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Basal Traveller is the perfect carrying case for your coffee equipment

NEWS – If you use a coffee maker like the Aeropress, Kalisa, Hario v60, or a small pour-over dripper, the Basal Filter Coffee Traveller is the perfect travel case for your coffee-making kit.  In the image above, the case is holding an Aeropress, a manual grinder, coffee, and a mug.  The interior of the lid has a sleeve to hold filters.  All you’ll need is hot water.

The Traveller is made of waxed canvas and lined with ballistic nylon.  It’s padded to protect your kit.  Internal dividers let you configure the interior to fit your equipment for even more protection.  It’s small and compact storage that fits into your daily bag or your carry-on bag for travel.

The Basal Filter Coffee Traveller is $45.00 from Amazon.

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Basal Traveller is the perfect carrying case for your coffee equipment originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 19, 2018 at 8:00 am.

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Travel light and handsfree with the Outpac Daysafe Crossbody

NEWS – If you carry a laptop bag to work, you probably don’t want to carry that huge thing when you go out for lunch or to run some quick errands.  You could use the Outpac Daysafe Tech Crossbody as your wallet and carry it inside your bigger EDC bag.  When you only need a phone, keys, and wallet, just take out the Daysafe and throw it across your body.  Everything you need for a quick trip is at hand, but not in your hand!

It’s called the Daysafe for two reasons.  1) The exterior is made of lightweight polyester with slash-proof construction, slash-proof strap, and lockable zippers to deter pickpockets.

2) Inside, you’ll find six card slots with RFID blocking to prevent RFID skimmers from collecting your personal information.  There are other interior pockets to hold and organize papers and other cards or even a US passport.  The bag also has a pen loop and a phone pocket that can accommodate a phone as large as an iPhone 8 Plus.

The Daysafe fits close, so you can wear it under a jacket.  The bag itself measures 5.12″ x 1″ x 8.5″ and weighs only 0.37 pound.

The Outpac Daysafe Tech Crossbody is available in black, red, or Navy dots for $39.95 each at The Container Store.

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Travel light and handsfree with the Outpac Daysafe Crossbody originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 18, 2018 at 11:00 am.

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Control your Philips Hue lights by simply entering a room

NEWS – Most of the bulbs in my house are Philips Hue bulbs or light strips.  I have a lot of Hue Tap switches scattered around to operate my lights, and they work well, but a couple of them require you to walk down a dark hallway to reach the switch.  I need to add a Hue Motion sensor at each end of the hall to automatically trigger the lights so I’m not wandering around in the dark.

The Motion sensor is battery-powered, so it can be installed anywhere.  You can set it on a table or shelf, mount it to the wall or ceiling with a screw, or attach it to an appliance or other metal surface with the included magnet.  Once mounted, you can adjust its viewing angle.  When it detects motion, the sensor can trigger your selected Hue scene or light setting to turn the lights on.  Lights will go off after it no longer senses motion.  The sensor also has a daylight detector, so it can adjust the light for a dim nightlight when the room is dark or for bright white light during the daytime.  Of course, the Hue Motion sensor requires a connection to the Hue bridge to operate your Hue lights.

The Hue Motion sensor is $39.99 at the Philips Hue website.

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Control your Philips Hue lights by simply entering a room originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 18, 2018 at 8:00 am.

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Give your cat a climbing structure even if you don’t have a lot of free floor space

NEWS – Cats like to climb, and if you don’t give them something to climb on, they’re likely to climb your curtains.  If you don’t have enough floor space to dedicate a chunk of it to one of those big climbing trees, you may think you have no other options, but that’s not true.  The K&H Hangin’ Cat Condo hangs over the back of a door, leaving your floors free for furniture and walking paths.

The condo is made of waterproof, 600-denier nylon fabric that can be washed.  The compartments have a stiffening board in the bottom for support, and there are five levels with a total of seven exterior holes for your cat to climb in and out of.  There are also connecting holes inside so the cat can climb between levels.  It mounts to most any door with four brackets, two on the top and two on the bottom of the door.

The structure is 65″ tall and 16″ deep.  It’s available in your choice of 16″ (small) or 23″ (large) widths.  The small climbing condo is $64.20; the large is $85.63.  The K&H Hangin’ Cat Condo is available at the Chewy website.

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The new JLab Flex Sport just might be the ultimate on-ear fitness headphones

NEWS – I love working out, and an essential part of my workouts includes listening to music, so a good pair of headphones is a must. Over the ear, Bluetooth sports headphones are nothing new, but the Flex Sport Wireless Bluetooth Headphones from JLAB Audio may be the perfect workout headphones.

The Flex Sport Wireless Headphones offer 20 hours of listening time and a custom fit adjustable tension headband. Two removable Tension Bands allow for three different fitting preferences. Loose, normal or tight.

And the headband is capable of being twisted 180 degrees without breaking. 

The headphone’s ear pads are sweat resistant and moisture wicking. They can also be removed for quick, easy hand or light machine washing.

As far as audio is concerned there are 3 different equalizer settings, Signature, Balanced, and Bass Boost modes, all without having to download a separate app.

JLab also uses something they call Be Aware Audio which allows you to hear your music and natural ambient noise at the same time. So you can hear things around you like car horns or your workout partner. This feature can also be turned off for those times when you really want to get into the zone.

Other features include universal controls for volume and music track control, Bluetooth 4.2, 40mm drivers along with a built-in microphone for taking calls. The microphone can even be used to activate Siri and Google Assistant.

The JLAB Audio Flex Sport Wireless Bluetooth Headphones sell for $99.99 and are available from the JLab website or Best Buy.

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