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Satechi Made the USB-C Apple Watch Dock You’ve Been Waiting For

Here’s an easy one: Satechi’s USB-C Magnetic Charging Dock plugs right into your iPad or MacBook to charge your Apple Watch. Works with any and all watch models. The dock can also be plugged in anywhere else: your car, a powerbank, or an AC outlet. Smart and simple. Werd to that.

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LG Introduces Swiveling UltraFine Ergo 4K Display

The latest addition to LG’s premium range of UltraFine monitors, is the UltraFine Ergo. It connects securely to your desk or workstation with a clamp, and features an articulated hinge that gives you loads of positioning options for viewing, working, & sharing. It rotates from -70º to +70º and spins a full 280.º This 32-inch 4K display delivers 350 Nits of brightness, offers FreeSync support and features both USB-C & HDMI Ports.

JBL’s REFLECT Eternal Headphones are Seriously Solar-Powered

Sustainable and solar-powered aren’t terms we associate with headphones. JBL wants to change that. The legacy audio brand is currently crowdfunding this effort with the launch of their REFLECT Eternal, an over-ear headphone that uses Exeger’s Powerfoyle material to turn both natural and artificial light into a power source—powerful enough for these cans to deliver 68-hours of playback with just 30 minutes under a light source. Sounds good to us! They’ve got sharp 40mm drivers, offer hands-free calling and even voice assistance from Alexa & Google.

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This Keyboard Has Alexa To Help You Play Along

Roland’s Go Piano Keyboard offers the convenience of Alexa voice control, allowing users to adjust, control, and tweak functions, all the while keeping fingers on the keys. Play along with music you want to learn, use it as a metronome, or play your originals at full volume through the built-in loudspeaker. All of Alexa’s other abilities are also accessible, just ask.

The McIntosh MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier Makes Big Sound & a Bold Statement

With a design that puts its analog vacuum tube power on full display, New York-based high-end audio brand McIntosh has combined a 300-watt tube amp with a 600-watt solid state amp into one eye-catching monoblock unit called  the MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier. The solid state amp powers  your woofers while the tube amp is dedicated to mid & tweeters. Built on a stainless steel chassis, it blends retro styling with a functional, contemporary design.

This USB Hard Drive Eraser Delivers Military-Grade Data Destruction

When you need to permanently destroy data, we found the key. Lovell’s DESTRUCT Hard Drive data eraser is the true master reset you need to completely and permanently erase documents and files. This simple USB device is a Military-grade HDD erase tool. And once your files & data are erased, they can never be recovered by other users. Ever. One use is all it takes. In a few quick simple steps, it’s all gone forever.

NuType is the Mechanical Keyboard of the Future

The NuType wireless keyboard brings the chunky, kinetic feel of a mechanical keyboard to your laptop, tablet and smartphone typing experience. Designed to fit directly over your laptop keyboard, it will not interfere with your trackpad. It is the smallest mechanical keyboard in the world; they keys themselves are slim and low-profile, for a familiar feel with flawless function; and it’s super portable. A funded Kickstarter.

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Track & Locate Your Runaway Pet with GPS-Powered Findster Home

Findster Home tracks your pets’ GPS location and activity 24/7, letting you monitor them whether you’re home or away with no monthly fees. A home base station and a GPS tracking device on the pet’s collar keep you up to the moment on where & what your pet is up to. Alerts are sent through the app when your pet leaves the home & the device includes radar for pinpointing your wayward pet. One Findster will track 3 pets. A funded Kickstarter.

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Display Your Photos Like Fine Art with Netgear’s Meural Canvas II

Netgear’s Meural Canvas II is a wi-fi-enabled digital picture frame that brings your digital photos to life up on the wall. It will also display famous works of art in 1080P HD through a subscription-based service. Available in 16” X 14” or 19” X 29”, the Canvas can be hung vertically or horizontal & the gesture-control screen lets you swipe through physically, like your phone.

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The Morph Portable Fast Charger Delivers Doubles The Power

Morph is a super fast way to power all your devices. It’s a smart power bank with swappable modular batteries that instantly double its life to 40,800 mAh. There are 3 USB-C PD inputs, 100W & 60W AC power support and it recharges in 1.5 hours. It also has dual QC 3.0 USB-A ports, & offers Qi Wireless Charging. TSA & FAA-approved for travel. A funded Indiegogo.

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ThermoCharge: No Dead Phone or Frozen Fingers

Power up your phone on the fly and keep your hands cozy, all with one pocket-sized device. The ThermoCharge is a 4400 mAh Lithium-battery power supply for your USB devices & it also doubles as a handwarmer that heats up to 113º. It runs for 6 hours of simultaneous warming & charging.

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Air is 4 Wireless Speakers in One

The Air Speaker by Quirky functions as one self-contained cylindrical 24W speaker or it can be pulled apart into 5 separate pieces—a base & 4 separate speakers & arranged for the space you’re in. Like a surround array when watching a movie or a multi-room setup. The speakers have a wireless range of 75-feet & it recharges via USB.

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Artiphon’s Orba Puts Endless Sounds in The Palm of Your Hand

The latest creation from audio-instrument brand Artiphon is called the Orba. It’s a palm-size digital music making device that let’s you make beats, play, capture, and record endless sounds and layered beats that you create. It has 8 feather-touch sensitive pads on the surface & a variety of touch and motion sensors. With an aux cord jack, it plugs in anywhere—like your laptop or sound system. A funded Kickstarter.

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AIAIAI’s TMA-2 Headphones Give You Awesome Options

The TMA-2 from audio innovators AIAIAI, is a modular over-ear headphone designed for personalized function with interchangeable & upgradeable parts. Choose from Wireless, HD (newest), Comfort, Move, & DJ variants for the fit and feel you desire. All feature premium materials like aluminum and Alcantara leather as well as advanced audio technologies to deliver flawless, studio-quality sound.

The AmpliFi Alien Router Gives You a Gig

With the power to provide Gigabit internet all over your home, the AmpliFi Alien router features future-ready 8×8 MIMO Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. This new tech delivers 7685 Mbps capacity traveling through 16 streams. That means smooth, glitch-free streaming from the upstairs corner bedroom to the mancave and everywhere in between. All controls, including the 1-minute setup can be done through the AmpliFi app.

The Airblock Drone is a Flying Robot that Transforms

Created by Makeblock, a global leader in STEAM education solutions, the Airblock Transformable Drone is a multi-form robot that can easily be transformed from drone, hovercraft, vehicle, circus clown, dancing ball, revolving sushi, whirlwind wheelbarrow and more. The design also encourages kids to use their creativity to create more forms. No coding knowhow is needed; the Airblock is controlled using the free downloadable Makeblock App that is iOS & Android compatible.

The AirFly Pro Dongle Makes Travel Audio Wireless

Twelve South has a sweet little solution for your airline audio woes. The AirFly Pro is a wireless headphone dongle that will pair your buds or cans with the airline entertainment system through an audio jack. The device supports 2 pairs of headphones at once with a battery life of 16 hours.  AirFly Pro is available in Apple stores & directly from Twelve South.

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Motorola is Reviving the RAZR Flip-Phone

The iconic Motorola RAZR flip-phone is back. Ubiquitous in the early years of the century, the brand is rebooting the old design as a new 6.2-inch smartphone with that classic foldable display. As the only foldable phone on the market, the new RAZR is a standout; it runs on Android’s 9 Pie operating system and when folded shut, is about half the size of an iPhone 11 Pro Max.

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Apple Unveils Super-Sharp 16-Inch MacBook Pro

Obviously, the new 16-inch MacBook Pro is bigger. It’s more powerful, too. In addition to featuring the largest Retina Display ever made for a portable, this new pro machine has faster processors, next-gen graphic capability and offers up to  8TB of SSD storage. Its 11 hours of battery life, Apple T2 Security Chip and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity make it clear that this thing means business.

This Wireless Mouse from 8BitDo has Classic Good Looks

Created by Swedish industrial designer Daniel Jansson in homage to the original NES console, 8BitDo’s N30 NES-themed mouse wireless mouse is chunky & square featuring the classic color scheme  as Nintendo’s original. It is powered by a AA battery & is compatible with MacOS & Windows.

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