Among travel & carry enthusiasts Tom Bihn is a legend, producing some of the best bags & accessories in the business from their shop located in Seattle, WA. But one thing that Tom Bihn is not known for is rushing things to market. He takes his time, only releasing new products and material choices when […]
A whole bunch of new items from Tom Bihn for Summer 2017! Read More
My son recently started taking up running as a school sport, and that also includes the occasional team run in the Presidio in San Francisco. Some portions are shared by cars, so I started looking around at reflectors. Here are some by Portland Reflector, from- wait for it- Portland, OR. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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The third annual Prime Day is Amazon’s 30-hour mega-shopping event that starts at 9 pm EST on Monday, July 10, 2017, and runs through 2:59 am EST, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. With special deals happening as often as every 5 minutes, there are sure to be lots of great bargains that you won’t want to
Amazon Prime day deals start on July 10th. Are you ready? Read More
Pocket notebook company Word. has just announced a new limited series of their notebooks called the Beach Vibes collection. This collection includes three different notebook that will be available in packages of three. There’s the Surf, Palm, and Beach cover styles. Once these three styles sell out, they’ll be gone forever. Each 3.5 x 5.5in
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I’m in the process of slowly automating my home, so when the opportunity to review the Koogeek SK1 Smart Socket, I jumped at the opportunity. I anticipated turning light on and off from afar, and dimming them to suit a particular mood… I get ahead of myself. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Here’s the scenario: I’m at home in the middle of the night sleeping, dreaming of eating doughnuts without guilt when suddenly I’m jolted out of my blissful reverie by my phone’s blaring emergency broadcast alert. I fumble around frantically to find my phone to determine the type of impending doom that’s about to befall me and
It takes a lot of confidence to name an earphone a “Pro” model. That simple three-letter word sets up all kinds of expectations. Flare doesn’t make many products—one model of consumer speakers, ear plugs for noise protection, a line of pro speakers and now the Flares Pro wireless earphones. As Flare states, “New wireless earphones
Flares Pro earphones produce sound quality that feels live Read More
Wow. That’s the only word that popped into my head when I clicked a link in an email to the Ghost Studio website. I wasn’t expecting much because I get so many emails asking to look at apps, products, etc, that end up being disappointing when I take the time to check them out. That
Ghost Studio’s Android Wear watch faces are incredible Read More
Last month I wrote an article entitled Android 7.0 tips: Notifications and power notification controls which seemed to interest some of you, so this month I thought that I would share some additional Android 7.0 tips. Did you know that you can open two Chrome windows using the split-screen feature? And did you know that Nougat
“Oh cool” was my son’s reaction when he saw this… thing. What is this thing? It’s called the Pod Light from Mychanic, a unique take on the work light that goes almost anywhere. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Unless you have been under a rock, you already know about Samsung’s entry into the Smart Assistant category with the odd name Bixby. If you have been under a rock, welcome back and we’ll wait while you catch up. Bixby launched on the new Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus phones back in April, but
For people with celiac disease, an autoimmune condition for which there is no cure, eating gluten-free isn’t just a way of life. It is life, considering a mere 20 ppm of gluten is all it takes to trip an immune response. Enter Nima, a portable gluten sensor that tests food for the presence of gluten
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Do you carry a compact umbrella with you for rainy days? I have one in my drawer at my day job and one in the glove compartment of my car just so I have all my bases covered. The overall design of compact umbrellas hasn’t changed much over the years unless you include the button
ShedRain e-Motion motorized compact umbrella review Read More
Today I have a selection of five Kickstarter and Indiegogo projects for you to read about. Click through to see my list of this week’s notable crowdfunding campaigns. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
I don’t take my blood pressure on a regular basis, but maybe I should. I have EMT training so I own a manual sphygmomanometer (“blood pressure cuff”) as well as a tabletop automatic and a portable. The Koogeek BP2, however, looked so small and sleek, I knew I had to give it a try. SHARE
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I’ll be honest, I like nice things. I have a brand new LG G6 smartphone on the table next to me, a 12″ MacBook at home, and a MINI Cooper in the parking lot. I save my money and I buy above average quality products with a hope that they will last longer than cheaper
This MacBook stand gives new meaning to luxury (and insanity) Read More
No, Gadgeteers, I am not kidding. Apparently, travel mugs in the shape of a horn are the next big thing. Or that’s what the fine coffee loving folks at Goat Story hope will be true with their GOAT MUG. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Here we go again, another season, another Fugoo speaker. Fugoo is a wireless Bluetooth speaker maker that has always been just outside the heavily advertised mainstream of Beats, JBL or Bose. That’s too bad, because Fugoo consistently makes some of the best wireless speakers available. For this long, hot summer of 2017, Fugoo has improved
Fugoo Style S portable Bluetooth speaker review Read More
Following up the massive success and sellouts of the NES Classic Edition, Nintendo is hoping that lightning will strike twice as it announced today the release of a Super NES Classic Edition. Like the NES Classic, the Super NES Classic will be a mini system and will ship with 21 preinstalled classic games. It comes
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Have you always wanted to learn to play the drums but never had the money or space? Now you can and you don’t even need to own a set of drums. I know you’re asking yourself “Did he just say I could play the drums without actually owning a set?” Yes, I did. With Freedrum
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