NEWS – Creatively-designed lighting seems to draw my attention. The Cocoon light by HagenHinderdael (Sofia Hagen and Lisa Hinderdael) caught my eye not only because of its sleek organic shape but also because it is a 3D-printed sawdust decorative light fixture. Yep, that’s right – 3D-printed sawdust. Just look at it! Can you believe it? […]
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NEWS – Power outages always catch me off-guard. So, when I saw the Surge Emergency Bulb, it piqued my interest as being something quite useful. This LED bulb fits into existing light sockets and contains a lithium battery that charges automatically when in use. When a power outage occurs, the light comes on automatically so you
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NEWS – I’m ALWAYS trying to find tools that make jobs around the house easier. The Brush Wash looks like it would be just such a tool for easily cleaning your paint brushes. It’s a small plastic rectangular container that attaches to your garden hose or your kitchen faucet (with the correct adapter which is
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NEWS – Even though I know how to use the Heimlich maneuver to help a choking victim to dislodge food from their airway, I’ve never had to use it. A couple of the drawbacks to using it is that it can be difficult to do and it can’t be used on babies or toddlers. LifeVac
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NEWS – Every now and then I find a product that reminds me of being a kid. The Max Bubble Gun is one of them. I LOVED bubbles when I was young. I tried to make as many bubbles as possible with the little bubble wand that came with my bottle of bubbles but was
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NEWS – EP Design Lab has created a really cool-looking 12W Clock Lamp. I love how they used the curvature of the clock for the LED lighting. It measures 12.6″ L x 4.7″ W x 17″ H. This device (made of oak and metal) cleverly clears up space on your desk or nightstand while being
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NEWS – Need some stress relief? Uncommon Carry’s Ace Sniper mini crossbow can help you blow off some steam. This working mini crossbow is made of stainless steel and shoots toothpicks and BBs. Its self-loading toothpick chamber allows you to shoot several toothpicks at your target and help you hone your sharpshooting skills. The Ace
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REVIEW – Printing nice-looking photos on an inkjet printer can be a challenge unless you have a photo printer. I have been looking for an inkjet photo printer for a while now. Then, lo-and-behold, the Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer was offered to the Gadgeteer. After much groveling and pleading (not
NEWS – I love gears. Watching them move and seeing how they work together has always fascinated me. So, when I saw the MANN MAGNETS Gears Toys for Kids on Amazon, I thought, “Wow, I would have loved getting this as a kid!” These magnetic gears are made of wood and each has a strong
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NEWS – Every now and then, I stumble upon some interesting things on Amazon. This Da Vinci Code Mini Cryptex Lock by Rainling is a really cool-looking metal lock cylinder. It measures about 1″ in diameter and 3″ long. The default password is “ILOVEU” but it can be changed to whatever you can come up
Using the Da Vinci Code Mini Cryptex Lock is a great way to wrap a small gift! Read More
NEWS – Did you know that you can bring a homemade hot lunch with you while you are traveling or out on a job site? The COZYEXPERT 60W Electric Lunch Box allows you to do that. This lunch box supports 110V home/office use, 12V car use, and 24V truck use and it can heat up
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NEWS – Do you have a lot of nervous energy and love using fidget toys? The Bitopbi Sprocket and Chain fidget toy would be a great addition to your collection. This cool little toy (made for teens and adults) looks like a miniature bicycle chain and sprockets. You can spin it between your fingers, run
NEWS – I’ve always had a fascination with crystal balls – they’re so beautiful! I’ve also always loved science. Why not combine them? The Erwei 3D Solar System Model Crystal Ball does just that! Even the names of the planets are etched inside the ball. This small solar system crystal ball (it only measures 3″)
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NEWS – Do you have kids that are fascinated by mechanical things? This SunnyTech Mini Hot Air Stirling Engine is something that might intrigue them (and/or the kid in you). Robert Stirling created the first Stirling engine in 1816. A Stirling engine is a device that turns heat into mechanical motion by externally heating a
Here’s a working Stirling engine to entertain you and your kids! Read More
NEWS – I discovered the Videoshop app by Jajijujejo Inc. years ago. I was trying to create a GIF from a short video and add music to it. I used Videoshop to accomplish the task and found that it was so easy to use, that I never tried looking for any other mobile-device video editor.
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DEAL NEWS – Hey, all you Halo fans out there! I saw a great deal on theInventory.com. The Razer Halo Infinite Edition gaming mouse and mechanical keyboard are on sale on Amazon! According to the Amazon product page, The Razer DeathAdder V2 – Halo Infinite Wired Gaming Mouse features include: Focus+ 20K DPI Optical Sensor:
REVIEW – I recently wrote a news post about the Morus Zero portable clothes dryer which according to the Morus website, uses Vacuum+ technology to dry clothes quickly. The website also states that it uses ultraviolet (UV) light to sterilize clothes. Gadgeteer readers responded to my news post saying that the Morus Zero is a
Morus Zero portable clothes dryer review – does it use a vacuum and UV tech? Yes. But… Read More
REVIEW – Have you ever been curious about whether your UV sterilization devices are using real UVC light to kill germs? I have. Since you can’t see UVC light, I sought out an inexpensive way to test for this and found a website that said you can use a Quantadose Rapid UVGI (ultraviolet germicidal irradiation)
NEWS – Have you ever wondered whether your UV sterilization device really uses a germicidal UVC light source? Well, now you can test those products using the Quantadose Rapid UVGI (ultraviolet germicidal irradiation) Intensity Test card. I first found it on the WeBeFit website. The card shows you when UVC light is detected and shows the
ARTICLE – Don’t laugh (or cringe?), but I recently came across a really interesting article about using dead spiders as ready-to-use actuators (a mechanical device for moving or controlling something -Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Some researchers at Rice University noticed that the natural state of a dead spider has its legs curled up, so why not use
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