Book Review: Cooking for Geeks
Let me just start by saying this is an amazing book. You should just ignore the rest of this review and go buy it!
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Reviews
Review: Wet Circuits’ Water Resistant Power Strip
When the folks at Wet Circuits contacted me about reviewing their water resistant power strips, I couldn’t refuse after seeing their demo videos – they were cute but powerful demonstrations. Their 4-outlet power strips can be practically submerged in water and still operate without electrocuting you in the process. Read on for the full review.
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Review: AViiQ Portable Laptop Stand
This is one of those no-batteries-needed ‘gadgets’ for your battery-hungry gadget, your laptop. I loved the AViiQ Laptop Stand the minute I saw it in a photo. It is just so sleek-looking with its European design sensibility. Of course, the fact that it folds up into a 1/4-inch thick board is what put me over the top. I took the AViiQ for a test drive and here’s what I found.
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Review: Anonymizer Universal, Privacy and Identify Protection
The Geeks received an invitation to test Anonymizer, Inc.’s new consumer-based online privacy and identity protection service called Anonymizer Universal which was released in June. Anonymizer Universal creates a secure and encrypted VPN tunnel between the user and The Anonymizer Network to prevent interception of identifiable information, or “packet sniffing.” The technology protects the user by replacing their personal IP Address with an anonymous IP Address daily. One of the differentiators from other anonymizer’s that are browser-based, Anonymizer Universal works for all Internet activity including accessing the web, obtaining email, streaming music, instant messaging and playing online games.
In addition to traditional Windows and Mac Operating Systems, Anonymizer Universal also protects a user’s mobile Internet activities. For example Apple iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices use a “Connect/Disconnect” interface that runs silently in the background to establish and tear down the VPN session. The service only requires a simple download, and can be up and running immediately. Anonymizer Universal’s retail price is $79.99 (U.S.) per year, and is available via the company’s website (www.anonymizer.com) and select Anonymizer Authorized Resellers which provides a license good for one computer and one mobile Apple device.
This video was created to demonstrate the service:
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Review: The SAFE – Encrypted Info Vault on a USB Drive
Secure USB flash drives seems to be a GfG meme these days, so it’s fitting that we review one such product in more depth.
The SAFE from Life Link International is an encrypted 2GB USB thumb drive that comes pre-loaded with over 40 forms on which you can enter personal information. The main point of The SAFE is, as the name suggests, an electronic safe to store important personal data. It isn’t really meant to be a general storage thumb drive.
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Saddleback Leather iPad Sleeve Review
Saddleback Leather sent the Geeks a large iPad sleeve gadget pouch in tobacco brown for review. Saddleback Leather also carries a small gadget pouch for iPhones, Blackberrys, Cameras or iPad Power Supplies, a medium gadget pouch for Kindles and other Power Supplies and a host of other leather bags and pouches from travel cases and briefcases to backpacks and wallets. The iPad sleeve or large gadget pouch comes in tobacco brown (lighter brown), carbon black, dark coffee brown and chestnut (rich brown) and sells for $55.
By the way, check out the review and if you’re interested in obtaining a free Saddleback Leather iPad sleeve, head over to the Gizmos for Geeks Facebook page and leave us a comment on the wall!
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Review: Moshi Digital Alarm Clock Radio with Voice-Recognition
If you’re a regular visitor to Gizmos for Geeks, then you know that we love our alarm clocks. And of course, we had to feature a voice-controlled alarm clock, namely the Moshi.
Well Moshi has a new model out, the Moshi Voice Control Digital Clock Radio, that includes an AM/FM radio, and we had a chance to test it out.
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Review: Adesso’s S100 Bluetooth Mouse
Here’s a review of Adesso’s new Bluetooth mini-scroll mouse, the S100.
It’s portable, so perfect for road warriors, without sacrificing any accuracy. Syncing via Bluetooth to my WinXP laptop was a snap and I was up and running in less than 30 seconds.
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Review: Ballistic Men’s Extreme Black Dial Chronograph Stainless Steel Watch
When Watches Shop sent me the Ballistic Extreme watch for review I was thinking here’s my chance to really beat on a product to see if it lives up to the hype. In case you’re wondering if I meant ‘beat on’ euphemistically, read on!
So the Ballistic line of watches have the claim to fame of being virtually unbreakable – shatterproof, scratchproof, and tough enough to be run over by a truck.
I had a difficult time in doing the ‘tests’ since the watch was so eye catching. The watch in question was the Ballistic Extreme with the black dial (model #BWE101). The weight of the watch alone told me that it would stand up to a pounding. The casing and band made of stainless steel gives the watch a regal look along with the locking clasp which will keep the watch on your hand during any collision. …
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WidgetCast turns you into a Flash/AIR widget design wizard
If you’re a webmaster, designer or even a social media markter, you probably have used and/or know about the power of dynamic and interactive applications for your website. But building those types of apps, even a little widget isn’t trivial. Enter WidgetCast.
WidgetCast is a development environment that lets you piece together media of your choice – images, video, audio, RSS feeds, even PowerPoint slides – and create widgets for your site that can even then be embedded in other sites.
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