We live in a world of uncertainty – hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, tornados, blizzards. I would venture to say that most of us have some sort of emergency kit set up for such occasions. One common item that we all probably carry is a flashlight. Unfortunately, most flashlights are limited by the design of the light […]
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I owe Julie a long overdue review. OK, OK, two long overdue reviews and one that I can probably still call “on time” at this point. I am going to start with my review of something from one of my favorite product categories — Photoshop plugins. I really can’t seem to get enough of these
Filter Forge 4.0 Photoshop plugin review Read More
The COBURNS minimalist iPad stand is a current Kickstarter campaign. These iPad stands look like some plastic phone stands I’ve seen, but the wood brings them up a notch. The two pieces have magnets inside that hold the pieces together until you’re ready to use them, and there’s a felt loop that can attach them
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If you are familiar with the name Pelican, then you may know that they are known for their cases that are tough, durable, and long-lasting. I was unaware that Pelican made flashlights, so naturally I was very curious on how good their flashlights could be. I assumed that if they made solid cases that they would
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Tokyoflash Japan‘s watches usually have colorful faces, but their newest watch uses ePaper from eInk for the face. The Kisai Rorschach brings to mind those Rorschach tests psychologists use. The hour is displayed in the upper right, with its mirror image in the upper left. The minutes are in the lower left and mirrored on
Tokyoflash Japan adds an ePaper watch to their lineup Read More
I’ve been using a Dropcam WiFi security camera since my review of their first camera back in 2010. I’ve tried several other camera brands over the years but always come back to Dropcam due to ease of use, image quality and mobile viewing. Their latest camera is the Dropcam Pro. I don’t want to spill the
You’ve probably seen our news items about the gorgeous Paper app from FiftyThree and about having custom Moleskine notebooks created from your Paper notebooks. Now we need to tell you that the folks at FiftyThree have introduced a stylus designed to work with their app. The Pencil is available in Walnut (shown) or Graphite brushed
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As far as holiday decorations go, I have always been firmly in the anti giant tacky blow-up lawn ornaments camp. Then I saw this guy and my bah humbug, Grinch-like heart grew three sizes. This isn’t just 5-foot long pre-lit stegosaurus covered in tinsel. No, it’s an animated stegosaurus, and he’s wearing a santa hat, scarf,
A very roar-y Christmas Read More
The Smart Travel Router from Satechi works with the electrical prong layout used in about 150 countries, and it allows you to charge one device in an AC outlet and one in a 2.1A USB outlet. Be aware that only the prongs are converted; you’ll need to make sure your device can handle the local
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If you’ve been shopping for a portable Bluetooth speaker but just can’t pick one because they all seem to look alike (AKA boring), check out the Boomerang Bluetooth Speaker from FAVI. There are two models of this unique U shaped speaker that can double as a stand for your smartphone or tablet. The regular Boomerang is
For those of us that are dependent upon the Internet for all the information that streams into our homes, battery back-up of the hardware that makes it possible is important. The BG500 by APC not only keeps the power on, but it also has features to monitor energy use, a watchdog function that can reboot
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We’ve told you about HoodieBuddie jackets in the past (see related links at the end of this article). They are zip-up hoodies in adult and kids sizes with headphones built in to the drawstrings, and best of all, they are washable without removing the headphones first. Their newest hoodie, the hb Standard Issue with hb
You can now make calls with your HoodieBuddie jacket Read More
My weakness for pens turned into a weakness for styluses way back in the Palm Pilot days. In a drawer somewhere, I still have a Ziploc bag full of old styluses that I’ll probably never use again, but can’t bring myself to throw away. That’s why I have been happy to see that the stylus
Nomad Brush Mini 2 stylus review Read More
The Nimbus Smart Dashboard from Quirky looks a little like a gauge display in an old car, but it syncs with your mobile device to display information to keep your day on track. You can customize each gauge to display up-to-date information about traffic, your Fitbit stats, calendar, social media, Eggs in your Egg Minder, your
Have a smart, personal dashboard on your desk or night table Read More
I’ve mentioned before that I’m a cord cutter, which means I don’t really watch or subscribe to cable television. I tend to watch most of my video on the internet via services such as YouTube, Netflix, etc. I am also an owner of a Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 7 2013 tablet, and I really
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I’ve seen chalkboard paint, but I’ve never seen dry-erase whiteboard paint before. With IdeaPaint, you can add a dry erase board to walls, tabletops, or other suitable surfaces using just a paint roller. (Professional installation is available, too, for the non-DIYers.) It’s available in the standard white, but it’s also available in black or in
Now you can have a dry-erase whiteboard anywhere if you have a paint roller Read More
If you have a dog, chances are you also have a few good dog doo war stories about the time the bag you were using to scoop the poop had a hole in it or the time you stepped in something right before work because the kids didn’t want to pick up Spot’s droppings from
Auggiedog Automatic Pooper Scooper review Read More
Timbuk2 says their newest bag is in response to customer requests for a diaper bag that doesn’t look like a typical diaper bag. The Stork Diaper Messenger Bag is one of their medium-sized messengers that has been outfitted for baby gear. It has a waterproof, wipeable liner and is equipped with hot and cold internal
Timbuk2’s newest bag is for the young crowd – very young Read More
It is inevitable that electric cars will someday rule the roads. I have no doubt that the internal combustion engine that we all know so well, will go the way of the dinosaur within our lifetime… or at least within the Gadgeteer Kids’. I have been waiting years for electric vehicles to gain traction and
Now this is cool…Zelectric Motors Read More
iPhone car chargers, cannot live without them, good quality reliable well made ones are often hard to come by. And, when you do find a good one to use you have to supply your own cable to use with it. And, what happens if you need to charge another device while charging your iPhone? The
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