TR Community favorite geeky gadgets
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Universal Network Cable
According to TR member Peconet Tietokoneet, “[This] Saves me buying too many cables. And yes, I have these in my possession, and they do come in handy.”
This was also featured in the “Geeked out gift ideas for Father’s Day” gallery.
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Motorola Droid
On Facebook, both Rick Fischer and Jim Miller pick the Motorola Droid as their favorite geeky gadget. According to Jim, “My Droid is never more than an arms length away. Can’t remember any other gadget I could say that about.”
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Withings WiFi Scale
According to TR member GSG, “My new favorite gadget is the Withings WiFi Scale. I bought mine through Thinkgeek.com. The scale runs on 4 AA batteries, and comes with a USB cable for setup. It took me about 5 minutes to configure the wireless to work on my network, so the set up is very simple. It measures weight in your choice of pounds, kilograms, or stone, and also measures body fat and BMI. Just step on the scale, and it automatically turns on, and tells you if you are standing in the correct spot. When the indicator shows it’s done, just step off and it turns itself off.
It sends your data to your personal Withings web page where you can set goals, and it graphs your weight, BMI, etc.. If you set a goal, then it will send you periodic emails. I’ve already lost 25 pounds!
Oh, and if you have an iPhone, “There’s an app for that.” It will monitor and graph for up to 8 people.
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Barnes and Noble nook e-reader
TR member Mark Sibbald said, “I absolutely love my Nook. I played around with both the Kindle and Nook, and the Nook just felt better. Even so, I probably would not have purchased it if I hadn’t received a gift certificate. Since I’ve had it, I’ve downloaded tons of reading material from work (all those PDF manuals no one wants to print out or read on their monitor). The B&N store has a pretty good selection, and everything I’ve looked for that the store didn’t have, I’ve been able to get from independent ePub sites. I was skeptical at first how much I’d actually use it. After 3 months, I literally take it everywhere I go. Definitely my favorite gadget.
TechRepublic contributor Derek Schauland rated the nook five stars out of five in his Geek Gifts 2010 review.
This was also featured in the “Geeked out gift ideas for Father’s Day” gallery.
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HTV EVO
On Facebook, Rana Banerjee said, “HTC EVO…. simply awesome……”
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Kodak Zi8
On Facebook, Mark Okke said, “The KODAK Zi8.”
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Flip MinoHD camcorder
As I explained in the “Geeked out gift ideas for Father’s Day” gallery, the Flip is my all-time favorite geeky gadget.
Blogger Mandy Detwiler reviewed the Flip Mino for the Geek Gifts series in 2008, and she gave it an overall score of five out of five stars.
Blogger Nicole Bremer Nash reviewed the Flip MinoHD camcorder for the 2009 Geek Gifts series, and she also gave it the highest score possible.
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Palm Tungsten T
On Facebook, Carl Logan said, “Palm Tungsten T. Still have it. Way back in ’02 I listened to MP3s on it via its SD card… the original MP3 player. A missed opportunity for Palm.”
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LG enV Envy Touch
TR member sarpri selected Verizon’s LG enV Envy Touch as her favorite geeky gadget.
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Ice Blue Gameboy Pocke
On Facebook, Robert Folsom asked, “Does my limited-edition Ice Blue Gameboy Pocket count?”
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Universal Remote Control
According to TR member Hal 9000, “My favorite Geek Gift was a Remote Control which I had to buy for myself, and now I am the only one who uses it. SWMBO, prefers to use the 5 separate smaller remotes that came with the individual components of the TV and related devices. This works them all after a Quick Program and has the added advantage on being easy to find.
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Casio Calculator Watch
On Facebook, Carmine R. Etter said, “I’m gonna go old school and say the calculator watch.”
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Caller ID
On Facebook, Mary Stacy-Perez said, “I’m going old school too and say the Caller ID. (tells my age doesn’t it?)”
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Soldering kit
On Facebook, Jungle Paradise Ronin said, “12V battery operated solder kit from Goots with with wattage control… All parts can be changed to suit your needs.”
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