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SolarKindle Lighted Kindle Cover

Posted by Andrew at 8:31 AM on February 3, 2012

SolarKindle Lighted Kindle CoverThe E Ink screens of e-book readers are much easier on the eyes than traditional LCD ones but as they’re not backlit, reading in low light or the dark is a little tricky. SolarFocus‘s lighted Kindle cover solves this problem and more. Andy takes a look.

The SolarKindle lighted Kindle cover is a combination of a hard case, LED light, battery and photovoltaic charger. The Kindle clips into the back of the case which has a white LED reading light at the top. The solar cell is on the front cover, letting the SolarKindle charge the battery when the cover is closed. The clever part is that the 1500 mAh battery not only powers the reading light but also the Kindle itself, giving several days of extra reading from a fully charged battery.

SolarFocus won a CES Innovation Honoree Award for the SolarKindle – congrats. Available now for $79.99.

Interview by Andy McCaskey of SDR News and RV News Net.

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inCarBite iPad and Kindle Fire Car Mount

Posted by Andrew at 9:04 AM on February 1, 2012

inCarBite iPad car mountThese days, in-car DVD players are old hat – a tablet is where it’s at. Andy talks to Linda at inCarBite on how their car mount can keep up with the Joneses.

The inCarBite tablet mounting system is available for the Apple iPad 1 & 2 and Amazon’s Kindle Fire, which is gaining in popularity as an entertainment device. The tablet mount fixes onto the headrest stems of the front seats using a neat clamp, which is detachable from the mount itself to make fitting easier. Power is provided from the car’s cigarette lighter socket so the tablet is charged while it’s in the mount.

And if that’s not enough, there’s a matching home dock with surround sound which takes the same mount so the device can be easily switched between the living room, kitchen and car.

It’s available now for the iPad from $79.99 to $159.99 depending on accessories. The Kindle Fire version is coming soon.

Interview by Andy McCaskey of SDR News and RV News Net.

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G Form Extreme Gadget Protection

Posted by Andrew at 12:15 AM on January 22, 2012

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G-Form is best know for its protective gear for high adrenaline sports but using this know-how, it’s protecting something much more precious – your expensive tablet with its Extreme range of cases. If you think this is gimmick, these guys dropped an iPad in an Extreme Portfolio from a weather balloon at 100,000+ feet….and it survived.

Todd talks to Rick Garrard to find out more about the high altitude drop and gets a demonstration of what happens when an 8 lb bowling ball lands on a packet of chocolate M&Ms covered with G-Form’s Extreme protection. Mmm, chocolate.

The Extreme cases and sleeves are on-sale now from $34.95 upwards for the iPad and Kindle Fire (or 10″ and 7″ tablets).

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

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GNC-2011-12-15 #729 Task Saturation @ 195%

Posted by geeknews at 1:35 AM on December 16, 2011

Things have been busy here in a good way. I have been pulling some 19 hour days. Hopefully by Sunday things are going to cool off just a bit and I can enjoy the holidays. I hope you will stay tuned in through the Christmas break as I will be cranking out shows throughout the holiday period. We introduce a new sponsor to the show tonight details below… I talk about GoDaddy.com coming on board as out CES 2012 Official Media Sponsor and the Special Offer!

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iPad2 Power Discovery!
IE6 to Be Auto updated to Extinction
Cell Phone Ban?
Comet 1 – Sun 0
Google TV Thoughts.
Solar Panel Breakthrough.
Google Drive Patent.
UMG has to Answer up to Judge.
Apple TV Update.
Slingplayer for Google TV.
Roku iPhone Remote.
Dell kills Netbooks.
Harpoon a Comet.
NASA Space Taxi Service.
SpaceX ready for ISS Docking.
P2P fines in Finland.
Wiley goes after P2P Users.
Save Space with the Tea Pot (Gizmo)
Facebook Logs Everything!
CEA Update.
Pogoplug Version 4.
Amazing Scams.
Lawyer to Lobbyist = Payoff.
Intel goes to Battle Stations.
Higs Boson?
Black Hole to get Fed!
Supernova Captured.
LG Launching Wireless HDMI.
P2P by French President?
CarrierIQ and FTC meet.
Visa Breach.
Million Kindles a Week.
Elitist.
Blogging Platform Reliability.
No More Apps.
Data Center Facts.
Skiers Heads Up!

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GNC-2011-12-12 #728 Biggest Goof of the Year!

Posted by geeknews at 1:27 AM on December 13, 2011

All good intentions have a serious consequence when executed incorrectly. You will get a nice chuckle out of my goof up this weekend.. This show has some interesting topics that should make us all sit back and say hmmm..

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Verizon says Take Shelter?
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Windows Phone Unlocked Toolz.
Apple using Patent Troll!
Dissecting OPEN!
Apple gets Crafty!
Apple TV 32% of Market?
22 Android Apps Removed!
Gadget Fatigue?
Gracenote Second Screen!
Rare Steve Jobs Video.
Europa We GO?
AT&T Spectrum Buy Under Review.
BIY Robot.
Domain Censorship Investigation.
Due Process out the Window.
Speak Out get Arrested?
The Battle for Public Domain.
Predator used in Domestic Police Actions.
Verizon + Netflix = Whats Next?
AdBlock to give Weird Option.
FOIA from FBI rejected for CarrierIQ?
$99.00 HP Touchpads sell in 10 minutes.
Smallest Steam Engine!
Angry Birds Update.
Sheen Fail.
1 Billion Rev Shortfall?
57 Million I think Not!
Amazon Cloud Tops.
LightSquared ready to go to war.
WOW! Village Idiot!

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GNC-2012-12-05 #726 In Austin!

Posted by geeknews at 9:26 PM on December 5, 2011

Many thanks to the Ohana that stepped up to the plate this weekend and donated towards our fundraising for our support folks at CES 2012. Trying out a new recording computer here in Austin looking for feedback on the Audio quality.

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Cyber Week Spending.
Xbox Voice Gestures.
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Voyager Update.
Siri Hack Chinese Honeypot.
Clearwire LTE Roll-Out.
US Cellular wants LTE iPhone.
Kindle Fire big App Sales.
Firefox in Financial Danger?
Google Kingdom.
Rim gets Wacked Again.
Google Calculator get major Upgrade.
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Samsung vs Apple court doc revelations.
Teen Sexting.
Earth 2.
Swiss Gov’t on File Sharing.
Apple looses round with Court.
Amazon on States Sales Tax.
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T-Mobile and Carrier IQ!
Sen Frankin goes after Carriers.
Patricia Dunn RIP.
Google – Mozilla in talks.
TV Broke.
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Apple Wins on Black Friday, Could They Be Losing on Cyber Monday?

Posted by Jeffrey Powers at 7:25 AM on November 28, 2011

 

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Apple sold more than 4 times what they normally do on Black Friday – was said in a report on 9to5Mac. But here we have Cyber Monday, and Apple is back to full price. Are they missing on another record sales day?

It was the first time in a long while that Apple put discounts on their products like that. But this Black Friday, they broke the norm and gave discounts on Macbooks, iMac, iPods and iPads. The best deal out of the lot was the Macbook Air, which was $898. A 16 GB iPad was discounted to $450. What was really missing was the 4S discount (which I would have updated iPhone if there was a $30-50 discount).

However, after Friday, the prices jumped back up to their original amounts. While stores like Best Buy have some great discounts in accessories, the only deal tablets will be anything but Apple.

Is a One day a Year Sale for Apple Good or Bad?

This is the true question: Would Apple continue to have 4x the sales if they would have participated in Cyber Monday? What about Saturday or Sunday?

No matter what, this Cyber Monday will continue to bring some great deals. Microsoft’s $299 Dell computer is already sold out. Amazon Cyber Monday will have computer accessories go on sale all week.

Black Friday Weekend Brings 24% increase

The numbers are coming in and there is a 24% increase this year. 14.1% comes from mobile devices. This means people are using their smartphones and tablets to buy gifts. Of course, it’s a lot different than having that old Pentium computer in the den and slow internet connections. Best part is you could shop while lying in bed, so the kids wouldn’t peek and see the cool stuff your getting them.

So now the question is: Will Cyber Monday be as fruitful as last year? They stole the crown in 2010 for the busiest shopping day of the year. Now that people have had a whole weekend to get some great deals, will Monday continue to overshadow, or be overshadowed?

Tuesday is Eco-Day in Cyber Week?

A lot of retailers are using the whole week to make deals. Last Saturday was “Shop Local” day, which people were encouraged to visit the Mom-and-Pop shops. Tuesday is Eco-Day, buying items that are green in nature. No word if Wednesday and Thursday are going to get categorized.

So we could be having a great holiday season, but we are far from over in shopping. A lot of deals are to be had, so keep your eyes out. CyberMonday.com is a website to watch for today, but CyberWeek.com will be on the case all week long.

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GNC-2011-11-20 #723 Headed Out

Posted by geeknews at 12:16 AM on November 21, 2011

Rare Sunday night show, my wife’s father is really in bad shape, so my wife left for Okinawa with the boys today, and I head out with my daughter in the morning. next show will be from Salt Lake next week. No Thursday show. I cover all the developments on the show today..

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Preparing for the Kindle Fire: Amazon App Store Updates to 2.0

Posted by Alan Buckingham at 11:10 AM on November 10, 2011

Next Tuesday, November 15th, Amazon will release the much-anticipated Kindle Fire.  The 7″ Android tablet has been rumored to be receiving a huge number of pre-orders – 250,000 in the first 5 days if the news reports are correct.  Now, with the release only 5 days away, Amazon has bumped their App Store to version 2.0.

The new look of the App Store is designed to make it more tablet-compatible.  In fact, the user interface looks very Kindle Fire-like with the new UI being a mix of greys and black, instead of the previous mostly white background.  Amazon has also introduced better control with the addition of Parental Controls, plus they have enabled in-app purchases.

You can get instructions for adding or updating the Amazon App Store on your mobile device by visiting this Amazon page.  Check out the screenshots of the new App Store posted below.

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Get OfficeSuite Pro 5 for Android Free Today Only

Posted by Alan Buckingham at 5:31 PM on October 26, 2011

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The Amazon Android App Store is a great resource for users of Android phones and tablets.  Yes, it has many of the same apps as the Android Market, but they also get some exclusives and, perhaps more importantly, because they offer a different paid app for free every day.  Today, the free app of the day is OfficeSuite Pro 5.  It’s a complete office suite with “tools for word processing, developing spreadsheets, delivering presentations, and browsing PowerPoint and PDF files. Create, view, and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files.”

In addition to it’s compatibility with Microsoft Office, it also integrates with Google Docs.  Such popular file types as .DOC, .DOCX, .XLS, XLSX, .PPT, .PPTX, .PPS, .PPSX  and PDF are all supported.

While many of Amazon’s free apps of the day are in the $.99 to $1.99 price range, OfficeSuite Pro 5 is regularly priced at $14.99.  With 177 customer reviews it has a strong 4 out of 5 star rating from users, so this isn’t something Amazon or the makers are just trying to push off on unsuspecting customers.  It’s free for today only, so if you want it then you better head over to the Amazon Android App Store now.

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