We just found an inexpensive bike for our daughter to take with her to college, and now we begin the expensive task of collecting all the things she’ll need to keep it on the road. I’ve been trying to find items for a tool kit that she can carry in her backpack, and of course […]
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When you have a lot of mobile devices that you use constantly throughout your day, you’re eventually going to find yourself with a drained battery. If you are at home or in the office, you can plug up your device before it dies, but what if you aren’t near a power source? There are a
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When I was a kid, my sisters and I loved frozen treats that we called Icicles. There’s a similar treat available now called Otter Pops. I’m not sure what those ice-pops were made from, but I’m pretty sure it was nothing but sugar and artificial color and flavorings. With Zipzicle Pouches, you can serve your
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Yesterday, we told you about the Modfire Astrofire modern fire box for the backyard of your mid-century modern home. Today, we’ll show you the perfect mailbox for your home. These mailboxes were designed by a fellow North Carolinian, and his project was recently successfully funded on Kickstarter and is now in the manufacturing stage. Now
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Having a picnic in the grass, spending the day at the beach, going to a concert in the park, taking a long walk and deciding to sit in the shade and talk before heading home – all these things can involve you sitting in the grass, dirt, or sand. Sometimes you might not mind getting
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I’ve had a life-long love of mid-century architecture and design. We finally are living in a mid-century building, but it’s a condo building, so I’m not free to decorate the outside of my home. In case you are lucky enough to have a fabulous atomic-age home with your own outdoor area, here’s the perfect fire
Build your fire in a back-to-the-future fire pit Read More
Remember Trapper Keepers from your school years – those binders that held papers and folders inside? Well, they’re back, but this time they’re designed to hold your tablet. They look the same on the outside, but inside they have a “Silicone 4-Corner Base, which uses stay straps that come up and over the corners of the
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Hammacher Schlemmer proports to have the only lap desk that can charge your iPad and iPhone simultaneously. The desk has an easel to support your tablet and phone; it’s adjustable to nine different angles, so you can find the perfect viewing angle. The legs are also adjustable to three positions, so you’ll find the perfect
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It’s important to have your monitor at the proper angle to improve your working posture and reduce strain. There are a lot of monitor stands on the market, but these wooden ones from Grovemade are perhaps the most elegant I’ve seen. The Monitor Stand is a sculptural piece that can hold up to 200 pounds,
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There have been many minimal wallets and iPhone wallets featured on The Gadgeteer, but they are usually for men or unisex. This iPhone wallet is for women who can’t count on their clothing having a handy pocket to hold the iPhone wallet. The Libby from Bandolier is made of pebbled black leather; it covers the
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Grovemade makes handmade leather and wood accessories, and they have recently announced the addition of wood and leather watches. They say their Wood Watches allow “for the observance of time in a more natural essence.” They are available in Eastern Hardrock Maple or Oregon Claro Walnut faces; both versions have stainless steel casings. The walnut is available with a
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We have lava lamps, anyway. ThinkGeek has a pair of Star Wars Motion Lamps that look like the hilts of light sabers. One looks like the hilt of Luke Skywalker’s ROTJ hilt with blue lava-like wax; the other looks like Darth Vader’s Empire hilt with red lava-like wax. Each is 18″ tall, with a 4 3/4″ diameter base. Because they
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The Pelican ProGear Vault Series Case for iPad mini is as versatile as it’s strong. The case has rubber edge seals to block out rain, snow and dust; an elastomeric copolymer rubber interior to absorb impact forces; an optical-grade glass camera lens cover; and waterproof Gore-Tex membrane covers over the microphone and speakers to protect without impacting
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Several years ago, a terrible storm in Greensboro knocked down a pine tree across the street from us. The pine took down the power lines, which lit the tree on fire and caused the most incredible noises as the line arced and jumped around. I knew just where my flashlight was, but was dismayed to
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Super 8 movie cameras and players are going the way of the dinosaur, if they haven’t already gone. The time is now to convert that pile of movies that you or your parents have laying around. With the Super 8 to Digital Video Converter, you can convert them yourself, without having to search for a
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The Beats Station from iSkelter is a display stand to hold your headphones safely off your desk until you need them. It also has a slot to hold your iPhone or iPod. The stand is handmade in the USA of bamboo, so it’s eco-friendly. It will begin shipping on June 30, and iSkelter is taking
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The folks at MPOWERD were inspired to create their LED lantern after the earthquake in 2010 left Haiti devastated and in the dark. They developed Luci, a tiny but powerful solar-powered lantern that can provide light and safety to people worldwide. You can keep one in your emergency preparedness kit or in your camping gear.
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Juice boxes are convenient for packing in a child’s lunch or for taking along on trips, but what they contain probably isn’t your first pick for feeding to your child. Those juice boxes often contain beverages that are more sugar than anything else, so they aren’t nutritious. Those flimsy cardboard boxes that can seem like
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I’ve tried to learn to play guitar a couple of times in my life, and I’ve learned a few things. 1) When you’re only five feet tall, holding an acoustic guitar feels like clasping a baby grand piano to your chest. 2) Electric guitars are heavy, and you must have a strap to help you hold
Comfortable, neoprene straps for almost any musical instrument you can think of Read More
If you like falling asleep to the sound of a fan but don’t want the air flow from an actual fan, the LectroFan is for you. The LectroFan is a small white box (4.4″ X 4.4″ X 2.2″, 14 ounces) that can produce 20 masking sounds to help you sleep better. In addition to 10
This sound generator produces white noise or fan sounds Read More