You’ll know which glass is yours when you tat it up!

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I’ve seen various “charms” that help you keep up with which glass belongs to whom at parties, but most of them only work with stemmed glasses.  What if you aren’t having wine?  How do you identify your soda glass or beer stein or your coffee cup?  It won’t be a problem with the Drink Ink […]

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LoFree EDGE Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker and Handsfree Speakerphone review

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Over the years, I’ve had the chance to review several small, wooden speakers from Pyramid Distribution.  You’ll find links to those reviews at the end of this review.  I had assumed those cute little speakers, shaped like acorns or Scottie dogs, would be more fun than functional, but I was proven wrong by every one

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Mount your Dropcam outdoors with the Dropcase

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The Dropcam Pro is my all time favorite security camera. It’s my favorite because it provides the best wide angle image I’ve found in a security camera, it’s easy to setup and has a very good web viewer and mobile app for remote viewing. Of course no gadget is ever 100% perfect for everyone and the main

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Have a Polaroid Cube Camera? You’ll need accessories!

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If you have one of the cute Polaroid Cube cameras Larry Geisz told us about a few months ago, you’ll need some accessories for it.  SkyMall has an assortment of stands (like the Mr. Monkey stand), cases (like the Waterproof Case), and mounts (like the Tripod Mount).  They have a lot of stands to attach

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Get ready for Halloween with ThinkGeek’s costume hoodies

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With ThinkGeek’s costume hoodies, you can have a great Halloween costume without too much work.  They have a variety of designs, from a medieval knight’s armor to a ninja to Harley Quinn to the zombie seen above.  Some of the hoodies can be zipped over the face to complete the costume; mesh panels over the eyes and

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LOFTEK 10 Watts Rechargeable LED Floodlight review

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I am the quintessential handyman…always building, repairing, and/or tearing out something. I started my first home improvement project nearly 25 years ago. Back in the day, there were limited battery operated tools and work typically involved dragging electrical cords everywhere you went. As battery technology improves and becomes much more cost effective, we find it powering devices/tools

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Hive73 has a deck that organizes all the peripherals you need for your Mac Pro

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The Mac Pro is sleek and beautiful, and it looks great on your desk.  (Click the image for a better view.)  All the peripherals you attach to it may not look so beautiful cluttered around your desk top, though.  Hive73 created a beautiful, compact aluminum deck that neatly arranges those devices to keep your work

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PowerSkin PoP’n 2 iPhone 6 backup battery sucks… literally

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The PowerSkin PoP’n 2 is a backup battery for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus which features a 4000 mAh battery that can fully recharge the iPhone 6 Plus once and the iPhone 6 one and a half times. Backup batteries are available in all manner of shapes and sizes, but this one has a

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Runtastic Orbit activity tracker review

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The latest activity tracker to show up for review is the Runtastic Orbit. This tracker counts your steps, distance, calories burned, active minutes and the quality and length of your sleep. How does it stand out from all the other fitness tracking devices that are currently on the market? Keep reading to find out. SHARE

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Sensu Buddy turns your No.2 pencil into a stylus

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Minimalists like to pride themselves on being able to get by with the least amount of gear possible. That means carrying both a stylus and a pencil would be one writing implement too many. A possible solution to this problem is the Sensu Buddy Stylus. The Buddy Stylus is a specially designed capacitive stylus cap

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Trip Report: 2014 Maker Faire New York

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Every year since 2011, my boyfriend and I enjoy going to Maker Faire in Queens, NY.  Maker Faire is a large family friendly, creative, tech-influenced event that is held in multiple cities around the US and globally.  We love to see the inventions and projects from hobbyists, hackers, and students. This year, I thought I would post a

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WaterField adds Finn Wallets that can accommodate the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and the Samsung S5

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A couple of years back, Julie reviewed Waterfield’s Finn wallet and found it to be as great as the Waterfield Catch Wallet that she has used for years.  The Finn  wallets have a zipper that opens up the top and one side for easy access to the cards and cash stored in the two pockets

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Quo Vadis ME Journals pair paper with QR codes

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The ME Journals from Quo Vadis are a different take on analog meets digital.  The ME stands for Multimedia Enhanced. Unlike LiveScribe and Moleskine Evernote journals which require special writing instruments and dotted paper, the ME Journals feature a unique QR code at the bottom of each page. The codes can be scanned with the free ME Journal

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Truffol Strap for Pebble smartwatch review

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The Pebble has been one of the original smart watches to kickstart (pun intended) the smart watch revolution.  I backed the KickStarter campaign and have really enjoyed using it for these last couple of years, but boy, is the plastic wristband less than stylish! Luckily, the watchband can be switched out with various bands of your own

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Hexoskin is an activity tracker in a shirt

The Hexoskin is a biometric shirt that can monitor cardiac, respiratory, and activity data including your steps, calorie burn, heart rate, and sleep. You are probably thinking that most of the activity trackers currently on the market can already do that. You’re right, but the Hexoskin goes further by also monitoring cadence, heart rate recovery,

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Keep your favorite watches safe and snug in the Obi Watch Roll

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The Obi Watch Roll from TOKYObay is a hand crafted, Italian leather case that can be used to store up to 6 watches of 50mm or less. Made in San Francisco, this case has been designed to hold both wrist watches and pocket watches and then to roll-up for easy transport. With the Obi Watch Roll you can carry your

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