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If I can find one product that can do five things, the minimalist in me will choose it over five separate products that can only do one thing each. That’s why the Kickstarter project for the PACE lid caught my eye. The PACE lid replaces the existing lid of wide mouth Nalgene, MSR, and Klean […]
Turn your existing water bottle into an EDC gear holder Read More
January is already halfway over, are you still keeping up with your new year’s resolutions? If one of your resolutions for the new year is to make sure you read every single thing we post here on the Gadgeteer, then bravo for you! To help you out, I have created a neatly organized list of
VR glasses, Foscam IP cameras, Denon speakers and more – Weekly roundup Read More
When I reviewed the Mass Fidelity Relay Bluetooth digital audio converter, I was struck how well made and solid the DAC is, as well as how it makes life easier dealing with my older stereo equipment. However, the Relay is a niche product that will not be useful to everyone. Not so with the new
Mass Fidelity cuts to the Core with a unique speaker Read More
This January Bluelounge celebrates 10 years of simple design solutions aimed at cable organization by releasing an updated version of their very first product, the Cableyoyo (the original was reviewed by Judie Stanford right here at the Gadgeteer). The original was made of metallic-colored plastic, was square, had an adhesive to attach to a surface but
Updated Cableyoyo keeps your earbuds and small cables organized Read More
Here’s a scenario: You’re out in the middle of nowhere listening to your portable Bluetooth speaker when the battery dies—and you don’t have access to an outlet to recharge it. Well, if you have the Maqe SOUNDJUMP speaker, no problem. The SOUNDJUMP is unique because it has a replaceable battery pack allowing the battery to
Maqe SOUNDJUMP speaker has replaceable power Read More
Ever dream of having a wooden Bluetooth keyboard? What? You haven’t? Why not? Well, even if you haven’t, the French company Orée has thought of it. The Board 2 is a Bluetooth 3.0 keyboard that uses two AA batteries and is handcrafted from a single piece of wood so that the grain for each key
A wooden Bluetooth keyboard?! No way! Way! Read More
The French company called Withings has done it yet again with their new product simply called Thermo. Winning honors at the 2016 CES Innovation awards in two different categories, this wifi thermometer promises to be the next best thing in home health care. With the new patented HotSpotSensor™ Technology, the most accurate temperature can be
Cue the SNL grumpy old man voice… Why, back in my day, our sheet music was made of paper with real pages that we had to turn with our hands, and we liked it! Today, musicians display their sheet music on tablets and computers because it’s easier to read with a backlit screen and you
Musicians can tap their toe to turn to the next page of sheet music Read More
Scosche (pronounced skosh) is starting out 2016 with a new addition to their award-winning family of magicMOUNT magnetic mounting systems. The new magicMOUNT PRO features two dash mounts versions and a vent mount version. All versions of the magicMOUNT PRO use neodymium magnets with 30% greater strength than previous versions to safely and securely hold
Scosche becomes more magical with new magicMOUNT PRO device mounts Read More
Our family is in the midst of battling a fearsome foe: the dreaded respiratory virus. It’s bad enough having to deal with the fever, aches, chills, and chest congestion but then we have to breathe the bone dry air. After a fitful night’s sleep, in the morning, it can make you feel like you’ve been
Darth Vader spouts a lot of hot air so put it to good use with this humidifier Read More
At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, German company BRAGI released the Dash, the world’s first smart wireless headphones. The Dash is a combination of design, audio, wearable tech, biometrics and telephone functionality, all in one product. It’s truly wireless.
The Bragi Dash Bluetooth earphones are truly wireless Read More
We have our first full week of 2016 under our belts now. I hope yours was as good as mine. If it wasn’t, I have something to help make it better, a list of everything we posted this week here on The Gadgeteer. There’s news and reviews on your favorite topic – gadgets! So click through
Flashlights, Gourmia Air fryer, D-Link security camera and more – Weekly roundup Read More
I’m a huge fan of Keyport’s Slide key organizers and carried the Slide 2.0 for a couple of years until I began a minimalist phase and switched to something even smaller than the Slide. My alternative solution worked ok, but I missed the Slide. That’s why I was very excited when I found out that
Keyport wants help bringing new Slide 3.0 and Pivot key holders to market Read More
As many of you may know, I am a sucker for card size tools. I have reviewed and posted news stories on several throughout my years with The Gadgeteer, so it takes something a little different to catch my eye. The Readyman Wilderness Survival Card is that product. The Readyman Wilderness Survival Card is a
Always be prepared with the Readyman Wilderness Survival Card Read More
Researchers from the University of Bath in the United Kingdom have developed a smart bandage. This bandage is “a prototype of the color-changing bandage, which contains a gel-like material infused with tiny capsules that release non-toxic fluorescent dye in response to contact with populations of bacteria that commonly cause wound infections.” It would be used
Bandage that fluoresces in the presence of harmful bacteria Read More
Last week I told you about a jump rope that doubles as a charger by charging its internal 1800 mAh lithium-ion battery as you twirl the rope. If you like jumping rope, that’s an interesting alternative to a traditional backup battery. But for those of you that prefer to walk, bike or run, the AMPY
The AMPY MOVE turns your running, walking and biking into power for your gadgets Read More
The G502 Proteus Core is Logitech’s best-selling gaming mouse and things just got better. Their new G502 Proteus Spectrum gaming mouse features Logitech G’s Delta Zero™ optical sensor technology which offers a DPI range of 200 to 12,000, 11 programmable buttons, and advanced surface and weight tuning, so you can customize the mouse to your
Logitech announces new G502 Proteus Spectrum gaming mouse Read More
If you’ve dreamed of being able to control your home with just your voice, Simple Control and an Amazon Echo will give you that power. Imagine sitting on the couch and being able to turn on the TV just by saying “Alexa, tell Simple Control to turn on the TV” or being able to turn
Simple Control is adding support for Amazon Echo to create a voice controlled home Read More
Samson has announced an addition to their line of mobile friendly microphones with their new Go Mic Connect. The Go Mic Connect features a clip that adjusts to allow for easy mounting to the top of your laptop’s display or monitor. It has a cutout on the bottom edge of the clip that prevents it from
Add a microphone to your laptop with Samson’s new Go Mic Connect Read More
I love how technology can positively impact humanity. SBT Aqua is a Danish company that has come up with a device that will do just that. They have created a biosensor that is capable of instantaneously delivering online results about whether or not drinking water is contaminated with bacteria or not. The technology uses impedance
New biosensor allows for immediate detection of contaminated drinking water Read More