News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
NEWS – These pens would be a perfect gift for the budding spy or secret agent in your family.  The pens are filled with ink that’s only visible under UV light.  Luckily, the pens’ caps have a UV light source in them, so the message can be quickly decoded as soon as it’s passed over. […]
The perfect invisible ink pens for your spy vs. spy games Read More
NEWS – I’ve never liked bananas. It’s a texture thing. And a flavor thing. Ok, it’s everything! Ick with a capital I. But hey, if you like the mushy yellow fruit, then more power to ya and here’s a way to make your bananas even better (I think). It’s called the Banana Surprise and it’s
Make bananas more disgusting than they already are Read More
NEWS – The gifting season is upon us, and it can be difficult to find nice gifts for the guys on our gift lists.  You don’t always know what to give them, so it often seems that ties and socks become the fallback position.  Sometimes, practical gifts like that are seen as impersonal and given
Add a personal video message to your gifts from the London Sock Company Read More
NEWS – There are a plethora of wireless chargers on the market today. Twelve South maker of the HiRise charging stand for iPhone has created a wireless charger that’s pretty as a picture, literally. The PowerPic is a picture frame that wirelessly charges your phone. Hidden inside the New Zealand pine picture frame is a Qi
The PowerPic wireless charger let’s your phone complete the picture Read More
NEWS – With the crazy prices Apple’s putting on the 2018 iPad Pro models, you’re going to want a case to protect it from everyday life.  Of course, you can count on Otterbox to create strong, protective cases, and of course, they have new Defender Series cases for both the 12.9″ and the 11″ iPad
Defend your new 2018 iPad Pro with Otterbox Read More
NEWS – When my daughter was born 23 years ago, one of the first things we bought for her room was a Diaper Genie.  Unlike normal garbage cans, the Diaper Genie had canisters of plastic bag material inside that would twist around each diaper as you disposed of it to reduce the smell of the
NEWS – We’ve seen and reviewed many metal frame bumper cases over the years for a variety of smartphones. But this one from Brando Workshop caught my attention because it has a sheet of scratch-resistant and fingerprint-resistant tempered glass built into the bottom half of the bumper. The glass protects the back of your iPhone
Aluminum + tempered glass = cool iPhone XS Max bumper case Read More
NEWS – Buying avocados is never an exact science. You either choose one that’s overripe or not ripe enough. And waiting for an avocado to ripen is never ideal. The Avocado Sock (that’s right I said sock) was made to quickly and perfectly ripen the little green fruit. The sock is made from pure 100%
The Avocado Sock quickly ripens avocados in the cutest way possible Read More
NEWS – Back in 2012, John Walker & Sons produced 60 bottles of a limited-edition whisky to honor the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to the throne.  That whisky was bottled in a beautiful lead crystal decanter with a sterling silver collar set with a half-carat diamond.  The decanter was diamond shaped, similar
Give the gift of a diamond – decanter, that is Read More
What is it? The Bagsmart Xpedition Backpack is an ergonomic backpack that utilizes a modular design to adapt to various daily needs with the use of swappable modules. Why is it cool? I like the Bagsmart backpack because it is well made and perfectly balanced to ensure that no matter what you are carrying, there
The Bagsmart Xpedition Backpack works for all occasions – Notable crowdfunding campaign Read More
NEWS – Have you ever heard the expression that cooking is an art, but baking is a science?  It simply means that you can still get good results when cooking even with slight variations in ingredients.  Baking, however, gives the best results when you have precise amounts of the ingredients.  Accurate amounts are so important
NEWS – The SmartHalo Connected Bike System performs a lot of functions in a small package.  It connects to your handlebars, much like those old-fashioned bells.  It’s only 0.8″ x 3.6″ x 2.4″, so it doesn’t interfere with using your bike.  That tiny package adds a lot of functionality without a lot of distractions. Installation
NEWS – Candles add a lot of beauty to your home, but they can be messy – dripping wax everywhere.  And since they are consumed when used, they can be quite expensive to use and replace.  You can switch to those fake, battery-powered candles to prevent getting melted wax everywhere, but those are expensive
These Lucid Candles burn forever Read More
NEWS – Smart Alert for Mail has developed a hardware gadget called SAM – the world’s first purpose-built cloud-enabled alert system for a residential mailbox. This patent-pending system is composed of a transmitter, receiver, and optional mobile app. The SAM transmitter is a motion activated switch that transmits a signal to the SAM receiver. This is mounted
SAM is a virtual alarm for a physical mailbox Read More
NEWS – Kids aren’t the only ones who can look forward to opening a new door on the Christmas Advent calendar to find a treat now.  Last year, Aldi markets offered a calendar with a small bottle of wine for each day in the countdown to Christmas.  That calendar was available only in the UK,
Thanks to Aldi, Advent calendars aren’t just for kids anymore! I’ll drink to that! Read More
NEWS – If you’re interested in dashcams and Bluetooth speakers, or headphones, 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
Pixel 3 XL, Ooni pizza oven, Jaybird headphones, and more – Weekly roundup Read More
NEWS – Forget fuzzy bunnies and sweet lullabies!  Give your new baby a crib mobile that’s going to introduce them to the finer things in life – guitars and rock music!  I think the Rock On Guitar Mobile must have been what the boys in Greta Van Fleet saw hanging over their cribs, to instill
Add the “rock” to Rock-a-bye, Baby with this crib mobile Read More
NEWS – I’ve seen toolsets with various types of grips, but I’ve never seen one with leather-wrapped handles.  This set from Spanish company Sol&Luna uses select leather that was tanned using an ecological tanning process, then carefully cut and hand-stitched to the tools. The leather is 100% cow leather tanned with a vegetal process.  The
Everything is classier when wrapped in leather – even a tool set Read More
NEWS – iKeyp was originally conceived as a small safe to protect your medications, but the designers quickly realized it could also protect your passport, jewelry, or other small valuables.  It’s sized to fit inside some deeper medicine cabinets, but you can use it on a shelf or in a drawer.  It’s also small enough
Protect your medications or small valuables with the iKeyp smart, connected personal safe Read More
NEWS – Do you have science experiments growing in your refrigerator? Do you throw away food before its time because you just don’t want to risk it? Ovie’s Smarterware was developed to help us clean up our refrigerators, take the guess-work out of our food storage dilemma, waste less food, and save money. Smarterware is
Ovie Smarterware tells you when your food is about to spoil Read More