The Lumo Lift Posture and Activity Coach does things that normal fitness trackers do, like count your steps, distance, and calories. The Lift has an extra benefit, though. You wear the Lift on your shoulder, and it monitors your posture and gives you feedback to help you improve your posture. When you sit, stand, walk, […]
This fitness tracker from Lumo helps you improve your posture, too Read More
Opening my own Apple Watch Sport on Friday and watching other people’s unboxing videos made me realize something: not all charging stands introduced for the Apple Watch will work with all watchbands. For example, the Milanese Loop and the Link Bracelet won’t open completely to allow the watch to lay flat. That means those watches,
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I loved the idea of the Apple Watch, and I really wanted one. But this summer we’re doing some upgrades to our kitchen, and I felt I should just skip the Watch this year. Pre-order day came and went without me placing an order, but I broke down and placed an order for the 38mm
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As you may have heard, the Apple Watch starts being delivered tomorrow. As the delivery time approached, more and more apps were being announced for the Watch, and one of the latest announcements is the Misfit Minute fitness coaching app. Yes, it’s from the makers of the Misfit trackers, so it should be a welcome
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Home Depot is offering a 2-pack of Philips 60W-equivalent Soft White A19 LED Light Bulbs for $4.97. These bulbs use 8.5W and produce 800 lumens of 2700K light. Philips says they use 85% less energy compared to a standard incandescent 60-Watt light bulb and cost about $1.02/year to use (assuming 3 hours of use/day at
Replace your existing bulbs with Philips LED bulbs for less than $3 per bulb Read More
My husband was telling me about a co-worker who has to travel outside the country a lot on business. This person said he was swarmed by a crowd of people, all talking at him and bumping into him in the lobby of his hotel. When he reached into his pocket, grabbed his wallet out, and
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The TV in my bedroom has what has to be the worst remote ever created. It seems to be underpowered, and there’s an opaque cover over the wimpy IR sender that means it sometimes takes what seems like a dozen tries to get the TV to simply turn on or off. I need to get
Turn the remote for your streaming video set-top box into a universal remote Read More
It’s nice to have a place in your car to set your drink, but it’s even nicer to have a place to keep your phone where you can see it while it’s navigating for you or while it’s charging. With the Cupholder Charging Station, you can convert one drink holder in the center console into
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The HT-TM02 TripMate Nano Wireless N Pocket Travel Router is tiny enough, at 2.2″ X 2″ X 0.7″ and 1 ounce, to fit in a pocket or bag. It’s a 802.11b/g/n, 2.4GHz wireless router that lets you create a personal WiFi network for your mobile devices and laptop when you travel. You can also plug in a
Carry a wireless N router and a personal Cloud in the palm of your hand Read More
This seems to be a product in search of a problem, but the PAVARA sink tidy is also in search of funding at Kickstarter. I’m just getting started on the process of updating my kitchen. You know me, I’m always interested in new gadgets, and a gadget for my upgraded kitchen seemed intriguing. This product
PAVARA sink tidy aims to keep your kitchen stylish by hiding soaps and sponges Read More
My husband, Butch, has helped me review a few methods of directly recording guitar music into music-recording software. Some methods required an interface between the guitar and the computer with the software, and he also reviewed the Squier by Fender Strat guitar with the USB interface built in. Both methods worked well, but having the
Like many other charging stands created for the Apple Watch, the BLOC is a sleek, elegant charging station for your Apple Watch. It will look and work perfectly on your bedside table for those nightly charging sessions. Unlike most other charging stands, the BLOC is also a portable power bank for your Watch, just in
The BLOC Power Bank for Apple Watch is a backup battery and charging stand Read More
Summer’s nearly here, and it’s almost time to start planning picnics. If you don’t like sitting on the ground with the dirt and insects, you probably prefer going to places with picnic tables available, but with the Multi Function Rolling Cooler with Table and 2 Chairs, you can go anywhere and still enjoy using a
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After reading Julie’s posts comparing Android and Apple, do you find yourself firmly in the pro-Android camp? Or maybe you’re just in the pro-cute robot camp? These official Google-approved bot figures from the Big Box Edition collectors series will make a cute addition to your office or home desk to show your Android or robot pride. Each
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Continuing their line of little handmade, bookbound accessories, DODOcase has introduced their Dual Charging Dock Organizer for iPhone and Apple Watch. This little book has a Baltic birch interior carved to hold an iPhone (any size with or without many cases, or even an iPad mini) as it charges. The platform in front of the iPhone holds
This little book from DODOcase is a charging stand for your iPhone and your Apple Watch Read More