News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
DIYers, makers, and anyone else who likes to repair or create things will be interested in learning about FORMCard. What is it? It’s moldable bio-plastic cards that come in different colors. To use it, you put the card in hot water, which softens it up enough to become pliable. Shape it as you wish and […]
FORMCard is exactly like Sugru only different Read More
When you think of Garmin, pet activity trackers are probably not the first product that comes to mind. The Delta Smart is an on-collar training, obedience and activity tracker device that has been designed especially for dogs of all sizes and coat lengths. The device works with the iOS and Android Garmin Canine app to
Garmin’s Delta Smart is an activity tracker and training device for your dog Read More
Drone racing is the new RC toy past time for geeks and RC enthusiasts. The Rogue “Beta” FPV (first person view) drone from xCraft is not only wild looking, but this drone is wild in the air too. The Rogue flies like regular racing drones, but when you’re ready to really fly, you just flip
I bet this drone flies faster than your drone Read More
In 1966 The Beatles released Yellow Submarine, the title song of the animated film by the same name. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, Moleskine is debuting The Beatles Limited Edition notebook collection. This new collection of notebooks from Moleskine includes five styles and two sizes including a
Moleskine’s new notebooks celebrate 50yrs of The Beatles Yellow Submarine Read More
If it’s true that good things come in small packages, then today, better things come in small packages. Bowers and Wilkins has released the new and improved P3 Series 2 headphone. I reviewed the original P3 and said that, “The P3 headphones are a big step up for people on the move. Their warmth, detail
Bowers & Wilkins new P3 Series 2 headphone is a better thing in a small package Read More
If you’ve ever tried to shoot iPhone videos at night then you’ve surely run into problems. The iPhone has a great camera, but it has a teeny tiny aperture which makes night shots problematic. You can overcome this limitation by shooting at a wide angle; iPhone also tries to compensate by adding gain, but mostly you end up
The FirePak is the SureFire way to light your iPhone videos Read More
Last Sunday I posted a review of the Smoovie Pocket Video Stablizer and wasn’t very impressed with it. Now I see that Olloclip is offering a video grip that looks interesting. The Pivot doesn’t have a gimbal like the Smoovie, you’re on your own for stabilization, but a lot of phones already have built-in image
Olloclip Pivot grips your phone for steady video capture Read More
This week we have five notable crowdfunding campaigns that include two Titanium pocket knifes, a watch strap that turns your finger into a Bluetooth headset, spoons that decorate drinks and foods and more. Click through for all the campaign details.
The Mogees sensor will turn a table into a drumkit, a skateboard into a harp, a shovel into a guitar, etc. The sensor is a contact microphone that connects to an iPad or iPhone and creates music from the vibrations within a variety of materials such as woods, metals, plastics, and glass. But it gets
Mogees turn any object into a musical instrument Read More
Book lovers will enjoy these fun bookends and shelves from Animi Causa. The Runaway bookend gives an optical illusion of books that are about to fall on a running couple and the Levitation book stacker provides the illusion of a yogi magically levitating your favorite book stack. These bookends are a little pricey at $25.99
Have fun displaying books with these whimsical bookends Read More
The Logi Circle is a home security camera that I reviewed late last year. I liked how easy it was to use, the time lapse view of detected events that make up a day and the fact that you weren’t required to pay a monthly or yearly subscription fee to use it. Although you still
Logitech begins offering a video subscription service for their Circle camera Read More
Garmin’s been on fire the last few months with several new product announcements. In May they announced the Vívomove fitness tracking watch, then a few weeks ago it was the fēnix Chronos watches, and just a couple days ago it was the VIRB Ultra 30 action cam. If you thought they were done, you’d be
Garmin’s new Forerunner 35 watch packs a lot of features into fitness watch Read More
We’ve had a busy week here at the Gadgeteer. With the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recall, lots of reviews, an opinion piece about phone upgrades from Smythe and other news, it would have been easy to miss something if you didn’t visit the site several times a day. No worries though because I have you
If you have a smartphone, then you also have a smartphone that has fingerprints and smudges on the screen. It’s unavoidable when the screen is made of glass and are fingers are dirty and greasy from all manner of reasons. Yuck. If you’re like me, you probably turn the phone over and rub the screen
i-Wipe – when wiping your dirty phone screen on your pants is just too hard Read More
Last year, Bowers & Wilkins stepped into the future with their on ear P5 Wireless headphone. In my review, I said … “the fact that Bowers & Wilkins makes the P5 sound as good as it does when wireless is a wonderful bonus.” That bonus has been expanded to include the over ear B&W P7 Wireless.
Bowers & Wilkins P7 headphone is now wireless Read More
This morning I received info from my Verizon rep after asking if I needed to return the review unit of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 that I’ve been testing for the last week: This morning, Samsung announced a voluntary recall of the Galaxy Note7 in response to an issue with the device’s battery. Because customer
Samsung announces a voluntary recall of the Galaxy Note7 Read More
Like it or not, the days of wired earphones, headphones and earbuds are numbered. Why? Because, iPhone 7. Next week Apple is going to officially announce the iPhone 7 and it will not have a 3.5mm headphone jack. The Motorola Moto Z beat them to the punch on being the first smartphone without a headphone
Griffin’s iTrip Clip will let you hold on to the past for awhile longer Read More
Jabra just announced the first in a new line of truly wireless earbuds: the Jabra Elite Sport. Jabra promises these new earbuds will have great freedom of movement, excellent fit, strong battery life, sweat and water resistance, in-ear heart rate monitor, and advanced personalized fitness analysis. Like previous wireless earbuds by Jabra, the Elite Sport supports all major
Just announced: The Jabra Elite Sport truly wireless earbuds for staying in shape Read More
Withings, my favorite health gadget company, has just added two new activity tracking watches to their existing line of wearable fitness trackers. The new Steel HR watches will be available in a 36mm and 40mm case version and will have all the features we’ve come to expect from Withings activity trackers including automatic step, run,
Withings adds two new watches to their line of activity trackers Read More
It might seem strange, but I don’t have an action cam. There have been many times where I have needed one, but for some reason, I haven’t bought one. That might change after reading about the Garmin VIRB Ultra 30. This action has all the regular features that you want in a great action camera,
Move over GoPro, here comes the Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 action cam Read More