News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
NEWS – Finally, there’s a set of family stick figure car decals for the devoted Star Trek:TNG fans! Although these stickers will adhere to any flat surface, they are perfect for identifying your family as the type who Boldly Go to soccer practice and the car rider line. You’ll get a set of 33 figures, […]
Bring your car into the 24th century – Make it so! Read More
NEWS – Premium headphone maker Master & Dynamic would never admit to being satisfied with all they have accomplished in four short years. Even if they have just about covered all the audio bases in they’re product line of headphones, earphones and Bluetooth speakers. So what’s left? Truly wireless earphones, that’s what. M&D have not
Master & Dynamic go wireless again with the MW07 earphones. Totally wireless. Read More
NEWS – Even though our condo has more electrical outlets than any other place I’ve lived, we still never seem to have enough. I have so many things to charge or power, and a need to have lamps in every room because only the kitchen has an overhead light, that I have no room for
Add a USB charger to your nightlight Read More
NEWS – Forget about plastic, leather, or stainless steel bands – these Apple Watch bands from LAGOS are firmly pegged at the “fine jewelry” end of the spectrum. The Smart Caviar bands are made of sterling silver, 18K gold, and diamonds. Steven Lagos, the founder and Creative Director of LAGOS, says: “I’m a big fan
Take your Apple Watch from “sporty” to “fine jewelry” with a Smart Caviar band Read More
NEWS – A new version of Trivial Pursuit based on the Harry Potter movies would be the perfect gift for any devoted Harry Potter fan. The game has the traditional board, modified for the Potter world. It comes complete with four custom House Mascot movers, 24 wedges, 300 cards with 1800 questions, and instructions. It’s
Bring Harry Potter to your tabletop gaming nights! Read More
They’re any number of ways to make a fresh cup of coffee these days. If you’re like me, an old-fashioned drip coffee maker does the trick. But I’ve often heard that the best way to make a cup of coffee is to use a press. The Palmpress single-serve coffee press is a portable take on
The Palmpress puts hand-brewed coffee in the palm of your hand Read More
DEAL – We post about a lot of products from The Grommet because they offer a wide variety of unique gadgets and interesting products from local makers and small businesses that we think you’ll want to know about. But this news post isn’t about a cool new product that they are selling. It’s about a
Today only! 20% off EVERYTHING on The Grommet Read More
NEWS – Living in a house built in the 1960s, you realize how much less people seemed to use in their daily lives than we use now. For example, both our walk-in shower and our bathtub/shower have only a single soap dish each. Other than the rim of the bathtub itself, there’s no place to
Organize your shower with simplehuman Read More
NEWS – Normally, I wouldn’t write about these lightbulbs because they have virtually no information with the listing. However, they are so beautiful, I did it anyway. The Speed Warp lightbulbs appear to fit normal lamp sockets. They seem to have internal fibers that make the bulbs look like the special effects used for hyperspace
These lightbulbs are works of art Read More
NEWS – Here in North Carolina, we’ve experienced way too many hurricanes coming ashore over the years. Florence seems to headed our way right now, and it’s time to think about laying in supplies in case we experience power outages and disturbances in other services. The SolarPuff light would be a good light to have
Florence is headed this way, and my thoughts have turned to emergency preparedness Read More
NEWS – Do you ever wake up with a stiff, sore neck if you doze off while commuting by planes, trains, or automobiles? The Trtl Support Travel Pillow is designed to appear you have a soft, hypoallergenic polyester fleece scarf wrapped around your neck, but a “neck brace effect is created by the internal support
The secret to a comfy travel pillow lies with a turtle Read More
NEWS – Find out if you missed one of our reviews or news posts this week by checking out this list of everything we posted in the last 7 days. Reviews Studio Proper Apple Watch Dock review AxisGo iPhone water housing review SimpliSafe home security system review RHA MA750 Wireless Bluetooth in-ear headphone review Gourmia
Air fryers, security systems, and more – Weekly roundup Read More
NEWS – We’ve seen some stainless straws you can carry with you to replace using plastic straws, but these metal straws from Tiffany & Co. take the cake. Instead of stainless, Tiffany makes their straws from sterling silver. Yep, sterling, and they certainly are priced like jewelry. Up first is Tiffany’s version of a bendy
Tiffany has just the thing to help you break your plastic straw habit Read More
NEWS – My husband and daughter like to leave a guitar each sitting out on a stand, ready to play. I’m fine with it, but I don’t like seeing the guitars collect dust. After all, you can’t exactly dust them off with Pledge. I’ve been thinking about making them a couple of dust covers to
Protect your guitar from dust with a GhostCover Read More
NEWS – If you’ve ever had to transport anything in your car or SUV, you know that the cleanup afterword can be awful. Especially if you’re carting things like mulch, potting soil, plants, and yes even dirty dogs. The CarGo Apron looks to make all that messy, time-consuming cleanup a thing of the past. Unlike
The CarGo Apron helps keep your trunk clean and fully protected Read More
NEWS – I love my Apple Watch, and I love it even more after I replaced the Sport band with the Milanese band. I got the Milanese when I got the Series 1 Watch. Although I had the aluminum Watch, I thought the stainless Milanese worked well with it. When I upgraded to the Series
Casetify’s beautiful mesh band for Apple Watch costs a fraction of Apple’s price Read More
I’ve been using Neato Botvac robot vacuums in my home for several years now and can’t imagine going back to manually sweeping the floors in my home. Having a robot to do my bidding on a set schedule is awesome. It means I don’t have to drag out the vacuum several times a week and
The latest Roomba i7+ robot vacuum has a new game changing feature Read More
NEWS – Outdoor security cameras comes in a variety of formats – doorbell cams, wall-mounted cameras, even peephole cameras, but Remo+ has the first wireless, over-the-door camera that requires no complicated installation. You simply hang it over the top of the door, just like you’d hang one of those wreath holders at Christmas time. You
Remo+ offers the first wireless, over-the-door security camera Read More
NEWS – As a kid, did you ever look forward to the new school year, just a little, because you would get new school supplies? I did, and my love of school supplies has matured into a love of office supplies. If you or your child also appreciates a nice pencil or notebook, look no
Make back-to-school time a little more fun with these supplies Read More
NEWS – Skullcandy has always been known for making budget, hip-looking earbuds and headphones that were more about style than sound quality. That is up until now. With their new cans, Venue, Skullcandy has stepped up their game to challenge the big boys. The Venue noise-canceling headphones have plenty of cool features. Aside from Active
Skullcandy ups its game with their new Venue noise canceling headphones Read More