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• Voice Chat Ski Goggles Allow Your Friends To Hear You Scream

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  I tried snowboarding once, and I swear the frustration had me so angry that I strongly considered burning down the ski lodge.  Good thing nobody heard me- good thing I wasn’t wearing these. The Voice Chat Ski Goggles work with Bluetooth to allow for you and your snow buddies to chat it up while whizzing down the K12.  The bone conduction microphone transmits your shrieks of horror, while your choice of earphone lets you hear [...]

   

• Series 13 Powder Coated iPhone Case is Sleek, Stylish and Made out of Machined Aluminum

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  I’ve got to admit that the Series 13 Powder Coated iPhone Case didn’t really catch my eye when I opened my package from Karas Kustoms, it is subtle and understated and doesn’t really jump out past the other products… until I actually got it onto an iPhone and it transformed into an entirely different animal. Like most metal cases, it is essentially a cage into which you lock your iPhone. It comes with a little [...]

   

• Put…the Phones…Down……………Briefly

  In Gadgets, Geeky, Misc.

  

  After a long day of working, parenting, cleaning, etc, the only thing my wife and I want to do is shut our brains off.  Unfortunately that almost always involves our cell phones, and a fair amount of silence instead of “How was your day?” chatter.  Even on date nights the phones find their way into our hands between conversation and courses.  And though it hasn’t had any damage on our relationship, it would probably be [...]

   

• Can Your Screen Protector Stop a Bullet? [ClearPlex]

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  There once was a time when rugged gadgets cost a small fortune – now, you can make just about anything rugged (as long as it has an “i” in front of its name). ClearPlex screen protectors up the ante a little bit by offering low-level ballistic protection. This video shows an iPhone 5 being shot in the screen with a small caliber revolver and emerging none the worse for wear thanks to a $15 piece [...]

   

• Car Key-Sized Night Vision Spy Cam is the Future in Catching Raccoons Knocking Over Your Trashcans

  In Gadgets, Geeky, Misc., Technology

  

  Whatever happens at night, it’s fair to say you always know who or what is the culprit. Whether it’s the neighbor’s stupid cat, the stupid teenager from up the street, or that weirdo around the corner with all of the old newspapers in his car. But what’s an accusation with no proof? And furthermore, how can you get proof if night vision technology costs so damn much to purchase. Well now all your troubles are [...]

   

• iLP Digital Conversion Turntable Allows You to go Old School and New School

  In Gadgets, Housewares, iPod, Misc.

  

  I am a stone-cold music lover. And though I am not a purist to the point of shunning technology, I do agree that for better or for worse, nothing compares to the sound of vinyl. But who the hell even owns a turntable anymore? And if you do have one, how awesome would it be to transfer that vinyl sound to your iWhatever so that you could take it with you where ever you go? [...]

   

• Belkin WeMo Switch Helps Guarantee that the Iron Is Off

  In Gadgets, Housewares, Misc., Technology

  

  My wife has never left her hair-straightening iron on once, yet she’s pretty paranoid that she did every single time she leaves the house and I’m not exactly sure why. But she does have an iPhone, and I have a penchant for finding cool things online and at least $50 in my bank account. What that means is that it’s time to solve this little quandary with Belkin’s WeMo Switch. This app-controlled device works with [...]

   

• Popinator May Usher in a New Age of Handsfree Popcorn Consumption

  In Concept, Gadgets

  

  The Popinator is a project that has been put together by the Indiana Popcorn Company. When you say the word “pop”, It uses a binaural microphone to pinpoint the location of your mouth and launches a piece of popcorn in its general direction. The individual aerodynamic aspects of pieces of popcorn tend to affect their flight, so there is still some maneuvering involved – but as you can see from the video it does a [...]

   

• Cassette to iPod Converter Converts Your Childhood Tapes Into Adult Playlists

  In Computers, Gadgets, iPod, Misc., Technology

  

  Music is my first love and as someone who grew up in the 80′s, much of my childhood music memories existed on cheaply made, cheaply sold, and always handy cassette tapes.  But if you’re anything like me, you don’t have as much as a CD player in your house, let alone a cassette deck, so what happens to all those songs you recorded off the radio in 2nd grade?  Well now your problem is solved with the [...]

   

• Bose Outs a Delectable New AirPlay Speaker and Updates the SoundLink [SoundLink Air]

  In Apple, Gadgets, Phones

  

  If you are looking for a shiny new AirPlay-enabled wireless speaker to go with the shiny new iPhone 5 that you haven’t gotten yet then you might want to take a look at the Bose SoundLink Air (pictured above). It works its wireless streaming juju with iOS devices, but still plays nicely with your other toys via its Aux In port. Personally, I would probably be more inclined to save $50 and grab the next [...]

   

• Tabeo, A Children’s Tablet

  In Design, Gadgets

  

  After having spent the week wondering if there was any truth behind a story coming out of the French media, which claims that 51% of Americans think that the weather has an effect on cloud computing, I’ve stumbled across something even more grotesque: A tablet designed for children. Sure, you might argue that ALL tablets are designed for children, after all what can you do with a tablet? Browse the web? Play Angry Birds? Watch [...]

   

• iPhone 5 Lightning Connector Adapter Prices Will Burst Your iBubble

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  I’ll give it to Apple, they really know how to capitalize on what, for many is a difficult situation. With the introduction of the Lightning Connector, the folks at One Infinite Loop have changed things up on the bottom of the latest crop of iDevices. The problem, obviously, is that the new 8-pin connector doesn’t play nicely with any accessory devices that are on the market at this time. If you own a fancy iPod [...]