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You might not be able to control the weather, but you can control this cloud lamp

This Interactive Cloud Lamp is more of an art piece than task lighting. It looks fluffy like a real cloud and hangs from your ceiling like a small thundercloud. It has interactive, color-changing Philips lights inside and a speaker system that can stream music from any Bluetooth-enabled device or produce the thunder that goes along […]

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The new SCOTTeVEST protects your identity with RFID blocking

By Janet Cloninger / July 4, 2014 / News / Gear, Outdoor Gear, tech clothing / Leave a Comment

If you’ve read The Gadgeteer for a while, you’ve surely seen a review of a SCOTTeVEST product. Their clothing is designed to look sleek on the outside while storing a plethora of tech gadgets and the other gear you need for the day hidden in interior pockets. Their new RFID Travel Vests are designed with the

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mophie introduces a space pack case for iPhone 5/5s with even more space

By Janet Cloninger / July 3, 2014 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Cases and Covers, iOS, iPhone 5/5S / 2 Comments

Earlier this year, we told you about the mophie space pack case for iPhone 5/5s that not only includes a backup battery that doubles the phone’s battery life, but also expanded the phone’s storage. The original space pack cases added 16 or 32 GB of extra storage. Using the iOS Space app, you could save extra

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Add a Bluetooth speaker to your lamp

By Janet Cloninger / July 3, 2014 / News / Audio, Video, TV, Bluetooth, Bluetooth speaker, LED lighting / 6 Comments

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I have an iPad mini with Retina display, and I love everything about it except for its wimpy speaker. I do like that it has an external speaker so I can – in theory – listen to sounds from the mini without having to plug in headphones. In practice, I can barely hear the thing,

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LazyBunz are water floats that let you sit upright

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 2, 2014 / News / Outdoor Gear / Leave a Comment

Summer activities often include spending time at the beach or lake enjoying the water. If you’re not a fan of inner tubes, swimming noodles, and life jackets as a way to float in the water, check out the LazyBunz water floats for adults. They are bright vinyl covered floats that are made in the USA

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Kensington’s new KeyFolio Thin X3 keyboard can charge your smartphone too

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 2, 2014 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Bluetooth, Bluetooth keyboard, iOS / Leave a Comment

We review a lot of external battery packs here on The Gadgeteer. They come in all manner of shapes, sizes and colors, but they all suffer from one problem – they are just one more thing you have to carry around with you. One solution to this problem is to use gadgets that have a

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When is a flashlight not just a flashlight? When that flashlight is the new Capsule Task Light

By Larry Geisz / July 2, 2014 / News / Flashlight, Gear, Outdoor Gear / Leave a Comment

Now I know what you may be thinking, wow another flashlight and you may be right. The Capsule Task Light from Striker caught my eye not only for its design, but the accessories included with it. The Capsule Task Light operates on three standard AAA batteries, has an LED array that produces up to 60

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Fix a flat tire on your bike without even removing the tire

By Janet Cloninger / July 2, 2014 / News / Bicycle, Do-It-Yourself, Health and fitness, Repair / 4 Comments

We just found an inexpensive bike for our daughter to take with her to college, and now we begin the expensive task of collecting all the things she’ll need to keep it on the road. I’ve been trying to find items for a tool kit that she can carry in her backpack, and of course

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Cut costs and energy with Philips new PowerSensor displays

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 2, 2014 / News / Computer Gear, monitor, Power / Leave a Comment

Philip’s has just announced two new PowerSensor LED displays that cut energy costs up to 80% by detecting a user’s presence and automatically reducing the brightness when the person steps away from their computer. This not only reduces energy consumption and your electric bill, but it also helps prolong the life of the monitor. The

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Past meets future with the Qwerkywriter mechanical keyboard

By Julie Strietelmeier / July 1, 2014 / News / Computer Gear, Crowdfunded, Keyboard, mechanical keyboard / 11 Comments

When I was a kid, I used my mom’s old Underwood typewriter to write my own stories and newsletters that only myself and my sister read. I loved that typewriter, fitting in a piece of paper, twisting the knob on the platen to position the paper, pressing down the keys and seeing the individual type

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Freeze your own treats in these plastic zipper bags

By Janet Cloninger / July 1, 2014 / News / Food, Home and Kitchen / Leave a Comment

When I was a kid, my sisters and I loved frozen treats that we called Icicles. There’s a similar treat available now called Otter Pops. I’m not sure what those ice-pops were made from, but I’m pretty sure it was nothing but sugar and artificial color and flavorings. With Zipzicle Pouches, you can serve your

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Samsung Gear Live…WATCH for it!

By Mark Rosengarten / July 1, 2014 / News / Android, Clocks, Smartwatch, Watches and Clocks / 9 Comments

Smartwatches have been a dream of technophiles since the Dick Tracy days. While they have not yet reached the dream of the standalone phone, what they can do while partnered with a smartphone far outstrips anything Tracy’s wrist gear aspired to. Hot on the heels of Samsung’s Tizen-powered Gear 2 watch, the Gear Live watch

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And here’s the mailbox to complement your mid-century modern home

By Janet Cloninger / July 1, 2014 / News / Home and Kitchen / 3 Comments

Yesterday, we told you about the Modfire Astrofire modern fire box for the backyard of your mid-century modern home. Today, we’ll show you the perfect mailbox for your home. These mailboxes were designed by a fellow North Carolinian, and his project was recently successfully funded on Kickstarter and is now in the manufacturing stage. Now

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Cartegram is a global scavenger hunt game

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 30, 2014 / News / Toys / Leave a Comment

Cartegram is a Kickstarter campaign for a scavenger hunt game that gets you off the couch and outside exploring your own town. Don’t worry, it’s not like geocaching where you have to use a GPS and sometimes cryptic clues to find the cache. Cartegram looks to be a significantly easier than that because everyone who plays will have

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WaterField Designs celebrates America’s birthday with their new Franklin Tote

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 30, 2014 / News / Bags, Shoulder bag / Leave a Comment

In honor of our country’s 238th birthday, WaterField Designs has just announced their new Franklin Tote, a leather shoulder bag made here in the good old USA. The tote is made of full-grain leather that has been naturally-tanned in one of the few remaining US tanneries. The bag is 14.5″ x 13″ x 4.75″ and

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QALO wedding bands for active spouses

By Andy Jacobs / June 30, 2014 / News / Geek jewelry, Health and fitness / 4 Comments

How many of us find ourselves in this situation? You want to wear a wedding band to demonstrate your commitment to your spouse, yet your active lifestyle is not always compatible with wearing a traditional wedding band. Or perhaps you have an occupation like construction or factory worker or firefighter where rings on the job aren’t

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Exercise enthusiasts really need smarter socks…

By Kathleen Chapman / June 30, 2014 / News / Android, Bluetooth, Clothing, Health and fitness, iOS / 1 Comment

Do your feet hurt after exercising? It could be the way you land on your feet. How would you know how to correct that? Well, obviously you need smarter socks. The Sensoria Fitness Socks may be what your aching feet need. The material of the socks incorporates sensors that connect via Bluetooth to an anklet

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Be ready for a picnic in the park with a blanket you can carry in your pocket

By Janet Cloninger / June 30, 2014 / News / Outdoor Gear / 4 Comments

Having a picnic in the grass, spending the day at the beach, going to a concert in the park, taking a long walk and deciding to sit in the shade and talk before heading home – all these things can involve you sitting in the grass, dirt, or sand. Sometimes you might not mind getting

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Build your fire in a back-to-the-future fire pit

By Janet Cloninger / June 30, 2014 / News / Home and Kitchen, Outdoor Gear / 1 Comment

I’ve had a life-long love of mid-century architecture and design. We finally are living in a mid-century building, but it’s a condo building, so I’m not free to decorate the outside of my home. In case you are lucky enough to have a fabulous atomic-age home with your own outdoor area, here’s the perfect fire

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Tokyoflash watch giveaway!

By Julie Strietelmeier / June 29, 2014 / News / contest / 126 Comments

Tokyoflash Japan is offering one lucky Gadgeteer reader their choice of one free watch from their huge collection high tech wrist watches. We feature their watches here on a regular basis, so you know that Tokyoflash watches are unique, fun and oh yeah, they tell time. Continue reading for full contest details.

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