When Apple released the iPad mini with Retina display, some people were disappointed because it was slightly thicker than the original. That meant it was probable that many accessories for the original wouldn’t work with the newest model. That’s not the case with the Minisuit Bluetooth QWERTY Keyboard Stand Case for iPad mini 1 & […]
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The Roost laptop stand started out as a successfully-funded Kickstarter project, and it’s now available for direct sales. It was designed in response to physical ailments suffered by the inventor because of sitting hunched over a laptop for hours as he worked. The Roost is built of carbon fiber material and a sturdy plastic; it’s
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I already told you about my spiffy elfa design-it-yourself desk. (Check the related links at the end of this post to find the original post about my desk.) Since I built that desk, I’ve moved to a new house, and my desk easily disassembled and reassembled at the new place. It looks like it was
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Programmable thermostats are great for minimizing heating and cooling costs while maximizing your comfort, but they don’t work for people who rely on window air conditioning units. Leave it to the folks at Quirky and GE to develop the WiFi-connected Aros Smart Window Air Conditioner. It works with the Wink app, so you can monitor,
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There was a time when I used a paper planner religiously to track personal and family appointments, events and celebrations, and even mundane things like when recycling will be picked up. Today I use apps on my iPad for these tasks, but sometimes I still miss the beautiful leather planner cover I had and the
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There are robots to clean your floors and robots to clean your windows, so why can’t a robot clean your grill? Get a Grillbot, and a robot will use three powerful electric motors and three brass or stainless steel brushes to scrub your grill clean as a whistle. You don’t have to do anything other
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We’ve showed you various bike racks on The Gadgeteer, but I believe this is the first time we’ve found a surfboard storage rack. The racks are made of black steel or stainless steel, and they have cork pads to protect your board as it sits in the rack. There’s also a hook to hang a
Where do you store your surfboard when you aren’t using it? Read More
Not everybody uses flash drives any more, but if you do, this is a cute option for you to consider. The USB Wooden Guitar Keychain Flash Drive is designed to hang on your keychain, so it’s always at the ready. It’s available in 2GB ($14), 4GB ($15), 8GB ($17), 16GB ($23), or $32GB ($33) capacities. This
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When you’re watching videos, it’s nice to have a stand to hold your tablet so you don’t have to. The BiONN SoundPad universal tablet stand has 2.5W stereo speakers embedded in the front legs for better sound than your tablet can produce on its own. The stand works with iOS, Windows, and Android tablets; it
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In our old house, we had room in our kitchen for a big, ceiling-mounted pot rack. In our new place, there’s no room for the rack in our tiny kitchen. We have to fit all our expensive All-Clad cookware in a cabinet under the cooktop, and we have resorted to putting paper plates between the
Prevent damage to your expensive pots and pans with Glideware Read More
If you use these Star Wars Light-Up Lightsaber Pens from ThinkGeek, you’ll be able to cut through the hardest school or work assignment. The blades light up in your choice of blue, red, or green. (Batteries are not replaceable, so use the (light) Force wisely, young Jedi.) Purists should know that the hilt is generic
If the pen is mightier than the sword, what can you say about a lightsaber pen? Read More
Digital music has changed how and where we can listen to music, but there are trade-offs for the portability. Digital files often sacrifice some of the resolution for size so you can fit more music on your portable player, which means you loose some of the details and nuances the artist intended you to hear.
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The Makemoney Clip looks a bit like a stylized paper clip, but it’s designed to hold money instead of printer paper. It’s made of your choice of copper or bronze, and the metal has a bit of give so it can hold a little or a lot of money. The clips are coated with a
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Although the Robot Head Portable Charger is based on a cardboard character known as Danbo, this battery charger is not made of cardboard. It’s a sturdy external battery that packs 6000mAh behind its cute face. Press the mouth and the eyes light up to indicate battery charge levels. Its small enough to fit in your
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Does it seem like everything is printed with the tiniest fonts possible these days? Or maybe as my Dad used to say, perhaps your arms are getting too short to hold things far enough away for you to see details? If you are finding it hard to see details, regardless of your reason, you may
Have you noticed what small fonts are in use today? Read More