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When you’re a gadget lover, you may find yourself unable to use all the outlets in your house because something’s big power brick is using one outlet and blocking another (or two). With the Contort Power from Quirky, you’ll be able to use both outlets. The Contort Power has an offset plug that moves it […]
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We all know poo happens, but did you know it doesn’t have to stink? Yep, you heard me right, you can have stink-less #2 too by pre-treating your loo with a product called Poo~Pourri. One of our most advanced senses, our sense of smell, isn’t fooled by covering up poo odor with fragrance. Poo~Pourri doesn’t just
Poo~Pourri, an awkward subject and rather, well, smelly Read More
Travel guitars that I’ve seen don’t look much like a regular acoustic guitar. The ones I’ve seen tend to be narrow, stick-like instruments. I’m not a musician, but it seems to me that the smaller body would negatively impact the sound produced by the guitar. I don’t know what the shortcomings of the Voyage-Air travel
A new way to travel with your guitar Read More
Whether you want to have a nice spread for your tailgate party before the big game or travel in an RV, you’ll appreciate these Max Burton appliances. They plug into a car’s 12V power outlet and prepare a meal as you travel. The Digital Stove to Go (top, left) has a 1.5-qt capacity and reaches
Tailgate in style with these cooking appliances Read More
AllPuter.com is offering the Tablet / iPad Holder / Mount w/ Adapter Ready for Camera Tripod that transforms your tablet into a tripod-mounted camera with an extra-large viewing screen. Taking photos of family and friends from a tripod inevitably leads to a small crowd of eyeballs glaring down on the tiny camera LCD screen to review the pictures; everyone wants to check
Tablet atop a tripod – my screen’s bigger than your screen Read More
If you like chess, but you need a new challenge or perhaps you’re just tired of the other player forever pondering his moves, this chess set will add a definite time constraint to the game. The Ice Speed Chess Set from ThinkGeek comes with two silicone molds that will make two complete sets of chess
Ice the competition with this chess set Read More
We told you about the Paper by FiftyThree app right after it came out. It’s a beautiful journaling app that lets you create your own digital Moleskine-like notebooks full of your photos, drawings, and writings. Now FiftyThree and Moleskine have joined forces to create Book to turn your virtual notebook into a real-life notebook. After you’ve created
Now you can have your own Moleskine books custom printed from the Paper iPad app Read More
You could say that it seems like every audio company is getting into the headphones business. Everywhere you turn, some speaker company has entered the fray, which can only make everyone better. And headphones have improved significantly in the last 5 years. A case in point is Japan’s Onkyo. This old and respected brand have
Onkyo gets personal with new headphones Read More
Smart phones seem to be the camera most frequently used these days. Many of them have weak flashes that don’t do as good a job illuminating your subject as you’d like. The Pocket Reflector, available from Photojojo, is a portable light reflector that directs extra light onto your subject for a better photo. It folds
Shed a little extra light on the subject with the Pocket Reflector Read More
Ematic is a leader in “value tablets”, and they have just released the EGP008, an HD Pro Series 8” tablet with Android 4.1 (“Jelly Bean”) and Google Play. The tablet has a 1.6GHz dual core processor and dedicated quad core GPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of memory (expandable with up to 32GB more with the microSD slot,
Ematic launches the EGP008 Android tablet for $130 Read More
With the plethora of POV action cameras on the market these days, it’s hard to keep ahead of the competition. GoPro, the defacto standard in the industry, has just released their GoPro Hero3+ Black and Silver line of cameras. The new Black Edition is 20% smaller and lighter, has 30% longer battery life, better audio,
GoPro Hero3+ – Big things from little(r) packages Read More
The holiday gift-giving season is coming quickly, and Roddenberry Entertainment has a perfect gift suggestion for the Captain in your life (especially if it’s you). Captain Kirk’s own chair was built by surrounding a Danish chair with a plywood enclosure and equipping it with incandescent lights for the buttons. These Star Trek TOS Captain’s Chair
The perfect gift for the special Captain in your life! Read More
I know that people have different ideas about how much water we should get in a day, but we can all agree that we all need to drink water. If you’re like me and forget to drink enough water during the day because you get distracted by what you’re doing, you could probably need a
Monitor your hydration levels with a smartphone app and a smart water bottle Read More
In October, Phiaton will be introducing two new headphone designs just in time for holiday shopping. Each headphone has its own appeal depending on what your needs are. For the fan of going portable, the carbon-fiber Moderna Series Fusion MS 430 is a lightweight over the ear design with full-sized drivers for better sound. It’s
Phiaton goes light, goes wireless, goes silent Read More
This post brought to you by Bang & Olufsen. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you ever think about what you’d do if you suddenly came into a lot of money? I do. I’d buy my mid-century modern dream house, order a bunch of Knoll furniture, and call Bang & Olufsen to equip my house for
Bang & Olufsen redefines how you listen to TV Read More
There are a lot of docks out there that allow you to use your iPhone as an alarm clock, but Snooze from DistilUnion says their working snooze bar separates them from the pack. The body of the dock is made of maple wood; the snooze bar is made of a rubbery material with an internal
This iPhone dock has a “slap-happy” snooze bar Read More
I have a fascination with nixie tubes, or vacuum tubes that ThinkGeek calls the LEDs of the past. These tubes aren’t being manufactured any longer, but there are still some available that are being used to make Steampunk things like clocks and thermometers. You’ll need to know how to read schematics and how to solder
Build your own Steampunk thermometer Read More
The Genius Energy Mouse is a 2.4Ghz wireless scroll wheel 1200dpi mouse that hides an extra feature inside its non-furry little tummy. It features a 2700mAh rechargeable Li-polymer battery pack that you can use to charge devices that have a micro USB connector. Four LEDs indicate charge status as well as the amount of power
Genius introduces Energy Mouse, a combination of a power bank and mouse Read More
PureGear has a line of accessories to protect your brand new Moto X phone. Seen at the top, the GripTek flexible cases add an extra shock-absorbing layer at the corners for extra impact protection. The grooved design improves your grip as well as adding interest. The GripTek is available in blue, black, green, or lavender
PureGear introduces Xtraordinary cases and screen protectors for Moto X Read More
Halloween is coming, and you want to go dressed as one of the crew from the original Star Trek TV show. Don’t despair! You don’t have to make do with cheap costumes; you can have a uniform shirt as authentic as Roddenberry Entertainment can make it. “Using decades worth of accumulated research and access to
Boldly go – and know you have the most accurate uniform out there! Read More