News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
We first reported on the Stuffa Jacket back in August; it’s a jacket that with multiple pockets built into it that allows you to stuff it with up to 5 kg  (11 lb) of clothes and other items. Well the Stuffa Jacket’s now up for pre-order. Currently available in black for men and red for women, […]
Stuffa Jacket – Up for pre-order – Stuff it! Read More
You’ve probably seen the Samsung Galaxy S3 commercial making fun of people standing in line for the iPhone 5. The commercial shows SGS3 owners touching phones to transfer pics and videos. Florida based company Flomio does not want iPhone and iPad owners to feel left out of the NFC party, so they have created the
FloJack brings NFC to iPhone and iPad Read More
Did you buy a Nexus 7 16GB between the 14th and 29th of October just before the release of the 32GB model and the subsequent price drop on the 16GB model?  Well if you did and you bought it from the Google Play store then you’re eligible for a refund under Google’s Price Protection Policy. Fill
Google might want to give you money for buying a Nexus 7 Read More
Are you a fan of Field Notes memo books? What do you do with them after they’ve been filled with your thoughts, lists and doodles? The new Archival Wooden Box from Field Notes has been designed to store up to 60+ memo books. Made of cabinet grade Birch, this slide topped box will keep your
Store your Field Notes memo books in this specially designed slide topped wooden box Read More
LaCie has produced a key-shaped USB drive for some time, and their new PetiteKey is a tough little brother of their original Iamakey that Julie reviewed a few years ago.  The PetiteKey is only 1.61″ X 0.83″ X 0.14″ and weighs 0.26 ounces.  This USB 2.0 drive has transfer speeds up to 480 Mbps.  It has
Keep your data on the chain with LaCie PetiteKey USB drive Read More
Lunatik originally came on the gadget scene with their iPad nano watch straps. They’ve since expanded to offer capacitive styluses. The latest of which is the Chubby. Made of high-grade silicone rubber, the Chubby features a soft touch grip suitable for large and small hands. Available in your choice of 5 colors, the Lunatik Chubby is affordable
Lunatik Chubby is a stylus you can wrap your hand around Read More
Ever have two tabs in one Chrome Window that you want to see next to each other?  With Chrome, it’s easy to drag off a tab into a seperate browser window, but it often means having to resize and re-move the windows to get them right .  Tab Scissors is a handy little extension for
Tab Scissors cuts your Chrome Tabs in two Read More
Tokyoflash Japan has a new watch for us, the Kisai Maru. Â Maru means circle in Japanese, and the Maru displays time in an always-on LCD circle. Â The inner marker on the display shows the hour, and the outer marker shows the minutes. Â It also has an electroluminescent backlight so you can see the display at
Tokyoflash Japan introduces the Kisai Maru Read More
Timbuk2 has announced a series of bags that will carry your gear and keep it charged, too.  The Power Series bags begin with two of Timbuk2’s best selling bags, the Commute Laptop Messenger and the Q Laptop Backpack, and add a dedicated pocket inside to hold the power pack.  In addition to all the features
New Power Series bags from Timbuk2 carry and charge your gear Read More
Due to lack of entries and an unclear description of what was required to enter the contest, I’m extending the contest for another 3 days. Please re-read: The Dragonthorn Leatherworks PCS is custom leather holder  handcrafted by Dave Hauser for your EDC’s (Everyday Carry items). You can read my review of the custom PCS that Dave
Win a Dragonthorn Leatherworks PCS (Pocket Carry System) Contest Deadline EXTENDED Read More
Spark Digital is Blue Microphone’s new studio-grade condenser microphone to offer both USB and iPad connectivity. The Spark Digital is the only iPad microphone to offer a zero-latency headphone out for direct monitoring. This eliminates distracting delays when creating multi-track recordings where new tracks need to be synced with existing tracks. The Spark Digital also
Blue Microphones new Spark Digital microphone for iPad and USB is now available Read More
Amazon has just released their first software update (5.3.0) for their new Kindle Paperwhite .  New features in the update include: Improved Fonts: We have made changes to Palatino, Baskerville, and Futura fonts to make them look even better on Kindle Paperwhite. You will notice this when reading books, as well as in menus. We’ve also
Kindle Paperwhite Software Update 5.3.0 Read More
Have you ever had the joyful task of trying to figure out which of the smoke alarms in your home is chirping due to a low battery? The chirps happen infrequently, so unless you have a small house with only a couple detectors, it’s tough to figure out which one it’s coming from. My house
Kidde 10-yr Smoke Alarms won’t bug you with annoying low battery chirps Read More
Earlier this year, we told you about some beautiful Dutch-made cases made of natural wool felt and organic tanned leather for Apple devices.  Mujjo, located in Holland, is now introducing their sleeve case for the iPad mini.  This handmade sleeve has a body made of 100% natural felt with a water-repellent finish.  The flap and
New felt sleeve for iPad mini from Mujjo Read More
This Kickstarter project is already more than fully-funded, but you still have until Nov 25 at 1:00pm EST to get in on the first shipment of these labels.  Whooz are designed to quickly identify a charger, charging cable, and even earbuds, and they are available for iPhone/iPod or iPad.  You’ll know at a glance which white
Know which one is yours at a glance with Whooz Read More
Don’t we all know someone like this? 🙂 Thanks Weird Al and Tricky. Now stop forwarding your crap to me! 🙂
Stop forwarding that crap to me! Read More
Some time ago, Sony released an Android app that allows you to read ebooks purchased from the Sony Reader Store on your smartphone or tablet.  They didn’t issue a reader app for iOS at the time; they were too busy whining that Apple was suddenly enforcing their price-splitting policies for in-app purchases.  I was greatly
Sony finally announces their Reader app for iOS devices Read More
This 4-port USB Wall Charger from Richard Solo goes right to the heart of traveling with mobile gadgets.  Most of them are USB-chargeable, and you don’t want to carry around a wall charger for each, but you still want to be able to charge multiple devices at once.  This wall charger has no standard AC
Richard Solo 4-port USB wall charger Read More
Microsoft has just announced how much usable space you’ll get with your Surface Tablet with RT, and no you won’t be getting the full capacity. After allowing for binary conversion, recovery provision and the software itself, the 32GB model will have 16GB and the 64GB model will have 45GB available to store your music, photos and files.  You
Microsoft Surface Tablet with RT – 16GB and 45GB models available? Read More
Just scan the Scanmarker from Barnes and Noble across a line in your book, just as if you were using a highlighter pen, and the text will be automatically transferred into a Word or Excel document or into another application.  The scanner has several modes to transfer data to your computer:  “Data Entry (Scan &
Simplify notetaking and highlighting books with the Scanmarker Read More