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Satechi Bluetooth Button Series (Media Button) review

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Do you use your smartphone to stream music while you’re driving? If you do, you have probably struggled to interact with the music application while operating your vehicle. Especially during the winter months when you’re wearing gloves. The biggest issue is that you should not be focusing your attention to skipping music tracks or giving […]

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Keep that constantly chilly person warm without having to overheat the car

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I used to be the cold one, but now my daughter is the family member who feels like she lives in an ice box.  She always wants the heat turned up or the air conditioner turned off in the car, while her dad and I are sweltering.  I need to get her the Trillium Worldwide Car

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TYLT VÜ Wireless Charging Car Mount review

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I truly believe charging your devices without having to plug them in is a great feature and the way of the future, that all cellphone/smart device manufactures should embrace. The TYLT VÜ wireless charger was one of my favorite review/tech products of 2014. It’s build quality, upright orientation and triple coil design make it the hands

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With this tarp, you won’t have to scrape your car’s windshield again

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If winter won’t go away and take the ice and snow with it, you can at least keep it off your car’s windshield with the Quick Removal Windshield Snow Tarp.  The tarp measures 79″ wide X 47.5″ long X 1/8″ thick (56″ wide excluding the flaps), so it’s big enough to cover the windshield of most cars and

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Keyport offers a universal remote for your car

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If your car’s current remote is broken or you’ve lost it, you have another option other than going to the dealership to get a replacement.  The iKeyless Universal Remote from Keyport works for over “1000 vehicle models, including 16 of the top 20 most popular vehicles, from 20 major car brands”.  It works for models

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Coolstream Car Chat+ Bluetooth Dual USB Car Charger Kit review

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I have a Swiss Army knife, which is pretty darn useful.  It is useful not only because it is small and easy to carry, it is also extremely useful because of all the things it can do.  So when I saw the Coolstream Car Chat+ I thought about my Swiss Army knife, because the Car Chat+

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The Air Dock 2.0 holds and charges your Qi enabled phone or tablet

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The designers at Air Dock have recently introduced a new Indiegogo project for their second generation wireless charging car mount, the Air Dock 2.0. Like the original, the Air Dock 2.0 is a wireless car charger and dock for smartphones and tablets that are equipped with Qi inductive charging technology. The Air Dock docking surface is made

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Bracketron’s EZCharge doesn’t care which way you plug in the USB cable

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Bracketron’s new EZCharge two-way port USB chargers let you charge your USB enabled gadgets in your vehicle. That in itself isn’t unique, but the fact that the USB ports in the charger can accept USB cables plugged in regardless to orientation is unique. We’ve featured cables like the Remax reversible USB cables that can be

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Keep an eye on your kids in the backseat without looking over your shoulder

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We have reviewed quite a few surveillance cameras for your home like the DropCam, but this is the first camera I’ve seen that has been designed especially for use inside your car. No, the InfantTech Always in View Baby Monitor is not a dashcam which points outside your windshield to record your driving adventures, this

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Keep your hands warm this winter with a heated steering wheel cover

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With a Heated Steering Wheel Cover, you’ll be able to drive to work on wintry days and arrive with hands that aren’t stiff and blue from the cold.  The cover wraps completely around the steering wheel, and it will provide heat for 35 minutes – more than enough time for the heater to get the car

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TYLT adds two new Qi chargers to their wireless charging lineup

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The TYLT VÜ Wireless Charger that Dave reviewed earlier this year is still my favorite Qi charger. I ended up buying one after reading his review and have been happily using it with my LG G3 on my night stand next to my bed every night. I’m happy to report that TYLT has just announced

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This car mount will charge your iPhone 5/5s in its mophie case without plugging in a cable

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Well, without plugging a cable into the phone or case, anyway.  The juice pack car dock from mophie attaches to your car’s windshield or dash with suction cups, and you’ll plug its cable into your car’s power outlet.  When you mount your iPhone 5 or 5s (that’s cased in a mophie juice pack case) into

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