Miscellaneous
CES 2012: Hands on with the Octa Whale Tail for tablets and e-readers [Stuff we liked]
Sure, we cover alot of the more popular items, however that is only a part of CES. If you dive deeper into the halls you will come to some smaller booths and *some* interesting gadgets. That being said, one of those that we spied on the show floor (and found interesting) was the Octa Tablet more »
CES 2012: Targus iNotebook will send your paper nots to your iPad
Targus, makers of a plethora of bags, cases, and general accessories had some interesting technology to show off at CES this year. There’s nothing final about it just yet, but iNotebook will let you write on a piece of paper with a pen and then send that writing straight to your iPad. The iNotebook is more »
CES 2012: Agloves let you use your smartphone with gloves on
Not everything shown at CES is the latest and greatest smartphone, ultrabook, or even set of headphones. Sometimes there’s some cool gadgets or accessories that are worth talking about. Today’s example are Agloves, a pair of gloves that let you control your touchscreen device. If you live in a colder climate where you might occasionally more »
CES 2012: Ion wants your iPad to help teach you guitar
Ion makes more than just the iCade and it’s myriad spin-off products, it also makes devices to try to breach instruments. The newest such device is the Ion Guitar Apprentice. The Guitar Apprentice is a $99 plastic guitar with a spot to hold in your iPad. Along the neck there’s a total of 84 buttons more »
Black Friday 2011: Newegg’s deals are live
Black Friday fell on a Wednesday for shoppers of Newegg.com. The online retailer of just about all things electronic started its Black Friday sales Wednesday evening. If you’re in the market for some electronic accessories such as headsets, routers and speakers, Newegg would like to sell you a few things.
Latest Square update brings printed receipts and customer loyalty features
It looks like the folks behind the Square have announced some new features including printable receipts and customer loyalty options. These latest changes will arrive with app version 2.2 which will be available for both Android devices as well as the iPhone and iPad. In terms of the features. In the past, the Square offered more »
Garmin announces the FR70 fitness watch
Garmin cares about our health, that’s why the company has just announced a new fitness device that aims to ensure that our health and fitness needs are taken care of during the upcoming holiday season. So, here comes the Garmin FR70 fitness watch, a sleek fitness watch and workout tool combined into one nifty device. more »
Square credit-card reader now available with Walmart
It looks like the Square credit card readers have come to another brick and mortar retail store. The latest is Walmart, which means that the reader is now available at an additional 9,000 stores. Of course, this comes in addition to the Apple, Radio Shack and Best Buy stores that the readers were previously available more »
Steve Jobs biography now available
The release date had been pushed up to October 24th, and well, that means that today is the day. If you are one of the many who have been waiting to get the Steve Jobs biography that was written by Walter Isaacson — today is the day. The book will be available in the usual more »
Florida school district takes attendance via fingerprints
Roll call methods are fully embracing the 21st century in Washington County, Fla. Letting go of yesterday’s call and response approach, students will now be checking into their classes via fingerprint technology. “We got to talking about attendance in our district and how it was inconsistent,” said school Superintendent Sandra Cook. “When it’s all said more »



















