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KarTent is the king of cardboard camping!

What’s cardboard camping?  It’s camping in a tent made of cardboard, of course.  KarTent was created in response to the immense amount of waste of camping gear that occurs at festivals all around the world.  The folks at KarTent say 1 out of 4 people leave their tent behind on the various festival camp sites worldwide.  In the Netherlands alone, where KarTent is based, they say this counts up to 25.000 tent every year.  And these abandoned tents usually end up in a dump.

The KarTent is a festival-use tent made entirely of cardboard, which is easily recycled instead of adding to the landfill.  The tents are made of high-quality cardboard with long woodfibers, and they are water-resistant.  The tents are suitable to sleep two people, with room for their gear (7.9 feet x 5.25 feet).  The sides are opaque, so they keep out the morning sunlight – which is nice when you are suffering from too much fun from the night before.

The size and the shape of the tents don’t lend itself to mailing to your home, though you can have one shipped to you if you are willing to pay the postage and have a vehicle big enough to transport it to your event.  Usually, you place an order and KarTent will deliver them to the festival, if you happen to be attending one of the festivals KarTent will be at this year.  If your festival isn’t on the list, you can contact KarTent and the festival organizers to see if you can get KarTent coverage for next year.

A KarTent (Home) is € 49.95 (about $58 US).  You can order a tent (and apparently be prepared for sticker shock if you choose to have it shipped to you), and you can check out the list of festivals for this year at the KarTent website.

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KarTent is the king of cardboard camping! originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 21, 2018 at 8:00 am.

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With the Bruw you can use mason jars to make delicious cold brew coffee at home

I recently discovered the joy that is cold brew coffee. I like it because it’s more flavorful then iced coffee and being someone with stomach issues I love that it’s less acidic than a regular cup of Joe. The problem is it’s also more expensive to buy at your local coffee shop. And buying a home cold brewer can be pricey as well. Then I came across the Bruw.

Bruw uses a simple and relatively less expensive way to make cold brew coffee at home. It’s a filter that screws onto two mason jars, and sieves out the coffee grounds. The result is a fresh, smooth-tasting, cold brewed coffee.

The filter is specifically designed to fit any standard wide-mouthed mason jar.

 

By itself, the Bruw filter will cost you $14.99. If you’re thinking to yourself “but I don’t have any mason jars just laying around my house.”  No worries you can purchase the Bruw mason jar starter pack for $29.99.

The starter pack includes the Bruw filter, two 32oz.,standard mason jars, two mason jar covers, and instructions.

To start making your own cold brewed goodness at home, you can purchase the Bruw on Amazon.

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Baron Fig Card Sleeve fits with simple, minimal style

I’ve been a fan of Baron Fig’s products since reviewing their Confidant Hardcover Notebook a while back.  Their products have a simple, minimalist style while beginning functional a durable.  Their successful leather notebook covers provided a natural segway into the wallet world, and their first product in this space is the Card Sleeve, a slim, handcrafted leather, three-pocket wallet that is perfect to carry a few cards and some cash in style.  Available in Charcoal, Fig Wine, Yellowgold and Rose Quartz colorways, each for $45.99.  Visit baronfig.com for more info or to order.

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Rid your home of hot and cold rooms with help from the Keen Home Zoning System

I’ve mentioned before that my home tends to have uncomfortable rooms regardless of the season.  As I’ve said:  “Because of the location of the thermostat and the long shape of the condo, our bedrooms tend to be chilly in the winter and hot in the summer while our living and dining rooms are uncomfortably hot in the winter and cold in the summer.  Because of the age of the building, the cement walls and ceilings, and the neighbors above and below us, there isn’t much we can do to remedy this situation by rerouting ductwork or moving the thermostat.”  However, if I had a Keen Home Zoning System, it could monitor the temperatures in my rooms and redirect airflow throughout my house to equalize the temperatures without needing major restructuring of my HVAC system.

The Keen Home Zoning System consists of three components:  the Smart Bridge, Temp Sensors, and Smart Vents.  The system will also work with Lowe’s Iris Smart Hub or SmartThings Hub, if you already own one of those.  You’ll need the following to use the Keen Home system:

  • High speed Internet connection (DSL, cable, fiber, satellite)
  • Mobile device running iOS 8.0+ or Android 4.4+
  • Forced air central heating and/or cooling system

The Smart Bridge connects your home to the internet, so you can check or control your home’s temperature from anywhere you have an internet connection.  Keen Home recommends one Smart Bridge for each floor of your house.  The Temp Sensors “monitor the temperature and humidity of any room in your home. Temp Sensors work together with Smart Vents to control individual room temperature by allowing you to set specific temperature goals using the Keen Home app.”

The Smart Vents replace your existing vent covers.  The vents are available in four standard sizes for $110, or you can select from seven oversized vents for $140.  Features of the vents include:

  • Embedded temperature and pressure sensors to monitor the performance of your HVAC system
  • Airfoil louvers designed for precise and quiet operation
  • Interchangeable faceplate is easy to clean and paintable
  • Wireless vent-to-vent communication via Zigbee network
  • 2+ year battery life with included 4 AA batteries
  • Works with Nest, ecobee, Lowe’s Iris, and SmartThings

You can purchase individual components to customize a system for your entire home, or you can purchase bundles to help you get started.  A Starter Kit for 1 or 2 rooms has 1 Smart Bridge, 2 Temp Sensors, and 3 Smart Vents; it starts at $379 if you choose standard vent sizes.  A Multi-Room kit for 3-5 rooms starts at $599, and a whole Home kit with 12 Smart Vents, 10 Temp Sensors, and 2 Smart Bridges starts at $1399.

The Keen Home system isn’t cheap, but the savings potential in energy usage and the benefit of having comfortable rooms is great.  Unfortunately, the Smart Vents aren’t available in a size large enough to replace the giant old vent covers used in my condo.  Maybe they’ll add more vent sizes in the future.

Learn more about your potential energy savings and comfort gains at the Keen Home website.

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Linedock may finally be the right answer for photographers, videographers and filmmakers on the go!


As a Photographer/Videographer/Filmmaker, I am constantly faced with workflow data-related challenges, especially when on location. Whenever I discuss these challenges with my follow media creators, the main issue/challenge always seems to be about the amount of gear that we have to carry when we go into unpredictable scenarios and locations. Apart from carrying around the various camera bodies and lenses, there are also “a ton” of the accessories that we must pack to make sure that we can power, charge, and back up our work. It is critical that we ensure the integrity of the data we capture, as well as create some sort of redundancy while maintaining the capacity to continue shooting until the gig is over.

I have continuously searched for an effective all-in-one solution for charging, data storage, and data backup, and I may have just found the solution in a device called Linedock.

Linedock is a slim and sleek device that provides multiple charging ports, data transfer ports, pass-through charging, a SD card slot, a HDMI port, a DisplayPort and docking capability all in one. It allows you to access up to 7 devices at once. This device seems like it would be a “dream” device for my workflow, and it could adequately address most of the related challenges that we in the industry battle with at each gig.

The Linedock is currently available for purchase in three models that offer no included storage for $299, 256GB of included storage for $399 or 1TB of included storage for $749. You can head over to the Linedock website and pick one up today.

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Linedock may finally be the right answer for photographers, videographers and filmmakers on the go! originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on June 19, 2018 at 1:00 pm.

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