Tom Bihn is known for smartly-designed, well-built, made-in-USA travel bags. But their passion for “Portable Culture” extends to travel accessories as well. Tom Bihn recently introduced several new items to make your travels a bit easier, among them the Travel Money Belt. Onward!
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Travel gear
The topic of journaling has come up now and again here at The Gadgeteer, and has been popular of late. I’ve been journaling daily for over a year now, and my media of choice is old school: a classic Moleskine notebook and pen. I typically just toss my Moleskine into my messenger bag so that [...]
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Moleskine,
Rickshaw Bagworks
In my mind’s eye, I am the protagonist in an adventure serial entitled Indiana Jacobs and the Quest for the Perfect Gear-Hauling Bag. Of course, that I’m from Indiana (“Hoosier by Birth; Boilermaker by the Grace of God,” as the saying goes) aids in spinning this yarn, but so does my very real quest. The [...]
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Laptop Bag,
Tom Bihn
When pants pockets just don’t seem to have the capacity for all of your personal gadgets and gear, what do you do? Backpack? Messenger bag? Those are fine and all, but if you don’t have that much indispensable tech and kit, then you want something a bit less bulky. The KangaTek GO just might be [...]
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gear bag
Yeah, we like our wallets here at The Gadgeteer. Here’s another, the Trifold from Fabric Horse, a small company that came out of the bike culture scene. All of their products are hand-made in the USA from sturdy materials. The Trifold is one of several models in Fabric Horse’s wallet line. It is made from [...]
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Wallet
I’ve been on the hunt for the “perfect” iPhone dock (for me at least) since I first got my iPhone 3GS. The stock Apple dock seemed OK, but I’ve always kept my iPhones in a case of one type or another, and none of them have been compatible with the Apple dock. No dock over [...]
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iPod/iPhone dock
Those travel-savvy folks at Tom Bihn are at it again, having not long ago introduced their new Cadet minimalist laptop bag and now three more new travel items. The Travel Tray is a container to keep track of your loose pocket-sized items during your journey. It collapses flat and closes with a drawstring. One size, [...]
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belt,
Pet,
Travel
A while back, Julie posted a news item about a ‘wooden pocket knife.’ I was intrigued: normally, one cuts wood with a knife, right? So when the opportunity to review Nathan’s Knife Kit from Klecker Knives came up, I had to check it out. My 8-year-old son had been asking me when he could get [...]
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DIY,
Pocket Knife
Being the case hound that I am, I’ve scoured the web and found zillions of cases, but I’d never heard of Trident Case. My first thought was that, although the basic design appears similar to many other cases out there, their cases have a subtly cool style and some interestingly executed features. I asked my [...]
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ipod touch case
Brewed as a collaboration between two San Fran neighbors—Timbuk2, a company founded to produce sturdy, stylin’ bike messenger bags and accessories, and Mission Cycling, a “neighborhood-based cycling club that aims to bring people together through the shared experience of cycling”—comes the Mission Cycling Wallet. It’s been designed to do double-duty. On one side, it features [...]
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Smartphone wallet
New from STM is their Velo laptop messenger bag. Packed with lots of organizational features, yet spacious enough to just toss stuff in. The Velo could be a solid daily commute bag for your laptop, tablet, accessories, jacket, shoes, hat, raincoat, keys, journal, pens, water bottle, lunch, manicure set… OK, maybe it won’t hold ALL [...]
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Bag,
Laptop Bag,
messenger bag
Environmental friendliness and sustainability are pervasive topic these days and “green” is a term that is being applied in countless areas. How about your computer? Recompute has developed what they call the “eco friendly computer workstation.” And it’s made of cardboard. Blasphemy! you scream? Brilliant! you squeal? Either way, it’s an interesting concept—check out this video for [...]
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Desktop,
environmentally friendly,
Green,
PC
Does your MacBook double as your desktop workstation, requiring you to manually plug in a full-size monitor, keyboard, printer, external drives and other peripherals every time you sit down to use it? Henge Docks has come up with an elegant solution. Slide your MacBook down into the Henge Docks Docking Station and bam, you are up [...]
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docking station,
Macbook
To utter the words, “There are a lot of knives on the market,” would be a pointless understatement. So many have similar visual style that it can be difficult for a company to design one that cuts through all the others as both eye-catching and offering something new to the potential buyer. Thumbing through my [...]
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Knife,
Pocket Knife
Had it with packs that can’t hold up to real, down-and-dirty use? Have a look at GORUCK. The name is a combination of “go” which implies movement and “ruck” (short for rucksack, a military word for backpack) which implies action, energy and purpose. GORUCK’s products are designed by a former US Special Forces (AKA Green [...]
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Backpack
Apple‘s got a few apps in that iTunes App Store of theirs, don’t they? Where do you even start? The folks at MakeUseOf.com have assembled their list of “The 106 Best iPhone Apps“. Whether you’re new to iOS or a seasoned veteran, it’s worth checking out—you might find an app that you’ll use every day.
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iPhone/iPod/iPad app
Tired of all those look-alike leather portfolios to haul your notepad and business cards? For something a little more tactical than predictable, have a look at the Maratac Manfolio Organizer from County Comm. The Manfolio features a large inside compartment for all of your paperwork. It also contains inside organizer for business cards, pens, and other [...]
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Office,
tactical
Twelvesouth has built a portfolio of elegant, well-designed products, and the BookBook for iPhone is no exception. Taking a page from the BookBook for iPad, BookBook for Air (MacBook Air, that is), and BookBook (for Macbook Pro) it’s a novel case + wallet for the iPhone 4 that looks like a small, vintage book. Sporting [...]
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iPhone 4 case
You’re quite fond of your iPod touch. But often it would be nice to have wireless capability without being tied a WiFi hotspot. Have a look at the ZTE Peel 3200 available from Virgin Mobile. It’s a case for your iPod touch that gives you a 3G data connection. $29.99 plus no-contract $20 for 500 [...]
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iPod Touch accessory
Oh, the references abound. Ice world of Hoth. There isn’t enough life on this ice cube to fill a space cruiser. Frozen in carbonite. My joints are almost frozen. Now you can have just the right addition to your cantina cocktails for that Jabba the Hutt party you’ve been planning with the Han Solo in [...]
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Kitchen Gadgets,
Star Wars