NEWS – Back in the summer, we told you about a Wolf multi-function cooker that had sous vide cooking as one of its functions. One reader asked why her Instant Pot couldn’t do sous vide. It’s because Instant Pots are pressure cookers and are designed to cook under steam at high temperatures and pressures instead […]
Instant Pot offers two products for sous vide cooking Read More
NEWS – Julie just recently reviewed a Kobo Clara HD eBook reader. If you were inspired by her review to purchase a Kobo reader for yourself or as a gift, you’ll need a source for eBooks, and Walmart and Kobo’s new eBook store is just what you need. Kobo’s library features 6,000,000+ titles, and you’ll
Walmart and Kobo have launched an eBook and audiobook store Read More
NEWS – This semi-flush mount light fixture is perfect for the ceiling of any aficionado of astronomy or sci-fi. The ceiling canopy of the ELK Astronaut light fixture is black with star and planet designs. The light fixture itself has three bulbs: one 60W standard bulb behind the glass bottom of the “space ship” to
Add light and some outer space to your room with this light fixture Read More
NEWS – The GrabTab from Speck works with any phone to improve your grip, but it doesn’t add bulk that makes it difficult to store your phone in a pocket or bag. GrabTab is about the size of a credit card and, at 3mm, is about as thick as three credit cards. It adheres to
The GrabTab adds grip to your phone without adding bulk Read More
NEWS – Cold-brewed coffee concentrate isn’t just for making iced coffee. You can also dilute it with heated water for hot coffee without having to brew a pot. Using the OXO Cold Brew Coffee Maker, you can easily prepare 40 ounces of delicious, low-acid coffee concentrate while you sleep so you can enjoy beverages for
Brew delicious concentrate for cold or hot coffee (or tea) with OXO Read More
NEWS – The V-Sphere 3D puzzle ball is actually for kids and is considered an introduction to brain teasers and puzzle cubes for them. I don’t do well with those cubes myself, so maybe I should try a V-Sphere. The V-Sphere puzzle ball is made of plastic and has a 4″ diameter. The objective is
Rubik’s Cube too hard? Try the 3D puzzle ball instead! Read More
NEWS – The SliceCharge 3-in-1 Wireless Charger from Hard Cider Labs can charge three Qi-compatible items at once, and it’s available to order today. It’s made of high-quality fabric and aluminum, and the anti-scratch fabric on top protects your gear as it charges. The bottom of the charging pad is rubber for stability. You can
NEWS – Little dogs always have plenty of room to spread out in the car, but big dogs may need a little more space to be comfortable. The Kurgo Backseat Bridge covers the gap between the front seats and the backseat, extending the space for your dog to sit or lay. Covering the gap also
Give your dog a little more room while riding in the backseat of your car Read More
NEWS – I’ve seen these little pour-over brewers before. They’re basically just a funnel with a filter inside; you dump all the water in and coffee quickly collects in your cup. Oxo’s Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank claims to make a better cup of coffee because of the way it distributes water over the
Oxo’s pour-over cover brewer with tank brews a better cup of coffee Read More
NEWS – Do you wish there was an easy way to hang curtains in windows that also have mini blinds? For example, maybe you have a metal kitchen door with a mini blind over the window. You’d like to add a decorative curtain, but you don’t want to drill more holes in the metal. Install
Hang curtain rods without needing any tools Read More
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