When you’re heading outside, you might be thinking about grabbing a pair of binoculars to take with you to zoom in to see what’s up in the trees or off in the distance. If you want to cut some weight and bulk out, though, perhaps a monocular gets the job done. If so, then the recently-released NOCS Provisions Zoom Tube is something you’ll want to have a look at.
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Shine launches portable wind power, for adventurers
Aurea Technologies have made a compact wind turbine for charging your electronics when you’re out exploring. The turbine has a 12,000 mAh lithium ion battery, suitable for charging all kinds of devices, like a phone or GPS. And, it’s on kickstarter.
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The Oaxis myFirst Sketch Book keeps those doodles organized
As any parent (or relative) of a child knows, the amount of artwork that they can produce is prodigious. While notebooks get the job done, then you’ve got a pile of paper. Reusable scribble pads, like Boogie Boards, help, but you can’t save the pictures (at least the version we had). The Oaxis myFirst Sketch Book looks to be a solid way to let the creativity flow.
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In Review: Enacfire Soundtank Bluetooth Speaker
We have definitely gotten into the swing of reviewing more audio products over the last year, though we’ve tended to focus more on the personal aspect of audio – be it via earbuds, headphones, or even headphone amps. Well, what if you want to share the sound? That’s where a solid bluetooth speaker can be handy, such as one like the Enacfire Soundtank that we got in recently.
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Introducing the mophie wireless charging stand+
Do not worry – that title is not a typo. Brands like to play around with spelling and capitalization, and for this, well, they’ve gone with all lower caps. Any which way, we’ve got a new charging solution available in the form of the mophie wireless charging stand+.
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Time marches ever onward
When we think of measuring time, it’s generally rather discrete. Perhaps you’re setting a timer for the bread in the oven, or just looking at your watch (or clock) to see when the next Zoom call is. Well, what if we took a longer view of time – a really long view? That’s what the CW&T “Time Since Launch” wants us to do.
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The Anker PowerHouse 100 has a neat trick
Ever since we had a multi-day power outage over the summer, I’ve been paying a lot more attention to what battery packs we’ve got in our house. The small ones we had didn’t cut the mustard, so I picked up an Anker Powercore 10000 which has been great for portable on-the-go electrons. The Anker PowerHouse 100, well, that’s a whole different deal.
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Zagg has new inputs for your iPad and iPad Air
Whenever you think of keyboards and stylus inputs for an iPad, you no doubt are much like me, and think of that in the context of the iPad Pro line. That’s not the only path to using those, as the recent iPad and iPad Air releases from Apple are ready to embrace additional input methods.
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What’s the problem with smarthome devices? Are they all stupid?
Gizmodo has an article on a hacked coffee-maker, which was hacked because it had a completely insecure method of getting updates, and when not paired with a Wi-Fi network, broadcasts its own network anyone could join. What went wrong, and how do you protect yourself against such shit?
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