Khet, a boardgame from Innovention Toys, LLC, combines lasers, Egyptian-themed playing pieces, and chess-like strategy in a two-person game. Innovention says the game is easy to learn because all pieces move the same way. Players may move a piece or rotate it up to 90 degrees during a turn. After each turn, the laser is lighted. […]
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We’re a three laptop/one printer household. Our printer/scanner/copier is several years old now, and it still works well – except for one thing. It’s not wireless, and it’s stored in a cabinet with no desk space around it. Printing requires connecting the laptop to the usb cable, balancing the laptop in one arm while getting
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People who have an interest in reading ebooks but who want a multi-functional device may be interested in the enTourage eDGe device. The eDGe closes like a book, and it has a 9.7” (measured diagonally) e-Ink screen on the left and a 10.1” (diagonal) 1024 X 600 pixel color touchscreen on the left. The eDGe
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M-Edge has some beautiful new leather covers for the Sony PRS-300 Pocket Reader available now on their website. There are three styles available to ship in 7-10 days. All three hold the 300 reader with leather straps on the bottom corners and elastic and leather straps on the top corners. The Executive Jacket is a
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If you have a portable GPS unit, do you suction-cup it to your windshield? Do you worry that the mounting arm left on your windshield – or even the suction cup marks left on the glass – advertise to thieves that you have a portable GPS unit? If you do, the Nav-Mat Portable GPS dash
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If you have a strong fear of storm activity and an extra $599.99, you should check out the Thunderbolt Storm Detector from Edmond Scientific. The Thunderbolt works from any land-based location on earth, and uses “you as the center, and detects all activity based on your location.” It doesn’t rely on any data from any
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I’m the mother of a young girl, and I want to know everything I can about where we are so that I can keep her safe. I know there is a free registry in North Carolina showing where registered sex offenders live. You type in an address, and you can see the locations of registered
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Some gadgets are useful and some are just cool. The Faucet Light from Science Toy Store can be both. The blue Faucet Light is just cool. It is switched on by the pressure of flowing water and turns your water stream a pretty blue. The light turns off when the water flow stops. This light
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My family has started using a lot of AAA and AA batteries lately. I’ve been looking around for a recharger that was economical and didn’t have a lot of space devoted to battery sizes we don’t routinely use. I jumped at the chance to try the Duracell GoMobile recharger when Julie offered. The GoMobile charges
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Do you have any idea how much water you should drink in a day to be healthy? Do you have any idea how much water you actually consume during the day? Drinking proper amounts of water daily is important to keep your body working properly, but I know I never get in much water. The
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I have a terrible problem with static electricity. I am not exaggerating when I say that I once got shocked touching the car window glass getting out of my car in the rain. By the end of winter, my poor dog cringes when I reach to pet him. It’s so bad that my husband won’t
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I discovered Fisher Space bullet pens recently. They have a thicker body than disposable stick pens, and they put down the ink like a dream. Writing feels almost effortless with my little black Fisher Space pen. They are very compact, so you can carry them anywhere. Since one can never have too many pens, I’ve been checking
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Do you read with your Kindle, Sony ebook reader, or other ebook device “naked”? Do you have your ebook reader in a case, but you’d still like a little more protection for when you carry it in your backpack or bag? Check out the Renaissance Art custom-made leather lined book pouches to protect your electronic
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The American Red Cross teaches first aid classes so you know how to help people in emergency situations, but I’ve never heard of a first aid class for pet care. Do you know what to do if your cat or dog is injured or becomes ill? I certainly didn’t. Luckily, our dog Teddy hasn’t needed
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Notepods are notepads that look like that ubiquitous smartphone. The Notepods are from the Jacky Winter Group and Inventive Labs, two companies based in Melbourne, Australia. You get 3 60 X 110 MM 100-page Notepods for $17.95 USD. The front looks like the iPhone, with a white area for notes. The back of the page
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My daughter needed a laptop bag that would carry her Dell 14” Inspiron 1420 laptop and a few essentials. She doesn’t take her computer to school, so she had no need for a huge bag with room for books, notebooks, and the like. She just needed the laptop, power brick, and a few other basics
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Do you use the David Allen “Getting Things Done” method of time management using index cards? Or do you just keep a series of small notes with to-do lists and reminders that you tend to lose? Levenger has a couple of products in their Circa disk-bound line that can help you keep your notes and
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Last month, news of two new Sony readers leaked when someone found repair manuals for new devices called the PRS-300 and the PRS-600. Gadget sites were rife with speculation about these devices and when they’d be released. Sony quickly confirmed that these new devices would be released at the end of August, and they even
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When Julie posted her news item introducing the MobiValet mobile phone holder for the car, many of the commenters remarked that they just used their drink holders for their phones. There are many ways to hold your phone in the car, ranging from holders that attach to your car windows or air vents, phone cases
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Hurricane season is always exciting (in a bad way) for me. I live in an area that often finds us in the path of a hurricane or tropical storm. In my search to find tracking information for these storms, I found that there’s an app for that, too. Hurricane by KittyCode, LLC is available for
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