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Shinola goes Barefoot and produces a new speaker

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NEWS – Shinola as an unapologetic Detroit based lifestyle company. Their American made products are considered some of the highest quality products available and their audio line has garnered praise from the press and customers alike. For the first time, Shinola has partnered with Barefoot Sound to offer the new wireless Shinola Bookshelf Speakers.  Barefoot […]

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The Bald Eagle Smart G Skull Shaver may give you that smooth and silky shave that you have been looking for

Bald Eagle Smart G Skull Shaver

NEWS – Many years ago, due to a hair and skin condition, I was forced to go bald. Over the years, I have gone through countless shavers both manual and electronic in an effort to find the most cost-effective solution that would give me the closest shave in the fastest time. After many years of

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Serve food at the correct temperature with these insulated bowls

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NEWS – Few things are more disappointing than working hard to prepare a delicious meal but finding the cooked veggies are cold and the salad is hot by the time everyone gets to the table.  (Yes, I know – first-world problems…)  These insulated bowls with lids from Oggi will keep your food at the right

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The MASS Suit takes resistance band workouts to the next level

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NEWS– If you aren’t seeing the gains that you desire from working out with your rainbow-colored set of resistance bands, you need to check out the MASS Suit from Juke Performance. The MASS Suit is a full body fully mobile resistance training suit that provides 25-200 pounds of resistance with every movement to increase the

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Brava’s Smart Oven cooks your food ultra quick with pure light

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The days of nuking your food in a microwave are numbered if the Smart Oven from Brava takes off. The Smart Oven is a small table top cooking appliance that uses panels of infrared lights to cook food twice as fast as a conventional oven at the press of a button and without any preheating

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Use the Force to make your own lightsaber knitting needles

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NEWS – I’m currently learning to knit, and just like with every interest I have, I need to find as many accessories as I possibly can.  While searching for knitting accessories, I discovered plans for making a pair of lighted knitting needles that look like miniature lightsabers on the Instructables website.  You start with Lucite

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Nikon’s new COOLPIX P1000 lets you photograph a needle in a haystack from 1 mile away

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NEWS – Ok, that’s a wild exaggeration, but seriously, the just announced COOLPIX P1000 from Nikon has a 24-3000mm lens. Nope, that isn’t a typo and yes, I thought it was too. That’s right, this camera features an incredible 3000mm lens. That’s 125x optical zoom. It also has an aperture range of f/2.8-8, and a

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The Paw Plunger makes it easy to keep your best friends paws clean

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NEWS – If you’re a dog owner like me, then you’ve probably come across this problem. How do I clean my dog’s paws? Things like mud, road salt, and lawn chemicals can be hard to clean off your dog’s tender paws. Even harder to do if your dog fusses (like mine) while you’re trying to clean

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Protect yourself and your animals against tick-borne illness with the TickEase tick remover

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NEWS – Well, that title just said it all, didn’t it?  The TickEase Tick Removal Tool was created by Dan Wolff, also known as Tick Man Dan.  He’s a tick-prevention specialist who has been bitten over 200 times and who has been educating people about tick removal and prevention for more than 20 years.  He’s now

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PlanetBox is the eco-friendly lunchbox for kids or adults

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NEWS – Just like with most reusable lunch kits, taking your lunch from home will be more eco-friendly.  You will reduce waste because you won’t need plastic bags, waxed paper, or aluminum foil to package up your lunch.  You don’t have to worry if the PlanetBox lunchbox is food-safe and BPA-free.  PlanetBox says they take

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The Mighty Sound by Capture Flow will keep you dancing while on the go!

The Mighty Sound by Capture Flow

NEWS – These days, there are literally thousands of Bluetooth speakers that are available on the market, all with various levels of sound and quality. The choices are so many, that consumers can find a speaker to fit almost every need whether the need is for use outdoors or indoors, and if necessary, it can

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Keep your lips hydrated and healthy and your look stylish with LiLu

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NEWS – Forget about lip balm in regular old tubes or pots.  Now you can have your lip balm at your fingertips in these beautiful, sterling silver necklaces.  You’ll never lose your lip balm again or forget to switch it to today’s bag because you’ll have it around your neck. The pendants are available in

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With the Ring Spotlight security cam, you can see them before they see you!

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NEWS – As I continue to try to build my new DIY cost-effective security system, I really want to preserve the ability for it to integrate with my smart devices, and with new smart devices when they become available. Recently, I wrote a news story about the Ring Alarm Home Security System, which I really

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BenQ monitor, soundbars, headsets, yak wool shirts, and more – Weekly roundup

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It’s time to take a break out of your weekend and check in with The Gadgeteer. Here’s a list of all our posts from the past week. I’m sure there’s something that you missed, so take a look and enjoy! Articles Julie’s gadget diary – I’m still MacBook-less Reviews iFrogz Cocoon earbud charging case review

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Make traveling with your cat stress-free with the Necoichi cat cage

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NEWS – Dogs can be crate-trained, which can make traveling easier, and it gives the dog a little den to call his own at home or in the car.  Cats don’t seem to like crates – at least mine didn’t.  Getting Rio into a crate was nearly impossible, because she associated the crate with car

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The Synca Wellness massage chair will relieve your tension in style

Synca Wellness CirC SL Track Heated Massage Chair

NEWS – For many years I have played around with cost-effective solutions to create a comfortable and effective massage chair. Whenever I get home from a long photo or video shoot or sometimes after a tense day at work, nothing feels better than a heated back massage. Over the years, I have tried the portable

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These mosquito repellers conjure an anti-bug force field

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NEWS – We’re heading into the middle of summer, and that means cookouts, pool parties, and naturally, mosquitos. There are methods of curbing those pesky bloodsuckers, but bug sprays are smelly and oily and may not mix well with sunscreen, and open flame candles can be messy or dangerous. Thermacell may have that problem licked.

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