Aervana wine aerator, Balls of Steel ice cubes, Grovemade iPhone dock and more – Review updates

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You come here every day to read new reviews, but do you ever wonder what happens long (and sometimes not so long) after we post our reviews? Does the item spontaneously combust or do we continue to use and enjoy it long after the original review has been forgotten? We want you to know how

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge available for preorder on Feb. 23

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This Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 8 am ET, The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge will be available for pre-order from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, and Verizon. What’s new with the latest versions of the venerable S Series? Just about everything that is good with the S6’s has been improved. The S7 has the same 5.1″ display

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Switchboard is a magic coat rack with 25 hooks or no hooks at all

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The Switchboard coat rack has a genius design. It’s a 30 inch long wall mounted rack made of Beech wood that features 25 individual hooks. Yes, 25! When the hooks aren’t being used, the rack looks more like a piece of wall art than a holder for jackets, scarfs, bags and hats. But when you

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Travel pants, dash cams, fitness trackers, what’s quick charge 3.0 and more – Weekly roundup

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I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. Here in Southern Indiana it’s almost 80 degrees (at least that’s what my outdoor temperature sensor shows). It feels weird to be this warm for February, but I’ll take it! I’m looking forward to spring so that I can get outside and test some outdoor gadgets. If it’s

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Does your Monopoly banker sometimes forget how to count?

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For all the people who enjoy Monopoly, but suspect that your banker sometimes cheats, Hasbro’s newest edition, Monopoly Ultimate Banking is coming to the rescue. It will have an ATM that tracks each financial transaction in the game. Playing the game is as before, but each player has a debit card. All money transactions are scanned on the

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Talk to the hand: Gest hopes to replace keyboards

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Keyboards are so 30 years ago and the creators of Gest say it’s time for an upgrade. Gest is a device people can wear on their hands to control a computer or smartphone. Users can customize gestures for keyboard shortcuts, to adjust music, control lights and adjust sliders in Photoshop. If you have a Gest for each hand,

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Summer is on the way, unfold the Oru Kayak!

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The days are getting longer, the sun is shining and the air is warming (at least here in California). It’s time to start thinking about breaking out the flip-flops and heading to the water. The Oru Kayak Beach Foldable Kayak makes getting out on the bay, lake, pond or a slow river even easier. Folded, it’s

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Bloc & Roc Galvanize S2 Edition headphone review

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Earphones and headphones are conceived and designed in many countries such as the US, UK, Japan, Australia and China. However, with the exception of some high-end models, most are sourced and manufactured in China to help keep costs down. But what if you wanted to design and build headphones in your own country and still

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Verizon is winning according to RootMetrics

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According to RootMetrics, an independent mobile analytics firm, Verizon has ranked #1 in overall network performance for the past five testing periods when compared to the other three US wireless carriers: Sprint, T-mobile, and AT&T. Verizon came out on top with driving and indoor tests that were conducted in 50 states using off the shelf

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Let’s talk about Quick Charge 3.0 and USB Type-C charging

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It’s no secret that I love my Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 chargers (car chargers, desktop chargers, and wall chargers) because of how quickly they charge my QC 2.0 devices. I’ve been going along in my little QC 2.0 world and was quite content with the simple knowledge of which chargers to buy to take advantage

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Quitbit: The last cigarette lighter you’ll ever need

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There are plenty of fitness trackers out there. There are apps to track calories and water intake. Those are meant to encourage healthy habits. Quitbit is doing the reverse. It’s a smart lighter aimed at helping smokers kick the habit. The lighter, which weighs 72 grams, uses a flameless heat coil to light cigarettes. In

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Free Chromecast with Spotify subscription

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Spotify is offering new Premium subscribers a free Chromecast if they pay for the first 3 months in advance. That’s $30 up front and then $10 monthly from the fourth month onward. The Chromecast itself retails for $35, so if you’ve been waiting to try either product, now’s the time. This promotion runs until the

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Gmailify your Yahoo and Outlook Mail – One inbox to rule them all

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Gmail has become the defacto standard for email these days because of its ease of use and great features. But some people still have legacy Yahoo and Hotmail/Outlook accounts. Google has supported these other email systems in their Gmail app for around a year now, but they have just  announced on their blog that they’ve

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Vava Voom Bluetooth speaker review

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In my never-ending quest to find the perfect Bluetooth speaker, I’ve managed to collect several small, rugged speakers. What I haven’t gotten my hands on is a good Bluetooth speaker that is powerful enough to use at a party and stylish enough to not have to hide. While marching forth on my epic audio journey,

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