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Traveling by airplane can be great for getting to your destination quicker than by car. I enjoy almost every aspect of air travel except for one – cramped seating space. I always feel like a sardine that has been crammed into a metal tin. It’s tolerable when all I want to do is play a […]
Aero-Tray allows you to maximize airplane tray table space Read More
I’ve owned a few leather items from Oberon Design over the years, and I’ve found them all to be exquisitely crafted, sturdy, and made of quality materials. I still have the first item a received from Oberon – a black leather handbag that was a Mother’s Day gift many years ago – and it still
New cases from Oberon Design turn your phone into a work of art Read More
The smartBandStand is an indiegogo project. It’s an impact-resistant smartphone case with connector button, a fully-adjustable stand with tilt-screen feature, and an armband with Velcro or bungee-hook closure in one. It will be available to fit various iPhone, Samsung, HTC, and LG smart phones; standard colors are black, white, or red. It can stand on a
Why buy three accessories when one smartBandStand will do everything? Read More
LEGO bricks are fun to build with, but if you want a change of pace, check out nanoblocks from The Ohio Art Company, makers of the famous Etch A Sketch. Nanoblocks are miniature building blocks that let you build detailed models that will fit in the palm of your hand. The folks at Nanoblocks is
nanoblock miniature building block kit giveaway Read More
The latest offering from Tokyoflash Japan is the Limited Edition Kisai Quasar Silicone Watch. The Quasar watch shows time as either a normal numeric format or as a pattern mode. It has a silicone band and body with a inner metal casing. It also has date and alarm modes, stop watch function, animation, and an electroluminescent
Limited edition silicone Quasar watch from Tokyoflash Japan Read More
Instead of a Bluetooth headset or one of those old-fashioned telephone handsets, attach the CB Radio iPhone Handset to your smart phone for some Smokey and the Bandit fun. It has a mute button that silences the other side like a real CB radio handset, so it’s not going to qualify as a hands-free device
Get your ears on, old school Read More
If you have a MacBook, you know the chargers have built-in cord winders. The problem with the winder is that it can put a lot of stress on the thin cable where it attaches to the charger. This stress leads to broken cables, which leads to purchasing an expensive replacement charger. The folks at Juiceboxx
Save your MacBook charger with a Juiceboxx Read More
The Wyzer Wall Clock is just a pair of hands – no numbers, no markers, and no face. It’s made of PET plastic, and it measures 23.6″ in diameter. It requires a AA battery to power the German movement, and you’ll have to provide your own battery. You can use it as it is, with
Clocks don’t come much more minimal than this Read More
There seems to be a plethora of Bluetooth audio products out these days. I had been interested in wireless headphones but the price has been a huge factor in why I don’t have them. Battery life is also an issue…when you have a compact device, you are really limited in how long you’ll be grokking
Levenger is having a sale this week on their Carezza Day-to-Night Clutch. Like the other bags that Levenger sells, these bags look like regular handbags, but they function like gear bags. You can use this bag as a strapless clutch bag, or you can add the strap (25.5″ drop) and carry it as a cross-body
This gear bag goes from day to night Read More
So, you have decided to take your iPad use to the next level and use it for working situations. If you’re in an office all day that’s no problem, but what if you are on the go or in the field a lot – how do you carry and keep up with it? The Hands
Look ma no hands with the Hands Free iPad case Read More
With the Lumsing 11000mAh 5 x USB External Battery Pack, you can charge up to five phones or two tablets simultaneously. The 11000mAh lithium-ion battery holds more than enough power to keep a gear bag full of mobile devices going during your longest trip. The five 5V USB ports output between 0.6A up to 2.1A. The integrated
Charge all your portable devices with this Lumsing battery pack Read More
You work hard to make beautiful, tasty pie crusts, cookies, and other pastries, so you should be proud to have everyone know you made them. With a Personalized rolling pin from ValekRollingPins on Etsy, you can have a rolling pin custom engraved with your name. The rolling pins are made of beech, and they are
Mark your baked goods with your name Read More
Since we updated the website layout at the end of last year, I’ve tried a couple different search plugins that didn’t end up working very well, so I finally decided to go back to using Google’s search because it’s faster and works better than all the others I’ve tried. Here’s a quick tutorial that I
How to find past product reviews and articles on The Gadgeteer Read More
If you use your laptop outdoors for work or recreation, you may find it’s impossible to see your screen on bright, sunny days. Throw a Pixel Sunscreen V2.0 in your gear bag, and you’ll be able to work outdoors, no matter how sunny the day is. It’s made of polyurethane-coated nylon and ripstop taffeta, and
Sunscreen for your laptop Read More
Hey everyone, welcome to my desk this time! My room – er, I mean, office – has way more gadgets in it than these couple of photos show. I figure I’d stick to my main space to keep it short and sweet.
Gadgeteer: Show us your desk series – Elizabeth Read More
I use my iPhone as my only alarm clock these days. Combine being blind as a bat, early-morning grogginess, and not remembering exactly where I put my iPhone on my night table before falling asleep, and I have to do some serious fumbling to find the phone and shut off the alarm in the morning.
Keep your phone in your pocket – even while you sleep Read More
If you are a musician using amplified instruments, a DJ, or the tech guy who sets the equipment up, you’ll want to have the Electronic Musician’s Emergency Adapters kit in your gear. The kit includes a variety of adapters – male audio plugs, female audio jacks, and couplers in 1/4″ and 1/8″ sizes, cables, XLR
An emergency kit for electronic musicians Read More
The Sabrent 4-Port Compact USB Wall Charger can charge smart phones, tablets, and other USB-chargeable devices. One port is rated for up to 2.4A to charge tablets quickly. When you have multiple devices plugged in, the charger will balance power output at each port to keep the total load to 12.5 watts. Has built-in over-current protection and
Charge up to four devices simultaneously with this USB wall charger Read More
You’ve just come home to a dark house and your arms are full of groceries. With the wave of an arm or hand over the iON capacitive switch, you can turn on (or off) your lights without having to set your groceries down! And for the germaphobes out there, you no longer have to touch
Magically turn on your lights with a wave of your hand using the iON capacitive switch Read More