News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
Timbuk2 bags have been featured on The Gadgeteer. They make great bags to carry your gear or even your pets, and they’ll even allow you to customize your bag with special fabrics or color combinations. For this new offering, they’ve joined forces with TerraCycle (a New Jersey-based business that makes consumer products from pre- and post-consumer […]
Timbuk2 and TerraCycle join forces to create this messenger bag Read More
I reviewed the mophie juice pack air case for my iPhone 5 recently, and I liked it a lot. If you’d prefer to use your iPhone case-less but want to keep a backup power source at hand, you should check out mophie’s power reserve. mophie packs 1350mAh of reserve power in a package only 1.50″ X 2.84″
mophie’s keychain power reserve for iPhone and iPod Read More
If you are serious about your gaming. I mean REALLY serious, I’m not talking Angry Birds or Flappy Bird serious. Then you’re sure to drool over Logitech’s latest gaming peripheral. It’s the G502 Proteus Core Tunable Gaming Mouse, and it looks like a gamer’s dream gadget. This is a customizable mouse with the world’s first
Logitech launches the G502 Proteus Core Tunable Gaming Mouse Read More
The Brooks Saddles Challenge Tool Bag was first designed and patented in 1896, and it’s been keeping bicyclists’ tools handy since then. These gorgeous leather bags attach to the saddle of your bike with leather straps; the buckles of the straps are located inside the bag for greater security. The strap that buckles the Tool
Brooks leather tool bag for bicyclists Read More
The selfie craze has swept the nation, it has been determined that some people are even addicted to taking selfies. With smartphones having front-facing cameras, I guess this phenomenon was pretty much inevitable. Heck, I was taking selfies with my little Olympus Stylus pocket film camera back in the 1980’s, when I’d actually have to
Now they’re just enabling you: GabbaGoods #TheSelfie Camera Remote Shutter Release Read More
This post brought to you by Fellowes, Inc. . All opinions are 100% mine. In the past couple of years, I’ve read stories about two medical clinics in my area dumping patient records. They didn’t shred them; they just set boxes of records full of patients’ personal and medical information out by the dumpster behind
Keep your personal information safe with a Fellowes shredder Read More
My hands are always drier than the desert, and the skin on my knuckles is usually cracked and often bleeding. This used to happen to me only in the winter, but it’s a year-round thing for me now. I slather on lotion, but it’s cold and stings. The Heated Lotion Dispenser from Sharper Image will
Pamper your dry, itchy skin Read More
This coin from 5ive Star Gear might look like an ordinary Kennedy half dollar, but I assure you that it’s not. Go ahead, take a closer look… The genuine US coin has been modified into two pieces that pull apart to reveal a razor-sharp Japanese steel blade. This covert escape coin has been designed to
This 50 cent piece might help you escape from evil doers Read More
If, like my husband, you have a laptop that you plug into a monitor, connect to WiFi, and maybe attach a couple of USB peripherals, you’ll find connecting and disconnecting everything to be a pain. At work, Butch plugs in a monitor, network, and a disk; when he needs to work from home, he only
Elgato announces their new Thunderbolt Dock Read More
Love your Chromebook as much as I do? Now there’s another device to use the super fast and browser based Chrome OS. ASUS has released a new Chromebox model, the M004U. This nifty looking Chromebox has 4 USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit ethernet port, 802.11 b/g/n dual-band wireless, HDMI output, Displayport output, combo micrphone and headphone
There’s a new Chromebox in town Read More
You know Wil Wheaton, right? He’s an actor famous for playing Gordie in Stand by Me, Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and many more, including a slightly evil(er?) version of himself on The Big Bang Theory. He’s also a writer and a gamer, and the host and co-creator of a web show
Keep Wil Wheaton at the TableTop Read More
Now there’s protection for your phone AND you with the Yellow Jacket rechargeable backup battery case /stun gun. This case comes with a removable stun gun pack and provides protection for your iPhone 5/5S using TPE soft plastic (PC/ABS hard plastic on the iPhone 4/4S case) and doubles the life of your phone’s battery (1800mAh).
Yellow Jacket backup battery case/stun gun for iPhone 4/4S and soon iPhone 5/5S Read More
YEZZ wants you to learn more about their line of unlocked Android smartphones and to help get the word out, they are going to give away one of them to one of our lucky readers. The winner will get to choose from either the YEZZ Andy 4 or the Andy 4.5. These phones are unlocked
YEZZ Freestyle Mobile smartphone giveaway! Read More
The Primative Stainless Steel Knife brings the flint flake tool of prehistoric time into the present. This 8.7″ handleless knife is made of a single piece of stainless steel. The top has a ridge for gripping, and the shape tapers to the front and bottom to form a sharp edge for precise cutting. It comes
Pad and Quill has a line of leather and canvas gear bags to hold your laptop and tablets, and they realized they had forgotten a gear bag for one very important item – the iPhone. The Micro Field Bag for iPhone is made of full grain leather, 18-oz waxed canvas, and stitched with thread that is
Micro Field Bag for iPhone Read More
With the new Bluetooth Audio Adapter from Logitech, you’ll be able to convert any powered speakers, like PC speakers, home stereo systems, or A/V receivers, into Bluetooth-enabled speakers. You can pair the adapter with both your smart phone and a tablet and stream music from one of them. Once you’ve paired the adapter with a
Turn your favorite speakers into a wireless Bluetooth system Read More
The iPad is a very powerful system for music creation, but it lacks any way to get music in or out of it. Numerous companies have tried to create iPad docks for this purpose, docking the iPad to a platform that has the connectivity that music creators demand. So far most of them have fallen
The ultimate iPad studio? Focusrite iTrack Professional Dock for iPad Read More
Having to carry individual AC chargers for each of your mobile devices can take up a lot of room and add a lot of weight to your gear bag. With the Aluratek 6-port USB Charging Station with Surge Protection, you can charge up to six USB-chargeable devices simultaneously. Each of the six ports can produce 2.1A
Forget carrying individual device chargers Read More
Okay, I recently reviewed my new Satechi ReadMate LED Desktop Magnifier, which I bought to help my aging eyes see small details, but I’m not ready to admit I need this magnifier. The iPhone5-compliant Magnifier from THANKO, also called the Raku Raku Magnifier, slides over your iPhone 5 to magnify the screen. Although it specifies the iPhone
Here’s the solution for when you can’t quite see your iPhone screen Read More
For all those selfie addicts out there who can’t go even one day without posting a picture of themselves to Facebook or Instagram, I have a tiny gadget that will make it even easier for you to annoy all your friends with your attention seeking photo habits. It’s the HISY Wireless Smartphone Selfie Remote for
iPhone selfies made easier with the HISY Wireless Smartphone Selfie Remote Read More