CRKT‘s new multitool is a departure from the typical multi bladed tool design which most of us are familiar. This tool has a blade and screw drivers, but also features a saw and box wrenches. It will be priced at $49.99, but doesn’t seem to be available just yet. What do you think? Would you carry […]
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If your home or garage is way overdue for a cleaning, Mint Market wants to help motivate you to clear the clutter and get organized by getting rid of all the things you’ve purchased but never used. Mint Market is a free marketplace for mint condition pre-owned items. Using their mobile app for iOS and
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Lenovo has started pushing Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.3) out to Lenovo Thinkpad Tablets using the Rest Of the World (ROW) and Japanese (JP) image. Implementation seems to be good, and it seems to be stable and faster than Honeycomb. If you have an ROW Tablet and you haven’t got the update yet, you can go
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This week Nintendo announced the 3DS will no longer be an only child. This summer Nintendo will be releasing the 3DS XL (on the right), a larger version of its sibling. Along with being bigger overall, screen real estate goes up by 90%. The XL’s top screen is 4.9 inches and the bottom screen
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To celebrate their new Domino’s app for Android that lets you create and order pizza right from your smartphone, Domino’s Pizza is offering you a new Android phone. There are conditions, of course, such as you’ll need to sign up for a new 2-year plan with data, and the phones don’t appear to be on-the-leading-edge
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A few years ago, Julie told us about Survival Straps, a bracelet that could be unraveled to give you 16 feet of life-saving paracord. The From Soldier to Soldier version of the bracelet seems to be geared toward the urban adventurer more so than those who might actually need to rappel to safety. These bracelets,
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I’m really loving the GoPro2 HD Hero2; it’s wide angle 170° FOV lens and small size make it so versatile and handy, and it nicely compliments my “normal” camera gear. The waterproof housing supplied with it means it’s a robust little unit, and knowing that it’s waterproof to 60m gives you quite a bit of peace
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Bear Paw Meat Handler Forks are plastic “claws” that help you pick up large pieces of meat (yum). You’ve probably experienced meat slippage syndrome before… you know, that wonderful experience when you bake a 5 pound chicken and then try to lift it out of the roaster pan with a table fork. Or better yet,
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I’ve been looking forward to trying the HAND Stylus since first seeing one on KickStarter where it was funded for more than 12 times the amount originally asked for. In a market where so many styluses look almost exactly the same, the HAND Stylus offers some great features that will probably make it an instant
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Way back in the dark ages when I was earning a degree in chemistry, I was one of the few females in my chemistry, physics, and math classes. I’m sad to report things haven’t changed much in the intervening years, since “only 15% of female first-year college students intend to major in STEM (Science, Technology,
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The HY-204 Febreze Freshness™ Cool & Refresh Fan from Honeywell promises to cool, eliminate odors, and freshen for whole-room comfort. Big promises for a small tower fan, so can it deliver? SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Do you remember the Reading Rainbow show on PBS? It has returned to help kids ages 3-9 discover the joy of reading – this time as an iPad app. The Reading Rainbow app itself is free, and you’ll be able to choose one book and view some introductory videos for free. The app requires a
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Sick of having to walk from meeting to meeting, or lecture to lecture, or from the Green Room to the stage? To save your legs Honda has demonstrated the UNI-CUB Personal Mobility Device. Unlike the Segway, the UNI-CUB is aimed more for indoors use. Using Honda’s patented Omni Traction Drive System, it has a maximum
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I’m in the process of reconfiguring my EDC (Everyday Carry) and have been looking at ways to condense and simplify the various cables that I currently have stuffed in my gear bag. When AViiQ recently offered to send me their Ready Clips, my ears perked up because they looked like a perfect replacement for my
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When you live in a small house, you don’t have the luxury of a separate office. You need functional furniture that will work well for your needs, but will be attractive enough to blend in with your living space. The Bivi line of office furniture from Turnstone is designed for a decidedly modern feel, with
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Do you like to travel light, but find a laptop bag isn’t quite big enough to fit all your gear and your clothing and toiletries? The new Laptop Weekender V.3 bag from Skooba Design looks like a normal duffel, but it’s designed to hold enough clothing for a couple of days plus your laptop and
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My laptop is my home away from home. It serves as everything from office to stereo to audio game centre. Being totally blind, I truly care about how things sound. Sadly, as far as laptop designers are concerned, sound is at best an ill-considered afterthought. That may well be fine for many poor souls afflicted
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Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes each year. With a total shutdown of insulin production, this illness requires regular testing and injections. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is working on the Artificial Pancreas Project in conjunction with Universities worldwide. A conventional insulin pump and continuous glucose
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This is another Kickstarter project, and this one has exceeded funding goals before the end of the funding period. The Trygger Camera Case is a bumper-style case that includes a felt-lined sliding panel on the back of the phone. Slide the panel up to move the polarizing filter (a color-neutral polarizing film layered between two
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Energizer, perhaps best known for their batteries, is offering a new line of household lighting products. The Energizer Edge Small Accent Light has touch controls at the base of all four panels that “allow you to dim or brighten the light to customize the mood and ambiance of any room in your home.” Twelve LEDs
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