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Fromaggio Home Cheesemaker lets you get creative


NEWS – I don’t know about you, but I love cheese. Perhaps too regularly, we make a meal out of cheese, crackers, and wine. When I saw that the Fromaggio Home Cheesemaker is about to initiate their Kickstarter, it was very exciting to think I could make my cheese at home.


The appliance has an interactive phone app as well as a touch LED screen to guide you through the cheese making process. All you have to do is add the cheese and cultures/rennet and the machine takes care of every step along the way. It can make a variety of cheeses, yogurt and even tofu; additionally it can be used as a sous vide to prepare additional foods. Simple cheeses can take a little as 30 minutes, while more complex hard cheeses can take 48 hours. This product recently impressed attendees of the CES conference in Las Vegas and while we currently don’t have information on price point, the Kickstarter will begin March 6th. They are currently giving away three of these machines, so you can enter to win ahead of the start date.

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Mo-Tactic EDC pen, MOFT invisible folding laptop stand, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns

NEWS – Today I’m going to show you five Kickstarter campaigns that caught my eye this week for pen lovers, mobile warriors, and urban gardeners. Let’s get to it.

“Mo-Tactic” EDC Urban Pen.

What is it?

Mo-Tactic is a ballpoint pen that is available in steel, titanium or aviation aluminum. It features a design styled after military weapons and it can be used as a regular pen or a tactical close up striking weapon.

Why do I like it?

I like the Mo-Tactic pen mainly for its looks. I don’t personally care about the tactical features of this pen as I believe any ballpoint pen can be used as an up close weapon. I think the Mo-Tactic pen just looks cool and for some reason, it reminds me of the video game Doom.

Where can I find more info?

The Mo-Tactic campaign ends on 3/22/19 they are working towards their funding goal of $7,000. You can pre-order a Mo-Tactic starting at $90. After the Mo-Tactic campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in May 2019. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

INKI Pen: a new kind of drawing pen

What is it?

INKI Pen is…wait for it… a pen! It’s a special drawing pen if we want to be exact. This AAA battery-powered pen has a built-in mechanism that causes the pen’s writing tip to move up and down to give your drawings a unique stippling effect on paper.

Why do I like it?

I’ve never seen a pen like this one and I’d love to try creating some drawings with it. The really cool thing is that adjusting the pressure or angle on the paper will cause it to create different dot pattern effects.

Where can I find more info?

The INKI Pen campaign ends on 3/16/19 and they have already met their funding goal of $27,149. You can pre-order an INKI Pen starting at $40. After the INKI Pen campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in July 2019. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

MOFT – World’s First Invisible Laptop Stand

What is it?

MOFT is a folding stand for your laptop.

Why do I like it?

MOFT is a laptop stand that sticks to the back of the laptop and is so thin that you can just leave it there even when you’re not using it. It allows for two height levels and only weighs 2.3 ounces.

Where can I find more info?

The MOFT campaign ends on 3/9/19 they have already blasted past their funding goal of $1,000. You can pre-order a MOFT starting at $19. After the MOFT campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in April 2019. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

H2Joe – Two-In-One Coffee & Water Bottle

What is it?

H2Joe is a travel bottle that has a hot section and a cold section.

Why do I like it?

If you’ve ever wanted to carry a cold beverage AND a hot beverage with you but don’t want to lug two bottles, the H2Joe might be your dream bottle because it has a 12 oz cold and a 12 oz hot section. The top has two spouts so you can choose which beverage to sip from.

Where can I find more info?

The H2Joe campaign ends on 3/15/19 they already met their funding goal of $20,000. You can pre-order an H2Joe starting at $39. After the H2Joe campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in October 2019. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

OGarden Smart: Grow An Indoor Garden of 90 Fruits & Veggies

What is it?

OGarden Smart is an indoor gardening system that grows up to 90 fruits and veggies at once.

Why do I like it?

I like indoor gardening gadgets because I like to eat but I don’t like to actually go outside and take care of a garden. The OGarden does all the work for you. It provides like and automatic watering. All you have to do is put the seed cups in the slots and plug it in.

What to consider before pledging?

The OGarden Smart is almost $600 and you will need to buy seed cups which have the seeds, fertilizer and growing material. If the company goes out of business, it’s unclear if the system will be useless without a source for the seed cups. Also, although it’s a large growing cabinet, it’s not like you’ll be able to grow enough of any one plant to make an entire meal. This system looks like it would work best for growing smaller herbs instead of larger plants like green beans, tomatoes, cucumber, etc.

It reminds me a lot of the Click & Grow Smart Garden 9 which I reviewed last year. It was fun for awhile and then became a huge paper weight.

Where can I find more info?

The OGarden Smart campaign ends on 3/15/19 they have already passed their funding goal of $15,113. You can pre-order an OGarden Smart starting at $597. After the OGarden Smart campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in May 2019. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

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Just like milk, the Pado PureWave Handheld Cordless Massager does a body good!!


NEWS – Whenever I get home after a hard day at work, a massage is always a part of my thoughts and wishes as I go through my unwinding process. For many years, I have been thinking about one of those beautiful soft leather massage chairs that can give me a whole body massage. However, when I think about it from a practical and logistical perspective, the really nice chairs can cost thousands of dollars, and unless I can find one that would fit perfectly into the décor at home, my wife would not be a willing party to my dream. In addition, while I have sat in this type of massage chair on many occasions, I realized that many times I need a massage at specific parts of my shoulder, back or neck, and quite frankly, the massage chair that cost thousands of dollars cannot always deliver a pinpoint massage, or a massage focused on a specific area of your body that does not I interact with the chair when you are seated.

Pado is a company that makes a cordless handheld massager called the PureWave. It is available in 3 models, and the most capable model is the PureWave CM7 that provides for a muscle, joint and facial massage utilizing dual motors and adjustable intensity. This capability promises to provide the versatility to achieve a more focused massage. You can read more about the PureWave Massager on the Pado website, and you can purchase one for $34.95 to $124.95 depending on the model that you choose.

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The Wacom Cintiq 16 drawing tablet removes a few pro features and cuts the price by more than half

NEWS – As a professional art director, I depend on Wacom graphics tablets for much of my photoshop work, whether it’s retouching or photo manipulation. It’s not natural doing computer art with a mouse or trackpad. Through the years Wacom has upgraded their line of Intuos and Cintique tablets for the Pro market—at pro prices. As lower-priced competition has challenged their market dominance, Wacom has responded with a 16 in. Cintiq tablet at less than half the price of their 16 in. Pro model. The Cintiq line of tablets come with a built-in monitor so you can draw right on the screen without having to look at your computer screen.

The Waco Cintiq 16 may lack some of the features pros demand, but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking in what most users want. The Cintiq 16 is perfect for a novice illustrator or photo editor. It has an astounding 8,192 levels of pen pressure so it recognizes the slightest pen strokes. It also recognizes pen tilt letting you vary the thickness of a pen stroke just by tilting your hand, much like a real pen or pencil. In fact, the Cintiq 16 comes with the same pen as the pro model—the Pro Pen 2. This pen never needs charging because it uses EMR (Electro Magnetic Resonance) technology drawing power from the Cintiq itself—in other words, no batteries. It’s one of the best tablet pens, period.

The Cintiq’s 15.6 in. 1920 x 1080 HD display has an anti-glare film that eliminates reflections and offers a slight resistance to the pen—much like real paper. There are two foldable legs that set the tablet at a comfortable angle. An optional Wacom stand allows even more flexible and ergonomic tablet positions. The Cintiq 16 is compatible with a full range of accessory pens in the Wacom range. One notable accessory is an optional ExpressKey remote with 17 customizable buttons and a touch ring.

The Wacom Cintiq 16 graphics tablet sells for $649.95 and is available now from Amazon. 

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Boo! Augmented reality comes to LEGO

NEWS – LEGO is entering the world of augmented reality with their new Hidden Side play theme.  Aimed at builders age seven and older, the set allows for a traditional LEGO block building experience.  It then adds augmented reality (AR) to that experience, where the builder can turn a haunted world back to normal, one ghost at a time.

LEGO will release eight “haunted” building sets.  The sets offer builders the traditional fun of LEGO building and role playing.  Once the sets are completed, that’s when the new fun begins.  Using the new AR app, builders will discover a hidden world with challenges and mysteries to solve. This adds an entirely new experience to LEGO building fun. The builder will join Jack and Parker, the apps lead characters, on an adventure in each of the eight sets in the town of Newbury.  By using their phone camera to view their built creations, the app will show the builders otherwise unseen characters and events, providing an immersive and interactive experience. The app also is a short digital game that can be played independently from the AR experience.

LEGO is also planning to release continual updates to the app, so builders can continue having new experiences within the Newbury world.

Global release is expected in August 2019.  Sets will be priced from $19.99 to $129.99. The Hidden Side app will be available from Google Play and Apple App Store.  For more information, visit LEGO’s Hidden Side website.

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