Month: January 2012

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One Highly-Evolved Day Bag

I asked Charles Platt, former editor of Cool Tools, what he is packing these days and he replied with this …

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Extended Warranty Evaluation

The sales pitch for an extended warranty is simple: pay some extra money now to extend the manufacture’s 90-day warranty …

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Nissan Thermal Cooker

Stays hot, cooks things

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VW Vagabond

This couple penny-pinched their salaries for several years, bought a VW Van, and drove it around the world (US, South …

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TechShop Membership

TechShop (previously reviewed here) is a member-based workshop. They have one of every tool you could dream of — laser …

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Kidco PeaPod Plus

Kid’s travel bed

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SureFlap Microchip Cat Flap

The future of cat flaps

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Material Libraries

There are thousands of types of materials to make things from. The first impulse for most of us is to …

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Flexible LED Strip Lights

We installed flexible LED light strips in our kitchen for under cabinet and within cabinet lighting. These are very low …

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Smart Light Switch

We just had a new light switch installed in our bathroom, the Lutron Maestro Occupancy Sensor. It is smart and …

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