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Charge an emergency flashlight in your bed-side lamp’s socket

moma led lightbulb and flashlight

Here’s a new one for me.  This low-heat LED lightbulb from the MoMA Store becomes an emergency flashlight when you need one.  It screws into a standard socket, and it produces as much light as a 40W bulb using only 6W of electricity.  The LEDs will produces up to 60,000 hours of light.  When you

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When is a fish not a fish? When it’s the Titanium ViperFish pocket tool

ViperFish

Yes there are plenty of multi-tools on Kickstarter, with plenty of them made out of titanium, but the ViperFish just kind of caught my fancy. The ViperFish has 12 functions: Bottle opener Twist-top bottle opener Screwdriver Paint tin opener/pry bar 1/4 inch hex bit function Metric multi-wrench Imperial multi-wrench Key ring Pocket clip Belt-loop holder Piece

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JAMBOX goes MINI while the sound stays maxi

Jawbone Mini Jambox 1

With all the portable Bluetooth speakers reproducing like rabbits, market leader Jawbone can’t afford to sit by and just watch. And they haven’t. Jawbone has introduced the newest member of the JAMBOX clan, the JAMBOX MINI. This speaker is about half the width of the original JAMBOX. and the sound quality is a bit shy of its

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Photoshop CC plus Lightroom 5, $9.99 a month, for life?

Adobe CC Photoshop Photography Program 1

Adobe has received a huge backlash of negative comments from current users of Photoshop CS about expensive Creative Cloud pricing.  In an effort to make numerous frugal photographers happy, actually let’s say less upset, Adobe is throwing current users a “bone-us”. During a recent Photoshop World conference in Las Vegas, Adobe announced a significant drop

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Be visible when walking at night with this umbrella

suckuk reflective umbrella

When walking at night, you need to be conscious of your clothing choices to make sure that you are visible to drivers.  When it’s raining, it can be even harder for drivers to see clearly, so you want to make sure there is no way they can miss seeing you.  With the Hi-reflective Umbrella from

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Now you can log your daily thoughts in River Song’s journal

thinkgeek tardis journal

If you or someone you know is a journal-keeper and a devoted Dr. Who fan, here’s the perfect journal.  The blue, faux leather cover is embossed with a design reminiscent of the Tardis.  There are 440 thick, “aged” pages inside, and there’s even an encoded message for you to decipher (right image).  ThinkGeek says the Limited

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ZAGG offers new ZAGGkeys Folio keyboard case for the Samsung GALAXY Note 8.0

zagg samsung note8

As someone who can touch type much faster that I can write with a pen, I prefer to use a physical keyboard with my tablet vs. an onscreen keyboard any day. Especially if I’m working on a review or writing a really long email. Most keyboards designed for tablets can’t be used on your lap,

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Ostrich pillows now for the whole family!

ostrich pillow junior

What started off as a “concept piece” apparently found a niche somewhere, as the oddly shaped and worn Ostrich pillow has now produced an offspring: Ostrich Pillow Junior.  This pillow is exactly the same as its big daddy, just sized smaller and in two “kid friendly” interior lining colors – red with white polka dots and

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Disney introduces a second-screen app to complement the return of The Little Mermaid to theaters

little mermaid second screen app

Firmly in the “what in heck were they thinking camp”, Disney has released a second-screen app that complements The Little Mermaid.  You may be wondering what’s so bad about that, after all, lots of TV shows have second-screen apps to increase your involvement with their shows.  Well, this Second Screen Live: The Little Mermaid app

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Archimedes would be moved by the STRONG LIKE BULL Bottle Opener

stronglikebullbottleopener

The ancient Greek scientist and mathematician Archimedes is attributed as stating “Give me a lever long enough, and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I will move the world!”  If so, Archimedes would probably have liked drinking beer with Brian Conti, creator of a crowdfunded Kickstarter project to produce a unique bottle opener. 

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An iPad mini case that promises to strengthen WiFi reception

absolute linkbook ipad mini

The thing I most hear people say about the iPad mini is that they can just throw it in their pocket or bag and take it everywhere.  With a WiFi-only mini, you’ll probably find yourself somewhere where you’re limited by a weak WiFi signal.  If you had the LINKBOOK case for iPad mini from Absolute

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Grow your own food on your windowsill

modern sprout

There’s a hydroponics supply store near my house, but I’ve never been in there because I always think of illegal substances when I think of in-home hydroponics systems.  These planter boxes from Modern Sprout take hydroponics out of the musty basements and put them on your windowsill.  They may look like simple wooden boxes, but

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