NEWS – These bar glasses are for the mathematicians and scientists. The set of four glasses feature mathematical constants and their expanded formulas. You’ll choose from Pythagoras’s constant (√2), the golden ratio (Φ), Euler’s Number (e), or pi (π). The graphics can serve two functions: 1) identify which glass is yours, and 2) let you […]
Wait, was I drinking from Euler’s Number or from the Golden Ratio? Read More
NEWS – If you use a coffee maker like the Aeropress, Kalisa, Hario v60, or a small pour-over dripper, the Basal Filter Coffee Traveller is the perfect travel case for your coffee-making kit. In the image above, the case is holding an Aeropress, a manual grinder, coffee, and a mug. The interior of the lid
Basal Traveller is the perfect carrying case for your coffee equipment Read More
NEWS – If you carry a laptop bag to work, you probably don’t want to carry that huge thing when you go out for lunch or to run some quick errands. You could use the Outpac Daysafe Tech Crossbody as your wallet and carry it inside your bigger EDC bag. When you only need a
Travel light and handsfree with the Outpac Daysafe Crossbody Read More
NEWS – Most of the bulbs in my house are Philips Hue bulbs or light strips. I have a lot of Hue Tap switches scattered around to operate my lights, and they work well, but a couple of them require you to walk down a dark hallway to reach the switch. I need to add
Control your Philips Hue lights by simply entering a room Read More
NEWS – Cats like to climb, and if you don’t give them something to climb on, they’re likely to climb your curtains. If you don’t have enough floor space to dedicate a chunk of it to one of those big climbing trees, you may think you have no other options, but that’s not true. The
Give your cat a climbing structure even if you don’t have a lot of free floor space Read More
NEWS – You take your nice, crisply-ironed dress shirt, carefully place it in your suitcase for a trip, and pull out a wrinkled mess when you get to the hotel. You’ll have to iron that shirt again before your meeting tomorrow – unless you’ve packed your shirt in a PackTidy Shirt and Tie Commuter Travel
PackTidy keeps your shirts from getting crushed and wrinkled in your luggage Read More
NEWS – Year round, my husband wants a big fan running in our bedroom at night. In the summer, I don’t mind it so much, because it helps keep the room cooler. In the colder months, I don’t want it running because it can make the room too chilly for me. My husband needs it
Let Bose Noise-Masking Sleepbuds help you sleep better at night Read More
NEWS – Most emergency lighting is designed more for function than for beauty. That’s why you often have to go searching for flashlights and emergency lanterns in the dark when there’s a power outage, because you’ve hidden them away in drawers or utility rooms. This Carrier Portable LED Lamp will always sitting out and adding
This LED table lamp also serves as an emergency lantern Read More
NEWS – Actually, those countertop air fryers are basically little convection ovens, because they just use moving, heated air to dry “fry” your food. They aren’t sized nor shaped to be useful for cooking many other items, though. And granted, any convection oven could actually do the same job as a countertop air fryer, but
Cuisinart combines a toaster oven and an air fryer into one appliance Read More
NEWS – If you like to change your Apple Watch band to match your outfit or to better suit your activities for the day, you probably don’t keep your extra bands hidden away in a jewelry box or drawer. If you’d like to keep a few of your favorite bands close at hand for quick
Anden’s Valet charges your Apple Watch and organizes your extra bands Read More
NEWS – There’s not a lot of information about the Golden Snitch Clock from Pottery Barn Teen, but you can be sure it would be a hit with any devoted Harry Potter fan. The clock is made of zinc alloy with aluminum hands and a steel backing. It has a high gloss gold finish, just as you
Time’s flying! Hurry and catch this golden snitch! Read More
NEWS – WaterField makes beautiful, protective cases for your gear, and they never rest on their laurels. They are constantly introducing new bags, sleeves, and pouches so you can find what works best for you. They have just announced a couple of new Vero Leather Sleeves – one for the MacBook Pro models with Touch
WaterField introduces the Vero Leather Sleeve for MacBook Pro and Surface Read More
REVIEWS – A few months ago, we had a news item about the LILU Lip Care necklace and Lip Balm Pearls. I love jewelry with a hidden function, like the LiLu pendants, which have a hidden lip balm inside. It’s a clever way to keep a lip balm or some lip tint with you even
LILU Lip Care necklace and Lip Balm Pearls review Read More
NEWS – I know you can hold any mug in your hands, but the handle gets in the way of a good hand-warming grip on some mugs. These mugs are designed to be cradled tight in both hands. Instead of a handle, they have a “pocket” that you nestle your fingertips into, so you still
Get ready for cold weather with these hand-warming mugs Read More
NEWS – I’m continuing on my mission of finding and drooling over every orrery and solar system representation I can find. My latest finds are beautiful blown-glass solar system ornaments from the people at GlassSculpture.org. B. E. Johnson and Joy Alyssa Day are the scientists/engineers/artists behind this company. They make a lot of glass art,
NEWS – The Magnetic Notebook from Rekonect has pages that can be removed, rearranged, and reinserted without damaging the notebook. Rekonect has a magnetic spine to firmly hold pages printed with a stripe of patent-pending iron ink. You can easily remove a page to print on it, photocopy it, or scan it. No more
Rekonect has a notebook that has re-arrangeable pages Read More
NEWS – Fall is here, and it’s time to start dropping hints about the gifts you’d like to receive this holiday season, and this is a great gift idea! Culture Fly has some subscription boxes that fans of DC comics or shows like Game of Thrones and Supernatural would love. Culture Fly partners with best-in-class
Forget Fruit of the Month Club – here’s a subscription service for pop-culture fans! Read More
NEWS – If your kitchen is like mine, counter space is at a premium. Using this K-Cup storage caddy, you can free up some space on the counter, because you’ll be able to store up to 22 K-Cups on the wall! You won’t need to drill holes in your backsplash. Instead, you’ll use the existing
Free up counter space by storing your Keurig K-Cups on the wall Read More
NEWS – Cables and chargers are usually in the “don’t leave home without them” category, but they can make a mess of your gear bag if they aren’t contained. The Dapper Wrapper Storage Accessory from STM can keep that snake’s nest straight and tidy in a roll.The Dapper Wrapper is made of a water- and
Keep your gear looking dapper with this storage accessory Read More
NEWS – These beautiful notebooks have celestial-themed covers, which would make them a perfect gift for the astronomer in your life. Each notebook is 5.5″ x 0.25″ x 7.25″ and has 96 pages of 80-gsm ivory paper. One notebook has lined paper and the other has grid paper. The celestial images on the covers are taken
Levenger has some “heavenly” notebooks for journal keeping Read More