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Never again will you have to wait months until you can sink your teeth into a Thin Mints cookie! This fall, Wicked Cool Toys will introduce a Girl Scouts Cookie Oven and refill packs so you can bake your own Girl Scouts Cookies anytime you want. The oven is reminiscent of an Easy Bake Oven. […]
Wicked Cool Toys makes every day a Girl Scouts Cookie day! Read More
The Carry Out Wallet from Bellroy is a slim leather wallet that can hold most everything you need for a day doing errands or a travel day. The Carry Out is 8.2″ X 4.3″, and it has room for 6-16+ cards inside. There’s room for currency and coins, special pockets for a SIM card and
Bellroy makes the perfect go-to-lunch wallet Read More
When I upgraded my old fashioned “dumb” thermostat to a programmable / smartphone controllable thermostat a few years ago, it was a huge leap in convenience because I was able to program it to automatically turn the furnace down while I was at work during the day. It would then automatically turn the heat up
Allure Energy knows when you’re heading home and starts warming the house Read More
My family is actually an all-Apple household, but we have mophie juice pack cases for our iPhones, so we need both Lightning and microUSB cables for charging our various devices. These F-Color cables would work great in my gear bag and even for my nightstand charger, because it combines both formats into one cable. The
2-in-1 charging cable works for the divided Apple/Android household Read More
Marking your travels by sticking a pushpin into a flat paper map is so passe! Now you can mark your past and future travels directly on this 10” cork globe illustrated with simplified but clearly drawn continents and countries. The globe is supported on a stainless steel base, and it even comes with some pins to
Pinpoint your travels in 3D Read More
If you’d like to have a convertible sit-to-stand desk for your home but don’t have a lot of room to dedicate to a work station, Levenger’s Sit-to-Stand Rolling Workstation should be considered. Like many of the laptop work desks I’ve seen at Levenger, this desk has a generous desktop (28″ wide X 18.75″ deep) that
Levenger’s compact laptop work station converts to a standing work station Read More
I’ve carried a WaterField Designs pouch in my EDC for many years now. I love the quality of their bags, wallets and zippered cases. I just found out that they have added a new pouch to their line up. It’s the Padded Gear Pouch and it’s available in black ballistic nylon or the waxed canvas
Keep your gear organized with WaterField Designs new Padded Gear Pouch Read More
The BluBed Holster is a holder that has been designed to hold your Bluetooth headset when you’re not wearing it. No one wants to wear a headset all day even if they do find one that fits comfortably. With the BluBed, you can wear your headset on your belt or attach it to your bag
Wear your Bluetooth headset on your hip with the BluBed Holster Read More
The DoorBird is a smartphone connected doorbell that will allow you to see who is at your door with a 180° motion detecting camera. Receive alerts on up to eight iOS or Android devices when someone is at your door and then see and talk to them through the app even if you’re not at
DoorBird is your smartphone connected doorbell Read More
I used to love to fill the bathtub with hot water and soak and read a book until the water got cold and my skin got pruney. There were a few times when I would get so sleepy and relaxed that I dropped my book in the water. That would result in a ruined book,
Now you can read in the bathtub again! Read More
You carry a tablet, phone, cables, chargers, backup battery, and EDC things like a wallet and keys. You don’t want to use a huge gear bag to carry your things, and you want a stylish handbag instead of something more utilitarian. If these things describe you, The Elektronista Digital Clutch Bag might be what you’re
Here’s the ultimate charging clutch for the gadget-loving woman Read More
The USB Touchlight is a small pendant light that is powered by any USB power source, even a battery pack. Turn the light on/off and toggle it through three lighting levels by pressing on the patent-pending lens. You can hang it anywhere and use it indoors or outdoors. The light is 114-132 lumens at 350 mA,
Hang this mini pendant light anywhere Read More
If you have a Mac, an iPad and also use Photoshop, you’re going to be very interested in Astropad. Astropad is a new Mac and iPad application that turns your iPad into a professional graphics tablet for your Mac and Photoshop. When you install Astropad on your Mac and the iOS app on your iPad,
Astropad turns your iPad into a graphics tablet for your Mac Read More
If winter won’t go away and take the ice and snow with it, you can at least keep it off your car’s windshield with the Quick Removal Windshield Snow Tarp. The tarp measures 79″ wide X 47.5″ long X 1/8″ thick (56″ wide excluding the flaps), so it’s big enough to cover the windshield of most cars and
With this tarp, you won’t have to scrape your car’s windshield again Read More
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The Bead Bracelet Micro USB Cable and Bead Bracelet Lightning Cable are wearable bead bracelets that double as micro USB or Lightning cables. No more scrounging around in your gear bag when you need a cable to charge or sync your Android and iOS devices. You’ll always have a cable at hand (or wrist) when
I need to charge my iPhone, can I borrow your bracelet? Wait, what? Read More
Do you remember the cute Danbo robot charger we featured last year? It was an external battery pack that was made to look like the Danbo cartoon character; see the links at the bottom of this article to read about the charger. Well, these Robot Head Charging Cables are the perfect complement for that charger.
Domo arigato for the charge, Mr. Robot Head Read More
If you’re obsessed with organization, tightly wound with tidiness and creeped out by clutter, Buoy Tags will make you a happy camper. What are they? Buoy Tags are plastic snap on labels designed for Apple products like the MacBook Magsafe power adapter, Apple earbud cables and USB charging cables. These neat little tags will let
Neat freaks will love these snap on labels for your MacBook and Apple earbud cords Read More
If you have trouble coming up with the perfect gift for the men in your life, head on over to Mancrates for some great, fun ideas. Many of these gifts are packed in actual wooden crates that require a crowbar to open. (Don’t worry if you don’t have a crowbar laying around; one is provided
Mancrates are the perfect gift packages for the men in your life Read More
It seems most everyone has a fitness tracker these days, and most of them have a very utilitarian, sporty look. If you’d rather have something a bit prettier than a silicone wrist band or a belt clip, you can purchase jewelry for your Misfit Shine tracker. The Bloom Necklace has a pretty, stylized floral look,
Dress up your Misfit Shine with this necklace Read More