Budgeting is the worst part of being a grown-up, and using debit and credit cards makes it even harder since you can’t actually see how much money you have left. Spend $100 in cash and it’s easy to notice, since you literally do not have that cash anymore. Spendee is an app that helps you visualize your transactions in real time and hopefully keep your spending under control.
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Learning a new language is a useful tool, but outside of high school it’s hard to find time to devote to it. Lingua.ly is a new app which is designed to make language learning an easier and more personal experience all round.
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My house was built in like 1922. There are rooms with single outlets and rooms with multiple outlets but only two out of a possible five works, one of which hasn’t been updated since 1945. We’re not sure if it works, and we’re afraid to try. Pod Power is the solution for too few or clustered outlets.
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Who doesn’t enjoy a good old sleep-in? Going to bed late, sleeping until the afternoon, emerging tired and grumpy as the sun sets. And that’s only on Tuesdays. But for some folk, sleep problems are a sad reality, which is where the SleepBot sleep cycle alarm comes in. This app is designed to help you sleep better.
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So I want to start by saying you don’t need this. But then again, you definitely need this. Because, let’s face it, what living room is complete without a fully functioning, play controlling Nintendo Controller Coffee Table?
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I love food, so anything that makes my kitchen work better is aces in my book. The Flare Pan was designed by a team of rocket scientists to cook food more efficiently – i.e. better and faster – than conventional cookware. It took three years to perfect, and has won awards for innovation and energy conservation.
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Tuning a guitar is probably the most important part of learning how to play, but the physical act of tuning can take some time, and can really require good ears. The Roadie guitar tuner does all the work for you, including winding the strings, which is pretty much all you could ask of a real live roadie, except to go grab you a coffee.
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Remember those pencils that you popped the lead out of and then put the empty plastic bit in the bottom to push up a fresh point? Now a company called Mininch has made a screwdriver with the same kind of concept, but with a lot more style. The Mininch Tool Pen is a pop a point screwdriver that looks like a pen, but contains a set of useful screwdriver bits for those little jobs you have to do now and…
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As I write this, there’s a raging thunderstorm outside, so I don’t really need the Skywatch Windoo right now, but it definitely could be useful sometime in the future. This cool little weather gadget gives you an actual personalized weather report based on current ambient conditions, which could save you from all sorts of trouble.
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I love barbeques! Favorite type of food in the summer. But there’s nothing worse than settling in for a good old cookout and finding that your tank only has enough gas for a single burger. So the Refuel Smart Propane Gauge is my summer hero.
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Something like a year ago there was this too cool to be true typewriter like attachment for iPads. It was actually too cool to be true in that it was a concept, but since so many people (yours truly included) loved the idea Qwerkytoys has created the Qwerkywriter USB Typewriter for all of your retro vintage needs.
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Have you ever wondered how you would document the apocalypse after we’ve lost electricity? Since film cameras are relatively rare, it’s an interesting question. Well worry no more, since this SuperHeadz Sun and Cloud Digital Camera is probably the answer you’ve been looking for.
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Riding a bike is one of those activities that remains fun no matter how old you get. It’s also pretty useful if you’re using it to commute every day in the city, although it helps if you remember that everyone else on that road is out to kill you, and act accordingly. They call it defensive riding, I call it survival. You can also use a few tools to help yourself stay safe. The Monkey Light M232 Bike Light is…
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Coasters always sound like the punch line to a joke but they do more than protect your table from water stains, they help keep your friend’s drinks identified when you have a crowd around. Radioactive Elements Glowing Coasters not only keep drinks from getting mixed up but also helps you find them in the dark.
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I used to have a boss that kept a variety of flash drives plugged into every available USB port on her computer at all times. I have no idea why she did this. If our office had sprung for the Anker USB 3.0 9-Port Hub then maybe she could have avoided the dirty stares from our IT department.
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