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This giant “ball bearing” will soothe your aching muscles

If you’re an athlete or you work out on a regular basis, you know what it’s like to have sore muscles. Even I get achy muscles with my lame attempts to keep in shape. Finding a way to soothe your aches and pains is important if you want to be ready to tackle the next game or workout pain-free. The Stinger Cold Massage Roller from Recoup Fitness looks like it could be an interesting solution worth checking out.

The Stinger Cold Massage Roller looks like a giant ball bearing, but it’s really just a stainless steel ball that has non-toxic gel inside that stays cold for up to 6 hours after being in a freezer for 2 hours.

The Stinger massager can be used by itself or in the included hand grip that keeps your hand from freezing while being applied to your muscles.

Cold therapy reduces your metabolic rate and the release of lactic acid that causes your muscles to ache. After a workout, relieve strain or inflammation by massaging the roller over your muscles.

The massager can be used in the same way foam rollers and other massagers are used by rolling over muscles and even on the bottom of your feet if you suffer from plantar fasciitis.

The Recoup Fitness Stinger Cold Massage Roller is made in the US and is priced at $39.95. You can read more about it at recoupfitness.com and order through The Grommet or Amazon.

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This giant “ball bearing” will soothe your aching muscles originally appeared on on March 28, 2017 at 10:42 am.

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Get one free Android app from Google every week!

Google recently quietly rolled out a new section on Google Play. It’s called Free App of the Week and it is wonderful!

Both Apple and Amazon have had similar programs for years now, highlighting a particular paid app and providing it for free for a limited time. Google has finally caught up and created a program for Android users.

There are countless free apps offered on Google Play already, but these are mostly pay-to-play apps that use their “free” pricing to get you to purchase endless amounts of in-game items. The Free App of the Week program gives away a priced app for free.

This week the app being given away is Card Wars – Adventure Time, which is usually priced at $2.99. After the week is over it will revert to its regular price and hopefully, a new, fun app will take its place.

You can find the Free App of the Week by going to this link and scrolling down about midway until you see the Free App section highlighted in green.

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Get one free Android app from Google every week! originally appeared on on March 27, 2017 at 1:00 pm.

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Charge your gadgets when you’re off the grid with 1 tablespoon of water

Portable backup batteries are handy to have when you’re away from an electrical outlet and need to charge your devices. But they are only good for a limited number of charges before they need to be recharged themselves. Solar chargers are another backup power solution that works great as long as you’re in an area with direct sunlight. Is there a backup power solution that doesn’t suffer from either of those limitations? The myFC Powertrekk fuel cell charger looks like it has potential.

What is it? The myFC Powertrekk is a hybrid charger that has a built-in 3800 mAh battery that can be charged from a USB cable and an AC adapter like traditional backup batteries, but the Powertrekk can also generate electricity from water and small fuel cells called Pucks.

One myFC Puck contains Sodium Silicide, Sodium Borohydride and 12 g Aluminum. When you add one tablespoon of water or liquid that contains water to the Puck, it will generate 1400 mAh of power.

Water reacts with sodium silicide to produce heat and an inert mineral called sodium silicate. Hydrogen from the water is unused in this process and is released for consumption by the fuel cell. The chemistry of the process is safe and the only bi-product from the fuel cell is a little water vapor. Expended PowerTrekk Pucks can be recycled as metal waste.

The myFC Powertrekk comes with one Puck and extra Pucks can be purchased in packages of 9, 12 and 15 for about $5.44 per Puck. I know that’s very expensive considering the Pucks are good for one use only. It should go without saying that the PowerTrekk wouldn’t be a backup power solution that you’d want to use all the time. But, it’s more of a niche product that would be good to include in a bug out bag or an emergency preparedness package since the Pucks will be ready to use at any time to generate power unlike a backup battery that will lose its charge over time even if it isn’t used.

You can read more about the Powertrekk at myfcpower.com and you can order one for $119.97 from Amazon.

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Hands-free tablet viewing while you’re 40,000 feet above Earth

The next time you’re packing your gear for a trip that involves a flight, you might want to consider a pair of AirClipZ.

What are AirClipZ? They are a set of two plastic hooks that are made in the US and have been designed to hook to the top edge of the tray table on the seat back in front of you.

Once in place, AirClipZ provide a convenient hands-free mount for your iPad, Android tablet, Kindle or other devices of a similar size.

AirClipZ will even work if your device is in a case.

You can also use AirClipZ in your car with the optional Velcro strap that can be used to attach the clips to the back of the head rest.

Available in several colors, a set of AirClipZ is priced at $14.95. You can read more about them at airclipz.com and order a pair through Amazon.

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Hands-free tablet viewing while you’re 40,000 feet above Earth originally appeared on on March 26, 2017 at 10:47 am.

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Headphones, video adapters, wallets, PAX East trip report and more – Weekly roundup

We published 25 posts this week including 11 reviews, 11 news posts, 2 articles, and several updates to some of our older reviews. Did you read all of them? Make sure you didn’t miss something by clicking through to see a list of all our news, reviews, and articles from the past week.

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Headphones, video adapters, wallets, PAX East trip report and more – Weekly roundup originally appeared on on March 25, 2017 at 5:43 pm.

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