News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
NEWS – My dog has a beautiful black coat that gets super hot in the summer sun. I refill her water bowl an awful lot, but when I realized she was waking me in the night not for a potty break but to drink out of our pool, I decided we needed a better way […]
Keep your pet hydrated in the heat with gravity water dispenser Read More
DEAL NEWS – Here are a few good deals to check out for today’s and tomorrow’s Amazon Prime Day shopping extravaganza. Jabra deals The Jabra Elite 85h Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones are normally priced at $299.99 and the Amazon Prime deal price is $249.99 which is a 17% savings. Read our review (hint: we really liked them).
Amazon Prime Deals – Save on Satechi, myCharge, Jabra, and more Read More
NEWS – Other than Black Friday, which comes in November, the biggest shopping day of the year has been Amazon Prime Day which launched 5 years ago. Prime Day has been one day in July where Amazon heavily discounts products exclusively for Amazon Prime members. This year, Amazon is giving Prime members 2 days of
Tomorrow is Prime Day, so make sure you’re ready for all the Black Friday in July deals Read More
NEWS – For many of us, the weekend is on the downward swing and Monday is fast approaching. Ugh. To take your mind off the impending workweek, relax with some fun gadget reviews and news. Here’s a handy list of everything we posted in the last seven days. REVIEWS OLFA Professional 18mm Heavy-Duty Aluminum Utility
NEWS – If smores give you a bellyache and fire-cooked hot dogs don’t please your palate, check out the Traditional Shake and Pop Outdoor Popcorn Popper from Wabash Valley Farms for your next campfire snack. My son and co-reviewer, Mason, just like his grandfather, needs a daily dose of popcorn. In fact, these guys opt
Shake your way to a healthy campfire snack Read More
NEWS – No one ever has enough Lighting cables, and no one who isn’t a land developer hates trees. What if you could plant trees and be given a free cable for your trouble? Nomad is offering exactly that in their Free Cable for the Planet program. Donate at least $5 to plant 5 trees
Nomad offers a free Lightning cable if you plant trees in the Amazon Read More
NEWS – Have you ever visited a frustrating website? You know what I mean – the one where the buttons don’t work, hint characters don’t clear from text boxes, tab order doesn’t work and so on? The folks at Bagaar have built a shrine to poor web design with their User Inyerface web page. Once
Relive all your web frustrations with User Inyerface Read More
NEWS – Supported by Verizon, Mobvio’s newly updated TicWatch Pro now comes in a 4G LTE version that is jam-packed with all the smartphone features you want and need, like GPS, NFC for Google payments from your wrist, built-in heart rate monitor, and activity tracking. It’s also IP68+ rated so you can wear it while
Mobvoi announces new TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE Read More
NEWS – I almost never use physical currency (coins and dollars) anymore. I use my phone (Huawei P30 Pro) with Google Pay wherever I can, or I use my credit card. That said, I do realize that there are places where coins are still needed to make purchases, like laundromats, self-serve car washes, parking meters,
The Dango Coin Capsule is something you never knew you needed until now Read More
NEWS – Strap this Qualcomm Snapdragon 2100 powered smartwatch on your kid (ages 5 and up), and they will have a full smartwatch on their wrist with a nice set of features. The main features of the dokiPal include video calling using the built-in camera, fitness tracking, an integrated AI voice assistant, and SOS location
dokiPal announces a 4G LTE and voice enabled smartwatch for kids Read More
GIVEAWAY – You need a Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite tablet in your life and one lucky winner will walk away with one! Entering is easy! Just answer one simple question in the comments section at the bottom of this post and if you’re willing to jump through a few extra hoops, you can earn up to
We’re giving away a Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite tablet! Read More
NEWS – Sony is bringing their “A” game with their new WF-1000XM3 headphones. Fully wireless, the earbud style headphones are fully wireless, provide long battery life and my holy grail for headphones – noise cancellation. With dual microphones on each earbud, the headphones pick up noise in both the forward and backward directions along with
DEAL NEWS – One of Amazon’s Gold Box Deals of The Day is for a Roborock S5 robot vacuum and mop. We’ve reviewed several Roborock vacs in the past including the Roborock S5. The normal price for this model is $569.99 and today’s special price is $398.99. That’s a 30% / $171 savings and is
Deal – Save $171 on a Roborock S5 robot vacuum and mop Read More
CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Here are four Kickstarter campaigns that caught my eye this week. Let me know if these products interest you too or if I missed a really good campaign that I should talk about. TRIO: The on-the-go dual & triple screen laptop monitor What is it? TRIO is a magnetic dual monitor setup
NEWS – The AtomXS is a tiny backup battery that offers 800mAh of juice for your phone. That’s not a lot of battery capacity, but it’s enough to provide around 2hrs of usage when you need it the most. This keyfob styled charger has a retractable tip and is available in USB-C, micro USB, and
The AtomXS is an emergency charger that fits on your keychain Read More
Elago, the company that has given us Apple Watch stands with a retro twist like W3 and W4 stands, is back at it again. The W6 stand for Apple Watch is designed to turn your Apple Watch into an iPod classic, complete with the iconic click wheel. Like its predecessors, the W6 is made of scratch-free silicone
Elago’s back with another Apple Watch stand that pulls at our retro heart strings Read More
NEWS – How many times have you wished you had another hand to hold something? The Tote-It grants that wish times 6. The Tote-It is a sturdy 15 inch long carrying device with 3 hooks on each end that you can use to hang bag handles and other items for easier carry over your shoulder.
Increase your carrying capacity with Tote-It Read More
NEWS – Do you always worry that someone might mess with your stuff when you’re walking on the beach or swimming in the pool? Beachsafe is a portable lockable safe that you can use to store and secure your valuables when you’re not right there with them. It features a stainless steel cable, and a
Beachsafe keeps your stuff secure and your phone cool Read More
NEWS – I like hardboiled eggs, and over the years I’ve tried lots of different recipes and techniques including using an air fryer. However, I can never seem to get them right. The BeepEgg floating egg timer ensures that your eggs will turn out every time. The egg-shaped timer actually lives in the fridge with
The BeepEgg Perfect Egg Timer sings when your eggs are boiled eggs-actly right Read More
DEAL NEWS – If you aren’t familiar with the Drones by US brand, be sure and check out my review from a couple of months ago for their DBUS2 drone. I really liked that little folding drone and found it to be very easy to fly. Right now Drones by US are doing a $100 off
Deal – Save $100 off a Drones by US drone Read More