It’s too late to use these to ring in the New Year, but the Fourth of July will be here before you know it. If you live somewhere fireworks are illegal, or if you just prefer not using them, you could use the LED Fireworks Grand Finale to have a safe light show. These indoor […]
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Did you have a Spirograph toy? You remember, those plastic gear-like toys that let you draw amazing geometric designs? Well, you won’t have to expend any effort to draw the designs if you use the Scribbler Drawing Robot from Perpetual Kid. The Scribbler is actually a kit; you’ll need a hot glue gun and hot
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Larry Geisz told us how to unlock our inner Jedi, and now this kit will help us unloose the power of the Dark Side. The Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side (Vault Edition) is a book and artifacts stored in a pyramid-shaped vault. In addition to the book, which is filled with instruction manuals
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Normally you expect to see candles on the dining table, but you could have the Carl Mertens Guido Wahrmann Paraffin Tabletop Fireplace instead. Two 18/10 stainless steel tubes serve as the “logs”. They have cotton wicks and burn liquid paraffin. They’re mounted on a piece of slate that’s inset into a walnut base. It measures
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This is not strictly a gadget, but it’s a cute idea for the gadgety contact-lens wearer. Instead of those generic cases, you can store you contacts in keyboard keys. The compartments of the Contact Keys Lens Case are labeled like the L and R keys on a keyboard. The snap-on covers keep your lenses safe
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If you have a budding explorer in your family, he or she will need some equipment. The Moulin Roty Explorer’s Kit contains everything a budding scientist and explorer needs during their field trips. The sturdy cardboard case looks like it’s well-traveled, as evidenced by the stickers. Inside are “functional cardboard pocket binoculars, a compass, string
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Remember Operation – the game where you were the surgeon removing the “bread basket” or “water on the knee” from your patient? The worst that could happen to you with that game was being startled when the loud buzz sounded to indicate you had touched the sides of the patient’s “incision.” With the the Shocking
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Next Issue, my favorite app for my iPad, is now available for Kindle HD and HDX. Just download the free app from Amazon, and you’ll be able to access more than 125 magazines – current and back issues. Of course, you’ll still need to subscribe to the Next Issue service, but where else can
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Winter is here, and so is the possibility of power outages due to ice storms in my area. When the power goes off just just an hour or so, you’re pretty sure the stuff in your freezer is still okay, but what if the power is out for most of a day or more? If
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If you have a Qi-compatible smartphone, you should check out the very cool VU charging stand from TYLT. The stand has a soft-touch finish and holds your phone at a 45-degree angle as it charges, so it won’t ever get lost on your desk. It comes with an AC adapter and promises to charge your
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If you have trouble winding down enough to fall asleep at night, you might be interested in this Sleep Therapy Mask from Sharper Image that does more than just block the light. It’s made of hypoallergenic foam, and Sharper Image says gazing at the blue lights inside the mask help you to relax and finally
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Why no, this isn’t a hallway in the Louvre! It’s my hallway displaying my new “watercolors” I just created. You’ll notice I said “created”, not “painted”. I can’t paint or draw, but I can use an app to turn my snapshots into watercolors. With the Waterlogue app from Tinrocket, LLC, I can easily convert any
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Just in time as a replacement for those last minute gifts that probably won’t get to their destinations on time, you can give a book through Apple’s iBookstore. You don’t have to send an impersonal gift card; you can actually pick out a book you think the recipient would like, and purchase that book for
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Whether you want to be Ground Control, Major Tom, or Sandra Bullock in Gravity, you’ll like this little USB light from ThinkGeek. The Astronaut USB Light looks like a suited astronaut out for an extravehicular activity. The cable is posable, so you can have him floating above your desktop to provide light where you need
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The past couple of years, I’ve noticed an Apple program called 12 Days of Gifts that gives away twelve things like free apps, books, or movies during the twelve days after Christmas Day. I was always disappointed to see that this offer was not available in the US. Apple has decided to include their US
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The one thing I don’t like about my iPad mini, and this is true of every iPad I’ve owned, is the wimpy sound from wimpy, back-facing speakers. I’ve tried various methods of increasing the sound, but I usually just cup my hand around the bottom of the iPad to redirect the sound toward me. Bluetooth
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Winter weather is finally here in Greensboro, and I find myself missing the fireplace I had at my old house. With the La Strada Freestanding Floor Fireplace from Nu-Flame, you can have an indoor fireplace anywhere. It’s 23.6″ tall X 31.5″ wide X 11.8″ thick and weighs about 49 pounds. It has tempered glass sides and
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I always cringe a little when I’m driving along and see horses and riders sharing the road. It’s not because I don’t like horses or don’t want to share the road. It’s because I’m always afraid that something will happen and a horse or rider will be injured or worse because someone in a car
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I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing Orb Audio speakers and a subwoofer in the past. (See the related posts at the end of this post for links to those reviews.) I received a big 200W subwoofer with the original setup, and it performs beautifully, adding a lot of life and resonance to music and the
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Do you have a chore that needs to be done daily? It hasn’t been assigned to anyone in the family, so it’s done by the first person who thinks of it. Maybe everyone assumes someone else took care of it, and Fido goes hungry one day. Or everyone thinks of it but doesn’t mention they’ve
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