News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
If you love split rings as much as I do, and by “love”, I mean hate, I may have found a possible solution. It’s the Infini-Key Clip from Niteize. It’s made of stainless steel and won’t cause you to utter curse words like you might when you jam the tip of a split ring under […]
Infini-Key Clip could be a cure for split ring haters Read More
Even though I don’t own a 3D printer and I have never created a 3D model before, I know that I really want a Makerbot Digitizer. This has to be the coolest gadgets I’ve read about in a long time. Just place an object on the platform and the digitizer uses laser beams (Yes, frickin
Makerbot Digitizer – scan it and 3D print it, the future is here Read More
Okay, this looks like a tragedy waiting to happen, but Hammacher Schlemmer is offering a device that is designed to let you cut your own hair. The Single Handed Barber uses a “rotary cutting system and razor-sharp stainless steel blades” to cut your close-cropped hair as you move the device over your head in a
Maintain your close-cropped hairstyle without visiting a barber Read More
Although I’ve tried quite a few Bluetooth headsets, I’ve never really been a big fan of them. Don’t get me wrong, I think they are really useful, especially while driving, but most of them make you look like you’re part of the Borg collective. The Bit from Marware is really small, so if someone does
These earbuds from Handcandy are just for girls and women. Hand-beaded from wood, shell, or plastic beads or faux pearls, these LadyBuds earbuds look like a necklace. A magnetic clasp hold them around your neck, and a 27″ extender cable lets you keep your phone or MP3 player safely in your purse or pocket while
LadyBuds are high-performance earbuds in a necklace Read More
We’ve all seen the variety of fitness monitors for humans on the market today, and now FitBark is extending the monitoring to your dog. This Kickstarter project has already met more than 200% of its funding goal, but you have until Aug 26, at 3:00pm EDT to pledge to be sure your dog is one of
The FitBark – a wireless activity monitor for your dog Read More
The Gadgeteer has told you about some WiFi-connected doorbells that allow you to answer the door from anywhere in the world, but what if you just want to see and talk to the person at the door before you open the door? The Doorphone 870 (SWHOM-DP870C)from Swann shows you color video and allows 2-way conversation with
Monitor who’s at the door with the Doorphone 870 video doorbell Read More
I tend to travel a lot more as I have gotten a little older. The thing is, when I travel I always carry an assortment of mobile devices and their accompanying cords. Whenever I arrive at my destination, it always seems like my cords have been in a knot fight, always tangled with themselves and
Keep your cords in the Loop and they will be tangle free Read More
When it comes to Bluetooth speakers, which one is more important to you, big sound or portability? If you answered portability, I think you may be interested in learning more about the Bluetune-Bean from Divoom. This is a small Bluetooth speaker with a carabiner loop that can be used to attach it to your belt
Divoom introduces the Bluetune-Bean Read More
If you want a USB flash drive that won’t look like any other you’ve seen, check out the 16GB Pentode USB Flash Drive from the SlavaTech store on Etsy. The drives are made of copper and an “electron tube made in the USSR in 1981”. The flash drive is a high-quality SanDisk with SanDisk SecureAccess software.
The Pentode – USB flash storage with a steampunk flair Read More
Women use the same gadgets as men, but some of us want a different type of gear bag to carry them in. Typical unisex bags tend to skew “more manly”, and they often have a look that announces “expensive gear inside”. Women may want a bag that looks more like a handbag to blend in
Alesya Bags Black by Popular Demand laptop bag for women Read More
A prominent gear-related site was recently hacked, and a link to a “hands-on” video by Olympus technical specialist Rick Sasserath was leaked. The video demonstrated the not yet released Olympus OMD E-M1. It has since been removed, but stills from the video are easily found. If you do a search, it’s still possible to even
Olympus OMD E-M1 photos and hands-on video leaked Read More
We here at The Gadgeteer are fans of BRAVEN. Their cool speaker lineup only gets better each year. Accessory maker Incipio has wanted to get into the portable speaker market, and now they’ve gone from having no speakers to being a major player with the purchase of BRAVEN. “The BRAVEN team is thrilled to be
Incipio acquires Braven Read More
It’s a fact of life that PCs are vulnerable to malicious programs that can be picked up from simply visiting a seemingly harmless website or by opening an email. There’s also usually a bunch unwanted programs that manufacturers seem to load up on their computers that waste your valuable disk space. Both of these problems
Keep your Windows PC running at top condition with Jumpshot Read More
If you have a garage, storing your bicycle isn’t really a problem. You can just park it inside or you can hang it on the wall on hooks or hangers. Those wall hangers don’t look very attractive, but it doesn’t matter if they are in the garage. What if you live in an apartment and
The modern solution for bike storage Read More
Okay, it seems everyone has a new and improved wallet design these days. But with all the various designs, shapes, and materials being used for wallets, one needs to be a little different to catch my eye. The Flip Wallet, a Kickstarter project by Elizabeth Drew, has done just that. The Flip Wallet is a
You probably won’t have to stretch your budget for the elastic Flip Wallet Read More
The Luxi, created by Extrasensary Devices, takes the light meter app for iPhones one step further by adding an actual physical adapter. Professional hand held light meters tend to be bulky and expensive. Luxi is a small inexpensive adapter that manages to do the same thing as a professional meter – help capture a well exposed photo. The
Luxi converts your iPhone into an incident light meter Read More
Listening to music with headphones or earbuds provides you with entertainment but isolates you from the world. If you’re relaxing safely at home, a little isolation might be a welcome thing, but it’s not a good idea when walking or exercising outdoors or when working. If you plug the Fuser from Olens Technology between your
Hear your music and ambient sounds with the Fuser Read More
This is an indiegogo crowd-funding project. The iDoorCam is a WiFi-enabled doorbell that works with an iOS or Android app so you can see, hear, and talk with people on your doorstep. You connect the iDoorCam to the wiring for your existing doorbell, connect it to your WiFi network, and then you’ll be able to
Answer your doorbell from your mobile device Read More
The eleMount is a premium CNC machined all-aluminum mount for smartphones and tablets that can adhere to a multitude of (smooth) surfaces without the need of suction cups or sticky pads. It began as a Kickstarter project that, at the time of writing this article, has already been funded nearly six times its initial goal of
eleMount – premium car and camera mount for iPhone and iPad Read More