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June 26, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/3dsimo-mini-draws-cuts-solders-burns/38199/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/3dsimo-mini-draws-cuts-solders-burns/38199/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/3d-simo-mini.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>The creators of the 3D-drawing pen known as the 3DSimo are back again, and this time they have a new device called the 3DSimo Mini. The device is smaller, of course, but the team is also expanding the functionality of it by adding a foam cutter, a burn tool, and a soldering iron. These functions go along with the return of the 3D drawing functionality from the previous model.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/3dsimo-mini-draws-cuts-solders-burns/38199/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38187"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38187"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/"> — Electronics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/olympus-vp10-pocket-recorder/38187/">Olympus VP-10 promises to rid voice recordings of rustle</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/" rel="author">Paul Ridden</a> - June 25, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/olympus-vp10-pocket-recorder/38187/pictures"> 6 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/olympus-vp10-pocket-recorder/38187/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/olympus-vp10-pocket-recorder.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>Take it from someone who knows, attending press conferences can sometimes be a bit of crush. Imagine the disappointment of finding enough room to finally sit down and type up some notes from a handheld audio recorder, only to find that the words are muffled behind sounds of rustling clothes or are not loud enough to register on the device. Olympus says that its pocket-friendly VP-10 audio recorder makes both issues a thing of the past.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/olympus-vp10-pocket-recorder/38187/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38172"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38172"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/"> — Electronics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/neo-smartpen-n2-smart-pen/38172/">Neo Smartpen N2 could give Livescribe a run for its money</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-leclair/" rel="author">Dave LeClair</a> - June 24, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/neo-smartpen-n2-smart-pen/38172/pictures"> 7 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/neo-smartpen-n2-smart-pen/38172/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/neo-smartpen-n2.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>While some people have moved to doing all of their writing on a computer, there are many situations in which a pen and paper are necessary. Livescribe鈥檚 Bluetooth pen was the first to really make waves, and now the Neo Smartpen N2 is aiming to give it a run for its money with slick improvements to the formula.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/neo-smartpen-n2-smart-pen/38172/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38097"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38097"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/"> — Electronics </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/instamic-audio-recorder/38097/">Instamic is a tiny, self-contained audio recorder</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author">Stu Robarts</a> - June 19, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/instamic-audio-recorder/38097/pictures"> 4 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/instamic-audio-recorder/38097/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/instamic-audio-recorder.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>A new device is aiming to do for audio recording what the GoPro did for video recording. The Instamic is a small, self-contained, high-quality sound recorder. It is aimed at musicians, filmmakers, journalists, bloggers and other people who need a simple and effective means of capturing sound.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/instamic-audio-recorder/38097/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--native-ad" data-article="38094"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38094"> <a class="label label-solid" href="/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/reviews/"> Gizmag Store </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/save-40-on-the-zerolemon-solarjuice-10000-mah-battery-pack/38094/">Save 40% on the ZeroLemon SolarJuice 10,000 mAh battery pack</a></h1> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941/http://www.gizmag.com/save-40-on-the-zerolemon-solarjuice-10000-mah-battery-pack/38094/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627083941im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ad-zerolemon.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>Your smartphone may have great specs, but it is utterly useless if it runs out of power. 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