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Exotac Titanium Water Bottle Review

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If it’s possible to describe a water bottle as awesome….this is it. Exotac’s titanium water bottle is honestly the coolest container (of this type) I have ever seen. Similar to Exotac’s nanoSTRIKER and MATCHCAP Firestarter I reviewed last year, the TiBottle is just as simply effective and efficient at getting the job done as they

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An iOS App That Will Help Diagnose Concussion

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The Concussion Recognition and Response app for iPhone and iPad was developed by a couple of physicians, and it can help coaches determine the severity of a head injury.  When a player is injured, a series of yes/no questions about the injury and symptoms – headache, vomiting, dizziness, etc – help determine if a concussion

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Low-profile SPIbelt expands to carry your stuff

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The fanny pack.  Maybe not the vanguard of style for carrying personal items, but still can be spotted in use today.  SPIbelt has taken the concept and slimmed it down a bit.  Quite a bit.  Designed by a runner, the Small Personal Item belt, or SPIbelt, is a low-profile zip-pouch mounted to an adjustable waist

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Can a pulsing light solve your insomnia problems?

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Maybe the NightWave can. This is a small device that you place on your bedside table that uses a soft blue light to silently guide your breathing and focus your mind. Users lie with their eyes open and synchronize their breathing with the rise and fall of the soft light as its movement becomes slower

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Better Lighting for Your Computer – With F.lux

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I’ve read that staring at a bright computer screen or television at night can interfere with sleep patterns.  I often have trouble sleeping, so I was interested to read about f.lux, an application for computers that adjusts the lighting of your computer screen to match the time of day.  F.lux says their application adjusts your

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Concept: How to watch a baby in the womb – PreVue

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Melody Shiue, an industrial designer of the University of New South Wales Australia won an award for her product design called, PreVue. It is a device that employs latest stretchable display technology over the abdominal region, letting other family members to connect with the fetus. The PreVue gives you the chance to watch the baby’s

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Songbird Clear Sound Enhancing Device

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The Gadgeteer has discussed various gadgets and devices designed to make the lives of the aging safer and more tech-friendly.  The Songbird Clear is a device to help anyone with difficulty hearing things as clearly as they used to hear.  The Songbird uses Texas Instruments technology to provide outstanding sound quality with low distortion.  It

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Gunnar Optiks Phenom Gaming Eyeglasses Review

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If you’re like me who sits in front of a computer monitor for long hours, in my case two monitors side by side next to a TV monitor editing music videos, PayPerView programs and PSA/TV commercials, your eyes tend to become strained from the effects of staring at the monitor.   But never fear, there is

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aXbo sleepphase alarmclocks get a smart snooze feature

The aXbo Sleepphase Alarm Clock knows the perfect time to wake you up and now it knows just the right length of time to let you snooze when you press the snooze button. aXbo has launched a new feature called iSnooze which considers your sleep phases unlike snooze features that wake you at fixed intervals.

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What do you get when you cross a helmet, lasers and earphones?

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You get the iGrow hair restoration helmet. No, I’m not kidding. The iGrow features 21 laser diodes and 30 LED lights that are built into this hands-free device.  The picture above might look like the helmet is melting your brain, but it’s really designed to stimulate hair follicle growth while allowing you to listen to the soundtrack

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Withings will introduce a blood pressure monitor for your iPhone

Withings, the producer of the WiFi body scale, is going to introduce a blood pressure monitor that connects to any iOS device. The device comes with an iOS application that can display your current pressure reading, while also automatically tracking previous results. The blood pressure monitor is a new addition to the existing medical apps

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Products to Help the Hearing Impaired from Amplicom

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If you have hearing loss, doing things that many take for granted – talking on the phone, hearing the alarm clock – can be difficult. Amplicom makes products that can help make your daily life a little easier.  They have a line of PowerTel phones – with cordless or corded handsets, single or multiple stations

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Smartfish announces the Engage Keyboard, the world’s first intelligent keyboard

Smartfish the maker of the Whirl Desktop Laser Mouse has introduced a keyboard companion, the Engage Keyboard with ErgoMotion. The keyboard uses the ErgoMotion technology that prevents Repetitive Stress Injury. The Engage Keyboard with ErgoMotion tracks the user’s work pattern and makes incremental changes to itself so the user’s hands and wrists are never in

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Your Hips Won’t Lie With the Hoopnotica Travel Hula Hoop

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Who knew that hoolahoopers (is that an actual word?) were so into their ‘sport’ that they would need a travel hoola hoop? I guess Hoopnotica did because they are offering a collapsible Travel Hoop Kit in either Pink or Blue for $49.99. You can choose from a 42 inch hoop or a 44 inch hoop,

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