Several years ago, a terrible storm in Greensboro knocked down a pine tree across the street from us. The pine took down the power lines, which lit the tree on fire and caused the most incredible noises as the line arced and jumped around. I knew just where my flashlight was, but was dismayed to […]
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The folks at MPOWERD were inspired to create their LED lantern after the earthquake in 2010 left Haiti devastated and in the dark. They developed Luci, a tiny but powerful solar-powered lantern that can provide light and safety to people worldwide. You can keep one in your emergency preparedness kit or in your camping gear.
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Most of us take a lot for granted. We give almost zero thought to holding a spoon or fork, scooping up a bite of food, lifting it to our mouth and eating. It’s something we all do multiple times every single day. It’s a no-brainer. But for people who suffer from Essential Tremor and Parkinson’s
Liftware gives those with hand tremors a better experience at meal time Read More
Active styluses are a relatively new category of capacitive styluses for tablets and smartphones. These styluses have fine point tips like a normal pen or pencil and are also powered by batteries. The newest active stylus that I have had the opportunity to test is the Apex fine point rechargeable active stylus from LYNKtec. This active
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The Blocklite Mini Compact 9V LED flashlight consists of little more than a 9V battery. Actually, the flashlight is a small plastic piece that snaps onto the 9V battery. It has six bright white LEDs and a power switch with two brightness levels (high and low). It’s so small, you’ll be able to keep one in
An LED flashlight so minimal, it doesn’t even have a barrel Read More
Despite knowing better, I rarely check the tire pressure in my vehicles. I rely on the TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) in my newer car to let me know when I’m below a certain level, but in the case of my 2005 vehicle and motorcycles, I don’t worry about it until they go flat. Probably
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When using your cell phone to take selfies, you are limited by the length of your arm. That limits the number of people you’re able to include in a photo, and you may find it hard to trigger the camera when you’ve got your arm stretched out to the limit. With Brando’s Quick Selfie Pole
Make taking selfies easier with Brando’s Quick Selfie Pole with Shutter Button Read More
Small tablets like the Google Nexus 7 are light weight companions suited perfectly for all sorts of mobile tasks which make them great alternatives to a regular laptop. Onscreen touch keyboards get the job done, but sometimes you just want a physical keyboard to make it easier and faster to edit documents and write emails. For those times, you need
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It can be hard to hold the iPhone steady while you reach for the virtual button on the screen or find a volume button to trigger the camera to snap a picture. If you like taking pictures with your iPhone but you’d like controls that are easier to find and use, consider the Snappgrip iPhone
Snappgrip adds DSLR-like controls to your iPhone Read More
I’ve had my LG Nexus 4 ever since Google did a flash sale last year. Since then, I’ve been itching to try a new phone. I recently had the chance to try a phone called the thl T200 – a true octa-core 1080p 6 inch unlocked smartphone. Let’s check it out and see how it
thl T200 True Octa-Core 6-inch Android unlocked smartphone review Read More