Peripherals

Good Deal: Get a 4GB Eye-Fi SD card for $50

Eye-Fi wireless SD cards for your camera are my favorites for all around use because they allow auto-upload to the web while I'm on the road. Google is selling the $70 version of the card for $50.  The catch is that the deal comes with a 200GB of storage online included in the price.  It is a good deal even if you don't want the subscription.  Sign up and then set the subscription to not renew.  You're still getting a bargain on the chip.   Note: this card doesn't handle RAW images...there is a new, more expensive pro version that does. But, if you're shooting jpgs this is a real bargain.

Review: Imation Pro WX Wireless Hard Drive

It is difficult to imagine where the Imation Pro WX Wireless USB Hard Drive fits into the competitive world of mass storage.  Priced too high, with limited functionality and hardware that looks like it was designed in the '90's, it is a product that will be of value to an extremely small subset of users.

Review: Pandigital Photolink One-Touch Scanner

The idea of a scanner that can breeze through a stack of photos from the family album is very appealling. Pandigital's Photolink One-Touch Scanner promises to do just that (and without need to hook it up to a computer, no less). But, this product gets just about everything wrong; so, hold onto your hats...this is going to be a bumpy review!

Before we get to how well it works, let's focus on how it works.

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Review: Cardscan Executive

Cardscan Executive (Cardscan $259) isn't the newest gadget on the planet, but I recently took one for a spin, and was so impressed that I thought it merited special praise.

This mini-scanner, designed primarily to scan and organize business cards, a chore that I tended to put off until, well…never. I came to the product skeptical of its price and claims. It seemed too expensive and too good to be true. It turns out that by reliably cleaning up my contact list, it more than earned back its not inconsiderable price.

Review: Seagate Replica

Replica from Seagate has quietly revolutionized the backup business for PCs. There are few products that receive “Must-Have” status, but no PC should be running today without a Replica backup system attached. It is cheap, simple to operate, and nearly foolproof. Replica not only backs up you documents – it provides complete image restoration if your computer is hit by virus or hard disk failure!

Review: Microsoft Explorer Mouse

Microsoft's Explorer Mouse ($99) might just remind you of your dad's Oldsmobile. It's built for comfort rather than speed, for long cruises down the Internet's superhighway, with some features that give it a bit of coolness and flash. If you're looking for an ultra-high-rez mouse for first person shooters...keep on moving; nothing to see here. But, if you spend most of your time browsing websites, checking email, and knocking out Microsoft Office documents...this just might be a winner!

Review: Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Keyboard

If you’re a compulsive modder, Microsoft’s Sidewinder X6 ($79.99) may be the keyboard of your dreams. Illuminated, the legends on the key caps glow in orange. Unlike the Logitech illuminated keyboard, however, most of the light comes from the space between the keys; the keys seem to float over a red pool of volcanic lava. Nearly every control on the keyboard is backlit, though the choices of what didn’t get backlighting seem odd. The two large, round knobs at the top r

Review: Logitech Illuminated Keyboard

It's sleek, it's black, and it is illuminated. It feels great under the touch of your fingers. If Darth Vader had a keyboard, the $79.99 Logitech Illuminated Keyboard would be the one he would have. 'Nuff said.

Review: V-Moda Vibe Duo Earbuds for the iPhone

It wasn't long ago that there weren't too many earbuds with an in-line microphone that worked with the iPhone. Now, many (even Apple) have rushed in to fill the vacuum left by Apple's defective-by-design earphones that ship with the iPhone.

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