Carry an ultralight camping stove in your backpack

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If open fires aren’t allowed where you camp, you’ll need some sort of stove to prepare your food.  The Ultralight Backpacking Canister Camp Stove with Piezo Ignition, plus a canister of gas, is all you’ll need for cooking.  The stove itself folds up into a small package, as seen in the upper left and right images.

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SpringBreak appeals to woodiphiles with their line of Maple wood wristwatchs

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We’ve seen wooden watches before from WeWOOD and Tokyoflash, but the wooden watches from SpringBreak Watches have them beat in at least one important way – affordability. SpringBreak also donates a portion of each sale to help fight childhood hunger in America. Each donation provides up to 10 meals to a child in need. The watches

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DSPTCH cases carry your device and organize your accessories in a minimal package

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These DSPTCH cases are made of ballistic mesh and lined with nylon packcloth.  They have a large pouch to hold your device, and the exterior has various elastic loops for cord organization and an elastic pocket to hold other small items.  You can carry the bags alone or as an insert inside a larger bag.

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Keep an Apple Lightning cable always at hand with the Bluelounge Kii

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If you own an iPhone, iPad or iPod, you have probably felt that moment of panic and annoyance when you discover that you need to charge your device but there isn’t a cable to be found. Bluelounge has a clever solution to that problem with the Kii. Pronounced and shaped like the keys you carry on

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Belkin NetCam HD Wi-Fi Camera with Night Vision review

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When I find a useful gadget or product that fits in with my life, workflow, etc. I then spend a lot of time trying to find the very best version of that gadget or product. Whether it’s messenger bags, smartphones, styluses, ink pens or something else, I can become a little obsessed. Ok, a lot obsessed.

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SkyTrix combines your favorite flying toys into one

SkyTrix from Daydream Toy is an all in one flying toy that combines some aspects of a paper airplane, kite, frisbee, boomerang and yo-yo into one battery-free waterproof toy. It can glide like an airplane (up to 200 feet), soar like a kite, performs tricks like a yo-yo and plays catch like a frisbee. You don’t

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Brando’s $10 Stand Hub gives your Android smartphone 3 OTG ports

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If you happen to own an OTG enabled Android smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy S3 or S4, this $10 OTG adapter from Brando will effectively turn your smartphone into a mini workstation. The Stand Hub has 3 OTG USB connections that can be used to connect a keyboard, mouse and a flash memory drive. It

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BRAVEN goes big with 850 Bluetooth speaker

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You would think BRAVEN might take it easy for a bit after releasing so many speaker models over the past few months. Nope. After debuting the BRAVEN 600 (review here), 625s, and 650 portable aluminum Bluetooth speakers, they quickly released a more affordable plastic 570 and the tough BRV-1 speakers. Now, BRAVEN has just overshadowed

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AllPuter.com’s 3-in-1 Shutter Grip is a handy photography gadget for your iPhone

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The 3-in-1 Shutter Grip from Allputer.com looks like a perfect accessory for picture snapping iPhone owners. Designed for the iPhone 4, 4S and 5, the Shutter Grip provides 3 functions. First of all the iPhone snaps into the grip to offer a more secure hold while capturing video and shooting pictures. The grip has 3 buttons

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Free professional workshops from creativeLIVE

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  Starting in 2010, creativeLIVE has broadcast workshops and seminars taught by leading professionals and educators in the fields of photography, design, business, lifestyle, and video… online for FREE!  These workshops are jam packed with knowledge so if you’re streaming the class, you really need to set aside uninterrupted time to soak it all in and/or

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Have a starry, starry night indoors with the Starry Light

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These beautiful Starry Light lamps from Anagraphic look like a traditional half-sphere pendant lamp at first blush.  Closer inspection reveals tiny holes drilled in the powder-coated aluminum shade; when the LED light source is on, pinpoints of light are projected onto your walls.  (The lamp is designed so that light is directed downwards as well.)

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Stash the power of the sun with SunStash

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Since I reviewed the Gomadic SunVolt Solar Power Station and Solar Cache High Capacity Battery Pack, I’ve often wondered what would happen if I needed to charge something more demanding, such as a laptop? Now there’s a new Kickstarter project for a neat “upgrade”:  A thin, light and powerful battery companion called the SunStash. SHARE ON

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ZAGG introduces a Bluetooth keyboard for the iPad mini

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I suppose it’s because of the iPad mini’s small size, but the market hasn’t seemed to flood with a gazillion keyboard cases for it.  Some of the cases that I’ve seen have been more like Apple’s Smart Cover in design, which I much prefer to those typical folio cases.  ZAGG has a Smart Cover-style Bluetooth

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