Sleeping is an issue right now. It's so hot where I live, that I don't want to have any parts of a sheet touching me. But without proper coverage monsters might get me. It hasn't happened yet but that doesn't mean that it won't. Childhood fears are hard to get over. Which is why the Bed Fan with wireless remote is such a pleasing prospect. A normal fan sits outside the bed [...]
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We all know what smoke alarms look like – those round ugly devices that we stick up high on a wall or ceiling. Now Finnish designer Paola Suhonen has added some whimsy to this lifesaving tool. 
Lento from Jalo Helsinki, is a photovoltaic smoke detector that resembles an attractive insect or art deco and features cutting-edge technology. Its entire surface acts as as a test [...]
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3D printing is definitely the cool hip thing to do nowadays, at least judging by the number of printers you see launching on the crowdfunding sites. But one area that’s still a bit of a mystery is the budget end of the market, namely 3D pen printers, which offer similar 3D capabilities, but via a handheld device. We recently tested out a generic budget 3D Stereoscopic Printer Pen, and we were really surprised at how much [...]
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Now here’s something interesting. The good folk at Nokia (the original Finns, not the Microsoft operation) look to be returning to the mobile phone world, but this time via software rather than hardware. This could be a very clever move indeed. The first fruits of the initiative is the new Z Launcher, which is an Android skin for your phone designed to make it easier for you to use your phone. Now launchers are hardly new [...]
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Radios are so 1950s. Well, until you have an emergency, your phone battery dies and you have no idea what's going on in the greater world. Then you're going to be wishing for a little AM/FM love. The Red Cross FRX3 Eton Emergency Radio takes it to the next level. This rechargeable emergency radio is chock full of little extras that makes it an awesome addition to any household [...]
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Losing a pet is heartbreaking. There's almost nothing worse than when your dog runs off and you're stuck wondering whatever became of them. Did they find another home? Did something terrible happen? With the GPS Pet Locator from PocketFinder, you can help keep this from happening. Micro chipping is great with pets since it will help them be returned if they are found but it does nothing to help you find them. [...]
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Meditation is not the only way to train your mind and body. Thanks to some pretty cool new technology, there are other more playful ways of using your mind to do neat stuff, and also enjoy yourself at the same time. Like the new Mind-Controlled Helicopter by Puzzlebox Orbit – which is actually a dream come true for all the real geeks out there. It's a small flying copter that can be [...]
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And boom, before you could catch your breath, the future hit us square in the face. Nissan Motors, purveyors of fine electric vehicles to the environmentally friendly has taken the bold and perhaps prescient step of launching an all-electric van and people carrier, aiming EV technology smack at the center of the white van man culture. The new Nissan e-NV200 is no compromise golf-cart, it builds on the success (and running gear) of the Nissan [...]
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If you're of a certain age, there's a good chance that there's home video of you shot on a Super 8. With the Super 8 to Digital Video Converter those priceless memories can finally be shared all across the internet. Super 8 was the precursor to VHS so in technology terms it's basically a dinosaur. But that doesn't mean that there aren't any more films out there captured with the technology [...]
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Two things a writer is always in need of: a good pen and a flash drive. The 3-in-1 USB Tablet Stylus throws in the bonus of a stylus so you're ready for anything. This is a handy little tool comes with a USB flash drive hidden in the cap, a silicone tip stylus, and a fine tip ball point pen that writes in black ink. It's amazing how many pens [...]
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Air conditioning bills are no joke and this summer is already shaping up to be insanely hot. I thought it just seemed that way compared to the recent endless winter, but then I looked at the weather forecast and realized that the heat wasn't in my head, it was reality. ThinkEco's smartAC Starter Kit can't cool the world down but it shoudl help lower what are likely to be insane electric bills [...]
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Changing your phone's background is one of the things that helps keep your cell personal. Pictures of family, friends, and pets are common of course, but now there’s an app for people who get tired of looking at the same thing day in and day out. Muzei is a free Android wallpaper app which focuses specifically on classic art. It starts off with Starry Night by Van Gogh and from there gives you [...]
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The joys of wireless speakers are that you can take them anywhere to listen to your favorite tracks in a louder way than through your tinny phone speakers. However, there are some places we tend to avoid with portable speakers, like the shower or swimming pool or any other place where there is a possibility of water damage. The new Braven Mira Wireless Speaker is designed to resist water damage, so if you’re [...]
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If you use Twitter to share bits of information or inspiring quotes from the web, a Firefox add-on has got you covered. Tweet Context lets you select any text from a web page and tweet it by using the context menu — that’s that box that comes up when you right-click on something. Here’s how it works: Install the add-on and it will ask that your restart Firefox. You may use the feature upon restarting [...]
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Gone are the days when we lived with bunches of tangled up wires. This is the era of wireless technology, and every little gadget has adapted to this new technology it seems. From kitchen monitors to health care products, everything is wireless nowadays. Just like the new Withings Blood Pressure Monitor. This monitoring device is completely wireless and sends all your vital data to a connected smartphone. No more noting down the numbers [...]
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Just because you’re an adventurer doesn’t mean you have to be reckless, right? Because there are old adventurers, and there are stupidly bold adventurers, but there are not so many old, stupidly bold adventurers. This SPOT Gen 3 GPS Tracker is designed specifically for those who want to combine the thrills of outdoor life with a decent measure of common sense. The device features push button emergency transmission in the event you [...]
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Apparently once upon a time, there were hairdressers who actually did a lot of stuff to you apart from just cutting your hair and trimming the facial stuff. They put hot towels on you, and even gave you a massage on demand. Well now you can recreate this luxury from a bygone era, by using this Barbershop Vibration Massager on the nearest scalp to your person. Yes you will look a little strange [...]
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Laundry is a high stakes game. One red sock in the wrong load will have you saying "pink is the new white" in no time. Sure, the instructions are on the tags but they're not always in English. Sometimes they're in that strange hieroglyphic language that only your mother understands. Laundry Instructions is the Android app that takes the mystery out of the wash. This isn't a complex app. Certainly less complex than [...]
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You need to do what’s necessary if you’re a cyclist in a busy city nowadays, and that can include wearing a suitable helmet to protect your noggin in the event of something nasty happening. But it’s good to be comfortable too. This rather cool Flexible Cycling Helmet looks like it could combine a number of neat features. For one thing it adjusts to the size of your head. For another it comes with [...]
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Remember the 90s when everything cool came in holograms? Morphotonix has now taken that same aesthetic to an unlikely place – chocolate. We all know holograms, they glisten and shift with changes in light, caused by the precise interplay of light on a surface, typically metallic. They’re used for security stickers, trading cards, and collectables etc. They're pretty common, but not so much on consumables.In fact it’s unheard of, [...]
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Our lives are filled with cords and plugs these days, with just about everything we use requiring electricity. Sometimes, it can be a pain (literally) to remove plugs from the outlet or power bar, especially if our fingers are suffering from arthritis or some other ailment. Fortunately, there’s a way to make getting a grip on those plugs easier and less painful. Kit list Your plug 2x [...]
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