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Roku Premiere, Colonel Littleton bag, Pixel XL case and more – Weekly roundup

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Another week, another batch of gadget related posts. So far this year, we’ve been focusing on reviews instead of news. This week we posted 15 reviews instead of just 7 which we’d normally post in a typical week. Click through to see the full list of what we posted this week. What are your feelings […]

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Pad & Quill’s Cartella case puts the “book” in MacBook

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Handmade in Minnesota with traditional book bindery techniques, the Cartella Slim case for the 2016 13″ and 15″ MacBook Pro from Pad & Quill, makes your Apple laptop look and feel just like a hardbound book. The Cartella Slim case has covers made from archival quality buckram linen cloth. A specially developed residue-free 3M adhesive

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Hiking backpacks, 3D theater headset, toed footwear and more – Weekly roundup

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I know that a lot of you made new year’s resolutions to read every single posting on The Gadgeteer this year which is fantastic! To help you keep that resolution, I have a handy dandy listing of all the news, reviews, and articles that we posted this week. All you have to do is click

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JLab Audio steps into the truly wireless earbud arena with True Wireless Epic Air Bluetooth Earbuds

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True wireless headphones, those in-ear Bluetooth headphones that have neither a cord connecting them to music or to each other, are the cutting edge of gadget technology. Most people have been excited to try them, but often are frustrated by poor connectivity performance, poor fit, short battery life, or a combination of factors. Manufacturers are therefore

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X-Doria goes wild with their new line of animal iPhone cases

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X-Doria’s new Revel Line of cases for the iPhone 7 (sorry, no iPhone 7 Plus love at the moment) are slim-fitting, snap-on cases with cool mosaic patterns in the shape of animals. These cases not only have a unique style, but they also have reinforced bumpers that extend across the top and bottom edges of

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Iron levels low? Put this fish in your cup of tea or pot of soup

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Low iron levels in your blood can make you feel dizzy, fatigued, and lightheaded, not to mention causing a fast heart rate, shortness of breath and other unpleasant side effects. One way to increase your levels is to take an iron supplement. But if you aren’t a fan of adding more pills to your diet,

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Get organized with this cool wall mounted shelving system

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Is one of your new year’s resolutions to become more organized and tidy? The Keep Track shelving system looks like a very cool way to get a jump start on that goal. The Keep Track is a wall mounted block of alder wood that has a slot for specially designed metal plates that can be

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RediTape is a duct tape “roll” that fits in your pocket

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Duct tape is a must have item for everyone’s toolbox and workshop because it’s such a versatile material for repairing and even making brand new items. The only problem with Duct tape is the form factor. It traditionally comes in big bulk rolls that are inconvenient to store and carry around in a gear bag

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Blink adds home security products to their growing line up of monitoring gear

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Only one month after announcing their new wireless outdoor camera, Blink is expanding further; this time into the home security products and services space. Later this week at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, the company will be showcasing their Blink Seecurity™ systems and monthly service plans which will be available this year in

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Warning: Chatbooks can make you appear more organized than you are

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You take oodles of pics with your phone and your favorite ones get posted to your various social media sites to share with the world.  Many people do this daily to secure their memories and to have the ability to relive everyday moments with the swipe of a finger. With Chatbooks, these important pics can be sent to you in a

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FINsix DART will power MacBooks and other Type-C laptops

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A few months ago I had the opportunity to review the FINsix DART laptop charger which is a much smaller replacement for typical laptop “brick” chargers. I really liked the FINsix except for one thing… It wasn’t compatible with Type-C laptops like Apple’s newer MacBooks. FINsix heard my and other people’s complaints and will be

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Anker PowerHouse Portable Power Source

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I previously reviewed a portable battery charger that sports 20,400mAh of power, which will charge my iPhone about 4-5 times before running out of juice. Not bad, but what if you need something much bigger yet (sorta) portable? Anker has answered with the PowerHouse—a monstrous power supply that packs a whopping 434Wh (appx.120,000mAh!) of power

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Firewater is a solar lantern/water bottle

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I love all things that glow which stems from my childhood days when I was fascinated with glow in the dark toys and fireflies. Thus, it’s not unusual that the Firewater Solar Bottle Lantern caught my eye. This unique 700-milliliter silicone water bottle (6.5″ x 4″ x 3.5″) doubles as a lantern that when turned on

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3D printers, UPS backups, BenQ lamps and more – Weekly roundup

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Happy weekend everyone! The holidays are upon us and with that brings hustling and bustling. Don’t be stressed, relax with your favorite site The Gadgeteer! Click through to browse a listing of all our posts from the past week. I’m sure there will be something you missed. Enjoy!

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Keep track of your child’s temperature automatically over a 24 hour period with the TempTraq patch

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One of my children suffered from a febrile seizure many years ago (seizures that are brought on by a spike in body temperature over a short period of time). Apparently, these are fairly common, and to decrease the likelihood of a recurrence, the parent needs to monitor the sick child’s temperature fairly closely and administer

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Get your kids interested in science AND pens at a young age

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The Geosafari Adventure Pens from Educational Insights promote curiosity, exploration, a love of science, discovery and an early appreciation for unusual pens. There are three different pocket-sized pens that have been designed to let your little scientist go out into the world to collect and study specimens from Land, Light, and Water. The Land Adventure

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The java is strong with this Star Wars R2-D2 Coffee Press from ThinkGeek

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In the Star Wars stories, the faithful little astromech droid R2-D2 had many gadgets to help his friends out of numerous bad situations. Brought to you by our friends at ThinkGeek, here’s an R2-D2 feature we never saw in the films: a Coffee Press. Yes, Star Wars fans, R2-D2 can help infuse you with your daily

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