring Bundle, the ultimate app Collection includes $69o worth of software for your Mac for only $49.99. I know that I have been thinking of getting into Camtasia for Mac which runs just under $100, so picking up the bundle for half of that already helps it pay for itself.
It’s on for a limited time as the offer expires May 10, 2013. Visit the Spring Bundle Hunt Website
Camtasia - Screen Recording and Editting
Toolbox for Pages - Collection of templates and illustrations Internet Security - Virus Barrier & Nwet Barrier 2012 TextSoap 7 for people that work with text Logo Design Studio - Logo design software Concealer - Hide and secure files, folders and more DiskAid - iPhone, iPad and iPod Music file transfer Train SimpleCourses - Get certified Adobe Training Sketcher - Hand-made drawings and colourful oil paintings
So you’re thinking of getting a new iDevice and which one should you get. Kevin Achtzener from YoureMakingme.com asked me over and interviewed me on just that topic, where we have a quick look at all three, focussing on the new iPad mini. Check out the interview below and as well, please visit Kevin’s site for his take on our conversation. You can find it by visiting: YoureMakingMe.com
Headsets, earbuds speakerphones are all great, but watching That 70’s Show or seeing retro in vogue, sometimes makes you yearn for yesteryear. But while the evolution of technology might make turning back the hands of time unlikely, we seem to come across gadgets that almost take us there.
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EDMONTON, AB, April 25, 2013/ Troy Media/ – The Starship Enterprise probably has a fully integrated climate control system that’s out of this world, but if Captain Jean-Luc Picard needed a personal device for his ready room, it might likely be the The Dyson Hot + Cool bladeless heater fan.
This new model, dubbed the Dyson AM-05, is a futuristic looking home appliance that is both a fan and a heater, but it will leave you wondering where the fan blades are. The answer is simple: there aren’t any. READ FULL ARTICLE at TROY MEDIA
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