CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Eat like a pro! But not like any pro – like a Ninja!!! With ChopChucks, your food doesn’t Stand. A. Chance. ChopChucks double as reusable chopsticks and toy nunchucks made from titanium. As toy nunchucks, they are a portable 12 cm long. You can easily transform them into chopsticks by unscrewing the […]
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NEWS – Wait. What?! I saw the above photo on The Inventory (Graphic: Joe Tilleli) and I just had to know – what is this Halo: The Official Cookbook? Is Master Chief the new Master Chef? Who knew that this supersoldier had a domestic side? Maybe you too can collect your new “Sword” (in the
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ARTICLE – I recently read a news story about drone deliveries happening near me, right in the DFW area (see the Fox4 News video clip)! The company Wing (a subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet) is delivering select health and wellness items from a Walgreens in Little Elm to customers within four miles of the
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NEWS – Every now and then Amazon allows new subscribers in the U.S. not just a one-month free trial for Audible Premium Plus, but a three-month free trial. And this time, it is also including three free months of Amazon Music Unlimed too. After the free trial ends, you will be charged $14.95 per month
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NEWS – The Gadgeteer has reviewed a handful of Thermacell products with excellent results (Thermacell Mosquito Repellent review, Thermacell Repellent Camp Lantern review, Thermacell Mosquito Repellent Lantern review). Now Thermacell has come out with the Thermacell LIV Smart Mosquito Repellent System for your backyard. This interconnected-repeller system allows you to place the repellers exactly where
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NEWS – I’ve been there – you know – watching my kids play soccer on a cold and blustery day. My tush would have thanked me had I bought a Gobi Heat Terrain Heated Camping Chair. This collapsible steel-frame chair provides nine hours of heating time via two zones and charges in about 3-4 hours.
NEWS – Hanging pictures around my home has always been a cumbersome and tedious task. However, the Go Hang It Pro Picture Hanging System is a clever tool kit that you can use to hang your pictures in just minutes. Rather than explaining how it works, it’s easier to show you: Isn’t that awesome? The
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NEWS – Do you know of someone who might like to dive in and repair their own devices? The Marvel Mighty Thor Hammer Flashlight & Electronics 28-Piece Tool Kit might make a really cool gift for them (or you). The toolbox is in the shape of Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir… …and contains the following tools: Spudger
Need to fix your broken phone or laptop? Grab Mjolnir and save the day! Read More
ARTICLE – I don’t need to go out much since I work from home (WFH). The photo above shows my unconventional WFH setup in our den/office. Space is limited since my husband also works from home. So, when space is a valuable commodity, go vertical! And that’s exactly what I did. Weird, eh? But since
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NEWS – A shatterproof LED light bulb? How “cool” is that (hehe)? IncrediBulb came up with the Shatterproof Flexible LED Light Bulb Multipack (not dimmable) for those of us with butterfingers. Yep, I’m talking to all those like me who tend to drop things. Who wants to drop an expensive LED bulb before you’ve even
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NEWS – Every now and then, I get a clogged drain around the house and it always seems to be an ordeal dealing with it. I recently came across One Second Plumber’s Instant Drain Opener and it looked like a potentially easy way to tackle the problem without using chemicals. It comes with a handle,
Problems with clogged drains? Give Instant Drain Opener a try! Read More
REVIEW – Are you new to 3D printing? I am. As a beginner, you might ask things like, “Do you have to assemble the printer?”, “How much do I need to know about 3D printing to print my first object?”, “How much time do I need to spend learning about the printer before I can
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NEWS – How does ANYONE have the time to clean their grout when you have to do it on your hands and knees with a toothbrush? Nope. Just nope. But Grout Groovy! came up with its clever Electric Grout Cleaning Machine which allows you to clean your grout standing up. You can use it with
NEWS – Oh my gosh, I hate raking leaves, so much so, I don’t get to it most years. When I saw the Amazing Rake Ergonomic 3-in-1 Garden Rake, I thought, “Now there’s someone who hates it just as much as I do, but found a clever way to make it much less painful. Yay!”
The clever Amazing Rake Ergonomic 3-in-1 Garden Rake makes raking leaves easier! Read More
NEWS – Why settle for a boring-looking multitool when you can have one shaped like the Millenium Falcon? The Star Wars Millennium Falcon 8-in-1 Multitool includes a wire cutter, scraper, bottle opener, Phillip’s head screwdriver, hex wrench, butterfly wrench, flathead screwdriver, and protractor. If you have a science fiction fan in your family and are
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NEWS – Do you always need to be doing things with your hands – whether that’s fixing things or playing with them? The Snowflake 22-in-1 Multitool with Fidget Spinner from ETEH was made for you (or for that special someone you know). This multi-tool is made of alloy steel and has a “bottle opener, T20
Here’s a 22-in-1 multi-tool AND a fidget spinner! Read More
DEAL NEWS – Each year Hulu offers its Black Friday deal – $0.99 per month for one year for new or eligible returning subscribers (those who have not been Hulu subscribers in the past month). You only have one more day to grab it so don’t forget! This is how I started using Hulu. It’s
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NEWS – No more using your finger or a putty knife with paste to fix nail or screw holes in your drywall when you use the QuickFill Drywall Repair Kit. This kit includes a tool that looks like a caulk gun to precisely deliver the spackling paste into the hole. You then use the bottom
NEWS – Remember the Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone? The toy is celebrating 60 years of imaginary communication fun. To commemorate it, Fisher-Price has created the special edition Chatter Telephone with Bluetooth which connects wirelessly to your phone (range: 15 ft.) to make and receive real phone calls. Use the rotary dial and handset to make calls;
ARTICLE – Do you remember my article on microswimmers? Well, now engineers have developed microfliers – electronic microchips with wings! I first discovered this fascinating news on Jalopnik and dove further into the details on Northwestern University’s website. According to the Northwestern Now article, engineers John A. Rogers, Yonggang Huang, and others from Northwestern University
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