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I just came across an item on Kickstarter called GearEye.  It tracks all your gear and lets you know if something is missing from your bag. From the GearEye Description: GearEye uses tiny, inexpensive, battery-free RFID adhesive GearTags as tracking devices for your gear. The GearTags use a powerful adhesive …

My niece is raising money for the Special Olympics in her mother’s memory.  She’ll be doing a Polar Plunge in February of 2017. Please consider donating towards this cause. From her fundraising site: Leslie Glod Barnes Memorial Plunge with Delta Phi Epsilon Many people know my mom loved doing the …

God bless America. Now, in addition to Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and Reeses Pieces, you can get Reeses Peanut Butter Cups stuffed with Reeses Pieces. I was in a store the other day and came across this beautiful sight. Be still my heart. Being the good investigative reporter I am*, …

I was browsing through Kickstarters and came across the GeeFi device. It promises to give you unlimited worldwide 4G Wi-Fi for up to ten devices for $10 / day that you choose to activate it. From the Kickstarter description: “GeeFi is a patented, pocket-sized device that houses an advanced chip …

When I first saw this on Kickstarter, I thought to myself, “Great… another ‘smart’ item.”  The picture showed a belt with a cord coming out of it, and I worried this “smart” belt was a portable charger. I turned out to be wrong and this product is pretty cool.  I’m …

Right now,  there is a great fare to Europe from the West Coast.  You can fly to Stockholm from San Francisco for $550.  The Flight Deal has all the details.  Scandinavian Airlines – $547: San Francisco – Stockholm, Sweden. Roundtrip, including all Taxes I subscribe to the Flight Deals tweets …

A few days ago, I wrote about Panasonic’s promise to deliver earbuds that could instantly translate conversations by the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.  Someone in the comments predicted that another company would beat Panasonic to it. Turns out the person who left the comment was right–but probably faster than he thought. A …

When Amazon released the Echo, they promised to continually make it better.  This has come in the form of products you can use the Echo with (for example, dimming the lights via speech), and apps the Echo connects to (for example, I connected to an audio RPG app that let …

This morning, my local NPR affiliate, WAMU, quoted the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.  That in itself is exciting news.  But the reason they made the Hitchhiker’s Guide reference was to talk about a commitment Panasonic made for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Panasonic is creating wearable translation devices for the athletes …

Amazon has just rolled out their one hour delivery service in Northern Virginia.  The service, PrimeNow, delivers items to you within an hour for a $7.99 fee, or free within two hour windows. This service is only avaliable for people with Amazon Prime and these fees do not include tips. From …