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It’s Saturday night, which means it’s time to catch up on all news, reviews and articles that we posted in the last seven days. Click through to view a list of all of our reviews, articles and news from the past week.
VicoVation dashcam, Brazen coffeemaker, RIP Spock and more – Weekly roundup Read More
There are few people, real or fictional, who end up becoming a part of our global culture. Leonard Nimoy was such a person. He portrayed first officer Mr. Spock, a half Vulcan, half human, in the original Star Trek series which aired from 1966 – 1969. Although the sci-fi series was cancelled after only three
Rest in peace Leonard Nimoy “Mr. Spock” Read More
According to a poll from Bankrate.com, over 30% of Americans are not saving for retirement. If you are among them, you may find Digit to be just what you need to get started. By linking the Digit service to your checking account, every few days it will analyze your income and spending history and then
Digit allows you to save money easily for emergencies, retirement, or whatever you need Read More
The Upwrite stylus does more than just allow you to write and swipe on a capacitive touchscreen. You can also twist the stylus point to open up the end of the stylus. Hook the opening over the side of your phone, and the Upwrite becomes a kickstand. While you have the end of the stylus open,
A stylus that does only one thing is so passe! Read More
I long for the perfect smartphone. You know, the one that has awesome battery life, a high resolution camera that takes clear pictures in low light, and fantastic audio quality to blow you away. I recently upgraded my phone to a Nexus 6, but found one of the things lacking was the sound quality when
Instant audio quality upgrade for your devices with this tiny amplifier Read More
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
We want to make sure that you didn’t miss any of the great posts we published this week by taking a quick look at this list of all of our reviews, articles and news from the past 7 days.