Author Archive: Robert Lesher

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Honda U3-X Personal Mobility Device Concept

Uses ASIMO Robot’s Balancing System, Honda Omni Traction Drive System, Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
By on Friday, 25. September 2009

What comes to mind when you hear the words “personal mobility device”? Do you get visions of wheelchairs or of George Costanza scooting down the sidewalk being chased by a geriatric biker gang? I, for one, conjure up mental pictures of the Segway. You remember that one, don’t you? Wasn’t [...]

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Kensington sd400v Universal Notebook Docking Station

VGA/DVI, Ethernet, Compatible With All Brands of Notebooks, Auto-Install, Hot-Pluggable
By on Friday, 25. September 2009

It wasn’t that long ago that the only option a notebook user had for docking stations were the proprietary (and hugely expensive) docking stations and port replicators that were made by the PC companies themselves. We all know the pain of being forced into buying peripherals specific to a single [...]

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Weather Alarm Clock Photo Triple Frame

Clock with Indoor Temp & Humidity, Weather Icons, Temperature Trend Indicator, 1.8-in Photo Frame
By on Friday, 25. September 2009

I’ve seen my share of multi-function gadgets over the years and I can honestly say that the majority of them have been pretty useless. So when I came across the Weather Alarm Clock Photo Triple Frame from ExpertVerdict.com I nearly did a double take. Not only is this thing a [...]

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Genius SP-HF500A Deluxe Hi-Fi Wooden PC Speakers

3-in Speaker Drivers, 14W Power Output, Line-In for External Devices, Headphone Jack
By on Friday, 25. September 2009

Are you in the market for a set of stereo speakers for your computer that don’t just sound good but look good as well? There’s nothing that’ll jazz up a set of speakers like the look of wood and the folks at Genius have really gone the distance with their [...]

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IntelliScanner Classic

Organize Books, CDs, DVDs, and Other Media By Scanning the Barcodes, Automatically Identifies Detailed Product Information, Publish Online to Share
By on Friday, 25. September 2009

If you’re anything like me you are surrounded by hundreds of CDs and DVDs from years of collecting. While not all of them are worthy of keeping (Lady’s Man, anyone?) it would be nice to be able to have a record of every movie and CD in my collection so [...]

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iTech i.VoicePRO 901 Bluetooth Headset

Dual Microphone Technology, Noise Filtering and Voice Separation Technology, Automatic Volume Adjustment
By on Friday, 25. September 2009

Using Bluetooth headsets when speaking on your wireless phone can be both a great convenience and painful annoyance at the same time. This is especially true when it comes to some of the cheaper models of headsets that are flooding the market. They don’t sound great, they pick up background [...]

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Animated Moving Books Halloween Prop

Look Like Real Books, Motion Activated Books Move In and Out and Make Eerie Sounds
By on Thursday, 24. September 2009

I love Halloween. It’s the one season of the year where freaks feel normal and people can find yet another excuse to decorate their homes with piles of useless novelty crap like plastic skeletons and witches that look like they’ve smashed into a tree. Every now and then I happen [...]

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Able Planet Sound Clarity Infrared Wireless Headphones

Award-Winning Patented LINX AUDIO, Wireless Infrared Technology, Auto-Off Sensors
By on Thursday, 24. September 2009

It certainly seems like just about everything we use is going the wireless route these days. It won’t be long before anything with a cord will seem like an antique. I can remember the first VCR my parents bought back in 1984. It came with a remote control tethered to [...]

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USBGeek.com's Computer Keys USB Multi-Card Reader

USB 2.0 Multi-Card Reader Looks Like Enter+Ctl Keys, Supports SDHC 2.0, SD, micro SDHC, microSD/T-flash, Sony M2, Memory Stick, MS Duo
By on Thursday, 24. September 2009

At last we have it. The culmination of what I’m sure were minutes of product development effort has finally led us to what can only be described as the pinnacle of USB multi-card reader design, the Enter+Ctrl Keys Card Reader from the folks at usbgeek.com. Not only does it read [...]

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Wacom Updates Bamboo Mac Tablet Line with Bamboo Touch, Bamboo Pen, & Bamboo Pen and Touch

5 New Consumer Tablets, Brings With It Integrated Multi-Touch Functionality
By on Thursday, 24. September 2009

For those of you that are really into the whole graphic design thing, you’ve probably been working with digital pens and tablets for years now. Where tablet and pen technology is still a relative newcomer is within the home and general consumer market. Most computer users are more comfortable using [...]

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