NEWS – Victorinox Swiss Army has launched its 10th annual Swiss Army Knife design contest. Submissions are open now and end May 29th. The theme for 2021 is “Patterns of the World.” In this contest, participants are asked to create cool designs for the scales/handles of the Classic Pocket Knife. Designs may range from popular and globally known patterns, […]
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REVIEW – How many devices do you need to charge? If you’re anything like me, you have at least one phone, wireless earbuds, an iPad, a watch, a few flashlights, a Bluetooth speaker, portable battery chargers, etc. And those are just my devices. My wife and kids all have a number of devices to keep
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NEWS – Hey! Do you folks remember when we rode in airplanes regularly? And we actually left the house to “go to work?” Yeah, me neither. But the fine folks at WaterField Bags in San Francisco are providing inspiration toward the end of sheltering in place and resuming air travel and once again enjoying this
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REVIEW – As previously mentioned in my Air Purifier reviews, my kids and I have suffered from severe allergies both when indoors and outdoors for many years. Over the years I have tried several devices with small and limited benefits until a couple of years ago when I got my hands on the Molekule Air air
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ARTICLE – This is week 6 of working from home for my day job at Cummins, Inc. and I’ve told several people that social distancing and sheltering in place hasn’t really been an issue for me because as an introvert, I’ve been training for this for years 😉 Seriously though, even though I don’t mind
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REVIEW – We live in a one-story house with an open floor plan. We love the way our house centers around the combined living area of our kitchen, dining room, and living area. There is, however, one unexpected consequence of this floor design: Whenever someone is watching a movie or TV show and playing the
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NEWS – Need something awesome to carry your tiny EDC items? Check out this rugged storage capsule from Dango that is made of machined from waterproof and food grade 6061 aerospace grade aluminum. It has a removable belt clip built on the back of it or you can use the loop on top and the
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NEWS – I’m fascinated with multi-tools that look like a pen because they are easy to carry with you. Just slip them into a pen slot in your bag and you’ll always have a set of basic tools where ever you go. One example of a pen tool is the Friendly Swede 9-in-1 multi-tool which
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REVIEW – I am the type of person that is frequently working on something around the house, whether it be in the yard, garage, or attic. And when I’m working, I really get frustrated if I don’t have enough light to see. In some areas (the attic especially) having adequate illumination is critical. I have
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NEWS – I don’t need to tell you that things are tough right now. Some of our favorite bag makers have been not only adapting to the difficult times, but they’re also doing what they can to help out the community at-large during this crisis. Defy Bags is a small Chicago-based shop that specializes in
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REVIEW – Do you still carry keys? These days the only keys I use regularly are for my e-bikes and bike locks. When you don’t need to carry keys daily, it can be hard to remember to grab them on the way out. Your choices are to come up with a way to remember, or
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REVIEW – I’ve used at least 15 different backpacks/bags for college and then work, which represent a huge range in price, ergonomics, and designs. I’ve had bags that I had to force laptops into, I’ve had bags where laptops became scuffed or damaged when set down too hard. My current go-to bag is great for
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REVIEW – I haven’t used a robot vacuum since the early robot-vacuum days, and my memories are full of random missed spots and attempted robot-suicide as it flung itself down our hardwood stairs fairly regularly. Bagotta sent over their BG800 Robot vacuum to review, so we’ll see if nearly 2 decades of research and technology
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REVIEW – It has been quite some time since I reviewed earbuds. I did get my hands on my own pair of Apple Airpods and decided to test and review these Sync Pro earbuds by Soul, to see how they compare other than being similar in physical design. What is it? The Sync Pro wireless
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REVIEW – I’m sure that I’m not the only one who has been waiting around a while for travel wall chargers to provide enough power for our power-hungry laptops and tablets. I recently got the opportunity to review the Anker PowerPort Atom III 60 W [PowerIQ 3.0 & GaN] Power Delivery USB C Charger. It
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REVIEW – Joby started out offering tripods with bendy legs that you could use to hold a camera in almost any position. They’ve since branched out to offer accessories for their GorillaPod tripods and the kit I want to show you today is their Mobile Vlogging Kit. What is it? The Joby GorillaPod Mobile Vlogging
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NEWS – Bored with the look of your old MacBook Pro? Twelve South is here to inject a little color into your life with ColorKit for MacBook. ColorKit allows you to change the color of your MacBook Pro from the inside out. The kit includes wraps to cover the top, bottom, and deck of your
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ARTICLE – I wrote about the Jackbox Party Pack on Feb. 5. Never did I imagine two months later this quirky trivia game package would be a lifeline to friends and family during a pandemic. But here we are. Longing for some company beyond our four walls, and especially missing our extended family over the
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CROWDFUNDED NEWS – Another robot vac, who cares right? Not this time friends. I’m going to tell you about the HaierTab Tabot robot vac which different in three important ways from all other robot vacs that are currently on the market. What is it? The HaierTab Tabot is a robot vacuum that rolls around your
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REVIEW – There’s nothing I enjoy more on a daily basis than coffee. I’ve tried almost every way of making coffee, except for pour-over, so that made the choice to review the COSORI Pour Over Coffee Maker an easy decision. What is it? The COSORI Pour Over Coffee Maker is a coffee pot and brewer
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