I’m apparently lucky, but I never seem to be bothered by staring at a computer or tablet screen for hours. I know many people are plagued with eye strain, dry eyes, headaches, and the like after using a computer for a while. I’m not sure what can prevent the eye strain, other than taking breaks, […]
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No, it’s not that kind of coloring book! Between the Lines is an “expert level coloring book”, full of intricate drawings by Peter Deligdisch. You’ll need some sharp colored pencils, a very steady hand, and an ability to really keep it between the lines to color in these images. The book has 22 hand-drawn images of “varying difficulties
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Belkin has announced some connected light bulbs in their WeMo home automation line, but they have been “coming soon” for a long time now. I discovered some other internet-connect LED bulbs while checking on the status of the Belkins recently. The Connected by TCP smart lighting system consists of 11W LED bulbs, a gateway to
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If you play guitar or another stringed instrument, you probably have a guitar tuner of some sort. There are a few different tuners around my house, but most of them are pretty large. They’re certainly too big to keep in your pocket, for example. The Seiko Chromatic Tuner Keychain is small enough to use as a
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Someone once said that your best camera is the one you happen to have with you. Sometimes your iPad is the camera you happen to have, and for some people, the iPad is the only camera they have. The iPad’s back camera is pretty good, but it could be improved, and that’s the purpose of
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Jawbone has released an update for the MINI JAMBOX Bluetooth speaker that you’ll want to be sure to get if you own one of these little speakers. With the Multi Play update, you’ll be able to connect two of them to the same audio source. You’ll be able to use them in unison mode, where
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The Prop Laptop Stand is made of two lightweight plastic pieces that almost look like sewing needles on steroids. Separately, they lay flat to slide into a pocket in your gear bag. When you want to use them, you just slot them together to form a laptop stand. It lifts your laptop up for a
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You know you’re supposed to change toothbrushes every three months for optimum cleaning – and more frequently if you’ve been sick to prevent re-infecting yourself. But do you ever feel guilty about throwing away all that plastic in the handle? With a GreenerStep toothbrush, you won’t feel guilty, because you keep the handle and replace
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If you were interested in the Dyson AM06 Cool Desk Fan that Julie reviewed recently, you need to also check out the big, floor-standing model. The Dyson AM08 Air Multiplier Bladeless Oscillating Pedestal Fan is 17.75″ in diameter; it adjusts from 43-1/2″ to 55-1/2″ in height. It has a 20-ft air projection and 70-degree oscillation range.
I know bakeware isn’t a gadget, but even gadget lovers have to eat. I found these great glass baking cups on Amazon, and I’ve used them a few times now since I got them. The Libbey Just Baking Glass Cupcake Set has twelve glass baking cups. They are ridged inside, so they’ll easily release the
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Staplers work great while you’re stapling a stack of papers together; I guess that’s what they were actually designed for, right? But what about when your stapler is too short to reach to the place where you need to staple in that stack of papers? People use staples for other things, too, like stapling papers
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The “jewel” on the bracelet seen here is actually a sun exposure monitor from Netatmo. JUNE isn’t just for when you are on the beach or at the pool; it’s to be worn for your entire day. It measures the total amount of sun exposure you get while you go about your day – running
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Did you know that your iPhone 5/5s has an accessibility function that causes the back camera’s flash to light up to indicate an incoming call? Combine that function with the Sparkbeats case, and you’ll have a cool, geometric incoming-call indicator. The Sparkbeats case simply channels the flash’s light, so it doesn’t require a battery of
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Last summer, we told you about the Terminix Allclear Tabletop Mosquito Repeller. This summer we’re here to tell you about the Terminix Allclear Lantern, so you can light up your summer nights and still enjoy them mosquito-free. The lantern is made of plastic and metal and measures 12″ tall X 11″ wide. It’s battery operated,
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Granted, the description is a little confusing, but Allputer has a USB-to-Lightning adapter that’s only a fraction of the cost of the official Apple adapter ($5 vs $19 for the Apple version). You should be able to connect a USB stick to the adapter and transfer photos from the stick to the iPad or iPhone.