News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
Julie’s recent posts about erasable pens and mechanical pencils has woken my own office-supply love. I found a really unusual looking pen that’s designed to reduce hand pain when writing. The evo.pen is said to be the remedy for hand pain when writing due to arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, repetititve stress syndrome, and writer’s cramp. […]
evo.pen – The Remedy for Chronic Hand Pain when Writing Read More
There are only 7 days till Halloween, one of our most celebrated holidays, where we have an excuse to act like a kid again by eating our weight in chocolate and candies. I personally don’t indulge since I am a diabetic, but for those of you that have a mouth full of sweet teeth and
The Quick Guide to Trick-Or-Treating Candy Nutrition (or lack thereof) Read More
Many people say that the French press coffee maker is the perfect equipment to make perfectly brewed coffee. Many other people think that coffee made in the French press is too bitter and has a lot of sediment in it. The Softbrew Coffee Maker from ThinkGeek helps you get the rich flavor of the French
Softbrew Coffee Maker Makes a Less Bitter Cup of Coffee Read More
The Kanda Misako Leather Pencil Cap is a cool way to protect the tip of your favorite pencil (and maybe some pens). It’s available in a large selection of colors that include: Black, Navy, Turquoise, Orange, Camel, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Wine, Red, Chocolate, Purple and Green. You can see more images at Pencils.jp. Although they
Leather Pencil Caps – Stuff you don’t need, but want anyway Read More
Nintendo announced another update for the 3DS. And it’s a pretty impressive update. 1) The 3DS will be able to capture 3D video. You can shoot up to 10 minutes of 3D video at a time. 2) You’ll be able to transfer batches of data from one 3DS to another. 3) Nintendo added stop motion
Nintendo 3DS getting another big update Read More
I have been given the opportunity to review several great iPad 2 cases recently. As much as I love covers and cases in general, and these cases in particular, I simply can’t use them all. I thought I’d share the wealth by finding new homes for them. The cases I’m offering are: the Skytop Trading
Win Great iPad 2 Gear from The Gadgeteer Read More
So you’ve spent all that money personalizing your new gadget bag, forked out for that rare once in a lifetime unobtainium material. What’s the last thing you want to do? Put your new best friend on that dirty, icky floor. Worry no longer, Workiture has you covered. Their el-bagped stand (shown with a Timbuk2 bag) is
Do you REALLY love your gadget bag? – Protect it with Workiture El-bagped Read More
Here’s another unusual USB flash drive to add to your collection. It’s the USB Bottle Opener Flash Drive II from Brando. It’s similar to the Lacie imaKey key shaped flash drive that we have reviewed. But, this one is shaped like a bottle opener. It’s made of metal and is available in 3 capacities: 2GB
Copy some files and then pop the top on a cold one Read More
The one thing I really missed from the Audyssey South of Market speaker dock I recently reviewed was Apple’s AirPlay technology (plus no headphone port, but I digress). I was so sure that the next version of that speaker would have it. I was wrong – sort of. Audyssey has released an AirPlay speaker. It’s just
Audyssey Lower East Side Audio Dock Air Announced Read More
The Rapoo E6300 Bluetooth Ultra-Slim Keyboard from Brando is small enough to fit in your gear bag. At about 8″ X 3.2″ X 0.5″ and 5.4 ounces, you’ll hardly know it’s in the bag. It has 80 keys and a QWERTY layout; it even has some special iPad hotkeys. The keyboard features scissor-key structure and
Rapoo E6300 Bluetooth Ultra-Slim Keyboard from Brando Read More
This post brought to you by Untitled Jersey City Project. All opinions are 100% mine. Is it just me, or do most of the television shows these days seem to follow a cookie cutter plot of whatever happens to be the current fad? That’s why we have several Witch, Vampire and other creepy dramas on
Untitled Jersey City Project – A work in progress TV drama. Will you watch? Read More
Love the new Amazon Kindle lines but just can’t justify upgrading to the latest version because your old version still does the job perfectly well? Now you can trade your old Kindle (or other e-reader that that matter) using the Amazon trade-in program. Just enter the model and condition of your old faithful friend and receive a gift card ranging from
Bring out your dead – Amazon Kindle Trade-in Read More
Ever give a thought to what happens to all those cases and accessories you bought for a gadget after it’s been replaced? Well, the guys who brought us the iBend stands for iPhone and iPad have given it some thought, and they’ve designed a fully compostable and biodegradable case for the iPhone 4/4S. The ecoSnap case
Biodegradable iPhone Case from the Guys at iBend Read More
We dress ourselves. We dress our kids. Those of us who are a little on the kooky side even dress our pets… So it shouldn’t be that unusual to dress our iPads and Macbooks too right? Computer Apparel is now offering the V_Neck Sleeve for iPads and 13″, 15″ and 17″ Macbooks. The V_Neck Sleeve
Dress your Macbook in a warm and cozy V_Neck Sleeve Read More
If it’s wearing a SofShell cover from SofProducts, it can. It can also stay on a piece of glass slanted at a 70-degree angle with the SofShell back cover. These covers are made of a clear plastic material with a super-tacky texture. They are lightweight and hypoallergenic (no latex). SofShell cases are available for the
Can Your iPad Stay in Place on a Porsche Traveling 60 MPH? Read More
The Gaiam Strap-Free Touch Heart Rate Monitor from Oregon Scientific does not require that you wear a chest strap or arm strap. It features a touch screen and uses ECG technology. Just place 1 or 2 fingers on the sensor to see your heart rate. In addition to displaying your heart rate, it has clock,
Gaiam Strap-Free Touch Heart Rate Monitor – No Chest Strap Required Read More
I frequently use a whiteboard to convey a concept or have a dialogue with a client. With whiteboads and whiteboard markers it is a good chance that they are not what you want them to be when you show up at someone’s office: the whiteboard is blurry or stained and there is usually one red
Need a whiteboard? Use the back of your laptop with DrawTop! Read More
About a year ago, we told you about the Scosche flipSYNC charging cables. Now, Scosche has updated their compact cables and converted them to carabiner clips, so they’ll be even easier to keep on a keychain or clipped to your gear bag. The clipSYNC gear features full-sized charging cables with a spring-loaded carabiner built in. Each clipSYNC is less
Keep Your Charging Cables Close at Hand with the Scosche clipSYNC Carabiner Cables Read More
This nanny cam from Gadgets and Gear is cleverly hidden inside a charging dock that can actually be used to charge an iPhone, iPod, or even iPad. The camera is on the front of the charging dock near the iCharge name. A DVR is located in the power plug, and it records onto the included
Catch a Thief While You Charge Your iPhone 4S Read More
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sauer Energy. All opinions are 100% mine. I saw a poll question on a news site recently asking if the US was heading for another recession. I was confused because I hadn’t realized the current recession had ended! Then yesterday I hear that our