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The Cable Wrangler keeps your cables where they belong

NEWS – If you’re like me, you probably have charging cables in every room of your house. The problem is that they never stay where you put them. They start out on your desktop or nightstand but usually end up on the floor or in a tangled mess. The Silk Cable Wrangler will keep those pesky cables where they belong.

The Cable Wrangler works using magnets that are attracted to your cable. Its powerful magnetic base lets your cords snap easily in place and stay neat and organized until the next time you need them.

If you have a cable that’s not attractive enough you can use the included magnetic collar.

Wrangler’s compact design makes it perfect for your desktop, nightstand or wherever cables need wrangling. And it’s kept in place using a hefty non-slip grip on the bottom.

The base is covered in an attractive woven material that is available in two colors, No. 2 Pencil Gray and Lightly Toasted Beige.

You can purchase the Cable Wrangler by itself for $19.99, with a 6ft lightning cable for $29.99 or with a cable and 2-port wall charger for $39.99 on Amazon.

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A beautiful multifunctional fire hydrant for the future

NEWS – When you think of a fire hydrant, a certain image pops into mind, doesn’t it? It hasn’t changed in, like, eons. But is it time for a change? Dimitri Nassisi thinks so. According to an article in Dezeen, as an industrial designer, Mr. Nassisi redesigned the fire hydrant to provide drinking water for people and their pets in addition to functioning as a water source to fight fires. He realized as he observed his surroundings in Switzerland, that there were just not enough drinking fountains for people to hydrate, so why not use the existing fire hydrant infrastructure to solve this problem? While he was redesigning it, he wanted it to be aesthetically pleasing to people, yet practical for use by firefighters. His design adjusts the water pressure depending on what it is being used for. It is currently a prototype but perhaps such a clever, practical, functional, beautiful fire hydrant will become a commonplace item in the future!

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A beautiful multifunctional fire hydrant for the future originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 31, 2018 at 10:00 am.

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Crochet Yoda, you will.

NEWS – I know crocheting isn’t normally something you’d expect to read about here, but it’s not the craft we’ll be interested in.  With this Star Wars Crochet kit, you’ll be able to make Star Wars characters.  The kit includes materials needed to craft a Yoda figure and a stormtrooper.

A full-color book included in the kit has instructions for creating both Yoda and the stormtrooper with the supplied materials, plus it includes instructions for making Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Jabba the Hutt, and other characters.  There’s a lot of gift giving possibilities here.  You could give the kit to a crafty Star Wars fan, or you could make the figures yourself to give to a Star Wars fan / collector.

The Star Wars Crochet kit is $23.87 at Barnes & Noble.

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Crochet Yoda, you will. originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 31, 2018 at 8:00 am.

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The Aeiusny Portable Power Station might be your best companion during a storm


NEWS – I have spent quite a lot of time searching the internet for such devices that would possibly meet my needs for a portable power solution. My main uses for such a device would be to power photography/videography related equipment and accessories while at locations where power is unavailable, and also for use at home during a power outage which is usually an issue during storms and hurricanes. Also, a CPAP machine is used in my household, so being able to power it during the night, during a power outage would be great.

The Aeiusny Portable Power Station is a powerful 500W (peak 1000w), 288Wh portable battery that can power small appliances and equipment including a CPAP machine. The company claims that it can power a PC and display for 3 hours, a 12 volt LED for 96 hours, a 13” laptop for 8 hours, a 50 Watt fan for 6 hours, a 32” LCD TV for 4 hours, etc. It has 3 AC outlets, $ DC ports, and 4 USB ports. It can be charged via the AC adapter or solar panels. It measures 12.7” x 5.9” x 8.6” and weighs approximately 7lbs.

The Aeiusny Portable Power Station is available for purchase on Eco Sweet Home for $269.99.

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The Aeiusny Portable Power Station might be your best companion during a storm originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 30, 2018 at 12:00 pm.

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The Claw is on sale!

NEWS – Not too long ago, I wrote about one of the tiniest EDC tools you can buy: the Claw. This tool measures only 20 x 7 x 3 mm (0.7 x 0.27 x 0.12 inches). It looks like a small bottle opener and performs such functions as… wait for it… opening bottles (whoa!!). It also acts as a screwdriver, a pry tool to open paint cans and remove staples, etc., and a box cutter. At the time I wrote about it, it was a Kickstarter campaign and you could get one for as low as $15. If you missed the campaign, you can now get a grade 5 titanium version for a little over $19 (normally $29) or the Damascus steel version for a little less than $26 (normally $39) thanks to Kinja Deals. Just go to the Malboro & Kane website and be sure to enter the code: KinjaDeals. I’m not sure how long this deal will last so act quickly if you want one for your EDC!

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The Claw is on sale! originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on July 30, 2018 at 10:00 am.

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