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Charge your Apple Watch directly at the wall socket with this Wiplabs charger

Your Apple Watch charger won’t take up an inch of desk or nightstand space when you use the Wiplabs Apple Watch Wall Stand.  You’ll still have to use the charging puck that came with your Watch; just connect the USB plug on the cable into the power supply inside the Wall Stand, then plug the Wall Stand into a wall socket.

The Wall Stand is compatible with all series of the Watch, and it will work with any band.  And unlike some charging stands I’ve tried in the past, the Wall Stand works with either the metal or the plastic charging puck.  The Wiplabs Apple Watch Wall Stand is $19.99 at Amazon.

Keep your beer bottle chill and protected with BottleKeeper

There are TONS of different bottles, flasks, tanks, and other container-type products for holding all manner of beverages. And that’s totally fine, because there is no “perfect” beverage holder. But BottleKeeper seems to be a bit unique. Slide your glass beverage bottle inside the neoprene-lined BottleKeeper and it will keep both your bottle and your beverage cool and protected. Take it to the beach, to the picnic, to the pool—just about anywhere that you might normally not want to bring a bottle for fear of it getting broken or warming up too fast. The latest version, Standard 2.0, includes powder-coated finishes in multiple colors and a built-in bottle opener in its tethered cap and retails for $34.99. Other versions and sizes available also. Visit BottleKeeper.com for more info or to order.

Giving new meaning to home delivery – Amazon can now deliver a pre-constructed 20- or 40-ft tiny home to you

Usually, when you hear about tiny homes, you hear the story of how the owner has crafted their home themselves.  If you aren’t handy, there are some options for buying a pre-made tiny home, if you’re lucky enough to find a manufacturer you can work with.  Now any of us could have a tiny home because Amazon can ship a finished MODS home complete with appliances (those shown in the photos).

There are two models of the MODS homes at Amazon at the moment:  a 40-ft version and a 20-ft version.  Both versions are built from a new shipping container, and both have a bottom sewer connection, easy side water, and electrical connection.  Both have double patio doors that can be secured behind the container doors.  They are fully heated, insulated, and air-conditioned.

The 20-ft home has 160 square feet of interior space.  It comes with a kitchen with microwave, fridge, and sink, and a 2-piece bathroom with toilet and shower.  The 40-ft model has 320 square feet, and it has a bedroom, shower, toilet, and sink, plus a small kitchenette and living area.

The 20-ft MODS tiny home is $23,000.00 plus about $4380.00 to ship.  The 40-ft MODS tiny home is $36,000.00 plus about $3755.00 to ship.  Learn more at Amazon.

This travel pillow is a folding shelf for your chin

If you travel a lot and like to get a few extra z’s of shuteye while you’re on a plane, train, or automobile, you know how awkward and uncomfortable it can be. I usually end up getting a stiff neck from trying and failing to sit straight up in my chair. The ChinzUP is a specially designed travel pillow that claims to solve the stiff neck travel sleeping problem.

ChinzUP is a pillowless travel pillow that folds up for easy packing in your carry-on bag. When you’re ready for a nap, just pull it out, unfold it. Put it around your neck and under your chin and you will be good to go. The company describes the ChinzUP as an Aeron chair for your head.

If you’re interested, you can pre-order a ChinzUP travel “pillow” for $19.99 through their website at chinzup.com. It’s not clear from their site when this product will ship but I will update this post as soon as I find out.

Turn any power cable into a MagSafe style cable

Introduced in 2006, the MagSafe connector from Apple was a magnetic port on MacBooks that allowed the power cable to easily disconnect from the laptop in the event of someone tripping over it or accidentally tugging it, to prevent damage from pulling the laptop off a table. Apple in their infinite wisdom (or not), discontinued the MagSafe connector a couple years ago, but now you can get the same type of functionality for any cable using the Tug adapter from iLoveHandles.

Tug is a two-piece break away adapter. One part plugs into the wall outlet and the other end part attaches to the end of your power cord. Put them together and you have a MagSafe style connector that you can use for lamps, computers, vacuums, and more. You can buy one Tug for $19.95, or $49.95 for a pack of 3. Find out more at ilovehandles.com