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Having problems with ringing, buzzing, or rushing sounds? Try the Tinnitus Relief Wand

According to WebMD, tinnitus affects about 50 million adults in the U.S. “Tinnitus (pronounced ti-ni-tis), or ringing in the ears, is the sensation of hearing ringing, buzzing, hissing, chirping, whistling, or other sounds. The noise can be intermittent or continuous, and can vary in loudness. It is often worse when background noise is low, so […]

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EZVIZ debuts entire mini WiFi camera series at CES 2016

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 27, 2016 / News / Home and Kitchen, security camera / 2 Comments

Recently at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, EZVIZ the company who makes the Ezviz 720p Indoor Mini Wi-Fi Camera that I reviewed a few months ago, launched several more home WiFi security cameras to add to their product line up. The new EZVIZ Mini+ features 1080p HD resolution and 2-way audio which the Mini didn’t

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Check it out – nutritious, high protein cricket flour to use in your baked goods!

By Kathleen Chapman / January 27, 2016 / News / Cooking, Home and Kitchen / 15 Comments

For those of you who enjoyed the news posts on the insect rearing gadgets that you can use in your home to raise your own insect food (Farm 432: Farming insects for food to feed the future and The Hive: Farming insects to feed the future part 2), but were not quite ready to make the

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TaylorSense is a health tracker for your guitar

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 26, 2016 / News / Music Gear, Musical instruments / Leave a Comment

There appears to be no end in sight for the IoT (Internet of Things). First we had activity trackers for humans, cars, our homes, and our pets. You might think the trend would end there right? Of course not, don’t be crazy! I present to you, the TaylorSense guitar health monitor from Taylor Guitars. TaylorSense

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Need something more secure than the typical pet door? Try the Power Pet Door

By Kathleen Chapman / January 25, 2016 / News / Home and Kitchen, Pet Gadgets / Leave a Comment

Many people install pet doors so that their pets can take care of business without having to wait on their owners. However, many pet doors may not be energy efficient and are not secure. The Power Pet Door by High Tech Pet aims to eliminate the problems of other pet doors. This door slides up

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This modular compact fishing pole looks so cool that I want to buy some worms and find a lake

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 25, 2016 / News / Outdoor Gear / 3 Comments

I haven’t been fishing in decades, but the Wor.my compact fishing pole has me wishing it was summertime and I was standing on a dock soaking up the sun and catching Bluegills! This compact fishing pole system was designed in Hungry, and was a successfully funded Kickstarter campaign that raised over €16,186. Now it’s being

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Drones, fitness trackers, styli, notebooks and more – Weekly roundup

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 23, 2016 / News / weekly roundup / Leave a Comment

Hello loyal Gadgeteer readers. It’s Saturday evening, so you know what that means… t’s time to catch up on any articles from the past week that you might have missed. We had a little of everything this week, from my EDC update and T-Mobile coverage articles, to a headphones, earphones, and dash cam reviews. Click

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Celebrate #HandwritingDay 2016

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 23, 2016 / News / Pens / 2 Comments

Today (January, 23rd) is National Handwriting Day, an annual celebration which was started three years ago in 2013 by Moleskine. To celebrate this occasion, you’re encouraged to temporarily put down your smartphones and computer keyboards, and use your favorite pen and notebook to write a note. Then use your phone to take a picture of your

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Do you have a multi-device home? Consider the Griffin PowerDock Pro

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 22, 2016 / News / Batteries and Chargers, charging dock / Leave a Comment

How many devices do you own that require charging via a USB cable? As you can probably imagine, I can’t even count all the devices that I have at my house. We have charging cables in the kitchen, cables in the bedroom and cables in the Gadgeteer HQ office. There has to a tidier and easier

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Car battery and charging system monitor: perhaps we should all have this

By Kathleen Chapman / January 22, 2016 / News / Car Gear / Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever been caught a situation where your car battery has died on you in an inopportune moment, then perhaps it is time to purchase the INNOVA 3721 Battery and Charging System Monitor. This device plugs into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter of 12-volt negative ground systems’ cars and will report the battery’s voltage on the LCD

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Quiver gives iPad Pro owners a holder for their Pencil

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 19, 2016 / News / Cases and Covers, iOS, iPad Pro / 1 Comment

The Quiver Pro is a specially designed 100% American leather holder for the iPad Pro & Apple Pencil. It fits over existing iPad Pro covers like the Apple Smart Keyboard and Apple Smart Cover, and provides a convenient way to carry and store the Pencil stylus along with the Apple Lightening Cap, power adapter and

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Use Android Pay 10 times and you might win music or a Chromecast… or nothing

By Kathleen Chapman / January 18, 2016 / News / Android, Google, Shopping / 2 Comments

Google is offering a short-term incentive program called Tap 10 to encourage users to use Android Pay. If you use it 10 times from now until February 29, you have the possibility of winning “credits in the Google Store/App Store for a song (e.g. music track from Google Play), movie (e.g. video from Google Play),

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Turn your existing water bottle into an EDC gear holder

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 17, 2016 / News / Crowdfunded, EDC, Gear, Outdoor Gear / 1 Comment

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

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VR glasses, Foscam IP cameras, Denon speakers and more – Weekly roundup

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 16, 2016 / News / weekly roundup / Leave a Comment

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

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Mass Fidelity cuts to the Core with a unique speaker

By Bill Henderson / January 16, 2016 / News / Audio gear, TV, Video, Wireless speakers / Leave a Comment

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

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Updated Cableyoyo keeps your earbuds and small cables organized

By Kathleen Chapman / January 15, 2016 / News / Audio, Video, TV, cord organization, Earbuds / 2 Comments

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

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Maqe SOUNDJUMP speaker has replaceable power

By Bill Henderson / January 14, 2016 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Bluetooth, Bluetooth speaker / 3 Comments

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

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A wooden Bluetooth keyboard?! No way! Way!

By Kathleen Chapman / January 13, 2016 / News / Bluetooth, Bluetooth keyboard, Computer Gear / 3 Comments

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

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The Withings Thermo is an app enabled thermometer that is accurate, comfortable and sanitary

By Leslie Hosmer / January 12, 2016 / News / Health and fitness / Leave a Comment

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

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Musicians can tap their toe to turn to the next page of sheet music

By Julie Strietelmeier / January 12, 2016 / News / Bluetooth, Music Gear, Musical instruments / 2 Comments

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

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