gadget

Gadget is a term for a small device or object utilizing technology in a useful, novel way. Gadgets can be described as "cool toys" that make things easier for adults. Online, the term is most often used to refer to new electronics, like cameras, cell phones or computer accessories, though the term can also refer to useful household items, i.e. "kitchen gadgets."

Humorously, the term was used for the name of the title character in the cartoon, Inspector Gadget, a usually-bumbling human detective who had bionic "gadgets" built into his body. These included a helicopter inside his head (hat?), springs inside his feet, and a variety of spare hands inside his chest, holding (sometimes) useful items. Activating the items required the command, "Go-Go-GadgetSprings!" for example.

Blogs that discuss gadgets usually provides news about new products, reviews and overviews, and comparisons to other existing gadgetry.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “gadget”

• H2Orb Electronic Water Valve Detects Water Leak

  
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  H2Orb Electronic Water Valve helps you to detect water leaks. The H2Orb Electronic Water Valve can be placed at your toilet without much hassle and your inclusion to keep watching. This device is very easy to install. A single float sensor hangs inside the toilet tank and monitors for toilet leaks 24 hours a day. It ...
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• Canon Digital Rebel XS 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera + Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS Lens + Spare LP-E5 Battery + 8GB Card + Gadget Bag

  
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  KIT INCLUDES 9 PRODUCTS All Brand New Items with all Manufacturer-supplied Accessories + Full USA Warranties: Canon Digital Rebel XS 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Black) with Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Zoom Lens Transcend 8GB SDHC Class 6 Secure Digital Memory Card; fast, secure, and large enough to hold hundreds ...
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• Star Trek and Transformers Films Released in Collectors USB Editions

  
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  We like Sci-Fi don’t we? So when there’s a gadgety release of two of this years Sci-Fi hits it needs to be written about.The two flicks in question are Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.Paramount Digital Entertainment is releasing 20,000 of each movie on a 4GB USB drive (leaving around 3GB free ...
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• Asus Eee PC 1201N Netbook with Atom 330 and ION

  
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  Asus officially announced the new Eee PC 1201N multimedia netbook sporting an Intel Atom 330 dual core processor and NVIDIA’s ION graphics processor. The 1201N is stylish, slim and lightweight. It has 2GB/3GB of DDR2 RAM and a 200GB/320GB hard drive.The Eee PC 1201N comes with a 12.1-inch 1366×768 LED-backlit ...
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• Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Xbox 360 Exposed

  
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  The first MW2 Xbox 360 I got came with a broken face plate so it took me a couple days to get a replacement.  If you haven’t heard of this version before it’s actually a really great deal if your are in the market for a new Xbox 360.  It comes with this limited edition gun metal colored Xbox with appropriate ...
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• Gafas de Visión Nocturna para ¡La diversión en la oscuridad!

  
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  Bueno, ahora les presentamos algo muy interesante, se trata de las gafas de visión nocturna, como se los llama, y es una excelente función para construir y ofrecer al usuario una buena visibilidad de hasta 15 metros en total oscuridad. Es decir, es una brillante introducción que ayudara a los seres nocturnos como ...
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• Amazing eTextile switch – the Bow

  
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  Riccardo posted on his blog on our newly launched talk2myShirt Connection an amazing on/off switch concept for eTextile projects: the ON_OFF Switch Bow.I love this unique idea of translating a mechanical switch to eTextile electronics. Tie a bow like a shoelace and the switch is ‘ON’. Untie the bow and the switch ...
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• iLinc: iPhone app to control your INSTEON/X10 home automation devices remotely

  
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  Now that you have your home automation all tricked out, and you got yourself an iPhone, how do you control your HA system from your God-phone?! Not to worry, iLinc is an iPhone/iPod Touch app that lets you do just that.For example, you can control up to 1000 INSTEON or X10 devices as well as up to 1000 ’scenes’. ...
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• Best Buy HDTVs: Black Friday 2009 Pre Sales

  
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  The Black Friday 2009 Pre Sales are already in full swing, with many deals having begun back in October. Best Buy has a number of products up for sale early, so you should head over there to see what bargains is to be had. HDTVs are always a popular choice on Black Friday, so let us see what Best Buy has to offer.The ...
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• Lightbulb Turned Oil Lamp

  
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  Lightbulb Turned Oil LampSergio Silva has created this beautiful looking oil lamp called Oyule using a regular incandescent lightbulb. This is a great adaptive reuse for those old burned out light bulbs instead of just throwing them away. It turns a modern lighting source into an older one, elegantly. There is a ...
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• Nespresso CitiZ

  
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  Grown tired of the lines at your local Starbucks, or simply tired of paying for it? Check out the Nespresso CitiZ ($350). For the cost of around 100 coffee shop...Visit Uncrate for the full post. 12 Vote(s)
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• Victorinox Recycled Ripstop Down Vest

  
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  Keep yourself warm and your conscience clear with the Victorinox Recycled Ripstop Down Vest ($200). Made with a shiny recycled polyester outer, down fill, and nylon lining, this close-fitting quilted...Visit Uncrate for the full post. 8 Vote(s)
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• Delvaux Ligne 1829 - For 180 Years in Business

  
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  In respectful, trusting collaboration, Delvaux, the oldest fine luxury leather goods company in the world, gave the Belgian designer Bruno Pieters carte blanche to create a truly exclusive... 5 Vote(s)
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• MAGHOUND Review

  
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  I might be a blogger, but I still love magazines. A little while ago we gave away subscriptions to MAGHOUND, a new service that can best be described as Netflix for Magazines. For a monthly fee as low as $4.95, you can get 3 magazines delivered to your mail box. But what makes MAGHOUND special is the fact that each ...
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• It’s a Monster, It’s a Sink

  
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  It’s a Monster, It’s a SinkWe’ve covered some crazy and cool sinks here on the big site before but never a sink as “out there” as this one. The Mons Lavabo is an eco-friendly sink concept design controlled by an automatic hand sensor that’s designed to be appealing to children. It’s colorful and fun ...
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• Geeky Robot Lamps made from plumbing pipes

  
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  Croatian artist Robert Matysiak has come out with a number of geeky robot lamps which come in different shapes and sizes and they’re made from plumbing pipes. Although plumbing hardware is quite rigid and unchangeable, but the designer manages to shape each of his robots with their own uniqueness and character. And ...
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• hyundai boombox sports 12-inch screen, defiles memory of breakin 2: electric boogaloo

  
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  When I think of the word “boombox,” it usually conjures up visions of a massive luggable stereo, powered by 8 “D”-Cell batteries, riding along on the shoulder of some urban youth, while Boogaloo Shrimp does his best poppin’ and lockin’ to the rhythm. My, how times have changed. Here’s the 21st century ...
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• The 10 iPhone apps well be using in 2012

  
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  I can only associate 2012 with the London Olympics and that disaster scenario movie 2012, however some people are gazing into the future with clearer eyes than me... and can see what mobile apps well be using in that far... 6 Vote(s)
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• A Good Read for the Tech Lover

  
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  Well it may not technically be a gadget, it is a book about how gadgets have changed the world we live in. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in a Silicon Valley garage 11 years ago with ambitions of changing the world.Did they succeed? In the opinion of the author, absolutely only that isnt exactly cause for ...
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• Saturday giveaway: Kodak 5250 all-in-one printer, just for you

  
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  Good afternoon, readers! What does Santa have in his bag for you today? Interestingly enough, he was unable to bring his bag because this printer is far too big for it. We present, for your inspection, the Kodak 5250 all-in-one: a scanning, printing, faxing, photofinishing machine that can best the big boys in the ...
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