What with all the Arctic temperatures and snow this winter, I find my thoughts turning to power outages and emergency preparedness. This 30-Day Emergency Lantern from Brookstone promises to keep you in the light even if you lose power. The LED lantern has fourlight modes – low, medium, high, and flash – that can produce […]
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Here’s something you don’t see everyday – and you apparently won’t see much longer. Hammacher Schlemmer has a set of Rechargeable Illuminating Wrenches that have built-in LEDs that light up that dark area you need to work on under the car hood or under the sink. The lights are recessed in the cradle of the wrench,
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Unless you live near a clear, unpolluted mountain stream, you are stuck drinking tap water or bottled water. Tap water often has chemicals, like fluoride, that some people prefer to avoid – and that can give water an unpleasant smell or taste. And bottled water often is simply tap water in a flimsy plastic bottle.
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Unit Portables produces gear bags that are designed to be used individually or together. In the left image, you see the Unit 01 laptop bag with Units 02 and 03 small pouches and a Unit 04 tablet bag. (The right image is a closeup of the tablet bag.) The laptop bag is available for 13″
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Valentine’s Day isn’t far, far away, but you still have time to get your honey a set of cufflinks that proclaim your love in the coolest way possible. The I Love You / I Know cufflinks are 0.75″ square, made of rhodium-plated base metal with enamel, and have a fixed back closure with a Star
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Unlike many backup batteries on the market today, the Portable Power Supply with Hand Crank won’t fit in your pocket. Also unlike many backup batteries, this one can power a lamp or even your computer as well as recharge your tablet or phone. This device provides “AC power for lights, TVs, stereos, small appliances and
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A couple of years ago, Timbuk2 introduced their Muttmover Backpack so you could take your dog with you. They’ve updated the Muttmover recently, adding features that make it easier to get Fideau in and out of the carrier and to add some other useful features. It’s made of tarpaulin-backed fabric for durability and has an
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I love my Apple TV, but I do have a couple of nitpicky problems. First of all, that darned remote is very hard to keep up with because it’s so small. Secondly, the Apple TV itself is so small and light that the heavy power and HDMI cables can pull it out of position in
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The Enhance Nightlux EXP lamp works as a lantern or an LED flashlight, and it’s perfect for use camping or as an emergency light in your car or home. You can charge the Nightlux lamp via USB; a fully charged battery will give you 40 minutes of lantern use (65 lumens) or 4.5 hours of
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If you’re a devoted fan of the superheroes of the Justice League, you’ll be happy to have them protecting your iPad mini (original version). These protective folio cases protect your iPad mini from the bumps and bruises of every day life, and they can convert into a stand for typing or viewing. They even have
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This is perhaps the most beautiful laptop bag I’ve seen. If only it came in red! The Item 01 bag from La Fonction is made of aniline-finished cow leather and is lined with a cotton/polyurethane Italian canvas. It measures about 17″ X 14″ X 2.4″ and weighs 4.4 pounds. It fits newer-generation laptops up to
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Granted, you can probably charge your device while it’s in the case in many circumstances, but often not when you are using Apple’s Lightning adapter with an old 30-pin cable. I don’t know why, but Apple’s Lightning adapter is as wide as the old 30-pin adapter, and that big chunk of plastic doesn’t often fit
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These coasters may have been inspired by the logo for Breaking Bad, or they may be been designed by someone with a scientific bent. They certainly appeal to the chemistry geek in me! The set of four Studio Vertu Element Chart Coasters look like cells from the periodic table of the elements, but these “cells”
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If the black Han Solo in cabonite business card case wasn’t for you, perhaps these will be more for your liking. Amazon has several Kotobukiya Star Wars Business Card Holders that are being “offered for the first time outside of Japan.” They have a “reflective metallic construction”, and they are embossed with R2-D2, storm trooper, Darth
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How about the rocking chair of 3 irons? UncommonGoods offers some wooden rocking chairs by Michael Bellino that use things like golf clubs, baseball bats, hockey sticks, and other sports equipment as the back of the chair. This Golf Club Rocker is made from unfinished Canadian white cedar and uses “reclaimed golf clubs” for the
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