Keep your pet’s water fresh and pure with this fountain

My dog, Teddy, is picky.  He will only eat from certain bowls, and he likes fresh, cold, clean water in his water bowl at all times.  Sometimes he’ll refuse to drink his water because he sees something in it – usually his own hair from his constantly shedding body.  The Water Purifying Pet Fountain could take care of keeping his water hair-free for me.

The pet fountain has a “three-stage carbon filtration system that eliminates the impurities found in common tap water”, and its pump constantly recirculates the water into the basin while a mesh screen removes larger physical impurities – like pet hair.  It’s made from food-grade HDPE, so it doesn’t introduce anything into the water itself.

The filters last about four weeks in normal mode, but there is a smart mode, which reduces noise and saves energy, that prolongs the filter life to about 12 weeks.  The Water Purifying Pet Fountain is $69.95 and replacement filters are $19.95.  It’s available from Hammacher Schlemmer.

Lightning port charge your iPhone (even in a case) easily with minimalist Hoverdock

Now that Qi charging is totally a thing in the Appleverse, is anyone still paying attention to Lightning docks? Heck, I am! Until my company springs for an upgrade (not holding my breath), I’m still rocking my iPhone 6 Plus—no Qi for me. But I’ll tell ya’, I love a good dock. One that allow me to dock and undock quickly and easily and with a case on my iPhone. That’s why the Just Mobile Hoverdock caught my eye. It appears to be very simple to set up and effectively allows one-hand docking and undocking, even with your iPhone encased in a case—just install the special little clip and you’re good to go. Hoverdock has a satin-finish aluminum body with grippy rubber feet, plus it allows you to coil up and hide your excess Lightning dock cable inside its body when you assemble it.  Hoverdock retails for $34.95. Visit JustMobile.com for more info or to order.

WaterField’s new Via wallet retains it sleek profile even when loaded

You’ve pared your EDC kit down, but did you remember your wallet?  If you need to lighten your wallet and slim it down, check out the new Via wallet from WaterField Designs.  The Via is designed to carry some cash and up to eight cards.  There are two front pockets to hold your most frequently used cards, one back pocket holds cash, and one back pocket holds a few other important cards.  You could even hold a membership or employee ID card in that back pocket so it can be read through the leather without removing it from the wallet.

Via is made from distressed premium full-grain leather that will only improve with use.  It’s 4.12″ x 3.25″ and weighs 1.7 ounces.  Even loaded up, it will stay slim and thin.  It’s available in grizzly leather with black leather accents, gray leather with grizzly leather accents, or black leather with red leather accents.  The Via is $59; order now from WaterField and it will ship on February 8th.

5 awesome gadgets for your kids that they won’t outgrow too quickly

Children are rapidly growing up which implies they can get bored quickly with any toy or gadget. Because of that, it is an awesome plan to get them a toy which can keep them involved for a long time. If you plan to search for that sort of toy, search for something that will empower their little brains. I have discovered a bunch of toys that will occupy them and I am certain your loved ones will love:

Jimu DIY Robot Buzzbot & Muttbot Robotics Kit

I wanted to find the perfect present for future mechanical architects and I have found it. It is a DIY robot. I am almost certain you and your son will play with it with for hours. When you a building a robot you will be proud to see that the robot can walk, move its hands and even hops. You can download the directions on your mobile phone to make the robot. When you make sense of the procedure feel free to make something without directions. Creativity is the key! You can find this kit for $137.27 on Amazon.

Cognitoys Dino

The innovation has made some amazing progress since we were children and I trust that we should exploit it. I am not discussing computer games, I am discussing toys which can educate our children and this delightful green dinosaur is one of them. It is a toy for kids 5-9 years and it can make talk with your kid, answer questions and make jokes. It is an incredible device to enhance social interaction and it is completely safe for your child. You can find it for $39.99 on Amazon.

Code-a-Pillar

Code-a-Pillar is a toy like Jimu DIY Robots, however for more youthful children. It is a caterpillar you can program to influence it to go where you need it to go. All aspects of the caterpillar have one request on it; turn right, stop, turn left… When you want the caterpillar to go right, you need to fix that piece of the caterpillar on the head et cetera. The caterpillar is additionally an instructive toy and it practices critical thinking and sensible intuition which are imperative for your child’s advancement. This kit is $30.85 on Amazon.

R2-D2 App-Enabled Droid

R2-D2 is the best droid in the Galaxy and it should have its own toy. The droid will make you speechless because it resembles the real R2D2 in so many details! Bonus feature: You will hear the most famous R2-D2 beep sound. You can download the application for the droid on your mobile phone so you don’t need to have the joystick to control the droid. You can find one for $115.99 on Amazon.

Classic Foosball Match

The Classic Foosball Match is an awesome combination of virtual and real foosball for all children. The device is really a small foosball table for iPad with legs, bars and scoring system. It looks and acts like the genuine foosball table. But, to make it work you need to have an iPad because you use the iPad as the playing field. Basically, you are turning the poles on the foosball table and they are turning in the application. I am absolutely certain your grandkids will be impressed with this application/gadget and they will play it for hours. This iPad accessory is only $8 on Amazon right now!

AUKEY Floor Lamp (LT-ST35) review

I spend a lot of time looking at devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops that provide their own light. But for those times when I am flipping through an actual magazine or book or writing in my notebooks, I like to have some extra light to help me see what I’m doing. This is especially true when I’m sitting on the couch where I don’t have a ceiling light shining directly down on me. For this reason, I’ve been on the lookout for a small floor lamp for a long time and was happy to accept an offer from AUKEY to review their space-saving LT-ST35 floor lamp. Let’s check it out.

What is it?

The AUKEY Floor Lamp (LT-ST35) is an adjustable floor lamp that uses long-lasting power-saving LEDs instead of fluorescent style bulbs.

Specifications

Model: LT-ST35
Lumens: 1000
Color Temperature: 3000K/4500K/6000K
Color Rendering Index: >80 Ra
Input: AC 100–240V 50/60Hz
Power Consumption: 12W
LED Type: SMD 5730
Materials: ABS, steel, and silicone
Lamp Height: 1.80m / 70.9″
Lamp Base Diameter: 270mm / 10.63″
Weight: 3.2kg / 7.05lb

What’s in the box?

Parts to assemble the floor lamp
Power adapter
Assembly instructions
User manual

Let’s build a lamp!

Assembling the AUKEY floor lamp is easy and requires no special tools other than your two hands and the ability to follow the included instructions. The lamp goes together like I’ve laid it out in the image above. The lamp is made up of 5 sections including the base. All you have to do is make sure you put them together in the correct order with the power cable going from the lamp head to the base.

The first step is to plug the top most lamp section with the LEDs to the controller section. The hardest part of this step is to connect the two cable connectors.

When you’re done with step one, this is what you have.

Then you screw in the next section of the lamp making sure that the power cable is inserted through the hollow steel black powder coated tube.

Then you screw in the final pole section of the lamp.

Connect the power cable from the last tube to the base and screw the assembly into the base.

A short length of the power cable extends from the bottom of the base. This cable has a connector at the end that accepts the cable from the included power adapter. So all you have to do is connect the cable to the adapter and you’re done. Assembly completed.

Here’s the assembled AUKEY LT-ST35 floor lamp. The whole assembly takes about 10 minutes or less. You don’t want to speed through it because it’s possible to cross thread the lengths of tubing or kink the power cable which would not be a good thing.

How well does it work?

You can easily adjust the angle of the lamp head just by bending it in the desired direction or angle.

To turn on the lamp, you just press and hold the control knob for a couple of seconds. Then you can turn the knob to adjust the brightness level or quickly press the knob to adjust the color temperature.

The color temperature for the LEDs can be set to cool white, nature white, or warm white and the lamp will remember the brightness and color temperatures settings after cycling power with the control knob.

The 1000 lumen version of the AUKEY space saving floor lamp puts out ample light without much heat. I left the lamp set on at full brightness setting for over an hour and was able to touch the lamp head with no problems. It was warm, but not hot.

What I like

  • Easy to put together
  • Easy controls
  • Light temperature and brightness are adjustable
  • Doesn’t put out much heat

What needs to be improved

  • Nothing

Final thoughts

I really like this lamp. It is easy to assemble and just as easy to operate. It’s a simple lamp, but it provides a lot of light with the ability to adjust the brightness, color temperature, and the angle of the lamp head. The fact that it’s an energy efficient LED lamp means that you won’t need to buy replacement bulbs as it should last for many years to come.

Price: $69.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Source: The sample for this review was provided by Aukey.