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HERO wireless earbuds, Kershaw pocket knives, news from IFA, Clearstream antennas, and more – Weekly roundup

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  Hi Gadgeteers! Are you having a nice weekend? I hope most of you are fortunate enough to have a long weekend and don’t have to work on Monday (Labor Day). Jeanne and I are on a weekend trip at Turkey Run State Park hiking some scenic trails. Right now we’re sitting in log chairs

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Turn your free weights into kettle bells with Kettle Gryps

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Setting up a home gym can quickly become expensive when buying a variety of fitness equipment. All that workout gear can take up a lot of space as well. One way to cut down how much you spend and how much space you need for your equipment is to turn your existing free weights /

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The most ridiculous product at IFA is this speaker and headphone combo

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Genius or total overkill? We can’t decide. The Sphere from Motorola is a spherical speaker that does double duty as a headphone stand. More specifically, it comes with a pair of wireless headphones that are designed to snap right into it when not in use. This is 2-in-1 at its finest, or so Motorola says.

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Lenovo’s Yoga 920 gets updated with new colors and Active Pen support

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Lenovo’s Yoga Convertible series is a lot like a fine wine that keeps getting better with age. Now up to its 6th generation, the Yoga 920 which was just announced at IFA, is not a drastic overhaul compared to its predecessor,  but it packs in plenty of improvements, many of which have been based on

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Star Wars Jedi Challenges transforms kids into a Jedi with AR

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Every kid dreams of being a Jedi, but Lenovo has figured out that swinging a lightsaber alone isn’t enough to satisfy kids in 2017. That’s why they’ve partnered with Disney to come out with Star Wars Jedi Challenges. Star Wars Jedi Challenges uses augmented reality to simulate the experience of being Jedi. The system, which

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a… defibrillator?

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Yep, here it comes to save the day! Alec Momont, a graduate student at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands, created the Ambulance Drone project. Their intent was to develop a drone that would deliver life-saving equipment like an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), medicines, and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) aids to the scene of an emergency.

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LG V30 takes on the Galaxy Note 8 with a beautiful new look and improved optics

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LG’s follow up to the V20 is here, and the rumors and leaks were pretty spot on. To that effect, the new V30 packs in a stunning 6.0″ QHD+ OLED Display with a 2880 x 1440 resolution, but by the size of it you would never guess it was packing in such a large display.

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Make music anywhere with IK Multimedia’s new iRig Keys I/O production station

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The iRig Keys I/O production station from IK Multimedia is a music controller that is available in either a 25 or 49 key version. This ultra portable music production station is compatible with iOS, Mac, and PC and features 24-bit audio with up to a 96kHz sampling rate, a combo input jack for line in,

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Samsung’s Gear Sport smartwatch puts fitness first

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It was just last week that Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 8, but that isn’t stopping them from launching some new products at IFA 2017. But instead of a phone, they have focused on launching several wearables at the show, and these wearables are all focused on fitness. The star of the line up is

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Get the RAVPower Luster Mini 3350mAh portable battery today for only $7

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If you’ve been looking for a great portable battery pack that fits in your pocket and helps give you that emergency charge you need in a pinch (fully charges an iPhone 7), now’s the time to purchase one. The RAVPower Luster Mini 3350mAh portable battery is available today for only $7! It’s only four inches

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Cummins unveils fully electric Urban Hauler Tractor

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It’s not very often (I think this is the first time) that I get to share news about products from my day job at Cummins Inc. in Columbus, Indiana. Cummins makes diesel engines, so most of you would probably not consider them to be gadget related. But today is exciting because Cummins pulled the wraps (literally)

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This Bluetooth speaker uses the sun to blast Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do

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Chances are that you own a Bluetooth speaker. I bet there’s also a good chance that your Bluetooth speaker’s battery is dead when you want to use it to play some of your favorite tunes. With the E.TUNES Bluetooth Speaker from Renogy, that won’t be a problem for you ever again because the E.TUNES is

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