News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
The Kamp-Rite Oversize Tent Cot can serve as a chair, elevated cot (11″ above the ground), and one-person sleeping tent. During the day, the Kamp-Rite serves as a chair or a lounge. When it’s time to sleep, you can quickly raise the heavy-duty 210d tent with mesh doors and tape-sealed rain fly to keep you […]
This camping cot has its own tent Read More
Whether it’s lotion, ketchup, syrup, or something else, we’ve all experienced that moment when we squeeze a bottle and nothing comes out of the spout even though there’s product still left inside the bottle. So what do we do? We shake it, bang it on the counter, or if we’re ultra thrifty, we might actually
Flip-It caps let you use every last drop from bottles Read More
A few years ago, I reviewed a cute little clutch case for the iPad mini from Duchess Case. The case looked like a clutch handbag instead of a utilitarian bag, so it was ideal for the woman who wanted something more fashionable than the standard tablet case. I was checking out the Duchess Case website
Carry your laptop in style with the backpack from Duchess Case Read More
We’ve told you about a variety of emergency escape kits to keep in your car to help you escape quickly if you’re ever trapped in the car after an accident. Some of them hang on your keychain, others are larger and are kept in the map pocket on the door or in the glove compartment.
You can charge your phone with this car emergency escape kit Read More
These agate guitar picks are handmade in Pennsylvania by Seth Maranuk, a jewelry designer and craftsman. When he randomly found a tumbled stone chip that was shaped like a guitar pick, he began working to develop a “carefully shaped pick with just the right contour that allows for precision picking”. These agate picks 1.2″ long
Agate guitar picks resonate in a way plastic cannot Read More
A couple of years ago, Julie told us about the Mountie clip from Ten One Design that connects a phone or tablet to your laptop screen for use as a second monitor. Ten One Design now offers the Mountie+, which is bigger and sturdier and designed for use with larger-format tablets. The Mountie+ clip works
Connect a large tablet to your laptop as a second screen with the Mountie+ Read More
I’m always the prime target for mosquitoes; I’ve spent most of my summers covered in itchy bites. I’ve found the true cure for mosquitoes is living over 100 feet in the air – it’s apparently too high for them to fly, and they aren’t strong enough to push the elevator call button. 😉 But even
I saw a conversation between Julie and a reader named Carol in the quip electric toothbrush review yesterday. The gist of the conversation was that it seemed to be a normal toothbrush with a two minute quad-timer that told you how long to spend brushing each quadrant of your mouth. Many other electric toothbrushes have
This Two Minute Turtle Timer teaches your children how to brush their teeth Read More
Today, Blink who make the popular Blink wireless home security camera system which I’ve reviewed and continue to use is announcing the addition of the new battery-powered Blink Video Doorbell to their selection of smart home products. The weatherproof Blink Video Doorbell features HD video alerts, motion-detection, live streaming video with 2-way audio, and infrared
Blink adds an affordable wireless video doorbell to their line up Read More
The SIXDEFLY LED bulb screws into any E26 fixture (this is the normal size used in most US fixtures), and it uses 4W of electricity to produce 300 lumens of 1900-2200K light. The bulb has three modes: standard, flame, and breathing. Apparently, you switch the light switch on/off to switch between the three modes. For best
This LED bulb simulates a flame to turn any light fixture into a gaslight fixture Read More
It’s been a while since I’ve thought about dedicated eBook readers, but the Boox Max2 Professional from Onyx is so much more than a dedicated eBook reader. The Boox Max2 Professional has a giant 13.3″ eInk Carta flexible screen, WACOM + Finger dual-touch control, 1.6GHz quad-core processor, Android 6.0, HDMI, built-in mic and speakers, WIFI,
The Onyx Boox Max2 Professional eReader is an Android tablet with an e-Ink screen Read More
Is it just me, or are the days speeding by lately? It seems like just yesterday it was Thanksgiving and now we’re only 9 days away from Christmas. If you feel like you need to slow things down, I have just the thing for you. Go find a comfy chair, put on some holiday tunes
Waterfield bags, Flexispot bike desk, Gift guides, and more – Weekly roundup Read More
Have you been envious of Moto smartphone owners and their moto mods like the Hasselblad True Zoom Camera Moto Z Mod? Now you can add a similar capability to iPhone 6 – 8, and Samsung Galaxy S7 and S8 phones with Vibes Audio’s ROXON modular system. The ROXON system consists of a BASEROX phone case,
Vibes Audio brings modular accessories to iPhones and Samsung phones Read More
You can relive your childhood, or give your favorite child a cool retro bike, with this offering from Dick’s Sporting Goods. This limited edition Schwinn Grey Ghost replicates the 1968 Schwinn Classic bike, with its Sting Ray frame, high-rise ape handlebars, a sissy bar, and a banana seat. The bike completes the retro look with
Ride back to the future with the Schwinn Grey Ghost bicycle Read More
SŌLIS is not a name you hear every day in the audio world. But they plan on changing that with a new line of speakers that are stylish, wireless and incorporate much of today’s latest tech. SŌLIS has built the latest wireless streaming—Bluetooth and Google Chromecast—into each high-resolution speaker. SŌLIS Combines simple forms, sleek lines
New audio with timeless design now available from SŌLIS Read More
These cute little My Audio Pet speakers look like animals, as you’d guess from the name. They are just a little bigger than a golf ball, and they have a 3W audio driver that packs a punch for such a small package. They connect via Bluetooth to your audio device to serve as an external
My Audio Pet Duets speakers can pair up for twice the audio punch! Read More
Three years ago, Brian at Pad & Quill found his father’s old leather coin purse. He was intrigued by the walled leather construction of the purse, and he set about incorporating that design into an iPhone case. It took three years to develop their propriety tension method of containing the phone in the all-leather case,
Pad & Quill introduces the first all-leather bumper case for iPhone X Read More
You won’t have to worry your young child will lose her favorite lovey when she’s wearing it while out of the house. Cubcoats are stuffed plush toys in the form of bears, foxes, puppies, whales, and other animals. They are perfect playthings until it’s time to go, then you can open up the plush toy
Cubcoats: stuffed animals your kids can wear Read More
For $4500, you would hope that this speaker would be the most unique ever right? Well, the Lyric Speaker from COTODAMA is definitely unique. It features a unique (Ok, I’ll stop using that word now) see-thru panel that displays animated song lyrics in real time with the music. The Lyric Speaker uses WiFi and a free app on
$4500 buys you the most unique speaker I’ve ever seen Read More
When you ask someone what speakers are made of, most younger people would say plastic or metal (portable Bluetooth speakers) while older people might say wood (think your father’s stereo system). I can guarantee you that no one would say concrete. That kind of thinking might change if Brutalist-Lab has anything to do with it.
A Brutalist approach to speakers Read More