Smartwatches have been a dream of technophiles since the Dick Tracy days. While they have not yet reached the dream of the standalone phone, what they can do while partnered with a smartphone far outstrips anything Tracy’s wrist gear aspired to. Hot on the heels of Samsung’s Tizen-powered Gear 2 watch, the Gear Live watch […]
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This week we brought you a selection of news and gadget reviews for your eyes, like the LG 29EA73 29 inch LED monitor and the SnapRays Guidelight. We also had something for your ears with Bill’s review of the Spirit headphones from Focal. We didn’t forget your stomach either. We had a review of the
Gadgets for your eyes, ears and stomach – Weekly roundup Read More
Hammacher Schlemmer proports to have the only lap desk that can charge your iPad and iPhone simultaneously. The desk has an easel to support your tablet and phone; it’s adjustable to nine different angles, so you can find the perfect viewing angle. The legs are also adjustable to three positions, so you’ll find the perfect
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Just Mobile is the latest mobile accessory maker to begin offering an active stylus. Active styluses are battery powered fine tipped styluses that do not require Bluetooth pairing or proprietary apps. The AluPen Digital features a 1.8mm tip, an aluminum body, a pocket clip and a twist action barrel that extends and retracts the clip to
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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
Papago GoSafe TPMS Tire Pressure Monitoring System review Read More