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The Canon IVY Mini Photo Printer – print your photos where you want and when you want


For those of us that like to be able to print photos on the go, there are a few options available to do just that task. A couple of days ago, I read about the Canon IVY Mini Photo Printer. It is primarily geared towards printing on the go from your Smartphone or tablet. It is very small and compact, and can easily fit in your pocket. Utilizing the Canon IVY Mini Photo Printer app, you can connect to it via Bluetooth and print 2” x 3” photos anywhere, and anytime, right from your phone. The paper for this printer has a peel and stick back.

The printer uses ZINK (Zero Ink) printing technology which prints using colorful dye-based crystals embedded within the paper. This is great since there is no ink to buy, nor does it suffer from ink drying up like inkjet printers. When printing, the printer uses heat to activate and colorize the crystals, and prints in a resolution up to 314 x 400 dpi. It has a paper tray capacity of 10 sheets.

The Canon IVY Mini Photo Printer is compatible with IOS 9.0 or later and Android 4.4 or later. You can purchase one at Amazon or B&H Photo Video for $129.

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NFC rings, kneeing desks, a metronome on your wrist, and more – Weekly roundup

It’s time to relax with your computer, tablet, or phone while you browse through a list of everything that we wrote about this week on The Gadgeteer. We have news, we have reviews, and we have articles about your favorite gadgets. Enjoy!

News

FLEXiT is a magnetic bendable LED flashlight that shines light where you need it
Sharp is bringing the first 8K TV to Europe

Amazon’s new Alexa Skill Blueprints lets you create your very own Alexa skills

Manfrotto XPRO Over 4-Section Aluminum Monopod with 234RC Tilt Head Kit is ready for every opportunity

EverCam wireless security camera with 1yr battery life, Astro folding ukulele, TicPods touch control earbuds, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns

The Genie Motion Control Time-Lapse Device from Syrp has all the right moves

Yongnuo Speedlite YN600EX-RT II for Canon Cameras may just be the right flash for you

The Piorama A10 is a bag that can transform from a small sling bag into a giant 62L duffel

EDC goes modular with Keyport Anywhere Tools

Otterbox’s new ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ cases are the best co-pilot any iPhone could ask for

Baron Fig gets to the point with new Squire Click ballpoint pen

The Coach phone crossbody bag is a perfect go-to-lunch bag

The MeFOTO GlobeTrotter Air Travel Tripod: Don’t leave home without it.

Forget about stirring your coffee, Stircle it instead

This band will keep your Apple Watch on the dot

Feel free to connect with Freestream

Send your fresh fruits and veggies to VeggiDome!

Nuheara boosts its IQBuds truly wireless earbuds to a personal level

The B-Grip EVO Camera Belt Grip can handle the load

Recall of powerbanks sold at Container Store

The Axler Foldable Crane Slider has all the right moves

Read by the light of your light saber

Ullu’s iPhone case makes one handed use a “strap”

This pet tag can notify you instantly when your lost pet is found

The FocusShifter LensShifter will make your DSLR go VAROOM!

This adapter performs CPR on your router if it becomes unresponsive

Reviews

Liaboe Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush review

Azpen Android My e-Bible Tablet review

NFC Ring OPN review

Picture Keeper Connect photo backup software/adapter review

Grill Masters Club Experience Subscription Service review

Soundbrenner Pulse smart vibrating wearable metronome review

Aicook Blender, 15-Piece Smoothie Blender Mixer review

EZVIZ ez360Pano panoramic WiFi camera review

Speck Presidio Sport Case review

Creative Pebble desktop speakers review

Edge Desk System kneeling desk review

Jabra Elite 65t true wireless earbuds review

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FLEXiT is a magnetic bendable LED flashlight that shines light where you need it

The best thing about LED flashlights is that they provide light when you need them, but one of the worst things about most LED flashlights is that you need a hand to hold them. The FLEXiT Flashlight from Striker Concepts is an LED flashlight that you can stick it to a steel surface and you can bend it to customize where you want the light to shine.

FLEXiTs come in four different models. There’s the FLEXiT Auto that’s been designed for use with your car, the FLEXiT Task for general use, the FLEXit 2.0 and 4.0, and the FLEXiT Solar. These LED flashlights feature 180 – 500 lumens depending on the model and the price ranges from $24.95 up to $49.95 from The Grommet and Amazon.

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Sharp is bringing the first 8K TV to Europe

Sharp 70 inch 8K TV

At the IFA ’18 Global Press conference today in Rome, Sharp announced that they will be bringing the first 8K TV in Europe. The Sharp Aquos LC-70X500E is a 70-inch TV, but Sharp says that larger Sharp 8K TVs aren’t far off in the future. And by large, they mean wallpaper sized up to 150 inches! Perhaps that is a hint of their plans at IFA come September?

Today, TVs that are 70 inches and over account for just 0.4% of the European TV market, while TVs that are 55 to 59 inches in size are currently the dominating biggest segment in the European market. But Sharp says that 8K is destined to change all of that.

Sharp made a good point during their presentation, and that is that even if you have a larger 75-inch display hanging in your living room, you still have a lot of empty wall space surrounding it. It’s not just that 8K offers more 3D-like, realistic picture quality, but that it enables larger screens at home, and that is what consumers want. Do I want a 150 inch TV? Hell, yes – sign me up.

So you might be thinking, yes – that 8K sounds great, but where can you get content for it? For starters, Sharp’s Aquos LC-70X500E upscales content to 8K. It turns out that YouTube already supports 8k. Netflix is starting to embrace 8K too, as they recently shot Lost in Space in 8K. There is currently a Japanese broadcaster that has started shooting in 8K, and European broadcasters have plans to soon start shooting sports events in 8K too. So it isn’t too soon at all to jump on the 8K bandwagon – as long as you can afford it.

The Sharp Aquos LC-70X500E will retail for $11,990 Euro (yikes!) and it goes on sale end of April.

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Amazon’s new Alexa Skill Blueprints lets you create your very own Alexa skills

The first review I ever wrote for the Gadgeteer was for the Amazon Echo Dot. With Amazon’s AI Alexa, you could use skills to do things such as turn on lights or order a pizza. Since that time Alexa has evolved. Now there are literally thousands of new skills. Some useful, others not so much. In a press release on Thursday Amazon revealed possibly its best feature yet, Alexa Skill Blueprints. Alexa Skill Blueprints allows users of Alexa to build their own personalized skills and responses using a set of easy-to-use templates.

“Alexa Skill Blueprints is an entirely new way for you to teach Alexa personalized skills just for you and your family,” said Steve Rabuchin, Vice President, Amazon Alexa. “You don’t need experience building skills or coding to get started—my family created our own jokes skill in a matter of minutes, and it’s been a blast to interact with Alexa in a totally new and personal way.”

Create personal Alexa skills in minutes

Creating your own Alexa skill and response is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

  1. Select your blueprint template by visiting the Alexa Skill Blueprints website.
  2. Unleash your creativity. Fill in the blanks, Mad Libs style.
  3. Use your Skill. Publish it with just a click, making the skill or response instantly available on all devices connected to your Amazon account.

At launch, there are 21 different blueprint templates available across four main categories. Fun & Games, Learning & Knowledge, At Home, and Storyteller.

I tried blueprint myself using Sci-Fi Storyteller. It was both easy and fun to use. In just a few short minutes I was able to listen to a short Sci-Fi story. Complete with far-out sound effects. And once you’ve created skills you can manage and edit them at any time on the Alexa Skill Blueprints website.

To browse the list of available blueprints and to get started creating your own skills head over to the Skill Blueprints website.

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