News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
This may look like a travel mug, but it’s a full coffee brewing station. Unscrew the lid, and you’ll find a coffee grinder and a filter basket inside. Put 20g of coffee beans in the grinder, crank the handle to grind the beans directly into the permanent filter basket, then slowly pour hot water through […]
Brew fresh coffee anywhere with the Cafflano Klassic Read More
Liber Primus Games has announced a follow up to its debut gamebook app Narborion Saga. Narborion Saga Book II: The God of Orcs is a tabletop style roleplaying choose your destiny game which you can play on your Android or Kindle fire tablets (an iOS version is in the works). The God of Orcs continues
Narborion Saga Book II: The God of Orcs brings tabletop roleplaying to your tablet Read More
A camera is a must for me now days with all the articles I write for The Gadgeteer and all the traveling I have been and will be doing. So, when looking for a new camera I have specific criteria I want it to meet. First I need it to be somewhat portable, I am
Pocket power with the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS50 digital camera Read More
Moleskine’s new Batman notebooks have been created in collaboration with Warner Bros. on behalf of DC Entertainment. The collection will have four different themed hardcover designs with metallic details. A fifth notebook, featuring artwork from The Dark Knight Returns graphic novel on its cover and flyleaves, will have a limited run of 5,000. The notebooks
Moleskine now offering journals for Batman fans Read More
This week we featured reviews about one of Fitbit’s latest activity trackers, the Tidal music service, a trip report to see Moleskine’s 2015 product roundup and news about interesting products like mophie juice packs for the iPhone 6, the new Samsung Galaxy S6 and lots more. Click through to see the full list of news, reviews and
Fitbit Charge HR, Tidal music service, Moleskine and more – Weekly roundup Read More
With the average smartphone lifespan of two years, there’s a good possibility you have an old iPhone or two shoved in a drawer or a box in the closet. Consider pulling them out and recycling them into a very snazzy retro-style clock. Cdock will turn your iPhone 4 or 4S into a sleek tabletop clock
“Time” to reuse that iPhone 4 Read More
Phillips has a variety of lights for their WiFi-connected Hue system. There are color-changing bulbs, white light-only bulbs, strips lights, and tabletop lamps, but they all have one thing in common: they have to be screwed into a lamp socket (bulbs) or plugged into a power outlet to work. The Go lamp is the first
Phillips adds the portable Go lamp to the Hue lineup Read More
These new juice pack cases from mophie will both protect and recharge your new Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge. Both cases have “carefully-designed internal bumpers [to] add extra cushion to the edges and corners of the protective case for unrivaled support.” Both also have 3300mAh batteries inside to provide more than 100% extra power to
mophie announces juice pack battery cases for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Read More
I’ll admit that I thought this was an April Fool’s joke when I saw it yesterday, but it’s a real offering from Amazon. The Amazon Dash Button lets you re-order laundry detergent, paper towels, diapers, pet food, even mac & cheese with the press of a button. You just adhere the button to your washing
If you’re lucky enough to have a personal outdoor area to enjoy warm weather, check out this lighted umbrella for your patio table. The ATLeisure 9′ Easy Light Touch Solar Umbrella with 44 LEDs will fit in the umbrella holder made into most patio tables, or you can use it without a table if you purchase a
Light up the night with this solar patio umbrella Read More
Last August Kathleen reviewed the TaoTronics Elune Dimmable LED Desk Lamp, a small task lamp that used LEDs instead of traditional light bulbs. LEDs are very energy efficient, last longer than regular light bulbs and don’t generate a lot of heat. Fast forward to now and we have the aerelight which features OLEDs instead of regular LEDs. What are
aerelight is the first affordable organic LED table lamp Read More
Apparently, jewelry for your fitness tracker is the new thing. I found a seller on Etsy that offers metal bracelets, necklaces, and even a little purse for Fitbit trackers; they also have some accessories for the Jawbone Up and the Garmin Vivofit. The Jeanene is an example of a bracelet for the Fitbit Flex. The
Another bracelet choice for the Fitbit and other trackers Read More
I love iced coffee drinks from Starbucks, but they do get expensive, especially when you have three coffee drinkers in the family. You can make your own iced coffee drinks from coffee you brew at home with the Zoku Iced Coffee Maker and save tons of money. You just pour fresh-brewed coffee into the pre-chilled
I scream, you scream, we all scream for iced coffee drinks Read More
I have trouble keeping my earphones in my ears while working out and constantly have to reposition them which is indeed an exercise in futility! 😉 Decibullz Custom Molded Earphone Adapters are an elegant, inexpensive solution to this tedious problem. You can replace your standard silicone tips from earphones that have a straight nozzle with
Make your earphones an integral part of your ears Read More
Last spring I helped back SnapRays, a Kickstarter project for a wall outlet cover plate with built in auto-illuminating LEDs. The project was a big success and they actually delivered the products to their backers on time, which has not been the norm for most of the projects I have backed in the past. Now
SnapPower Charger easily adds a USB port to a wall outlet without rewiring Read More
Several companies sell modules that you can plug in between the wall outlet and your device to monitor how much power it uses. That’s great, but you can monitor energy usage by plugging your device directly into the Outlink wall outlet. Outlink replaces your current wall outlet. The bottom socket is standard, and the top
Monitor your energy usage without having to use a special plug-in module Read More
It’s not Qi, but the juice pack dock from mophie does charge your iPhone and its juice pack battery case without plugging in a cable. Just drop the iPhone (wearing its juice pack) into the dock, and the pins in the bottom of the dock mate up with charging points on the bottom of the
Drop and charge your iPhone and mophie juice pack with this dock Read More
LEGO fans young and old will love BrickStix reusable stickers. These removable and restickable decals can be used over and over again to customize your LEGO creations without leaving a yucky sticky residue. BrickStix are available in a wide variety of sticker packs that range from Zombies to Space, Signs, Comics and more. Each sticker
BrickStix let you customize your LEGO models with reusable stickers Read More
I enjoy and definitely prefer nice writing instruments. Occasionally one is introduced on Kickstarter or the like that is noteworthy. In this case, the designers at Dimond Point have recently began a crowd-funded project so that they can bring The Patriot, their precision-machined, military-inspired pen to market. The Patriot Pen is sleek, lightweight and made from high-quality military grade 6063 aluminum,
The Patriot Pen is light weight precision-machined goodness Read More
We told you about some expensive Tory Burch jewelry holders for your Fitbit Flex. They cost more than the Fitbit did, and not everyone is going to want to pay that much to pretty up their Flex tracker. If you like girly accessories, you might like the Fitness Band Bling Accessory jewelry I found at
Bling for your Fitbit band Read More