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Class up how you serve boxed wine

Wine snobbery aside, there’s nothing wrong with boxed wine, but you have to admit those boxes aren’t the classiest items to grace your party buffet.  These shiny, wood-grain spheres can hold up to 3 liters of wine, and they look much nicer than any cardboard box.  The Wine Dispensing Sphere can be used with the plastic bag from the box, or you can use the included 3-liter plastic bag for your own wine.  There’s also a gel pack to keep the wine chilled.

The Wine Dispensing Sphere is made of wood-grained plastic.  It measures 8″ in diameter by 9″ tall and holds 101.44 fluid ounces.  The Dispensing Sphere is $65, and a set of two replacement bags is $8.00.  Purchase at UncommonGoods.

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The Octopus.Camera OctoPad Universal Weighted Support Base with Removable Ball-Joint Head can really get down


Recently, I have been on a search for several types of photography and videography gear, and I have been focusing on a few specific types of gear. Monopods and tripods have been a major part of that focus. There are times when we have some very unique shooting requirements, and the standard tripod or monopod just will not handle the job. There are several manufacturers that make unique “mutations” for exactly those types of gigs.

The Octopus Camera OctoPad Universal Weighted Support Base with Removable Ball-Joint Head, is a great example of this type of gear. It is a support system that sits flat on a surface, and creates a stable non-slip platform for mounting up to a 5 pound camera rig.

It also works well for mounting monitors, or sound recorders, or any other type of gear up to 5 pounds, that can be mounted on to its built-in ¼”-20 threaded mount. The base is made from Cordura and Neoprene, and it is filled with stainless steel shot balls to provide the weight necessary to make it stable. There is also a cable strap that you can use to further secure your equipment.

You can head over to B&H Photo Video and purchase one for $24.95.

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The Olloclip Mobile Photography Box set is the lens accessory your iPhone X deserves

Olloclip was one of the first ever quick-connect lens systems for iPhone featuring fisheye, wide-angle and macro lenses. I owned the first version for the iPhone 4S. I really liked being able to attach different lenses to my iPhone. And I was able to take some really cool photos. Fast forward a few years to the all-new Mobile Photography Box Set for iPhone X. Like the iPhone’s camera, the Olloclip has changed and improved.

Using their new Connect X system (exclusive to the iPhone X) you can easily interchange lenses with just a snap. It unlocks with the push of a button and clips onto the iPhone X’s camera.

Choose from three premium multi-element coated glass lenses, Fisheye, Super-Wide, and my favorite the Macro 15x. The easy to use lens system intuitively aligns with both front and back lenses of your iPhone. This allows you to attach a lens to each simultaneously, which should definitely help up your selfie game. And the mount expands to work with nearly all screen protectors.

Unfortunately, the system doesn’t work if you have a case on your iPhone. However, you can purchase Olloclip’s own Slim Case for $30 if you want that extra protection.

The system even includes a Pendant stand that opens to create a pocket-sized tripod.

The Olloclip Mobile Photography Box Set for iPhone X is available on Amazon for $99.99.

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Bomber & Company B-2 Nano Blade looks adorable yet serious

Look, I don’t know if it’s actually possible to look both adorable and serious at the same time, but Bomber and Company might just have pulled it off with their tiny but mighty B-2 Nano Blade knife. In a fully jet black color scheme with angular edges, this keychain-sized folding knife’s appearance was inspired by the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 “Spirit” Stealth Bomber. Weighing in at less than 1 oz, it is 3.15 inches long open, 1.9 inches long closed and has a 1.19 inch blade length, so it is quite small, but a nice size for EDC. Its blade is half straight portion and half aggressively-serrated teeth. Its blade and body are made from 440C heat treated black stainless steel and it also includes a small black spit ring and hook. But one of the B-2 Nano Blade knife’s best features might be its price at $19.99. Visit Bomber & Company for more info or Amazon to order.

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The BenQ BL2711U 27″ 16:9 4K UHD IPS Monitor is a feature packed display for a bargain price


Since I recently wrote a news story about an amazing BenQ 4K monitor that would work great for photographers and videographers, I decided to write about another BenQ monitor that is also great, but without the price tag of the one in my previous article. While there are many great 4K monitors on the market today, I have always been a fan of the quality of BenQ monitors, so I am taking this time to highlight a few.

The BenQ BL2711U 27″ 16:9 4K UHD IPS Monitor offers a 3840 x 2160 resolution, and 178 degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles. Additional features include a 16:9 aspect ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness rating, 1000:1 contrast ratio, and a 4 ms response time. It also supports up to 1.07 billion colors.

This monitor has a CAD/CAM Mode for “clearly distinguished details in complicated object wireframes”, an Animation Mode “to make distinguishing detailed textures in darkened areas easier”, and a ten-level animation mode that offers “10 levels of display brightness adjustment to reveal details in darkened areas for a precise design”.

There is also Picture-in-Picture (PIP) “for enhanced convenience and productivity”, and BenQ’s proprietary Flicker-free Technology which eliminates any screen flickering.

If you would like to take a closer look at the feature packed monitor, or if you would like to purchase it, head over the Amazon or B&H Photo Video. It has a purchase price of $449.

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