News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
NEWS – This book is a pop-up book like I’ve never seen before. Instead of pop-up pictures to illustrate a story, these pop-ups are tools. The title, This Book is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions, gives you a clue to one of the tools. There’s a page that pops up into a dome […]
This book is a planetarium, a decoder ring, a speaker, a perpetual calendar … Read More
NEWS – Did you receive a Google Home Mini as a holiday gift? Instead of keeping it prisoner on a table or shelf, tethered to a power cord, set it free with a portable charging base from KIWI Design. The bowl-shaped base holds a 7800mAh portable power charger that will keep your portable voice assistant
Set your Google Home Mini free with a portable battery base Read More
NEWS – Yes, the title does say you can add a hub to an iPad Pro! Satechi has a new USB-C hub that works with the new 2018 iPad Pro models and with most Type-C smartphones and tablets. With the hub, you’ll be able to attach peripherals easily. The connectors include: 4K HDMI: allows for
Add a USB-C hub to your 2018 iPad Pro and other Type-C tablets and phones Read More
NEWS – I received an email a few days ago informing me that my DirecTV monthly service is going to have a price increase in January. To say that I was annoyed by this email is an understatement given the fact that I’ve been with DirecTV for at least 20 years and they continually raise their prices.
Philo is a new streaming service for your cord cutting toolbox Read More
NEWS – 2019 is nearly upon us, and for many of us, it’s a time for making resolutions. New Year’s resolutions are easy to make but all too often hard to keep. The Time Since Launch Clock is here to help you mark and hopefully keep them. This unique time-capsule clock counts up the days
NEWS – If you have a room that could use some air movement to improve comfort but you don’t want a traditional ceiling fan, check out the Terna Collection from Kichler. These light fixtures have vanes along the sides that replace the normal blades you see on a ceiling fan. The fans have 3-speed Cooltouch cooling.
This is the ceiling fan for people who don’t like ceiling fans Read More
NEWS – Tampa Bay Monitoring out of Tampa Florida offers a monthly service that will let parents keep tabs on their teens by having them wear a trackable ankle bracelet just like the ones that people who are on house arrest might wear. No, I’m not kidding. Their service allows the choice of two different
Ankle bracelets, they aren’t just for criminals anymore Read More
NEWS – Before Christmas, we told you about the Modern Christmas Tree that’s perfect for your Mid-Century Modern or your Space-Age Christmas celebration. I bought both a 7.5′ large tree and a small Jubilee tree. Those are my trees you can see in the image. They are absolutely gorgeous, and they are available at end-of-season
Get ready for Christmas 2019 with this sale Read More
NEWS – Making a bottle of formula for your baby in the middle of the night when you’re dead tired just got easier with the Baby Brezza Formula Pro One Step Bottle Maker. You just place water in the air-tight reservoir and powdered formula in the top (also air-tight) compartment. The Baby Brezza works with
Parents have Keurig machines – infants have Baby Brezza! Read More
NEWS – It’s officially winter and that means if you haven’t already started wearing your warmest coat and gloves, it’s time to start. But for those days when a coat and gloves aren’t enough to keep you warm and toasty, it’s time for a hat. But not just any old hat… consider one of these
Baby it’s cold outside so become an animal Read More
NEWS – My daughter asked me just the other day what was the best way to store her razor in the shower, then I saw this on Amazon. Mr. Razor from Peleg Design is a cute answer to her question. This little mustachioed guy attaches to the tiled wall with silicone suction cups; he can
I mustache you to hold my razor! Read More
NEWS – This awesome looking pendant from Swiss jeweler Meister is an actual working compass that folds down into a wearable piece of art. Made of titanium and gold, Meister offers three wearable gadgets that include two types of compasses and one sundial. I’m not sure how useful this compass pendant really is, but you
Jewelry that helps you find your way Read More
NEWS – This week I’m bringing you three Kickstarter crowdfunding campaigns for photo and video creators. I’m setting goals to be more creative with my photography and video in 2019 and all three of these products would be great for me. How about you? The Ultimate Kickstand What is it? The Ultimate Kickstand is a
Smartphone tripod, Hover 2 4K drone, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns Read More
NEWS – They say that Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But grabbing a delicious, hearty breakfast while you’re hurrying to get out the door in the morning isn’t easy. The Egg on a Bagel Maker makes it easier to do just that. This handmade ceramic dish was designed to quickly and
The Egg on a Bagel Maker makes eating a hearty breakfast on the run easy Read More
NEWS – Unless you use a bento box or other reusable container, your lunch from home probably has a bit of paper and plastic waste. You can still enjoy a wrapped sandwich from home, but you can cut the waste by using these reusable beeswax wraps from Z Wraps. The wraps are made of 100% cotton,
Enjoy a delicious lunch from home while saving the environment Read More
These silicone webbed swim gloves will let you channel your inner Aquaman or mermaid. They are like driving gloves for swimmers. Will you be able to swim faster and farther with these gloves? Maybe. But even if they don’t, they are sure to start some interesting conversations. And even better is the fact that they
Become Aquaman with these wearable swimming fins Read More
NEWS – If you’re interested in Bluetooth headphones, earbuds, or Bluetooth speakers, we had several reviews that you’ll want to read from the past week. If those categories don’t get your gadgeteer juices flowing, then not to worry because we posted quite a few other reviews this week too. Just take a look through the
Jaybird earbuds, AKG headphones, UE Megaboom speaker, and more – Weekly roundup Read More
NEWS – Gather is an organization system for your desk that pairs a walnut or maple wood base with embedded magnets that hold heavy duty ABS plastic holders for all your desk things. Arrange the holders in the perfect config that works for you to hold pens, pencils, your phone, Post-it notes, and more. The
Gather up your thingamajigs with this modular organization system Read More
NEWS – Every tea-drinking Star Trek: TNG-loving person you know wants one of these tea sets for Christmas! I know I want one! This teapot has the United Federation of Planets logo, while the cups, creamer, and sugar bowl all feature the Starfleet Command logo, and the saucers are marked “U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D”. The shape of the
Earl Grey. Hot. For two. Make it so! Read More
NEWS – I haven’t ridden a bicycle in years, but the Oi Luxe bell from Knog makes me want to start riding again. Just look at it, doesn’t its simple but elegant design make you want to flip the little metal lever so you can hear it ding? The Oi Luxe bell which is designed
This bell makes me want to ride a bicycle Read More