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Andy Jacobs

Catholic, husband, father, engineer. Purdue Boilermaker. Dad of pugs. Collector of Star Wars. Practicioner of fitness. Drinker of beers.

Fluent Stash helps organize your stuff in style

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I’m a bit obsessed with organizing my stuff.  And also with looking good while doing it.  Calling it “organizational origami,” Nau‘s Fluent Stash is one way to pull off both. Its compact design unfolds to reveal three stash pockets (2 of which snap closed) and a zip-secured mesh pocket. When open, it can either be […]

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Resistor Earrings and other Geek Chic

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Who says geeks can’t be fashionable?  Feast thine eyes upon such elegant items of technologically-inspired (and salvaged) accessorization as these earrings ($8) crafted from real green resistors by seller digiBling on DIY marketplace site Etsy.  You can also find other electronics components jewelry like a rainbow ribbon cable belt ($14), microchip cufflinks ($12) and more. 

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Retrofit your gloves for touchscreens with Digits

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We love our capacitive touchscreens, but they are essentially useless while wearing gloves.  Most of the solutions out there involve gloves with some type of integrated conductive pads in the fingertips.  The social design site Quirky has a bit different flavor with their Digits product.  Made of conductive silicone, they have a metal pin on

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New Rickshaw Mini Commuter Messenger Bag

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With smaller computer-type gadgets all the rage, Rickshaw Bags has picked up the cart and run with it.  Their new Mini Commuter Messenger is sized for iPads, netbooks, and e-readers as well as your trusty Moleskine journal and all of your other gadgety essentials.  Packed with all of the features of Rickshaw’s full-size Commuter 2.0

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Pally Pals: Trapezoidal, Foldable, Bobbly & Fun

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Bobble heads.  Cool, right?  How about a trapezoidal-shaped bobble head that you construct yourself by downloading a template, printing on cardstock, cutting, folding and gluing it?  Too good to be true?  Check out Pally Pal Paper Toys.  They have a growing inventory of Pal designs in several categories or download a blank template and create

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Leatherman Squirt PS4 Packs a Lot into a Little

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Standard pocket knife not cutting it for you?  Need a few more tools your pocket, but not more bulk?  Only 2.5 in long, the Leatherman Squirt PS4 is a little gem that packs no less than 9 tools into a keychain-sized package.  In fact, it’s one of a very few multi-tools that includes both pliers

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Conceal & carry your EDC with Bill’s Urban Wallet

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Are you an EDC junkie?  Got a bunch of gadgety essentials bouncing around in your pockets or bag?  Organize ’em with Bill’s Custom Cases.  Bill is a one-man show that produces cases in several shapes and sizes made from rugged materials to protect all manner of small objects.  Among them is the patented Urban Wallet

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This is no cave. It’s a Space Slug Oven Mitt.

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Who can forget Han Solo’s famous line, delivered with such matter-of-fact serenity in the face of imminent doom?  With this official Space Slug Oven Mitt from Star Wars Shop, you can re-enact that famous scene every time you grab your cookie sheet from the oven or kabob from the grill.  About 12 in long and

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‘Upcycled’ Seatbelt Wallet Looks Indestructible

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Here at The Gadgeteer, you may have noticed our enthusiasm for wallets.  Well, here’s another.  Like all products from Australian indie label interrobang, the Men’s SeatBelt Wallet is made entirely from “upcycled” seat belts.  This black bifold wallet features 8 card slots, an oversized cash section, 2 spaces behind the cards for receipts and the

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Christmas!! App for iPhone is Jolly Fun

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The staff here at The Gadgeteer takes great pride in going to exhaustive lengths to bring you content that is both relevant and gadgety.  Scouring the iTunes App Store, I found this cute little app entitled simply Christmas!!.  Among other features, it has Christmas songs, wintry wallpapers, games and even an Advent calendar.  And best

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Phosphor World Time Curved E-Ink Watch Review

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As an amateur horologist, my interest jumped up a tick when Julie posted the news item on the recently-released Phosphor World Time Curved E-Ink Watch.   Though I favor rather largish, shall we say ‘robust’ watches, the Phosphor E-Ink watch line’s appearance, with its unique display technology and case style, was intriguing, so I was happy

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Selvedge Sleeves: denim hipsterwear for your stuff

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Want a case for your iPhone or iPad, but hard plastic or silicone aren’t your style?  Check out Selvedge Sleeves from MS&Co.  Your iGadget fits snug in the durable denim, which also provides a soft interior for scratch protection.  Models are available for iPhone  ($28, shown at left) , iPad ($48, wool-lined), glasses ($38, also

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Timbuk2 Animal Prints Spotted in the Wild

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Fancy yourself an adventurer, but surfing with Safari is more your speed?  Timbuk2 has released some new, limited-edition, animal print messenger bags.  The Zebra, Giraffe and Python messenger bags, in printed canvas with designs mimicking their Wild Kingdom namesakes, are each available in Small ($100) and Medium ($110) sizes.  All include standard Timbuk2 messenger bag

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