LISTEN: Radioactive watches, love gloves, iPhone 6, keyboard wrist pad

Mark Frauenfelder 4:00 am Thu Aug 28, 2014

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We are giving away a Kisai Radioactive LED watch from Tokyoflash Japan! (see photo above) To enter, review the Gadgets podcast on iTunes then send an email to gadgets@boingboing.net to let us know that you did. Deadline is September 3 at Noon PT. (If you've already entered a previous giveaway, you are also running for this giveaway and subsequent giveaways.)

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In this episode Xeni talks about upcoming tech from Apple, including the larger-display iPhone 6. And Mark discusses your repair options for a cracked tablet or smart phone screen.

Mark's picks:

Grifiti Slim Wrist Pad ($(removed)) My wrists rest on this rubber pad while I use my keyboard. I’ve had one for years, and after it fell apart, I bought a new one. They improved it.

Love Glove ($(removed)) With three cats in the house, fur gets all over our furniture and clothes. I bought a Love Glove to attack the problem at its source – on the cats.

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