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Weather-Ready Bike Bag Keeps Your Stuff Drier Than a Mormon Wedding
After a helmet, a cyclist's best friend is a weather-ready bag. This one works as both a backpack and a pannier.
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Lots to Like About Sony's Low-Light Camcorder
The HDR-CX700V is Sony's top-of-the-line consumer camcorder, and it's fair to say this sucker is loaded.
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Canon's Low-Light Camera Is a Filmmaker's Perfect Nocturnal Companion
There are full-manual controls, a wide range of cinematic filters, and excellent low-light, feature-worthy performance. But it's spendy.
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De-Moisturize Your Gadgets With the Bheestie Bag
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Bluetooth Thermometer Turns Your iPhone Into a Sous Chef
No, you don't need a Bluetooth thermometer to keep tabs on your steak from 200 feet away. But backyard cooking is rarely about need.
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Scuba Mask POV Camera Sees Everything Under the Sea
With a 136-degree field of view, this hybrid scuba mask/videocam captures 720p video and 5-megapixel photos -- from your face!
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Backstroke With a Backbeat: UWaterG2's Waterproof MP3 Player
Need a little Kanye to get you through your morning laps? Try this tiny waterproof player on for size.
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Not Entangled by <em>Quantum Thief</em>
Writing book reviews can be difficult. One person may like a book... another person may not. As a rule, I don't like to review books that I haven't enjoyed. I know how difficult it can be to write a book, and I know that in addition to large amounts of time and planning, a writer ...
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Five Reasons Why the iPad Was Made to Keep Parents Sane
Being a tech dad is a curse. We are always chasing the latest and greatest that tech minds are producing despite our economic status, how many kids we have or whether or not the CFO at home (the wife) will approve.
We want it. We need to have it. We don??t want to wait. We don??t ...
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GeekDad Game Review: <em>Seven Dragons</em> From Looney Labs
Overview: Seven Dragons, the latest card game from Looney Labs, is a quick dominoes-style card game that has you matching up colored dragons in a race to get seven cards connected before the other players. As you might expect from Looney Labs, though, goals can change mid-game and you never know what might happen before ...
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Contest: Remix the "GeekDad" Song (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
GeekDad by John Anealio
Want a chance to win some awesome prizes from Wired and ThinkGeek? Then enter the "GeekDad" Remix Contest!
First, if you haven't heard the "GeekDad" song yet, click the play button on the player above. You can even download it absolutely free, just click the Download button on the player above or click ...
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London's iTunes Festival Will Stream Live Music to iPads Everywhere
Apple hosts a month of live music gigs as part of the each year. The 2011 series starts Friday and anyone not attending the 60-plus London concerts in person will be able to stream them live to a free iPad and iPhone app in HD.
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Gadget Lab Podcast: HP TouchPad, Windows Phone 'Mango,' iPhone Rumors
In this week's Gadget Lab podcast, the crew shines the spotlight on the TouchPad tablet, HP's response to the iPad. We also peek at Windows Phone Mango and pass on the latest iPhone rumor.
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Infinite Loop Flexible Ribbon Supports Tablets, Phones
Tim Gushue's Infinite Loop is a tablet stand that is flexible both literally and metaphorically. If you ever used a "flexible curve" for drawing or woodworking, you'll be familiar with the design.
The Infinite Loop is a four-foot strip of bendy plastic with a pair of metal cores running through. The combination lets you bend ...
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How It Works: Backside Vs. Frontside Illuminated Camera Sensors
Friday seems like a great time to stop working, kick back with a beverage and read up on something that you have been wondering about since, like forever. So today we bring you one of the most pressing issues of the day: backside vs. frontside illuminated camera sensors.
What's the difference? In construction, not much. But ...
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Fixtation: Bike Repair Stations with Vending Machines
We've covered self-service bike stations before, but the Fixtation at the Uptown Transit Station in Minneapolis is worth a special mention as probably the best example yet -- and not just because of its cool name.
The Fixtation combines a repair stand equipped with most of the tools you'll need for basic repairs, including tire levers, ...
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The <em>Numbers League</em> App Improves on a Masterpiece
App versions of tabletop games are everywhere these days. Usually they are lacking when compared to the original. But there are a few game publishing companies that have taken the time to do it right, to faithfully recreate their game in digital form, and to add in extra functionality (Carcassonne comes to mind).
One excellent example ...
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Smartphones Dominate U.S. Mobile Purchases
If your last cellphone purchase wasn't a smartphone and you're living stateside, consider yourself in the minority.
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