This collapsible water bottle takes up half as much space when you’re not using it

I joined a gym last week. Although I regularly work out at home on my own equipment (an inexpensive Total Gym and a treadmill), this is the first time I’ve gone to an actual gym to work out. So now I’m on the lookout for cool sports gear to talk about and review. In my web searches, I found the Que collapsible water bottle.

Que bottles have a leak-proof stainless steel screw on cap, are made of food-grade silicone and feature an unusual spiral design that allows the bottle to extend to 8.4 inches tall with a 20-ounce capacity when you are ready to fill it and then shrink back down 4.8 inches tall when the bottle is empty. The idea is that the collapsed bottle will take up less space in your gym bag.

The only thing that concerns me about this type of bottle is cleaning it due to the internal ridges. The bottles are dishwasher safe, but I personally would not use them for anything other than plain old water.

Que bottles are available in several colors and are priced at $24.95. You can read more about them at quebottle.com and order one from Amazon. SkyyHi is another company that sells similar bottles, but their bottles have a cap with a handle and they cost about $5 less than Que.

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20yr anniversary giveaway, North St Bags, Flowflow wallets, and more – Weekly roundup

It’s time to catch up on everything we posted this week. From headphones and earphones to wallets and hip bags, we posted a good selection of reviews and news this week. Click through to see the full list and don’t forget to enter our big Gadgeteer 20yr birthday giveaway!

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This crystal ball won’t let you see the future but it can help you take amazing photos

Hey, all of you amateur and not so amateur photographers, iPhoneographers, and photobugs out there. I have something very cool to show you. It’s the Lensball and it might just take your everyday photos to the next level.

The Lensball is a photo accessory that doesn’t require a special mount for your camera or smartphone and it doesn’t require batteries. It is an actual crystal ball that is made of hard scratch resistant K9 crystal which is the same crystal that is often used to make optics like camera lenses.

Lensball makes two sizes. There’s the 80mm (3.1in) size which weighs 650 grams (1.4lb), and the smaller 60mm (2.4in) size which weighs 250 grams (.55lb).

The idea is that you shoot through the ball to capture some really interesting images.

Be sure to check the Lensball on Instagram for some examples of the types of images that you can capture while using this unique accessory.

You can buy the 80mm version of the Lensball for $34.95 and the smaller 60mm version is $24.95. Visit Lensball.com for more info. You can find similar crystal balls on Amazon that cost less, but they don’t all say that they are made of the K9 crystal and some comments mention that they arrive scratched or with flaws.

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You’ll need a magnifying glass to play with this toy train set

I’ve always been fascinated by miniatures. When we were kids, my sister and I would build our own “dollhouses” from cardboard boxes and furnish them with tiny furniture, books, etc. that we made ourselves from anything we could find around the house. 

One year for Christmas, I bought my dad a small train set because I had remembered him talking about a little wind-up train that he had as a child and how he had always wanted a full train set. The set I bought him was an N gauge sized set and from there he went up to HO gauge and on to O gauge and now he has some G gauge engines. But I don’t think he has anything like the TeenyTrack – PS-200A set which is 1:1000 scale size.

This miniature train set has the track printed on a circuit board and comes with an engine and three cars that have no moving parts. The track uses magnetic propulsion technology to move the cars smoothly around the track.

Doesn’t the TeenyTrack train set look like fun? It’s priced at $59 from teenytrains.com

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The SnowLizard SLXtreme case for the iPhone 7 Plus protects and powers

The new SLXtreme iPhone 7 Plus case from SnowLizard lives up to its name if it actually lives up to its specs. This is a case that has been designed for the outdoor adventurer.

The case offers military grade ruggedness to protect the phone from dirt, sand, dust, and water (up to 6.6 ft). It will let your phone survive falls up to 6.6 ft.

In addition to protecting your phone from the elements, the SLXtreme also features a built-in battery that charges via a solar panel on the back of the case. So as long as you’re not lost in a cave, you’ll be able to keep your iPhone 7 Plus powered up by the sun’s rays.

The SLXtreme for iPhone 7 Plus will be available soon on snowlizard.com and Amazon for $149.99.

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