News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
I’ve seen lamps with built-in speakers before, but they aren’t usually the type of lamp you’d want in a formal living room. With The Invisible Speaker from Hammacher Schlemmer, you can add a speaker to most any shaded lamp. You remove the harp (the metal piece that the shade sits on) from the lamp, then […]
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If you travel often or deal with people in all corners of the world, knowing the local time can be a challenge… unless you have a Time Traveler watch from Watchismo. The watch uses 16 landmark buildings to mark the time in different countries. Big Ben for London, Eiffel Tower for Paris, Statue of Liberty
Know what time it is in 16 regions with the Time Traveler Watch Read More
ZAGG may be more known for their protective device skins, but they’ve long offered their ifrogz line of earbuds and headphones. They now have some Animatone products that are designed just for children. As you know, the loud volumes produced by earphones and headphones can damage hearing. Some devices include maximum-volume settings for their audio
ZAGG’s Animatone Earbuds and Headphones protect your child’s hearing Read More
Levenger has developed an impressive line of iPad accessories, and they’ve been expanding their line to include some accessories designed specifically for the smaller iPad mini. Their new Nantucket Mini Easel Stand for the iPad mini is sized to be just right for the smaller iPad, other small tablets, or even a smart phone. It’s
Nantucket Mini Easel from Levenger Read More
Tom Bihn has just announced a larger version of their previous Synapse 19 backpack. The Synapse 25 has five main design updates: Webbing Loops for Cache with Rails system Bottom Pocket Piping Bottom Webbing Loop More O-rings Reconfigured Organizer Pockets The addition of a secure laptop sleeve system transforms the Synapse 25 into a checkpoint
Tom Bihn introduces larger Synapse backpack Read More
Now that the new Game of Thrones season has started up, I am seeing Stark vs. Lannister items pop up in different stores. My favorite is the Game of Thrones Stark and Lannister on-ear headphones by Gear4. The Stark headphones are all white with a direwolf sigil on each ear, while the Lannister headphones are
Show your Game of Thrones allegiance with the Gear4 on-ear headphones Read More
I reviewed the Withings original WiFi Body Scale back in 2010 and have been using it almost daily ever since. I like how it records my weight so that I can see trends using my Android smartphone or iOS device. Withings has recently announced a new model called the Smart Body Analyzer. Priced at $149.99,
Barbie probably has a larger camera than this. The Chobi Cam Pro 3 measures in at just under 2″ wide and under 1″ tall. The is the third iteration in a line of Japanese mini cameras, and it adds “night vision” capability to an already impressive 11MP camera with 1080p video-capture capabilities. The night vision is
Chobi Cam Pro 3 – A micro night-vision camera for a micro spy Read More
With the 1:2 Standalone USB 2.0 Flash Drive Duplicator and Eraser from StarTech, you won’t need a computer to duplicate or clean off your USB flash drives. You can clone a drive to one or two target flash drives or erase two USB flash drives simultaneously. Copying is fast, at 1.5GB/min, and you can opt to
Clone or erase USB flash drives without a computer Read More
We’ve had a few articles about products that help you “cut the cable” to your satellite TV or cable TV provider. In addition to streaming media players, we’ve featured antennas that bring in free, over-the-air, uncompressed HDTV signals. We even mentioned an earlier Mohu product, the Leaf indoor antenna, in a news post. If you
Mohu introduces the Sky HDTV outdoor antenna Read More
Vibration speakers are unique because they turn ordinary objects like a table or a box into a speaker with full sound. The Yaba X is an ultra portable vibration speaker from PLX Devices that has already achieved full funding through Kickstarter. The pocket-sized Yaba is made of cast zinc and is going to be available
PLX Devices Yaba X – Vibration speaker that doubles as a guitar amp Read More
City Prints is a map company that produces artful maps of a variety of venues – home towns, states, college campuses, stadiums, and more. They expanded their line to include the Pop Culture series (maps of video game, comics, and TV and movie locations) and Computer schematics diagram prints. The image shows maps for Resident
City Prints maps fantasy worlds and tech landscapes Read More
Moleskine notebooks were available in lined, blank, and grid versions, and you had to choose the one that best fit your needs. Now, Moleskine is anticipating your needs and has designed the Professional series of notebooks. Moleskine says their Professional notebook “is created for professionals, combining the features of a planner and a notebook, with
Organize your work projects in Moleskine Professional notebooks Read More
If you spend any time traveling, or even just have a long commute, you’ll at some point find yourself needing a power boost for one of your gadgets. NewTrent has two backup battery packs in their line of mobile accessories that can keep you powered until you reach your destination. The Travelpak (NT400C) has a
Keep your gadgets charged with NewTrent’s Travelpak and Travelpak Plus Read More
The Lyrix Duo looks like a lot of the small “hockey puck” speakers you see on the market today. The Lyrix Duo from Digital Treasures has a Bluetooth receiver (EDR2.1 and supports A2DP and AVRCP) that lets you send your music from any Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, tablet, or computer to its speaker. The 3W speaker reproduces 20Hz-20KHz, and
Lyrix Duo speaker with removable Bluetooth receiver Read More
The You’ve Got Mail Bag from hearts.com is a unique laptop case made out of old USPS (United States Postal Service) mail bags and seat belt straps. The bag dimensions are 15 inches long, 11 inches high and 1 inch wide. The bag has one main padded zippered compartment and two smaller outside pockets. As
The You’ve Got Mail Bag delivers – or at least it used to Read More
Instead of inserting a monogrammed club marker into your golf club grips, why not use something that can analyze your golf putting swing to help you improve your game? With the 3BaysGSA PUTT analyzer, you’ll be able to analyze your consistency, face and attack angles, tempo, back-swing and down-swing times, impact speed, and swing path
Analyze your golf putting swing with your club marker Read More
The REC10 High Power 600mW Compact Wi-Fi Range Extender from Amped Wireless will strengthen and extend your wireless coverage throughout your house and even into your yard. It works with any 802.11 b/g/n wireless router or service provider gateway, and it contains “advanced dual 600mW amplifiers and a high gain 2dBi detachable antenna to extend Wi-Fi coverage
Extend the wireless coverage of any router with the Amped Wireless REC10 Read More
Remember the Octa TabletTail Vacuum Dock and Whale Tail stand (see related reviews)? They have another TabletTail kit available, the MonkeyTail, and it’s available now at BiteMyApple.co. (BiteMyApple.co only sells successfully-funded former Kickstarter projects that have made it into production.) Just like the WhaleTail kit, the MonkeyTail and the vacuum dock work with most tablets.
Octa’s Monkey Tail iPad stand is now available at BiteMyApple.co Read More
Julie reviewed the iClooly Multi-Touch Pen for iPad some time ago (see related links). That stylus had a hard tip for a resistive screen and a brush tip for capacitive screens. Since then, iClooly has introduced their Elite Multi Touch Stylus Pen. This pen still has the hard resistive tip, but the brush has been changed