If you have a budding explorer in your family, he or she will need some equipment. The Moulin Roty Explorer’s Kit contains everything a budding scientist and explorer needs during their field trips. The sturdy cardboard case looks like it’s well-traveled, as evidenced by the stickers. Inside are “functional cardboard pocket binoculars, a compass, string […]
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It’s now my turn to share my favorite gadgets of 2013. Looking back on all my reviews from this year, I thought it would be tough to choose just a few favorites, but when it comes right down to it, there are only a handful of products that I’m still using regularly since the reviews
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Whether you have older parents and grandparents or you yourself are older and would like to give your loved ones piece of mind, Lively is a system that offers independence while also respecting privacy. Lively doesn’t use wireless cameras or microphones. It uses small sensors that can be attached to keys, a pillbox, the refrigerator
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Did Santa bring you a shiny new iPhone, or Android phone for Christmas? Well, here’s your chance to win a handy dandy ChargeAll 3-in-1 Portable Keychain Power Bank for it. This small gadget includes an 8GB flash drive, an 800mah backup battery and a built-in sync and charge cable. Continue reading for full contest details.
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About a year ago, I reviewed the Switch Modular Pocket Knife from Quirky. I loved the concept of a customizable Swiss Army style pocket knife / multi-tool, but found that the product itself needed a lot of work to be even remotely usable. Now there’s an updated version of the Switch that seems to have
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PDair makes accessories for nearly every mainstream device on the market today. When you go to their website, the long list of manufacturers they cater to is impressive. In this instance, PDair sent me one of their Leather Case for Apple iPad Mini with Retina display – Business Type to take a look at. SHARE ON
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2013 is almost history, but before it ends, we have another installment in the team’s list of favorite gadgets for this year. Do any of their favorites match yours? SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Christmas day is finally here and that means that all of the hubbub, stress and craziness leading up to today is behind us. Now we can sit back, take a deep breath, relax and enjoy the day with family and friends. We’re going to take a break from our regular posting schedule today, but we will
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Merry Christmas to all! After you’ve finished checking under the tree and in your stockings for gadgets that Santa left you, you can read part three of our favorite gadgets of 2013 series. Enjoy! SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Remember Operation – the game where you were the surgeon removing the “bread basket” or “water on the knee” from your patient? The worst that could happen to you with that game was being startled when the loud buzz sounded to indicate you had touched the sides of the patient’s “incision.” With the the Shocking
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Next Issue, my favorite app for my iPad, is now available for Kindle HD and HDX. Just download the free app from Amazon, and you’ll be able to access more than 125 magazines – current and back issues. Of course, you’ll still need to subscribe to the Next Issue service, but where else can
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If you plan to upgrade, or have upgraded to an iPad Air, you’ve probably noticed by now that most of the cases no longer fit. The iPad Air, to me, seems too breakable to just throw in a backpack on a trip, so I needed a good, solid case for travel. Saddleback Leather is working
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Yesterday I posted part 1 of the Gadgeteer team’s favorite gadgets of 2013 and today I have four more lists for you. Enjoy and please share your own list of favorite products from this year in the comments. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Winter is here, and so is the possibility of power outages due to ice storms in my area. When the power goes off just just an hour or so, you’re pretty sure the stuff in your freezer is still okay, but what if the power is out for most of a day or more? If
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If you have a Qi-compatible smartphone, you should check out the very cool VU charging stand from TYLT. The stand has a soft-touch finish and holds your phone at a 45-degree angle as it charges, so it won’t ever get lost on your desk. It comes with an AC adapter and promises to charge your
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The verykool s470 is a full featured 4.7″ no contract/unlocked dual SIM Android phone marketed as an affordable “buy it and use it anywhere” device. This is a market segment that’s fairly sparsely populated in the US among the major phone OS platforms – for example the Nokia Lumia 520/521 (sub $100 no contract) in the
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It might be hard to believe, but National Geographic has been around for 125 years. To celebrate this important milestone, they sent one of their award winning photographer’s Stephen Alvarez on an incredible ten day 2112 mile journey across the American west. Stephen didn’t pack a collection of bulky cameras and lenses for this trip
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Several weeks ago I asked everyone on the Gadgeteer team to write up a quick list of their favorite gadgets from 2013. I didn’t ask them to restrict their list of items to reviews they had posted, but to include any products that they have enjoyed using this past year. Almost everyone on the team
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I love things that help me organize and/or simplify my crazy, hectic life. I am typically overbooked and multitasking 90% of my day. So, a clutter-free world helps me be more efficient, which theoretically enables me to get more accomplished on any given day. So, when Julie offered up the simpleDock from the folks at
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The EveryDrop from Whirlpool is a portable water filter that you can use anywhere to filter funky tastes and odors from hard, soft, cold or hot water. Hold the funnel shaped filter under your water faucet to filter tap water in real time as it runs through it. It can filter chlorine and chloramine from
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