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Swidget is a wall outlet with multiple personalities

NEWS – Turning your home into a smart home just got a little easier and future proof with Swidget. Swidget is a DIY replaceable electrical receptacle for a standard wall outlet that accepts snap-in inserts that use your home’s existing wiring to offer a variety of smart home features that work with WiFi, Z-Wave, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT and Z-Wave compatible hubs like SmartThings and Vera.

The Swidget Outlet includes all necessary hardware for installation into an existing or new wall outlet. The following Swidget inserts are available now:

Wi-Fi or Z-Wave Control- Control your outlet (lights, appliances or anything plugged in) from anywhere using your smartphone.
USB Charger- A low profile outlet with a built-in USB charger that keeps the two plugs free for other uses.

Additional snap-in inserts that are coming soon include:

Power Out Light (emergency light)
Guide Light (nightlight)
Motion Sensor
Built-in Alexa
Built-in Google Assistant
HD video camera
Aromatherapy
White noise/Bluetooth speaker

Single Swidget Outlets are available for a suggested retail price of $39.99 USD. Insert prices start at $5.99 USD and will vary depending on connectivity and functionality. The Outlet and Inserts are available now on Swidget.com and Amazon.

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Swidget is a wall outlet with multiple personalities originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 7, 2019 at 10:00 am.

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Level up your DIY game with LumiLevel

CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Are you a DIYer that needs to keep things on the level? This can mean hanging things, building things, installing plumbing lines and so on. Lots of things are simply better if they are straight side-to-side or up-down. Kickstarter project LumiLevel looks to level up your game with their new digital level.

Rather than using typical bubble tubes to determine if your picture on the wall with look good, or have people tilting their heads, LumiLevel uses a series of 25 lights that provide a level indicator ten times wider than a bubble level. This improves visibility from the side and since it produces light, in poor lighting conditions.

Each light represents 2°, allowing for precise leveling. In addition, once you get to the middle light, the unit switches to micro measurements, giving you 1/100th of a degree accuracy.

The level operates in both horizontal and vertical orientation and switches automatically when you reorient the level.

If you are working on plumbing, the level is preprogrammed with EZ-Pitch slopes for 1/8″, 1/4″, 3/8″, and 1/2″ per foot slopes. The concave top side of the level fits perfectly on pipes to help in level alignment.

Other features include magnets on one edge for attaching to steel framing, gesture control, like shaking to turn on all lights for use as a flashlight and tilting back and forth to enable sound leveling assistance.

The project was funded in only 36 hours and as of this writing, has raised, $13,469 of their $3,724 goal. The numbers are not in even amounts as this is a Canadian project and Kickstarter converted to US dollars.

Rewards start at CA$49 for a 12″ LumiLevel, CA$59 for a 24″ LumiLevel and CA$99 for a duo-pack with one 12″ and one 24″ LumiLevel.

The campaign is scheduled to end on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at 10:15 PM EDT with rewards scheduled to ship to backers in October 2019. For more information, and to watch a video demoing its features, visit their campaign on Kickstarter.

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Level up your DIY game with LumiLevel originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 7, 2019 at 8:00 am.

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Apple and Google Remove 3 Dating Apps from App Stores for Allowing Underage Users

Dating apps have revolutionized the way we date. You don’t need to struggle over where to meet potential dates – you can do it over the privacy of your smartphone, with just a swipe to show you’re interested. However, the safety of these apps is being called out by the Federal Trade Commission. They found that some of them do not prevent children from using them. Apple and Google listened and removed three dating apps from the Apple App Store and Google Play. Dating Apps Removed The dangers of this are obvious. If children are allowed on dating apps, it can open them up to… Read more

The Smart Connect fishing reel uses Bluetooth to let you know when you get a bite

NEWS – Designed for recreational fishermen and family fishing, the Smart Connect fishing reel creates a new fishing experience for anglers. The reel uses Bluetooth to pair with your smartphone and the Smart Connect app. Using Bite Alert Technology, the reel sends an alert to your phone to play a tone, vibrate, light up, and/or send a message alert when it feels a bite.

You can monitor up to four Smart Connect reels at a time so you won’t miss another fish nibble while you’re grabbing a cold one from the cooler and you’ll have no more excuses about the one that got away. Priced at $119, you can find more info or buy one from Smartconnectoutdoor.com

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The Smart Connect fishing reel uses Bluetooth to let you know when you get a bite originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 6, 2019 at 10:00 am.

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OtterBox has what you need for your Game of Thrones viewing parties

NEWS – It’s the final season of the Game of Thrones and OtterBox wants you to celebrate or drown your sorrows in style with their Game of Thrones Elevation Wine Tumbler Set. Available in black or white, these stainless steel, copper lined wine tumblers hold two standard wine pours (10 oz) and come with a press-in lid. You can grab a set of two for $40 exclusively at AT&T stores and from AT&T online.

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OtterBox has what you need for your Game of Thrones viewing parties originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on May 6, 2019 at 8:00 am.

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