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Brighten up your next dinner party with these cute napkin holders


Hey gadget guys, quit rolling your eyes. I know this is the Gadgeteer and most of our focus is usually on geek tech and nerdy gadgets, but sometimes you just want to be a little fancy. Am I right? These napkin holders from Animi Causa will let you do that in the easiest way possible.

Grab a napkin, fold it in half, roll it up, and stick it in this holder to create a cute flower.

A set of 4 Bloom Napkin Holders can be pre-ordered for $12.99 from animicausa.com. Shipping is estimated for July. Check out their site for more info and for many other quirky home and kitchen products.

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Brighten up your next dinner party with these cute napkin holders originally appeared on on June 24, 2017 at 3:30 pm.

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Pioneer and Onkyo introduce the Rayz Rally lightning powered speakerphone


If you work in a corporate setting, you know what it’s like to attend meetings where some invitees opt to call into the meeting instead of attending in person. Speakerphones can often be confusing to use or just not work at all. Pioneer and Onkyo have introduced a pocket-sized solution that will allow you to bring your own speakerphone to your next meet. It’s the Rayz Rally and it’s been designed especially for iPhone users.

The Rayz Rally is a lightning powered device that plugs directly into an iPhone to provide a conference room speakerphone that’s small but powerful.

With no batteries required, the Rayz works fine for a one person meeting or a large meeting with a whole room of people.

Rally is the world’s first Lightning-powered plug-and-play speaker. Unlike other portable conference speakers, Rally has no battery. It is powered by your iPhone and is always ready when you are. Avnera’s LightX platform enables Rally to minimize the power used from the iPhone. Simply plug Rally into the Lightning port, initiate calls from your device and your call is automatically transferred to Rally’s powerful speaker. Rally adapts to the needs of the consumer; its use can be extended to internet calling on iPad and iPod touch, and on Mac and PC via a standard Lightning to USB cable. Create a conference call wherever and whenever you need to. It’s a new kind of experience that works effortlessly.

Although the speakerphone uses the lightning connector on your phone, you don’t need to worry if the call runs long because there’s a pass-through connection that you can use to charge your phone will the Rayz is in use.

The Pioneer Rayz Rally Lightning powered conference speakerphone is priced at $99.95 and is available at Apple.com and Amazon.

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Pioneer and Onkyo introduce the Rayz Rally lightning powered speakerphone originally appeared on on June 24, 2017 at 2:24 pm.

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Logitech’s new Circle 2 home security camera is no longer stuck inside the house


Logitech, who are well known for their wide selection of high-quality mice and keyboards for the office and mobile devices, has recently unveiled an updated version of their home security camera the Circle 2. I reviewed the original Logitech Circle security camera a year and a half ago and liked it except for the low video resolution, indoor only design, and pricing. Logitech has improved two of my three complaints.

The new Logitech Circle 2 is now available in either a wired or wireless version. Both models of the camera are weatherproof and suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

Logitech also offers several mounting solutions like the Weatherproof Case which makes sure the cables are protected from outside weather conditions.

There’s also a very cool looking Window Mount that sticks the Circle 2 right to the glass. I’m guessing that this mount doesn’t solve the problem with night vision IR reflecting against the glass, but I like that the window mount can…well… mount to the window!

The new Logitech Circle 2 cameras offer 1080p HD resolution, night vision, 180-degree wide-angle lens, and two-way talk and listen.

The wired and wireless Circle 2 cameras are priced at $179.99 and $199.00 respectively, and just like the original camera, the Circle 2 has 24-hours of free, encrypted cloud storage with the option to purchase a Circle Safe subscription plan that provides 14 days or 31 days of storage.

You can read more about the Circle 2 cameras at logitech.com and pre-order through Amazon. Specific shipping dates have not yet been announced.

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Logitech’s new Circle 2 home security camera is no longer stuck inside the house originally appeared on on June 24, 2017 at 10:11 am.

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Is the Welbean Heartscope a Star Trek medical tricorder for your ticker?


I remember watching episodes of Star Trek when I was a kid and wishing I had a tricorder or a communications badge.
Those types of gadgets aren’t sci-fi anymore. We already have small communicators in our pockets that can call people anywhere in the world as well as so many other things. We also have wearable fitness gear that can track our steps, our heart rate, and sleep. But a true wireless medical tricorder that can scan for medical problems is still out of the reach of regular consumers. Or is it?

Take a look at the Welbean Heartscope. This small disk has been designed to scan your heart contractility, motility, and heart rate without needing to attach electrical leads to your chest. After 30 seconds the mobile app will provide insights into your heart health and how your actions and exercise effect your most important organ.

Welbean Heartscope provides much more information about your heart than EKG can do. Your heart is essentially a muscular pump that never stops. While EKG only reflect the electrical aspect of heart nerves, Welbean focuses on measuring and analyzing your heart’s physical activities and charismatic movement patterns, which reflects all aspects of heart tissues including muscle, nerve, valve, and membranes.

Right now the Welbean Heartscope is only compatible with iOS devices like the iPhone, iPad, and iPod. You can read more about it at welbean.com and you can buy one for $159 from Amazon.

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Is the Welbean Heartscope a Star Trek medical tricorder for your ticker? originally appeared on on June 23, 2017 at 2:50 pm.

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Soarigami is a portable folding armrest extender for frequent flyers


It might look like a weirdly shaped paper airplane, but it’s actually something that will make your next airplane flight more comfortable. And if you’ve flown lately, you know that comfort is hard to come by on a commercial flight with the way they cram people into planes these days.

The Soarigami is a folding armrest divider and extender that will allow seat mates each have two arm rests each instead of just one.

No more fighting over armrests. Just unfold the Soarigami and clamp it over an existing armrest (1.5 – 2.75 inches wide) to provide double the surface area for each person to rest their elbows and forearms with a divider in between.

The Soarigami portable armrest is made of recycled plastic and has been designed to fold flat for easy carry when it’s not being used.

You can read more about the Soarigami at soarigami.com and you can buy one for $25 from Amazon.

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Soarigami is a portable folding armrest extender for frequent flyers originally appeared on on June 23, 2017 at 1:48 pm.

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