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Get your wine on with Carivino

CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Do you like wine?  Do you like to take wine with you and try to keep it cold? Do you like aerating your wine to improve the flavor? Carivino has created an innovative solution that handles all those things and also includes wine glasses and a corkscrew for good measure.

Carivino is a portable, steel, insulated, full-sized 750ml wine bottle.  It has a wide, oversized mouth that allows you to pour in an entire bottle of wine without using a funnel.

The bottle is triple-layer vacuum insulated. That should help keep your wine at the perfect temperature for hours. The ceramic lining makes is simple to wash out with soap and water. The other benefit of the ceramic lining is that unlike metal, ceramic will not introduce any flavor, keeping the tase of your wine pure.

When the time comes to enjoy your wine. Carivino includes a venturi aerator in the pour spout. Aerators add air into your wine to help improve the flavor. Two Tritan plastic wine glasses are stored in the base.  The wine glasses can be used as tumblers, or as wine stems with the included magnetic stems. A cork pull is also included, so you will always be able to get your wine from the bottle into your Carivino for your next picnic.

Carivino’s Kickstarter campaign is funded at just shy of $40,000 on their $10,000 funding goal. The funding period ends on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT.  Reward options start at $70 for one Carivino.  First shipments to backers are expected in August 2019. For more information, visit their Kickstarter campaign here.

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Get your wine on with Carivino originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 22, 2019 at 8:00 am.

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Palm Companion, Wacom tablet, Holy Stone drone, and more – Weekly roundup

NEWS – It’s time to catch up on your gadget reading by checking out this list of all the reviews and news that we posted on the site this week. We covered a lot of different products so I’m sure there’s something of interest to everyone. Enjoy!

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Palm Companion, Wacom tablet, Holy Stone drone, and more – Weekly roundup originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 20, 2019 at 9:52 pm.

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Thank you, next. NexDock 2 – Notable crowdfunding campaigns

CROWDFUNDING NEWS – It’s been about 2 years since the first NexDock device was rolled out as a successful Indiegogo campaign and now the Nex Computer team is back with an updated version of the laptop that is powered by your Android smartphone or Raspberry Pi computer.

What is it?

The NexDock 2 is the latest update to the original NexDock laptop shell. The device looks like a laptop with a display, keyboard, and touchpad, but it’s really a “dumb” device until you connect your Samsung or Huawei smartphone or Raspberry Pi to it. Then it turns into a “smart” laptop using the attached device’s OS.

Why do I like it?

For decades, I’ve had a dream of owning one device to rule them all. A device that would be my camera, and my computer, either as a laptop or a desktop.

The NexDock 2 brings that dream one step closer to reality because I already use my phone as my only camera and now the NexDock 2 gives me a way to turn my phone into my only computer by providing a 13.3 inch IPS LCD, USB-C ports, SD card reader, full-sized keyboard, and a touchpad.

What to consider before pledging

At the moment, the only smartphones that will work with the NexDock 2 are Samsung’s newer Galaxy devices with the DeX feature (Galaxy S8/ S8+/ S8 Active, S9/ S9+, Note 8 / Note 9 and the new S10e/ S10/ S10+) and Huawei’s newer smartphones (Mate 10/ 10 Pro, Mate 20/ 20 Pro/ 20 X, P20/ P20 Pro, P30/ P30 Pro and Honor Note 10 / View 20) that have the EMUI easy projection feature that provides a desktop-like experience when attached to a monitor.

If you don’t have one of those phones, a Raspberry Pi, or a PC stick, then the NexDock 2 will be little more than a paperweight for you until Android Q is released, or if you just want to use it as a second screen for another device since it does have an HDMI connector.

Where can I find more info?

The NexDock 2 campaign ends on 4/20/19 they have already surpassed their funding goal of $50,000. You can pre-order a NexDock 2 starting at $209. After the NexDock 2 campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in September 2019. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

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Thank you, next. NexDock 2 – Notable crowdfunding campaigns originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 18, 2019 at 8:21 am.

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Logitech’s new Harmony Express Ultimate remote trades everything for voice control

It’s been over 6 years since we reviewed a Logitech Harmony Ultimate Remote. I remember always wanting one of their remotes because they just looked cool with their big display, eleventy billion buttons, and all the features. But when I reviewed one, I found it to be a little complicated to set up and I didn’t use all those features.

These days I try to live by a KISS mentality. That’s Keep It Simple Stupid for those of you that haven’t heard that term before. Features are nice, buttons are great, and displays are flashy, but if all I want to do is turn on my TV and watch the latest episode of Grey’s Anatomy while sitting on the couch with a bowl of popcorn, I want to keep it simple and the new Logitech Harmony Express might be my next favorite remote because I can boss it around with my voice.

The Logitech Harmony Express universal remote control has Alexa built in so all you have to do is say “turn on the TV”, “go to DVR”, “go to channel “, “go to Netflix app”, and other simple commands. Oh, and since it’s got Alexa, I can also tell it to dim the lights, turn up the thermostat, and tell me the name of the actress who plays Meredith Grey on the show.

The remote features backlit buttons, 1 month battery life per charge and is priced at $249.99. Head over to logitech.com and Amazon for all the details.

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Logitech’s new Harmony Express Ultimate remote trades everything for voice control originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 17, 2019 at 8:00 am.

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Hoverpen – Notable crowdfunding campaign


CROWDFUNDING NEWS – We sure do like our pens here on the Gadgeteer. Just do a quick search on “pen review” and you’ll see a bunch of them. But guess what? I don’t think we’ve ever reviewed a pen that hovers like the Hoverpen.

What is it?

The Hoverpen is a pen that… well… hovers! Well, that’s not exactly true. It doesn’t hang in mid-air as much as it stands on its tip without falling over. Here, watch the campaign video to see what I mean.

The Hoverpen is a pen that is made of aluminum or titanium with a steel cap and comes with a special stand that keeps the pen from falling over. It’s like magic if magnets are magic, which I think we can agree that they are.

Why do I like it?

What’s not to like? It’s a pen. We like pens. It’s a magic pen that doesn’t fall over. We like magic. Is there really any downside here?

Seriously though, they sent me a pre-production Hoverpen to try out and by itself, it’s a nice enough pen. It’s made of lightweight titanium and it has a steel cap. But then when you add the zinc alloy magnetic base and it really kicks my interest up a notch.

Placing and removing the pen from the magnetic base takes a little practice, mainly the placing part. Removing it is easy. But placing it back in/on the base requires a little finesse as the base wants to push the end of the pen towards one of the magnetic posts. You have to fight the pull of the magnets to poke the pen right into the center. Use the Force Luke!

Once the pen is freestanding/hovering in the base, you can wobble it back and forth and you can also spin it in place like a fidget toy while it defies gravity.

Things to consider before pledging

The magnetic cap can not post on the back of the Hoverpen which means it’s a prime candidate for loss unless you “stick” the cap to the magnetic base.

The Hoverpen also uses Cross brand refill cartridges which is something to consider if that isn’t your favorite type of refill.

Where can I find more info?

The Hoverpen campaign ends on 5/26/19 they are working towards their funding goal of $5,000. You can pre-order a Hoverpen starting at $59. After the Hoverpen campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in October 2019. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

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Hoverpen – Notable crowdfunding campaign originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on April 16, 2019 at 11:00 am.

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