Inspired by a cancer scare experienced by one of the founders, three men decided to do something to help men who are fighting testicular cancer. By purchasing a set of their Balls of Steel drink coolers, you’ll primarily be supporting the “Balls of Steel community. In the BOS community, men and their families struggling with […]
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Acase has introduced a new Bluetooth speaker that lets you enjoy a light show as you listen to your music. The Black Diamond 3 speaker has two 3W speakers inside, and it is “the first portable Bluetooth speaker capable of mimicking music beats and rhythms through colors and movement.” It comes with a remote to
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With the DoorBot, you’ll be able to see, hear, and speak with a person who rings your doorbell, no matter if you’re at home, at the office, or traveling. This device is currently seeking funding at ChristieStreet, and it is roughly 20% funded at the time of this writing, with 41 days to go in
Sears has licensed Star Wars plush slippers for the kids on your holiday gift list. They are available in Chewbacca, Yoda, Darth Vader, and Boba Fett designs in youth and toddler sizes. The slippers are $12.99 a pair.
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Tom Bihn has extended their line of device sleeves and cases to the iPad mini. The Cache for iPad mini is available in either horizontal or vertical orientation, and t protects your mini with a 1/4″ foam padding. It has a polyester knit exterior and a tricot interior. The closure flap just slides into the
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I’ve always had minimal cases on my iPads, and I’ve always liked keeping the iPad as sleek as possible. However, that means I usually need a sleeve when I want to put the iPad in my bag to protect the iPad from being scratched by the other stuff in the bag. I had contemplated buying
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The Steady Multi-tool from Gerber has the components you’d expect in a pocket tool like this. It has stainless steel components, fine-edge and serrated blades, screwdrivers (micro and medium flats, square cross), needlenose pliers, wire cutter, and bottle opener. It also has an unexpected function – a couple of legs that fold out and an adjustable
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Your kids won’t be losing their earbuds with the HoodieBuddie jacket in kids sizes because they won’t need earbuds. These jackets use HB3 technology to build audio technology directly in. There’s a 3.5mm plug in a zipper pocket to plug in an MP3 player or phone and speakers in the hoodie. Your kid can hear
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This Portable iPhone Charger from Uncommon Goods is bright enough that you’ll be able to find it in the darkest bag. No information about the capacity is mentioned, but the lithium battery should provide about three extra hours of charge to a discharged iPhone 3GS, 4 or 4S. The charger is available in Bohemian Rainbow
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Just as the title says, you can add a pendant lighting fixture wherever you need one without having to pay an electrician to run wiring to that location. The Battery Powered LED Pendant Light from Solutions installs with the included bolts. The shade cover and the ceiling cover are both stainless steel with your choice
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Either Apple was more forthcoming with accessories manufacturers or the rumor mill was extremely accurate, but it seems that there were a lot of cases for the new iPhone 5 available even before it was released. SPIGEN SGP sent a couple of different cases for our review, and we’ll be looking at their Ultra Thin
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I read recently that the little wrist strap was added to the newest version of the iPod touch to make it easier/safer to use as a camera. I think more people probably use an iPhone as a camera, so where’s the optional wrist strap for them? Photojojo has it, at least for the iPhone 4/4S
Apparently it took one primary inventor and the input from 910 other people to develop this desktop organizer. The Pen Zen from Quirky has a couple of rubber combs inside that hold your pens, pencils, and markers. Magnets embedded in the bamboo sides can hold a few paper clips for easy access, too. It can be
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I’ve seen a couple of TV shows about luthiers, and building guitars seems like a very interesting activity with a beautiful and useful end product. Of course, it takes skill to make the wooden enclosure for any guitar, and the electronics for an electric guitar only adds to the complexity of the project. This Mini
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In my house, we have a lot of gadgets that need to be charged and a dearth of outlets. Because all of us tend to have the same types of gadgets, we can usually share chargers, which minimizes how many chargers we have to have scattered around the house. Since I now have a few
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QVC is offering the FunTab Pro 7″ Android tablet (4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS) for $149.96 as their special value for today (Nov. 30, 2012). The tablet has a 7″ 800 X 480-resolution display with a capacitive multi-touch screen, 1GB processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage (expandable via microSD card), built-in WiFi, and 0.3-megapixel front camera and 2.0-megapixel
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This bird feeder station from Kickstarter hides a camera inside so you can see and capture images and video of the birds that visit it. The Bird Photo Booth is just an enclosure with macro and polarizing lenses included (others are planned for future release); you have to put your iPhone, iPod touch, or GoPro
Last fall, I told you how one of my family members was using an iPad and some apps as he recovered from a stroke. There are a lot of people, like George, who are non-verbal or speech-impaired due to a neurological disorder or brain trauma. There have been many approaches to helping them communicate, and TalkingTILES
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The Globalgig mobile hotspot, just announced by Voiamo, is the solution to outrageous data charges when you travel. You purchase the Globalgig hotspot for $119, choose a data plan, and you’ll be able to use your data while at home or while traveling to other specific countries for no extra charges. When you travel to
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It appears the potential job that required me to purchase an iPad mini has fallen through, but I’m never giving up the mini now that I have it. Now begins the fun, never-ending search for the perfect case or cover for the mini. I just can’t decide if I want to use the mini cased
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