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AudioQuest NightHawk headphones are as cool as their name

Even though the current headphone market is saturated with product—both innovative and me-too stuff—cable maker AudioQuest has decided they can do even better with their first headphone, the NightHawk. The NightHawk was designed by Skylar Gray and takes advantage of AudioQuest’s experience as a maker of audio/video cables and the wonderful DragonFly DAC (digital-to-analog converter).

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Gift ideas that tame your keychain

By Janet Cloninger / November 28, 2014 / News / gift ideas 2014, Keychain, Personal Safety, Pocket Gear / Leave a Comment

Not long after Julie reviewed the Keyport Slide 2.0, I ordered one for myself. The Keyport Slide is a little plastic rectangle that corrals up to six keys in a compact package – one that doesn’t have sharp keys to unexpectedly stab you when you sit with your keyring in your pocket. If you don’t

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Gift ideas for coffee and tea drinkers

By Janet Cloninger / November 28, 2014 / News / Beverage, Coffee Brewer, gift ideas 2014, Home and Kitchen, Tea / Leave a Comment

Today is Black Friday, the official beginning of the holiday shopping season. Coming up with gift ideas for everyone can be difficult, but here are a couple of ideas for the coffee and tea lovers. The Aerobie AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker has everything that the coffee lover needs to make a perfect cup of

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Happy Thanksgiving 2014

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 27, 2014 / News / gadgeteer / 5 Comments

From all of us here at The Gadgeteer to all of you, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your feasts today. I hope to try turducken for the first time later today and I’m also looking forward to a big piece of pumpkin pie slathered in whipped cream. Have fun eating and socializing,

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LEGO’s new set is for the birds

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 26, 2014 / News / Toys / Leave a Comment

I love LEGO but have never really gotten into collecting all of the specialized sets based off of characters from TV and movies like The Simpsons, The Hobbit, Star Wars, etc. I prefer generic LEGO sets best because they inspire more creativity. That said, I have to admit that this new Birds set looks very

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MarBlue is offering their indestructible HeadFoams headphones in adult sizes

By Janet Cloninger / November 26, 2014 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Headphones / Leave a Comment

We recently told you about the MarBlue HeadFoams headphones for children that can stand up to the punishment kids dish out and keep functioning. Well, kids aren’t the only ones who are hard on their headphones, so MarBlue is introducing some HeadFoams designed for adults. HeadFoams Pro are larger to fit most head sizes from

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This Grovemade case is as beautiful as the iPhone it protects

By Janet Cloninger / November 26, 2014 / News / Case and stand, Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus / 1 Comment

grovemade iphone 6 6 plus walnut and leather

Grovemade constructed this beautiful case from Oregon Claro walnut and premium vegetable-tanned leather. The wood frame was CNC-milled with the layout taking advantage of the strength of grain direction; it has precision-crafted corner joints and lasercut actuated walnut power and volume buttons. The wood was all hand-sanded and stained, and then the case was wrapped with

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Go paperless and wireless with the Doxie Go Plus & Doxie Go Wi-Fi scanners

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 25, 2014 / News / Computer Gear, Home and Kitchen, iOS, Scanner, WiFi Scanner / 1 Comment

If you’re anything like me, you probably have drawers full of receipts, bills, forms, and more. Every year around tax time I grumble about the fact that I haven’t kept better track of my receipts. I end up spending most of a day sorting through them and entering everything in a spreadsheet. Afterwards I’m left

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A-Audio shoots for audio bliss in three stages

By Bill Henderson / November 25, 2014 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Headphones / Leave a Comment

You may not be familiar with A-Audio brand, but that just means that this Miami, FL based company is trying extra heard to win listeners over with their new line of headphones: On-ear Lyric, Over-ear Legacy and the newest Bluetooth wireless Icon. A-Audio has recently been named an honoree winner in the 2015 CES Innovation

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Now you can make Pepsi sodas at home with your SodaStream machine

By Janet Cloninger / November 25, 2014 / News / Beverage, Home and Kitchen / 12 Comments

Well, you can make Pepsi at home if you are lucky enough to live in the test area. Pepsi and SodaStream have announced a joint project called Pepsi Homemade. You’ll carbonate water using your SodaStream, and then you add one of the Pepsi or Sierra Mist Homemade 0.5L flavor caps create your own drink. Right

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Decorate your office for Christmas while you charge your iPhone

By Janet Cloninger / November 25, 2014 / News / cables / Leave a Comment

This little string of Christmas lights will make charging your iPhone or iPad a happy part of your holiday. The iPhone Merry Charger cable will make your home office festive, and you can even brighten up your work area, if you are allowed to plug in a charger cable to charge your phone at work.

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Turn a pizza box into artwork for your walls

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 24, 2014 / News / Art, Do-It-Yourself, Home and Kitchen / Leave a Comment

Adding or changing the artwork on your walls can be an expensive project. Even if you use your own images, you still have to get the pictures matted and framed, which is not cheap. Then there’s the problem with doing it all over again when you start growing tired of looking at the same images on

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Master and Dynamic: Classically designed headphones with a thoroughly modern sound

By Bill Henderson / November 24, 2014 / News / Audio, Video, TV / 2 Comments

One of the ways to keep top headphone makers innovating is a healthy dose of competition. Master and Dynamic is a new headphone (and earphone) company that could be the cause of some sleepless nights among its competitors. Their use of premium materials—forged aluminum, stainless steel, and lambskin leather combined with classic design—is garnering a lot

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Ikea’s toolkit is easy to store and easy on your pocketbook

By Janet Cloninger / November 24, 2014 / News / Do-It-Yourself, Home and Kitchen, Tools / 4 Comments

Julie’s post about the clever but expensive Strelka tool kit yesterday reminded me of my favorite little tool kit. Although my husband has a nice kit that has more expensive tools than this little kit from Ikea, the Fixa 17-piece tool kit has everything that we need to use for most of the things we do around

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Keep your phone charged with the Power Wallet

By Janet Cloninger / November 24, 2014 / News / Android, Batteries and Chargers, iOS, Smartphone accessory, Wallets / Leave a Comment

The Power Wallet from Photojojo is big enough to use as your go-to-lunch wallet, with room for your phone inside, plus room for cards and cash, too. At 4.5” high X 8.5” long X 1” deep, it’s big enough to accommodate the iPhone 6 Plus. The wallet is made of synthetic leather, and it has a removable

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Strelka is a toolbox that fits on your bookshelf

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 23, 2014 / News / Do-It-Yourself, Home and Kitchen, Tools / 5 Comments

I have a large Craftsman toolbox in my garage that contains all manner of screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers and more. But not everyone has a garage or room for such a collection of tools. The Strelka ToolBook is a toolbox that stores in your home on the book shelf. You might be thinking that you don’t

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Store these full sized gear bags on your keychain

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 23, 2014 / News / Bags, Gear, Keychain / 3 Comments

Minimalists will love these foldable bags that roll up into a palm sized bundle that you can hang from your keychain when you’re not using them to hold your gear. For those of you who don’t like to carry a messenger bag, backpack or duffle bag all the time, these foldable bags are perfect for

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Old school meets new school with this candle powered LED lantern

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 23, 2014 / News / LED lantern / 2 Comments

If you have a Caframo Limited JOI Candle Powered Lamp, the next time the power goes out you won’t have to scurry around looking for batteries to feed your flashlights. The Caframo is a small lantern with 8 LEDs that doesn’t require batteries, charging, solar power or dynamo power. All it needs is one small

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RoboReel, Sony Xperia, Drift Light Bulb, dream phones and more – Weekly roundup

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 22, 2014 / News / weekly roundup / Leave a Comment

Did you visit The Gadgeteer every day this week to get your fix of gadget related news and reviews? If you answered no, then here’s a quick way to catch up. Click through to see the full list of news, reviews and articles from this past week

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A yoga mouse or the Recon Wireless Folding Mouse?

By Larry Geisz / November 22, 2014 / News / Computer Gear, Laptops and Gear, Travel Gear, Wireless mouse / 2 Comments

When traveling it’s all about getting the maximum amount of items into the minimum amount of space. When it comes to computer peripherals we see that with small external hard drives and keyboards. The mouse seems to be the one device that although has gotten smaller, is still a bit bulky. The Recon Wireless Folding

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