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Reader Dan Rothman sent this in. If you’re worried about contracting the flu, you might want to check out the Touch-Stick. It’s an ABS plastic key shaped tool that you can attach to your keychain. It has a flat surface that you can use to press buttons at the ATM, gas station or elevator. It […]
Touch-Stick is an H1N1 weapon for your keychain Read More
The H2Only 25 oz. water bottle from US Canteen has a built in Ionic-Adsorption Micro-Filtration system that removes toxic chemicals, detergents, pesticides, and agricultural waste, as well as dissolved solids such as arsenic, aluminum, zinc, asbestos, copper, lead, mercury, and chromium 6. It also removes dirt, sediment, E-Coli Bacteria, DDT, MTBE, Benzene, and Chloroforms, which
Filter your tap water on the go with a H2Only water bottle Read More
Columbia River Knive and Tool offer two carbiner sets that have interchangeable hext bits. The Get-A-Way Driver includes four standard flat and Phillips bits and the Get-A-Way Driver Torx set offers four standard Torx sizes, T5, T6, T8 and T10. Both tools have an oxygen bottle wrench on the underside, which makes it useful for
Screwdriver and Torx driver sets for your pocket Read More
We geeks do love carrying around our tools and toys. Cases, packs, clothing with special pockets, and belt cases are found where ever gadget lovers congregate. Recently, a new wrinkle on the fanny pack/belt case genre has come on the scene – the Grab-It Pack. I was given one to review.
Grab-It Pack is highly versatile, but nerdy Read More
The Wordlock enables the use of letters and words as combinations that can be set and re-set. Word and letter combinations are easier to remember and offer an advantage over numerical combinations that can be forgotten or keys that can be lost. Wordlock uses patented algorithms to create the best mix of vowels and consonants,
Luggage lock that uses words instead of a key Read More
Do you ever find yourself behind your computer desk or home theater cabinet, trying to figure out which cable that’s plugged into your power strip, goes with a specific component? You end up spending a few seconds or even minutes tracing the cable from the power strip back up to the device. What a pain…
Organize your cables with Dotz Read More
Hello office supply geeks, I have a pen for you. It’s the Bookmarker from Everyday Innovations. This product combines a ballpoint pen, a bookmarker for your favorite book and a small stack of sticky flags. The Bookmarker pen is thin enough to be used as an actual book marker. It even has an elastic strap
Pen + Bookmarker = Bookmarker Pen Read More
I live in sneakers. That’s all I wear day in and day out. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I don’t think I have even own one pair of ‘dress’ shoes right now that fit me. My kicks of choice lately have been Asics Gel Enduro trail running shoes because I like a lot
Chrome Shoes Review – Sneaks for Geeks Read More
Are you an EDC (Everyday Carry) junkie who is always on the lookout for cool new keychain tools, flashlights, pocket knives and storage gadgets? I am 🙂 That’s why I jumped at the opportunity to take a look at the Mini Cash-Can and Toothpick Case from Sunshine Products USA. Go ahead and get out your
Mini Cash-Can and Toothpick Case Review Read More
The Blackfire CLAMPLIGHT is a flashlight that uses a 1 watt Cree White XR-C LED that outputs 65 lumens and is powered by 3 AAA batteries that can provide light for 26 hours (max output for 7 hours). That all sounds pretty ordinary, but what makes this flashlight unique is the built in clip, swivel
Clip, Swivel, Illuminate – Blackfire CLAMPLIGHT Read More
I love power, and when my gadgets have enough juice for the whole day, then all is right in the world. Nothing brings me more joy than being able to whip out a phone, netbook, mp3 player, or camera and know that I will have enough power to do whatever I want. Duracell has made
Duracell Instant Charger Review Read More
Julie kindly arranged for me to review the bluDANGLE, which is basically a very straight forward to use, cheap and relatively sturdy piece of kit! I use a Bluetooth headset quite often, mainly whilst driving, but also when I’m at work. As I work for a manufacturing organisation, sometimes I have to get myself out and about
bluDANGLE Wireless Headset Lanyard Review Read More
It’s the Smart Accordion Wallet, a 4″L x 3″ W x .75″D (2 oz.) zippered wallet made of Italian leather with 10 slots for organizing up to 20 cards and bills. Includes an exterior coin pocket on one side and easy ID window on the reverse side. I really like the idea of being able
Is this Weird Al Yankovic’s favorite wallet? Read More
My family has started using a lot of AAA and AA batteries lately. I’ve been looking around for a recharger that was economical and didn’t have a lot of space devoted to battery sizes we don’t routinely use. I jumped at the chance to try the Duracell GoMobile recharger when Julie offered. The GoMobile charges
Duracell GoMobile Recharger Review Read More
I have crummy posture, so this gadget / clothing product caught my attention when I saw it in the latest Skymall catalog on my flight back from Fort Myers Florida this past week. The PostureTek Biofeedback Apparel System is available in a shirt or bra design. An adjustable controller is located in a hidden pocket
Stop slouching with the PostureTek t-shirt or bra Read More
Currently on the market there is varied choice of specialized LED flash/spotlights available, some of which are quite amazing. They do of course vary in size and price depending on the users requirements. But lets be honest, for a top quality design and build you really need to be paying a serious amount of money. It doesn’t suit everyone’s budget, unless of
Duracell Daylight TOUGH LED Spotlight Review Read More
I have a terrible problem with static electricity. I am not exaggerating when I say that I once got shocked touching the car window glass getting out of my car in the rain. By the end of winter, my poor dog cringes when I reach to pet him. It’s so bad that my husband won’t
Static Electricity Eliminator at Think Geek Read More
I have had the privilege/opportunity/perk of reviewing some very high-end flashlights and lasers over the years. Many readers have commented on the fact that $200+ is too much to pay for something as simple as a flashlight. In many ways I agree, but have to say that Surefire makes incredibly nice pieces of hardware engineered
Fenix LD01 Flashlight Review Read More
Do you read with your Kindle, Sony ebook reader, or other ebook device “naked”? Do you have your ebook reader in a case, but you’d still like a little more protection for when you carry it in your backpack or bag? Check out the Renaissance Art custom-made leather lined book pouches to protect your electronic
Renaissance Art Custom Leather Lined Book Pouches Read More
Duracell’s Pocket Charger is for those who have places to be or are on the go, but never remember to charge up their cell-phone or digital camera like a responsible person – just kidding. We’ve all been there without juice, panicking about how we need to check our email for the 50th time. Now you
Duracell Pocket Charger: Take it Wherever You Go Read More