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, […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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