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Tarot – a cool handy portable power “bank”

Debra Atlas — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:11:52 +0000

As more of us have on-the-go lifestyles, being able to keep our portable electronics powered up is crucial. A new portable power [...]

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Famibot – it’s the sassy electronic butler you’ve always wanted in your home

Nigel — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:28:39 +0000

So you remember those SciFi movies where there was a friendly home helper robot hovering around to make household chores a thing of the past? [...]

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Buycott – finally there’s a guilt free way to shop [Freeware]

Nigel — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:35 +0000

It’s hard to remain a ‘concerned’ citizen nowadays because you can never tell whether a product you’re buying comes from a company whose ethics are [...]

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How to Fix A Bicycle Tube Without Glue – African Style

Nigel — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:44:21 +0000

So you think the only solution is to use high tech all the time? Well there are some people on the planet who would beg [...]

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National Geographic Shoe Lights – there’s adventure afoot!

caitlyn — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:35 +0000

The scariest thing about hiking at night is not really knowing where to put your feet. Obviously one foot in front [...]

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Booq Boa Squeeze – Take a load off!

caitlyn — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:27 +0000

The years of elementary grade school were easy. All you needed to worry about was having your day’s worth of [...]

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Shake is a portable littler box for dogs

caitlyn — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:26 +0000

If you have a dog, there’s a good chance you don’t like being separated for very long. Naturally, they will go wherever [...]

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Bosch IXO Gourmet – the power screwdriver which keeps you in touch with your feminine side

Nigel — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:48:48 +0000

The German electronics giant Bosch has a reputation for ultra top quality power tools and accessories, and it looks as though they recently had a [...]

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Quintet – boldly fly your starship through the galaxy with your friends [Freeware]

Nigel — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:32:15 +0000

If you’re a Star Trek fan, you’ll love Quintet. This free multiplayer space game lets you and your buddies take control of a starship and [...]

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Glog Homes – buy your next home with Paypal

Nigel — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:39 +0000

The home building industry has been fairly static for a long while, but now an enterprising company wants to do for self build what IKEA [...]

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Sony Vaio Fit Laptop Line – trim the fat

caitlyn — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:56 +0000

Technology changes so quickly that it makes big purchases like a laptop more difficult. You want something that’s fast, reliable, and isn’t [...]

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Audio Essentials Kit will let your friends be music moochers

caitlyn — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:32 +0000

We love listening to music, and we’ll listen to it all day long if we can. Of course, you have to sprinkle [...]

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Marshmallow Single Shot Popper – Don’t move or I’ll shoot!

caitlyn — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:10 +0000

While matters may have been easy to settle with a duel in the past, we’ve since moved on to better [...]

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Signal King High Power WiFi Antenna – grab an Internet signal from up to 3 kilometers away and WIN!

Nigel — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:43:35 +0000

There are three truths in life – you will always be standing in the queue that moves the slowest, if you take an umbrella it [...]

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Ogio Renegade Backpack – some real tough love for your precious gadgets [Review]

Kevin Evans — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:21:05 +0000

I like gadgets… and chances are you like them too. The Ogio Renegade Backpack lets you haul around all of your technological marvels without missing [...]

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Victorinox Festival Ready – everything you need to survive a festival on your phone [Freeware]

Nigel — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:45:43 +0000

Victorinox, the Swiss Army Knife creators, have come up with an ultra cool smartphone app which takes the concept of multi-use tools and adapts it [...]

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Thudit – real time image search from Flickr, Instagram and Twitter

Nigel — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:48:03 +0000

There’s no question that the web is becoming more and more of a visual medium every day. Where once we had feature articles we now [...]

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Final Day of our Giveaway – what on earth are you doing just sitting there…click the link!

Nigel — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:30:26 +0000

My doesn’t time fly? So it’s the final day of our Red Ferret Traveling Tunes Giveaway. That’s right, there’s almost no time left to get [...]

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Leash Customizable Camera Strap – a photographer’s best friend

caitlyn — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:42 +0000

If you’ve used a camera that has changeable lenses, then you probably own a strap to keep it around your neck. While [...]

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NVIDIA Project Shield – handheld gaming got a serious upgrade

caitlyn — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:19 +0000

Do you remember when a new portable gaming system came out and you thought it was a little too pricey? The [...]

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Archos ChefPad – Too many chefs in the kitchen?

caitlyn — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:00:03 +0000

When your parents decided they wanted to go above and beyond for dinner, they would normally pull out an old cookbook and [...]

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