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The Grovemade Apple Watch Dock is tech that doesn’t look like tech

NEWS – Most charging docks available today for the Apple Watch are either too gadgety or too techy looking. The new Grovemade Apple Watch Dock is a fresh, elegant option for charging your Apple Watch. This disk-shaped charger forgoes the plastic that many chargers use for more elegant materials. The top of the dock is made of a soft and smooth natural cork. While the base is made from 1/4-inch brushed steel, giving the dock some heft, so it stays put. The design also does a great job of cleverly hiding that ugly bright white charging puck. When laid flat the Apple Watch magnetically snaps into charging position when placed on the center of the dock.

Each Grovemade dock is made one at a time by a single person who takes the product from start to finish.

The dock comes in either Light or Dark and is currently available at the introductory pricing of $50 and $60 respectively.

The black cork (Dark model) is actually hand-stained with Japanese calligraphy ink which accounts for it being $10 more in price.

For more info or to purchase the Grovemade Apple Watch Dock head over to their website. 

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The Grovemade Apple Watch Dock is tech that doesn’t look like tech originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 7, 2019 at 10:00 am.

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Vroom-vroom becomes shhh-shhh with Harley-Davidson’s Livewire all-electric motorcycle

NEWS – Harley-Davidson is jumping into the electric vehicle fray with their new Livewire, all-electric motorcycle. Offering stomach-into-your-spine acceleration of a claimed 0-60 MPH under 3.5 seconds, the Livewire is expected to offer great, albeit nearly silent performance. With an estimated range of 110 miles on a full change, this bike is more of a whisper-quiet city cruiser than a roaring open highway tourer. One benefit of electric vehicles is that 100% of their torque is available instantly.  Rather than having to wait for an engine to spin up to get your go-fast-now feeling, you get it with a flick of the wrist, now, now, now. After driving a Chevrolet Volt for over four years, I can tell you that electric vehicle acceleration is something you need to experience to understand. Couple that with a new lightweight frame and the Livewire should feel like a performance motorcycle. It will also offer a new 4.3″ touchscreen display for vehicle status, music and navigation. Of course, you will be able to add on lots of Harley-Davidson accessories to personalize everything.

Harley-Davidson provides multiple charging methods.  The Livewire has a built-in Level 1 charger, allowing you to plug in to any 110V socket to recharge. You should get about 13 miles charge per hour, or a full charge in about 8.5 hours. You can also plug into any publically available Level 3 DC Fast Charge station. Level 3 charges much faster at 192 miles of charge per hour, so a full charge should take about 35 minutes or less.  The Livewire can also be charged on the more widely available public Level 2 charging network, although it will only charge at the slower Level 1 rate.

The Livewire will offer a very connected experience via the Harley-Davidson app.  The app will report location, battery status and alert the user if the bike is bumped or moved. The service is free for the first year with a subscription fee after that.

Purchasers will have three color choices, vivid black (above), yellow fuse or orange fuse.

The Livewire is available now for pre-order starting at $29,799 with anticipated deliveries in August 2019.  For more information check out the Livewire page at Harley-Davidson.com.

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The wandrd Travel Journal is packed with useful features for travelers

NEWS – We’ve been very blessed to have taken some nice family vacation of varying duration and in different parts of the world.  Two aspects of these trips that would have been nice to have a good place to record information are the planning prior to the trip and journaling during the trip itself.  I wish I’d known about the wandrd Travel Journal a few years back, because I’d have certainly used one.  It’a an 8″ x 5″ book with a soft-touch, hardbound cover, 240 pages of 100 GSM paper, three bookmark ribbons, an integrated pen slot, elastic strap closure, and a pocket for keepsakes.  But those are just the tip of the iceberg.  It also has space for 12 trips of varying durations (3 long, 3 medium, 6 short), and each trip’s allotted space includes pages for planning, itineraries, pre-trip checklists, maps and travel logs.  There is also a fold-out world map, universal communications symbols section, and tear-out notecards.  The wandrd Travel Journal is available in Black and Yellow for $35 each.  Note that wandrd also has a blank, grid-page Notebook version in the same two cover colors for $25.  Wander over to wandrd.com for more info or to order.

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The wandrd Travel Journal is packed with useful features for travelers originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 6, 2019 at 11:00 am.

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Add new dimension to your love this Valentine’s Day with Hallmark Paper Wonder greeting cards

NEWS – For many people, greeting cards are a big part of celebrating holidays.  I can tell you from personal experience, my mom saved every single card she ever received and used them as reminders of special occasions. Hallmark, probably the biggest name in the greeting card business is upping their game with a new Paper Wonder three-dimensional card line.

The Paper Wonder line seems to be a direct competitor, and potential step up from Lovepop’s pop-up card line. Rather than just a flat card with sentimental writing, Paper Wonder cards offer intricate pop-ups and/or unfold and expand into three-dimensional paper sculptures.

If you’re looking for something out of the ordinary to help you express your feelings to the special ones in your life, Hallmark’s Paper Wonder might just catch the attention of your sweetie.

In addition to Valentine’s Day cards, you can find Paper Wonder cards for Christmas, anniversary, birthday, new baby and wedding giving. Paper Wonder cards are priced from $3.99 – $8.99 are available directly from Hallmark.

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Skip the litter boxes and pooper scoopers and build your own pet

NEWS – Check out these DIY block building kits from JEKCA that feature LEGO-like bricks that lock together using a special tool to create your favorite dog or cat breed among other things.

The dog and cat kits are available in different sizes and a variety of action poses for each breed. Use them as art for your home or office, or if you’re off your meds, use them as a stand-in for a real pet. The JEKCA kits are priced from $40 – $140 and are available at jekca.com

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Skip the litter boxes and pooper scoopers and build your own pet originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on February 5, 2019 at 4:06 pm.

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