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AvoSeedo lets you grow your own avocado tree even if you live in Alaska

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I have never liked to eat avocados by themselves or prepared in guacamole. But I recently found a recipe that uses an avocado to make healthy chocolate pudding. I was skeptical at first, but after trying it I was surprised at how good it is! Every time I make the pudding, Jeanne asks me to save […]

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Extreme protection for your iPhone 6

px360 extreme case iphone 6

The PX360˚ Extreme Protection System for iPhone 6 is a rugged, impact-resistant screw-on case that provides “ultimate protection against the inevitable bumps, knocks, dings and scratches that come with an active lifestyle.”  Port covers keep dust and dirt out of the Lightning and audio jacks, and the built-in installation tool can be used as a

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You’ll never have to look for the bottle opener again

pop n pour beer mug with opener

You’ll always know that your bottle opener is attached to the bottom of your beer mug.  The Pop ‘n Pour Beer Mug with Opener is a 24-ounce glass handled beer mug with a stainless steel bottle opener permanently attached to the bottom.  The opener is magnetic, so it will hold on to the bottle cap

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Avast, ye Mateys! Ye’ll be needing an Eyepatch Case for your iPhone, ye landlubbers!

eyepatch case iphone

The Eyepatch Case has a switch on top that moves a cover into place over your iPhone’s camera lenses to protect the lenses from scratches and smudges, and the covers are said to protect you from snooping by hackers and other scurvy dogs, too!  The inside of the switch has a fiber lining that cleans

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Wouldn’t you like to wear the same watch that The Woz wears?

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Steve Wozniak doesn’t wear an Apple Watch or any other kind of smart watch.  The Woz wears a Nixie Watch.  We’ve shown you clocks made with Nixie tubes before, but who would have thought that the tubes came small enough to use in a watch?  The watch only has room for two tubes, so it

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This USB hub has so many ports that it will make your head explode

49porthub

It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that I have a LOT of gadgets that charge via USB, but this 49 port USB hub from Brando has enough ports for all of my gadgets and all the gadgets of my friends and family. The hub features 49 ports that supply 0.5 – 1.5A per port

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Keyport offers a universal remote for your car

keyport universal car remote

If your car’s current remote is broken or you’ve lost it, you have another option other than going to the dealership to get a replacement.  The iKeyless Universal Remote from Keyport works for over “1000 vehicle models, including 16 of the top 20 most popular vehicles, from 20 major car brands”.  It works for models

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This Travel Laundry Stuff Sack makes it easy to separate clean from dirty clothes in your luggage

travel laundry stuff sack

The Travel Laundry Stuff Sack from Tom Bihn makes it easy to pack and easy to separate your clean from dirty clothes when you travel.  The Sack is available in two sizes: 11.8″ x 5.5″ x 5.5″ to fit the Tom Bihn Aeronaut 30 bag and 13.8″ x 6.7″ x 6.7″ to fit the Tom Bihn Aeronaut

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Add a USB 3.0 hub for your iMac right where you need it

satechi machub

I used several iMacs over the years until I decided to downsize to a MacBook. I still love the iMac for its style and gorgeous display, but I’ve always questioned Apple’s choice to locate the USB ports on the back side of the computer. I understand that they want to preserve the clean lines and

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Wrap yourself in a warm towel after a shower

brookstone towel warmer

What could be nicer than stepping out of the steamy shower into the chilly bathroom and wrapping yourself in a toasty warm towel or warm bathrobe?  It sounds pretty inviting to me tonight as the Arctic blast is dropping temperatures and causing the wind to howl outside my windows.  The Towel Warmer from Brookstone lets

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Pocket pens, Iron Chests, Lightsaber rings and more – Weekly roundup

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No date for Valentine’s Day? No problem, I have the next best thing for you. You can catch up on all the great news and reviews that we posted this week on The Gadgeteer. Click through to view a list of the gadget news, reviews and articles that we posted this week.

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Wearing this frozen vest will help you burn fat

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How’s that new year’s resolution to lose weight going for you? Give up already? Maybe eating healthy and being more active hasn’t worked and you need some extra help. Here’s an idea, wear the Cold Shoulder vest. It’s a vest with ice packs arranged on the back and shoulders that you keep in the freezer.

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Carry your lipstick in your Bluetooth speaker

A couple of years ago, we told you about a Stelle Bluetooth speaker that looked like lady’s clutch purse.  Stelle is back again with another clutch purse Bluetooth speaker, but this one has room inside so you can actually carry your things inside.  The Stelle Audio Mini-Clutch Speaker has the speaker hidden in one side

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It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and a young padawan’s heart turns to lightsaber engagement rings

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Star Wars fan or not, this is truly a beautiful ring!  I’m not sure how comfortable it would be to wear because of the shape of the “lightsaber hilt” portion of the band, but the emeralds and diamonds are gorgeous.  The colors are based on Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber, and the Lightsaber Engagement Ring is made

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organicKidz offers a stainless-steel bottle that grows with baby

organickidz baby grows up set

The Gadgeteer has featured a lot of articles about water bottles to keep adults and kids hydrated, and stainless bottles seem to be favored by many because they don’t leak harmful chemicals like some plastic bottles can.  But what about infants?  Baby bottles are usually plastic these days.  What do those bottles add to the

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Double your charging speed with SONICable Lightning or microUSB cables

sonicable

Charging up your device can be a time-consuming endeavor.  Don’t you wish you could speed it up?  With the SONICable, the creator promises you can half the time to charge your device, at least when you’re charging from a USB port.  When you’re charging from an AC charger, the SONICable works as a normal Lightning

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Geneva Sound Systems steps out of the box … literally

Geneva Areosphere 2

Geneva Labs has been making many different high-end speakers for a while now. Even though they make many models, S, M, L, XL and XXL, they’ve all been box-shaped and visual clones of each other—only in different sizes. That’s about to change in a dramatic way. Geneva has introduced the the AeroSphère series, an audio

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Skullcandy Knockout headphones are designed for women

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Not only do the Knockout On-Ear Headphones for Women have a feminine look that will appeal to many women, Skullcandy says they are designed specifically for women.  They say these headphones have “female-specific tuning built from the ground up to produce cleaner, deeper bass and natural sounding vocals.”  The headband and ear cups are also

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Add a power charger to your camera bag with this divider

super charged bag divider

If you have one of those camera bags with the Velcroed-in dividers, you can replace one of the dividers with the Super Charged Bag Divider with the backup battery inside it.  You’ll add power to your bag without needing to give up some storage space in your camera bag to hold the extra item.  The

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