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See people moving around inside your home without using security cameras

Most home security systems involve setting up cameras and a variety of sensors like motion detectors, door and window opening/closing sensors, temperature sensors and more. The Xandem system is more like something straight from a Mission Impossible style movie. Xandem uses a gateway and a set of modules to create a mesh network that puts a […]

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Use the dark side of the Force to bake the perfect cookie and grill the best burger

By Julie Strietelmeier / March 22, 2017 / News / Cooking, Home and Kitchen, Star Wars / 7 Comments

Have fun channeling your inner Darth Vader the next time you’re cooking in the kitchen or at the backyard grill with these officially licensed Star Wars kitchen accessories.

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The Nintendo Switch isn’t nearly as cool as this Game Boy lunchbox

By Julie Strietelmeier / March 21, 2017 / News / Food, Home and Kitchen / 4 Comments

You’ll be the envy of every nerd and gaming geek in the cafeteria when you come strolling in with the Game Box Lunchbox from Mustard. That’s Mustard the company who makes this bento-style lunchbox, and not the condiment. The Game Box lunchbox features a classic Nintendo Game Boy style shape and graphics that take you

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LEDVANCE’s Sylvania Lightify LED Flexible Strip RGBW review

By Howard Sneider / March 18, 2017 / Reviews / Home and Kitchen, LED lighting / Leave a Comment

This is the second in a three part review on LEDVANCE lighting and home automation products. The first review was for LEDVANCE’s Sylvania Lightify A19 LED bulb review. This review focuses on the LEDVANCE Lightify LED Flexible Strip RGBW. It is a 16-foot flexible strip that can be laid out to fit a variety of locations.

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Velv will let you oxygenate young wine in no time

By Howard Sneider / March 16, 2017 / News / Beverage, Home and Kitchen / Leave a Comment

An unexpected visit from an old friend and an unopened bottle of Caymus. If you’re amongst the fortunate few to have old friends and a bottle of Caymus you surely know how tragic this event is. But wait! Don’t despair! There’s a gadget to the rescue! The newly available Velv Wine Oxygenator will develop that bottle’s best bouquet in

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DripJoy coffee service and JoyBarista coffee maker review

By Ryan Chapman / March 12, 2017 / Reviews / Coffee Brewer, Home and Kitchen / 2 Comments

Like many households, mornings at the Chapman residence usually start with a trip to the coffee maker. I love my coffee hot, but I always put milk in mine, which cools the coffee to barely tolerable levels. DripJoy has a single serve coffee maker called the JoyBarista and a subscription coffee service with multiple types

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Click & Grow introduces DIY gardening – sorta

By Julie Strietelmeier / March 8, 2017 / News / gardening, Home and Kitchen / Leave a Comment

Growing your own food is awesome because you know where it came from and how it was grown (with or without pesticides). But gardening itself takes some effort if you want the plants to actually live long enough to produce fruits and vegetables. The folks at Click & Grow are no strangers to making gardening

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Light up your desk and charge your phone with the Jabees Q9

By Julie Strietelmeier / March 7, 2017 / News / Batteries and Chargers, Home and Kitchen, LED lamp, Qi / 1 Comment

The Jabees Q9 LED desk lamp is a multi-tasker that no only lights up your desk, but it can also charge your Qi-enabled device through it’s built in charging surface or USB port.

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This butter knife spreads cold butter without tearing your bread

By Julie Strietelmeier / March 6, 2017 / News / Cooking, Home and Kitchen / 2 Comments

I love butter and I love bread, but I don’t love it when the butter is cold and I can’t spread it without tearing the bread or toast. First world problem? You betcha! But is there a solution? Of course, there is… The Butter Knife from Butter & Honey. I’ve reviewed a couple other cold

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Yale Real Living Assure lock with Bluetooth review

By Dennis Moore / March 5, 2017 / Reviews / Home and Kitchen, Locks / 5 Comments

I find myself at a point in life where my hands are always full. Whether carrying work equipment, groceries, or my children, I often find myself without a free hand to open the door to my house. I was recently given the opportunity to review the Yale Real Living Assure lock. It’s a Bluetooth smart

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Set the mood without a flame using the ArcLighter

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 27, 2017 / Uncategorized / Home and Kitchen, Lighting / Leave a Comment

What do birthday candles, scented candles, candles for binding spells and incense sticks all have in common? They all need something to light them. If you’re anything like me, when it comes time to light a candle, it’s a chore to find a box of matches or a lighter that still works. The ArcLighter is

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This supersized digital photo frame puts real artwork on your walls

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 26, 2017 / News / Art, Home and Kitchen / 9 Comments

A few years ago digital photo frames were really popular. I always liked the idea of photo frames, but their size was never big enough in my opinion. Enter the Digital Art Museum from Hammacher Schlemmer. This huge 32 x 21 inch 1080P digital frame can be mounted on your wall to display famous works

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Make your home smarter by replacing your light switches with Brilliant Controls

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 25, 2017 / News / Home and Kitchen, Home Automation / Leave a Comment

Brilliant Controls replace your existing light switches to add smart home control capabilities to your rooms. The Brilliant Control features a color LCD touch screen that allows everyone in the house to access music, temperature, and more with just a simple touch or voice command. Don’t worry, no smartphone is required.

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That’s no moon, it’s a Death Star popcorn popper

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 25, 2017 / News / Cooking, Home and Kitchen, Star Wars / Leave a Comment

Make your next movie night something special with this Star Wars inspired popcorn popper that looks like the evil empire’s Death Star. But, you won’t need to use the Force or even oil to make about 8 cups of yummy popcorn with this popper.

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Trivae is a Gadgeteer worthy trivet. Wait, what?

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 24, 2017 / News / Cooking, Home and Kitchen / Leave a Comment

If you enjoy cooking, then you can probably relate to this scenario. You’re making a pot of soup, boiling pasta, tomato sauce, etc. and you need to put the pot lid down so you can stir or serve the food. If you place the lid “face down” on your stove or countertop, the condensation that

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Ember mug keeps your hot beverage at the perfect temperature (in theory)

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 22, 2017 / News / Coffee, Home and Kitchen / 6 Comments

Every morning I fix myself a large mug of hot tea after getting to my day job or before a marathon of couch surfing on the weekends at home. I don’t drink the tea quickly enough to enjoy the full mug at a temperature that’s just right. I usually end up nuking it in the

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Sort out your grinds for the perfect cup of coffee with the Kruve Sifter

By Bob Patterson / February 22, 2017 / News / Coffee, Home and Kitchen / 5 Comments

The coffee enthusiast will tell you that a good, consistent grind is essential to the perfect cup of coffee. That’s hard to achieve at home without a high-end coffee grinder. The Kruve Sifter is an ingenious solution that enables you to consistently get the most out of your beans with the grinding gear you already

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LEDVANCE’s Sylvania Lightify A19 LED bulb review

By Howard Sneider / February 20, 2017 / Reviews / Home and Kitchen, LED lighting / 2 Comments

Home automation has been a dramatic theme of science fiction for ages, yet few realize that this sci-fi premise is a day-to-day reality for many people. While most people are content enough to rely on the time-tested light switch and power button, many have invested in home automation to provide greater access to existing lighting and appliances,

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Be En garde for house flies with this sword shaped swatter

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 11, 2017 / News / Home and Kitchen / Leave a Comment

We’re still a few weeks from spring time here in Southern Indiana, but it will be here soon and when it does, we usually get a few house flies in our house. Every year they get in the house and are very annoying and disgusting. The Fly Sword from Animi Causa is a cute way

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The PONS bed is cool. Literally.

By Julie Strietelmeier / February 11, 2017 / News / Furniture, Home and Kitchen / 1 Comment

Are you ready to bring more tech into your bedroom? And no, I don’t mean THAT kind of tech! I’m talking about PONS high-end sleep products like their bed frame which has built-in USB ports to charge your phone and cool (literally) tech built into the mattress.

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