Keep your gear close at hand with a Paxis backpack

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Backpacks are a must have accessory when hiking and camping. They are constructed to let you easily transport all your important gear while exploring the great outdoors. But one of the main problems with traditional backpacks is that you have to take them off in order to get access to your stuff. Paxis has designed

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Solpro Helio Smart solar battery bank review

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One of the more common challenges a gadget junkie faces is the constant demands on power. Who among us hasn’t found themselves running low on juice with nary a power source in sight? Sure that giant yellow orb in the sky is a constant source of power, but it’s not easily accessible. The good people

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Thermacell Mosquito Repellent, Sumo bean bag chair, Polaroid ZIP photoprinter and more – Weekly roundup

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Happy weekend gadget fans! You know what time it is, it’s time to catch up on your favorite tech site’s (that’s us in case you didn’t know) news, reviews and articles from this past week. To make sure that you’re up to date on our latest gadget news and reviews, click through to see the

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Cree LED bulbs are helping me use less electricity each month #sponsored

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Each month my electric company (Duke Energy) sends me an energy report to let me know how my electricity usage compares to similar homes in my area. Ever since they began sending these reports, my house has always been shown to use more electricity, which translates into paying higher bills. Even after switching most of

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RHA turns it up to 20 with the T20 in-ear headphone

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Reid Heath Acoustics (RHA) is a an audio company with a problem. They can’t seem to let a new earphone be their signature product for more than a few months before they come up with one that tops that. Don’t these guys ever rest? Apparently not, because their excellent T10 earphone released less than a

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Over-the-air charging of devices is the wave of the future

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Wireless charging is a popular feature on many of the mobile devices available today, but the future may be over-the-air charging. Companies like Energous are working on such technology now. They have developed a product called the WattUp wire-free charging system which involves using a transmitter and receiver. A WattUp transmitter, or Power Router, sends

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Julie’s gadget diary – Should Apple be worried that Samsung Pay will win the mobile payment wars?

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Yesterday’s Samsung Unpacked event left me feeling disappointed about their new hardware announcements. However, their Samsung Pay announcement caught my attention.Β If you aren’t familiar with Samsung Pay, it’s Samsung’s mobile payment application. Like Apple Pay, Google Wallet, Android Pay (not availableΒ yet) and CurrentC (also not available yet),Β it’s a way to use your phone to pay

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iClever Bluetooth Stereo Headset (IC-BTH01) review

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I’m on the hunt for aΒ comfortable, good sounding Bluetooth headset with long battery life that will allow me to enjoy music while also letting me answer incoming calls. You wouldn’t think it would be too difficult to find a headset that ticks all those boxes, but it always seems like there’s one feature that doesn’t

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Plantronics headphones, Incase backpack, BBQ Dragon and more – Review updates

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What happens after we review a product? Do we shove it in a drawer never to be used again? Do we continue using it long after we’ve posted our review? Our regular review updates will answer those questions. Check out this week’s updates after the jump. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It

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A 10,000 mAh portable battery that utilizes Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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I love the Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 technology on my Nexus 6 phone. It significantly decreases the amount of time I spend charging my phone which is something that I have grown accustomed to. I recently purchased the Aukey CC-T1 2-Port 30W USB Car Charger with Quick Charge 2.0Β to be able to use this fast

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Julie’s gadget diary – Why I am thinking about switching back to the iPhone

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It’s been almost three years since I put my iPhone 4s in aΒ drawer and switched over to an Android device as my full-time smartphone. Since I made that switch, I’ve used a Samsung Galaxy SIII, a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and my current phone, an LG G3. I’ve also used Android tablets like the Nexus

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Thermacell Mosquito Repellent review

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When you are concerned with mosquito-borne illnesses like the West Nile virus present here in Texas,Β finding effective ways to repel mosquitoes in addition to the standard repellent sprays (containing DEET) is of great importance. The Thermacell Mosquito Repellent appliance is an outdoor device used to repel mosquitos within a 15β€² x 15β€² area. I found

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WaterField Designs launches PERALTA, a new women’s line of bags

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Popular San Francisco based bag and accessories maker WaterField Designs has recently created a new line of bags designed especially for women. The new line is called PERALTA and will start out by offering the Balani Backpack, the Etta accessory pouch and a leather key tether. The backpack which is made here in the USA

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House of Marley Liberate XLBT Bluetooth Over-Ear Headphones review

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I consider myself an average person with an average budget for headphones (around $60 or less) and I’ve been fairly happy with my purchases. I’ve shied away from trying out more expensive ones in the stores because I haven’t been prepared to spend premium dollars on them and I didn’t want to spoil my blissful

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