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Review: r.pod Portable Solar Battery Pack and USB Charger with High Flux LED Flashlight

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r-pod-solar-chargerHere’s another entrant to the portable backup battery market, this one from Korean company Misemet. There are a couple of quirks to this one that makes it stand out: it comes with a solar panel to charge the battery pod, and the pod itself contains an LED flashlight. Yup, the flashlight part is definitely quirky.

Both pod and panel come in one of three colors, green, red or yellow, and the panel is wrapped in a soft silicon case for protection and texture. There is also a similar cap for the lightbulb portion of the pod that protects the glass and also creates a mood light effect.

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Fingertip USB Optical Mouse

Review: Fingertip USB Optical Mouse

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Fingertip USB Optical MouseSo I got an interesting little gadget recently, what the vendor calls a fingertip USB mouse. Ok, so perhaps it’s not fingertip, but just finger. Take a look at the photo – that little black contraption has a piece of velcro wrapped around the user’s middle finger.

So how does it work? Actually, does it work? Yes it does. But it’s not for everyone. I found that I just didn’t have enough control with my finger to prevent the mouse from shaking constantly, or being able to keep my finger down enough to allow the laser to ‘catch’ and get mouse movement on my screen.

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USB Stick Analyzes Air Quality, Detects VOCs, Protects Your Health

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Most breathing conditions are made worse by poor air quality, but if you’re inside you can simply improve the air quality by opening a window. Knowing when the air quality is bad is an issue – today’s gizmo is a very simple-to-use air quality tester.

All you do is you plug the USB stick into your computer in the same way you would a Wi-Fi receiver and it will detect any VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) in the air.

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Plantronics Voyager PRO Bluetooth and USB Wireless Headset

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If you’re busy talking to people all day and switching from phone to computer constantly, it would make sense to have a dual-purpose headset. Plantronics’ Voyager PRO does exactly that.

This wireless headset has bluetooth compatibility, but also has a USB receiver for your PC and when needed can swap between the 2 transmitters.

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USB Joysticks Let You Relive Your Olden Gaming Days

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Wasn’t gaming so much more fun back in the day when we had joysticks (a al Atari 2600), so ThinkGeek have remedied this by getting hold of a USB joystick. This one’s got 8 directions and a fire button, all programmable.

Luckily ThinkGeek has provided us with a way to get Halo working on your computer too, never fear! Plug in the 4 controllers and you’re cooking.

Pricing is $25 for one or $40 for two.

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Price: $24.99 (for one, $39.99 for two)
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

Digipower’s solid, no frills Dual USB Charger

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When you’re out and about it can be hard not having access to a USB socket to charge up your gizmos. Here we’ve got Digipower’s dual-USB battery pack which can charge 2 USB devices at the same time from its stored charge.

All you need to do to get going is plug the Digipack to your AC socket and let the electrical juice flow. Recharging from this can be done an estimated 500 times before the device will start to fail, not bad for under $30.

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Giveaway: The SAFE – Encrypted USB Info Vault

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The SAFE Encrypted Data VaultWe reviewed The SAFE a while back and are giving it away! It’s an encrypted 2GB USB thumb drive that can safely store all of your important info electronically and portably.

How to Enter
Simple. Just head over to our Facebook page and make a comment on the entry (there) for this article and tell us how chaotic your ‘filing system’ is. We’ll pick the best comment as the winner. We’ll run the contest until Mon 15th November 2010 at 9PM Pacific. Only US residents please. It’s a good idea to take a look at the rest of our contest rules (they’re not that long!).

Thanks to the folks at Life Link International and their PR folks for providing us with this review sample.

Giveaway and Contest Rules

USB Skull Hub for Halloween

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Skull USB Hub Happy Halloween Geeks!

The Geeks ran across this cool resin USB 2.0 skull hub just in time for Halloween! There are 4 USB 2.0 ports ready for your various USB toys or more practically your external hard drives, mice, keyboards or USB Yoda Protector.

What’s uber-cool about this skull is that the top is hallowed out for brain storage!

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Price: $24.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

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