I reviewed the Belkin WeMo Smart Home Automation Switch about a year ago, and at the time, you really needed an iOS device to control the products. There was an Android app, but it was in beta, but Belkin announced late last month that the Android app is ready. Just like with the iOS app […]
The Android app for Belkin’s WeMo line of home automation products is now available Read More
If you’ve ever seen those big, gooseneck inspection cameras that plumbers use to inspect pipes, you may have wished you had access to one when you drop a ring up under the bed or the cat has dragged off your socks behind the fridge. DinosaurLifeStyle (alas, Andrew Baker, it still suffers from a dearth of dinosaurs…)
This cute little Borg Cube can keep your food or beverages at the proper temperature. It has a temperature switch, so you can refrigerate or warm the contents. It measures 11.5″ in each dimension on the outside, and the storage area inside is 6″ x 7.5″ x 8.25″. It’s more like a desk-top fridge than a
Your refreshments will be assimilated by the Borg Read More
We’ve mentioned a couple of different Unikia products for carrying your lunch in the past. One was a Compleat Robust lunch box, one was a Compleat FoodSkin that cradled your sandwich to keep it together as you assembled it (see related posts at the end of this article). Today’s product is the Compleat FoodBag. Like the
Microwave your lunch in your lunch bag and eat directly from it, too Read More
When I need to remind myself to do something that’s not part of my normal routine, I leave a note on the front door. I don’t like taping things to the freshly painted door, and tiny little sticky notes can be overlooked or fall off during the night. I usually write my reminder or to-do
Leave your reminders and to-do lists on your door, so you’ll never forget them again! Read More
If you need a microUSB cable to charge your phone or tablet, you have two choices from Native Union. The Power Link Knot has the microUSB and the USB plugs hidden inside the leather pouch, and the corded knot hanging below the pouch is the cable. Native Union also offers a microUSB-to-USB option in the
This is a stylish way to add a charging cable to your keychain Read More
When you get an iPhone, you get a little cube-shaped wall charger. Wouldn’t it be nice if that wall charger also served as a backup battery for your phone? Well, the NomadPlus doesn’t exactly make the iPhone’s charger into a backup battery, but it adds one to the charger. The NomadPlus fits around Apple charger
Nomad is selling what they call a “battery upgrade for your Apple charger” Read More
There’s nothing world-changing about the Harbor Breeze Brushed Nickel and White Pull Chain set, but it will make it plainly obvious to everyone in your family and to visitors which chain turns on the light attached to the ceiling fan and which adjusts the fan speed. The brushed nickel chain pulls look like a tiny light bulb
This simple doodad can make using a ceiling fan easier Read More
I’ve reviewed a lot of keyboard cases for iPads and iPad minis in my day, but I’m always game to try another. I find that some are pretty uncomfortable to type on and some do very well for an undersized keyboard. Then there’s the Belkin Qode Thin Type Keyboard Case for iPad Air, which is
Belkin Qode Thin Type Keyboard Case for iPad Air review Read More
I received an email from Keyport asking all their customers to help them raise awareness of Homes for Our Troops, which is a “privately funded national non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization committed to helping those who have selflessly given to our country and have returned home with serious injuries since September 11, 2001.” HFOT raises funds, community awareness
Keyport’s DEVGRU Camo Slides benefits Homes for Our Troops Read More
If you’re tired of your boring white or black mouse but you can’t decide on a new color, get the Satechi Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse and get all the colors! The mouse has an ergonomic design that’s comfortable in the hand, and it has 1000dpi resolution for precise mousing. It may look white in some
Don’t settle for a boring mouse. Get the full Spectrum with this Satechi mouse! Read More
Instead of interesting graphical displays, the latest Tokyoflash watch uses a word matrix to tell you the time or date. The words needed to display the information flash on the face of the Kisai Kaidoku Wood watch, so you don’t have to learn to decode a pattern to tell the time. As a matter of
The latest Tokyoflash Japan watch uses its words to tell you the time Read More
This Kickstarter project gives you the tools to turn any dimmable light bulb into a WiFi-controllable bulb. You don’t need hubs, and getting your house connected is as easy as signing the bulb into your router. The emberlight is a screw-in base that you can use with any of your current light fixtures or lamps
Turn any light bulb into a WiFi-connected bulb Read More
It hardly seems possible, but it’s only a few weeks until my daughter leaves for college – and that means football and tailgating season isn’t far behind. And of course, it’s still summer, so it’s still camping season. Why should you have to rough it while participating in either outdoor activity when you can take
Tailgate or camp with the comforts of home Read More
The EDGE Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker and Handsfree Speakerphone is a tiny little cube that’s only 2.6″ on a side, but it’s loaded with functionality. The 2″ speaker inside the cube produces 3W of sound for music, movies, games, and even phone calls. A 3-hour charge of the built-in lithium-ion battery provides about 5 hours of
This tiny Bluetooth speaker is big on design and features Read More
Have you ever fallen asleep with your tablet in your hands and woken up when the tablet falls out of your hands and smacks you on the nose? I have, more than I care to admit. With the LazePad case, you can sleep easy without fear of a bruised nose or a bloody lip
Feeling too lazy to hold your tablet? Let the LazePad hold it for you. Read More
If you are thinking about replacing your big, power- and space-hogging flat screen TV with a tiny projector like Chris Haynes did, you are probably considering what you can project the image on for the best picture. You can just project it onto a white wall, but that doesn’t give you the best picture,
Here’s the perfect projection screen for the tiny, power-saving home theater projector Read More
This jacket is as much like the original jacket worn by Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek: The Next Generation show as it can humanly be. An original, screen-worn jacket that’s been preserved by a private collector was used as the pattern for this replica. Synthetic fabrics were carefully color-matched to the original, and details, like
You want to dress like Captain Picard? Make it so! Read More
What do you want to learn more about? How to program or start your own business? How to take better pictures, decorate a cake, play a musical instrument? How to dance or do yoga? Udemy can provide you with classes on all these subjects – and many more. Udemy is an app for iPhone or
Udemy probably has lessons for anything you want to learn Read More
This survival kit is expensive, but it has 25 life-saving items inside a box that you can even use to cook in. The SOLKOA Survival Kit for Best Made is stored in an 18.75-cubic inch box machined from a single block of aircraft grade 6061 aluminum. The box can be used for cooking or for boiling drinking water.
You can even cook in this emergency preparedness kit Read More