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Turn your MacBook charger into a Supercharger with the PlugBug Duo

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NEWS – I love my MacBook Pro, but because it uses USB-C, it doesn’t charge any of my other gear, like my iPhone X, iPad Pro or wireless headphones. That’s where something like the new PlugBug Duo from Twelve South could come in handy. The PlugBug adds back two traditional USB charging ports. This little […]

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Working out is more relaxing with these beer glass dumbbells

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NEWS – If your favorite workout involves lifting beers, then this is the beer glass for you.  These glass “dumbbells” are marked with the “Yes, I do workout… Lifting Beer” slogan, as shown. The beer glass holds 24 ounces of your favorite beverage.  You know about weights and reps, right?  Heavier weights, fewer reps; lighter

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This bracelet is an undercover hair accessory

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NEWS – Some time ago, I read about a woman who had gotten a serious infection from wearing an elastic hair tie on her wrist.  The glitter in the cover of the tie embedded itself in her wrist skin and caused a potentially life-threatening infection. (Huffington Post, 12/02/2015)  Although I warned my daughter about the

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RHA has produced the CL2 … the world’s first and smallest wireless planar magnetic in-ear headphone

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NEWS – When you’re an audio company known for its affordable—and great sounding—earphones, where do you go from there? If you’re RHA (Reid Heath Audio), you don’t sit on your successes; it’s not in their DNA. RHA continues to innovate and take risks—as evidenced in their CL1 ceramic earphone and Dacamp L1 headphone amp. Now,

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The Gaston Floating Secretary Desk gives you an office even when you have no room for one

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NEWS – The Gaston Floating Secretary Desk is a perfect addition to a bedroom, small living room, or even a tiny home – anywhere you need a desk workspace but don’t have room for one.  This desk mounts to the wall and folds away when you don’t need to work.  When needed, the front folds

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The Monet grip adds 3-in-1 functionality to your smartphone

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NEWS – There is a multitude of smartphone grips on the market today. The Monet 3-in-1 smartphone grip is just a little different. It not only acts as a grip for your smartphone but, it also doubles a wallet and kickstand. Monet is made of leather and adheres to the back of your smartphone using

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WaterField’s Tech Pocket is for the minimalist who carries only a small amount of gear

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NEWS – Recently, we told you about the Tech Folio from WaterField.  It was one of the products of their Next Generation Gear Case community design project, in which WaterField surveyed many of their gear-loving customers to help them design gear bags that people actually want and can use.  The Tech Folio was a large pocket

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Philips announces the Adore mirror with smart Hue lighting

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NEWS – Philips has announced a new fixture that can replace both the mirror and the over-mirror light in your bathroom.  It can be used as general lighting for the room, and it can provide task lighting for shaving or applying makeup.  The new Philips Adore bathroom mirror adds to your existing Hue bridge that

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Save the world, one meal at a time, starting in your kitchen

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NEWS – Even when you prepare every meal from home from scratch, there’s a lot of food waste.  I’m not even talking about packaging; I mean the peelings and trimmings from fresh fruits and vegetables.  In nature, food materials take only 1-2 months to decompose.  If you throw those food trimmings into the garbage, they’ll go

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The SOUNDBOKS 2 portable Bluetooth speaker’s 122 dB will blow you away

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NEWS – As an audiophile, one of my greatest pleasures is to sit in front of my stereo system with a glass of “something’ and to be completely immersed into whatever contemporary jazz I choose to listen to. However, in my busy world, moments like that take planning and most recently have become much less

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Replace your clunky wooden cutting board with the woodNflex flexible cutting board

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NEWS – I fashion myself as somewhat of an amateur cook. One of the things I use a lot to prepare meals is an old wooden cutting board. I’ve tried using those flexible plastic boards, but I just prefer the feel of my old wooden board. The problem with wood, of course, is that it’s

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Fix your PC, EGO trimmer, Waterfield backpack, and more – Weekly roundup

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Here we go again tech fans. Another week is over so that means it’s time to take a look at a list of everything we posted on The Gadgeteer in the past 7 days. Make sure you didn’t miss something! Articles 5 Windows PC problems that you can fix yourself Julie’s gadget diary – The

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Grind your own coffee beans with the Handground manual grinder

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NEWS – Coffee snobs connoisseurs know you only use freshly ground beans to make coffee.  And everybody knows that the key to great coffee is a precisely even grind of the correct coarseness for your type of brewer.  There are a variety of grinders on the market you could choose from in your search for

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The CRE8 Sounds Earbuds may offer the best sound for every occasion

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NEWS – Lately, my gadget world has been focused on several different devices including earbuds. I may just be a bit obsessed with finding the perfect earbuds for me. Every week from Monday to Friday, I take the railroad for about an hour each way back and forth between home and work. Most days, this

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Add a speaker and an alarm clock to your Amazon Echo Dot with iHome

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NEWS – The Echo Dot is a cost-effective way to add Amazon’s Alexa to your smart home, but you’ll find it doesn’t have the best built-in speaker for listening to music.  And sure, you can use Alexa to set a wake-up alarm, and you can ask her the time, but a middle-of-the-night time check might

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Show a loved one that they hung the moon with this necklace

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NEWS – For one glorious moment, I thought this necklace was going to change to show the current moon phase – but then, such a necklace wouldn’t be as affordable as this beauty.  The Moon Phase Necklace from Moonglow is made of pewter and has a customized crystal to show a moon phase.  The pendant

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