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If that virtual keyboard is giving you thumb-splints, it's time to check out the Peek Pronto Mobile Messaging Device ($80). Small and stylish, the Peek weighs in at just under 4oz., and sports a full QWERTY keyboard for fast, responsive input without the pain. The updated Peek adds a ton of features, like push email, Microsoft Exchange support, unlimited texting, and access for up to five email accounts. Best of all, the new Peek can view documents, pictures, and PDF files. It's the perfect, pint-sized, portable office.
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Isn't it time desktop phones start catching up to the utility offered by today's powerful smartphones? The touchscreen-based Verizon Hub ($200; Release date TBA) takes a huge step in this direction, with widget-style traffic, weather, directions, pizza ordering and movie trailer functionality, the ability to add contacts and calendar events remotely, and visual voicemail. [via]
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If you're still holding on to your landline, consider upgrading your home handset with the VTech LS5145 Bluetooth Phone System ($150). This sleek system uses 5.8GHz technology for clear calls, supports both photo caller ID and Bluetooth to connect with your cell phone, and features a built-in answering system, a color LCD display, and the ability to work with up to 12 handsets.
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Fact: Bluetooth headsets make you look like a tool — but we'll be damned if they're not useful. As far as usefulness goes, though, the Sennheiser VMX Office ($TBA) appears to be about as solid as can be. And with capabilities to connect to both your office phone and your cell, you can now look like a tool at work and on the go.
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The Hulger Pappa Phone ($300) is a gorgeous solid walnut and brass USB handset that boasts plug-and-play compatibility with both Mac and PC, letting you chat in style over any VoIP service, including Skype, iChat, Vonage, and GoogleTalk. Since each one is handmade, it takes about 6 to 8 weeks to be delivered, but from the looks of it, it's well worth the wait.
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If all you're craving in a mobile device is email (and lots of it), check out Peek ($100; Sept.). This slim, one-trick mobile device features a full QWERTY keyboard, a side scroll wheel for navigation, and will need a $20 a month subscription for unlimited emails on T-Mobile. Look for it to hit your local Target store next month. [Thanks, Horatio]
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The Vtech IS6110 DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone ($95) is the first cordless landline phone system with instant messaging capability, letting you chat with your BFF's from the couch. The Treo-like phone works with AIM, MSN, and Windows Live, and features a full QWERTY keyboard and a large color LCD screen. Other features include a click-to-talk option for instant voice chats, memory for 50 phonebook entries, caller ID and call waiting, and storage of the last 50 calls.
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Shakespeare bust with hidden switch? Check. Red Batphone? Check. Young sidekick in weird tights? Uh, yeah, we'll think about that. In the meantime, this Commissioner Gordon-approved phone, just like the Caped Crusader's, lights up when a call comes in to your own Batcave.
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If you're tired of waiting for your favorite bar or park to get Wi-Fi, do something about it and build a long-distance wireless network yourself. Using advanced mesh routing technology to increase range and network capacity, the Meraki Mini ($50) and Meraki Outdoor ($100) can extend your personal internet connection as far as you want, depending on how many of the repeaters you buy. Your connection can be shared with thousands of other laptop-toters for free, or kept private. If you're a wantrepreneur, you'll need to order the Pro Editons of the Meraki Mini ($150) and Meraki Outdoor ($200), which offer features for user management and billing.
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Don't get us wrong — we really do like our iPhone Bluetooth Headsets, but they really can't compare to the Bang & Olufsen Earset 2 ($350). With specially designed vents and an advanced audio processor for more accurate voice reproduction, a protective carrying case that doubles as a charger, and automatic activation, the Earset 2 is best of the best when it comes to Bluetooth.
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Isn't it time desktop phones start catching up to the utility offered by today's powerful smartphones? The touchscreen-based Verizon Hub ($200; Release date TBA) takes a huge step in this direction, with widget-style traffic, weather, directions, pizza ordering and movie trailer functionality, the ability to add contacts and calendar events remotely, and visual voicemail. [via]
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Shakespeare bust with hidden switch? Check. Red Batphone? Check. Young sidekick in weird tights? Uh, yeah, we'll think about that. In the meantime, this Commissioner Gordon-approved phone, just like the Caped Crusader's, lights up when a call comes in to your own Batcave.
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If you're tired of waiting for your favorite bar or park to get Wi-Fi, do something about it and build a long-distance wireless network yourself. Using advanced mesh routing technology to increase range and network capacity, the Meraki Mini ($50) and Meraki Outdoor ($100) can extend your personal internet connection as far as you want, depending on how many of the repeaters you buy. Your connection can be shared with thousands of other laptop-toters for free, or kept private. If you're a wantrepreneur, you'll need to order the Pro Editons of the Meraki Mini ($150) and Meraki Outdoor ($200), which offer features for user management and billing.
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If you're still holding on to your landline, consider upgrading your home handset with the VTech LS5145 Bluetooth Phone System ($150). This sleek system uses 5.8GHz technology for clear calls, supports both photo caller ID and Bluetooth to connect with your cell phone, and features a built-in answering system, a color LCD display, and the ability to work with up to 12 handsets.
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The Hulger Pappa Phone ($300) is a gorgeous solid walnut and brass USB handset that boasts plug-and-play compatibility with both Mac and PC, letting you chat in style over any VoIP service, including Skype, iChat, Vonage, and GoogleTalk. Since each one is handmade, it takes about 6 to 8 weeks to be delivered, but from the looks of it, it's well worth the wait.
Save
Fact: Bluetooth headsets make you look like a tool — but we'll be damned if they're not useful. As far as usefulness goes, though, the Sennheiser VMX Office ($TBA) appears to be about as solid as can be. And with capabilities to connect to both your office phone and your cell, you can now look like a tool at work and on the go.
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If that virtual keyboard is giving you thumb-splints, it's time to check out the Peek Pronto Mobile Messaging Device ($80). Small and stylish, the Peek weighs in at just under 4oz., and sports a full QWERTY keyboard for fast, responsive input without the pain. The updated Peek adds a ton of features, like push email, Microsoft Exchange support, unlimited texting, and access for up to five email accounts. Best of all, the new Peek can view documents, pictures, and PDF files. It's the perfect, pint-sized, portable office.
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Don't get us wrong — we really do like our iPhone Bluetooth Headsets, but they really can't compare to the Bang & Olufsen Earset 2 ($350). With specially designed vents and an advanced audio processor for more accurate voice reproduction, a protective carrying case that doubles as a charger, and automatic activation, the Earset 2 is best of the best when it comes to Bluetooth.
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The Vtech IS6110 DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone ($95) is the first cordless landline phone system with instant messaging capability, letting you chat with your BFF's from the couch. The Treo-like phone works with AIM, MSN, and Windows Live, and features a full QWERTY keyboard and a large color LCD screen. Other features include a click-to-talk option for instant voice chats, memory for 50 phonebook entries, caller ID and call waiting, and storage of the last 50 calls.
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If all you're craving in a mobile device is email (and lots of it), check out Peek ($100; Sept.). This slim, one-trick mobile device features a full QWERTY keyboard, a side scroll wheel for navigation, and will need a $20 a month subscription for unlimited emails on T-Mobile. Look for it to hit your local Target store next month. [Thanks, Horatio]
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Bring the sports bar experience home with The Man Wall ($14,900). This all-in-one chunk of awesomeness features room for four TVs — one 52" and two 26" units are included — a 1200-watt Panasonic home theater with integrated speakers and wireless surround units, two 25-cigar humidors with gauges, a 32-bottle wine rack, a microwave, a live 7-foot sports ticker at the top with built-in computer, a full-size kegerator with tap, an iPod docking station, DVD player, and the ability to control it all via a single remote control. Feel free to grunt in approval.
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From the makers of Baconnaise and Bacon Salt comes a bacon-flavored product that you don't even have to eat. J&D's Bacon Lip Balm ($13/4-pack) will protect your lips with beeswax, aloe vera oil, Vitamin E acetate, and other ingredients, all while offering a subtle bacon flavor both you and your partner can enjoy.
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Most of us don't have the engineering, design, or architectural chops to recreate any of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterworks, but we can anyway, thanks to these new Frank Lloyd Wright Lego Architecture Building Sets ($TBA). Licensed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection, these terrific sets — of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater — were developed in collaboration with leading architects to be as accurate as possible, and come with booklets that not only tell you how to build you own model masterpiece, but exclusive archival historical material and photographs of each building, as well. [Thanks, Kris]
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Ever wish you could combine your dual-monitor setup into one behemoth display? Get ready, because your wish has come true in the NEC CRV43 Curved Widescreen Display ($8,000). Boasting a unique curved design that's sure to immerse you more than a standard two display setup, this beauty also features a 2880x900 double WXGA resolution, a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, single link DVI-D and HDMI inputs, USB 2.0 ports, an on screen display, and the assurance that you have the most unique monitor in the neighborhood. [via]
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Ever wish you could take a Jägermeister shot machine with you camping, tailgating, and partying? Now you can, with the Jägermeister 6-Bottle Shot Cooler ($120). Available as a six-bottle value pack, the cooler has plenty of room for all six bottles, ice, and the requisite cans of Red Bull, and uses the same tech as the Jägermeister Tap Machine to deliver ice-cold shots straight from the external tap.
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Show your fang affiliation by stocking your fridge with Tru Blood ($16). Based on the synthetic blood drink favored by the more civilized vampires of HBO's True Blood, this carbonated real-world version packs a slightly sweet, slightly tart blood orange flavor and a rich red color that will have guests wondering if you're drinking the real thing.
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Flapjack lovers, rejoice. Now you can make fresh, 97% fat-free pancakes in as little as 30 seconds using the ChefStack Automatic Pancake Machine ($3,500). This microwave-sized wonder uses no-mess batter pouches to crank out stack after stack of four- inch diameter pancakes, and doesn't even require supervision, letting you cook up breakfast for you and your crew while you get your other morning activities out of the way — like taking a shower, brushing your teeth, or downing a half-dozen mimosas.
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One of the worst things about adding ice to a whisky is its ability to water-down the flavor. So chill your next drink down with Whisky Stones ($20). Milled in Vermont by some of the oldest soapstone workshops in the US, these stones chill quickly in the freezer, and won't impart any flavor to your favorite blend.
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We love bacon, and we've seen everything from Canned Bacon to Baconnaise, Bacon Salt, Bacon Floss — hell, even Bacon Lip Balm — so it was only a matter of time before we discovered Bacon Soap ($6). Made to both look and smell like frying bacon, this soap will get you clean while giving your appetite a jump-start on the day.
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Tempted by the MINI's go-cart handling, but not a fan of its boxy exterior? The MINI Coupé Concept ($TBA) is for you. Ready to accept any of MINI's powerhouse engines, including the 1.6L twin-scroll turbocharged unit from the MINI John Cooper Works, this stylish two-seater pairs a decidedly MINI-like bottom with an aggressively designed upper half, including a swept back windshield, short contrast roof, hidden B-pillars, and more sexy than every other modern MINI combined.
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While we might not know exactly what seven functions the sleek Gerber Shard ($8) will provide, we know enough to know we'll be on the pre-order list as soon as it's available. The lightweight, airline-safe keychain tool offers at the minimum a bottle opener, screwdriver, and nail puller, with a titanium nitride coating for corrosion resistance.
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Tackle the great outdoors -- or just yard work -- in the coldest of weather in the Timberland Utility Jacket ($150). With straightforward looks, it's not exactly a flashy piece of outerwear, but it does the job, with a rugged cotton twill outer, nylon polin and polyester fleece lining, a front zipper with button flap cover for added wind protection, dual snap-close side pockets and two cargo-style chest pockets, slightly distressed details for a worn-in look, and stitched down shoulder epaulettes.
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Terrorism. Murder. Blood. Bullets. Darkness. This is the G.I. Joe cartoon you've been waiting 25 years for. G.I. Joe: Resolute ($14) is a new animated mini-series featuring classic Joes and Cobra operatives that's sure to make the live action movie look even more like a turd. Aimed at older viewers, and garnering standing ovations at JoeCon Comic-Con, Resolute consists of 11 episodes (ten 5-minute episodes and one 10-minute finale) totaling 60 minutes. We won't tell you the plot, but let's just say Cobra Commander goes totally apocalyptic on Moscow. In the first four minutes. Can someone please start a petition to turn this into a regular weekly series? Oh, and don't forget the toys.
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What good is a portable hard drive if you're afraid to take it anywhere? With the Hitachi SimpleTough Hard Drive ($100-$135), you simply grab your data and go. Featuring a rugged body with grippy rubber sides and a smooth rubber body, the SimpleTough can withstand drops of up to 7 feet and also offers underside lighting and an integrated USB cable, giving you one less thing to remember when packing for your next spy mission.
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Having a big-ass tool set is all well and good, but when you can have the most popular sockets on hand in just one tool, why bother? The Black & Decker Ready Wrench ($30) offers exactly that, with 16 of the most popular sockets — in both standard and metric — on rotating heads on either end of the tool, ready to replace both one- and two-inch deep sockets. With a rubber grip for added comfort, it'll let you save the big tool set for those really tough jobs — like assembling Ikea furniture.
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Simplify the process of installing the apps you want on your Windows machine with Ninite. This awesome free service lets you choose from a range of applications, plug-ins, utilities, and other goodies that might normally take hours to download separately, with a "Get Installer" button at the bottom that will do all the heavy lifting for you, creating a simple, one-step app that will install all of the software you chose in one fell swoop. Good for Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7.
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We've seen plenty of not-so-hot iPhone cases that have tried to tack wallets on as an afterthought, but this is the first time we know of it's been done the other way around. The Hard Graft Phone Card Wallet (€79; $120) is a slim, front-pocket style credit card wallet that's built with such strong elastic tape that it can also hold a phone inside for a decidedly less-slim solution. Other features include grey vegetable tan leather construction, seven card slots, and measurements that happen to hold an iPhone perfectly.
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If you're into gadgets, and if you're reading this that's highly likely, then you no doubt have several SD and/or microSD cards laying around — so turn them into USB drives using the LaCie DataShare ($13). The DataShare breaks into two halves — red for SD and white for microSD — that fit together to form one solid, easily-portable storage solution.
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Infinity pools have been around for a while, so it only makes sense someone would apply the same idea to another home-sized water feature: the aquarium. ZeroEdge Aquariums ($600 and up) do exactly that, providing overflowing aquatic environments for all types of fish and sea creatures in a variety of styles and shapes, ensuring you can find one that's right for your home or office. Just remember: no edge equals no lid, so be sure to keep the Darla-types away. [Thanks, Brian]
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We're quite used to seeing tons of tools crammed into a pocket knife-sized package, but it's not everyday you see the same thing done to an axe. The Brook & Hunter Mo-Tool Axe ($40) brings the handyman heat with a capable axe blade and hand-crafted red oak wood inlay handle, plus a hammer head, screwdrivers, knives, a can opener, wire cutter, file, pliers, and a wrench.
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If that virtual keyboard is giving you thumb-splints, it's time to check out the Peek Pronto Mobile Messaging Device ($80). Small and stylish, the Peek weighs in at just under 4oz., and sports a full QWERTY keyboard for fast, responsive... [More]
Isn't it time desktop phones start catching up to the utility offered by today's powerful smartphones? The touchscreen-based Verizon Hub ($200; Release date TBA) takes a huge step in this direction, with widget-style traffic, weather, directions, pizza ordering and movie... [More]
If you're still holding on to your landline, consider upgrading your home handset with the VTech LS5145 Bluetooth Phone System ($150). This sleek system uses 5.8GHz technology for clear calls, supports both photo caller ID and Bluetooth to connect with... [More]
Fact: Bluetooth headsets make you look like a tool — but we'll be damned if they're not useful. As far as usefulness goes, though, the Sennheiser VMX Office ($TBA) appears to be about as solid as can be. And with... [More]
The Hulger Pappa Phone ($300) is a gorgeous solid walnut and brass USB handset that boasts plug-and-play compatibility with both Mac and PC, letting you chat in style over any VoIP service, including Skype, iChat, Vonage, and GoogleTalk. Since each... [More]
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If all you're craving in a mobile device is email (and lots of it), check out Peek ($100; Sept.). This slim, one-trick mobile device features a full QWERTY keyboard, a side scroll wheel for navigation, and will need a $20... [More]
The Vtech IS6110 DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phone ($95) is the first cordless landline phone system with instant messaging capability, letting you chat with your BFF's from the couch. The Treo-like phone works with AIM, MSN, and Windows Live, and... [More]
Shakespeare bust with hidden switch? Check. Red Batphone? Check. Young sidekick in weird tights? Uh, yeah, we'll think about that. In the meantime, this Commissioner Gordon-approved phone, just like the Caped Crusader's, lights up when a call comes in to... [More]
If you're tired of waiting for your favorite bar or park to get Wi-Fi, do something about it and build a long-distance wireless network yourself. Using advanced mesh routing technology to increase range and network capacity, the Meraki Mini ($50)... [More]
Don't get us wrong — we really do like our iPhone Bluetooth Headsets, but they really can't compare to the Bang & Olufsen Earset 2 ($350). With specially designed vents and an advanced audio processor for more accurate voice reproduction,... [More]
Belkin's sexy new N1 Vision Wireless Router ($200) has the brains to back up its beauty. The N1 features an interactive display that shows you the activity of your network, including download and upload speeds, bandwidth usage, and the number... [More]
While many cordless phones worked great when they were purchased, they don't get along so well with their new, wireless counterparts. The Vtech 6032 DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone ($60) solves this problem with its DECT technology, which uses new technologies... [More]
We've been waiting for something like this for a long time. Belkin's Wi-Fi Phone for Skype ($160) lets you make free calls to anyone using the Skype service — without being stuck in front of your computer. The phone connects... [More]
Never worry about dropping your home phone in the pool (or toilet) again with the Uniden WXI477 Waterproof Phone ($63). This 5.8GHz phone floats in water and is housed in submersible, waterproof plastic. A back-lit LCD provides on-screen data and... [More]
Remember the days of pay phones everywhere? Relive those glory times in your crib with this Crosley 1950s Style Pay Phone ($100). This reproduction of the classic 3-style slot pay phone will actually let you make calls for free, though... [More]
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