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The Gadgeteer Daily Digest [The-Gadgeteer]( Like Us [Facebook]( Follow Us [Twitter]( Latest News Jan 26, 2018 [These small walnut blocks hold your cables with magnets]( by Julie Strietelmeier If you are regularly annoyed by cables that slide off your desk and fall on the floor when they aren’t plugged into a device like your phone or laptop, one solution is the Peel Base. These small blocks are made of walnut and are hand finished in New York. The Base comes in a selection of shapes that include a circle, pentagon, square, and triangle. A strong magnet is embedded in the base so it can hold cords when you’re not using them. Put it on your nightstand, desk, or anywhere you have an extra iPhone lightning cable, MacBook cable, and some other USB cables that you want to keep in place. The Peel Base is priced at $35 and is available at ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Shinola Canfield over-ear headphones review]( by Dave Rees I am a wireless sports earbud kind of guy. Their take anywhere, tiny form factor enable me to have them with me at all times during my hectic lifestyle whether I’m on a plane or pounding pavement. Though occasionally I want to trade their portability and durability for better sound and build quality. The Shinola Canfield Over-Ear headphones fit this bill nicely. Let’s see if the Candfield’s material, build, and sound quality live up to their premium price. ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Use your laptop as an aromatherapy diffuser]( by Janet Cloninger If you like to use aromatherapy while you work or surf on your home computer, you need a USB Aromatherapy Diffuser.  The one in the image is  from Sharper Image, and it requires you to use your own essential oils.  You put a drop or two of the oils on the scent pad, place the pad in the diffuser, and plug it into a USB port.  It has a sliding control switch for normal level / strong level / or off.  The USB Aromatherapy Diffuser is $29.99 at ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( Featured Free Resource [The Ultimate E-Signature Kit for Microsoft SharePoint - Includes Free 30 Day Trial to Adobe Sign]( Download this kit to learn everything you need to know about Adobe Sign for Microsoft SharePoint users. [Flixable is the best Netflix search tool around]( by Jacob Haas Netflix is great. There’s nothing like being able to binge your favorite series or call up a classic movie you haven’t seen in forever. But let’s face it, the search and discovery interface is a train wreck. The rows of recommendations and random categories are seldom useful, and if your kids or someone who doesn’t share your tastes has used your profile, ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Pick up a trunkful of hardcover Harry Potter books in dust jackets designed for each house at Hogwarts]( by Janet Cloninger Juniper Books has designed a set of Harry Potter books with special book jacket designs created for each of the houses at Hogwarts.  The books in our image are for Gryffindor.  These books are based on the hardcover version issued by Scholastic Books.  Juniper says they “ ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [ONOTONE Concrete and Bamboo iPhone X Case review]( by Ryan Pagel For as long as I have owned a smart phone, I have used cases to protect them. The fact that we have gotten used to carrying around a tiny computer in our pocket that can cost over $1000 is a little mind boggling when you step back and think about it. Now the thing that I find funny is how we all want a thinner lighter device and are totally wowed when we get the newest phone but instantly put it in a case lest we scratch the anodized aluminum or glass back of the phone and therefore never enjoy the aesthetics of the back half of the phone or truly appreciate the full design considerations of our new $1000 pocket computer. This is not a criticism of phone cases. Like I said, I ALWAYS use them, its just an observation on human behavior that I have always found interesting. I see people nearly every day carrying the latest smartphone with no case and 9 times out of 10 the shattered screens that I see are on phones with no case around it. All this makes for a pretty good set of reasons to protect your phone. The fact that most of us entomb our phones so we don’t damage them leads to the desire to make your chosen case a personal statement of your own style or something that will be as or more eye catching than a naked iPhone. Enter the concrete and bamboo cases from ONOTONE. ... 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[Experience life in 3D with the Owl Sterescopic viewer]( by Janet Cloninger You’ve probably seen someone in an old movie looking at photo cards using a device that looks like funny binoculars mounted on a wooden handle.  That device is a stereoscopic viewer, and they allow you to see 2D photographs in apparent 3D.  They were quite popular around the turn of the previous century, with many photo cards created covering a huge variety of subjects.  Brian May, Queen’s guitarist, started collecting stereoscopic cards when he was a child, and his fascination with 3D photography followed him into adulthood.  He even used a 3D camera to document the history of Queen from the Freddie Mercury days through the current time with Adam Lambert. ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Nokia is removing a function from their Body Cardio scales by mandatory software update]( by Janet Cloninger Owners of the Nokia Body Cardio scale (formerly called the [Withings Body Cardio]( when reviewed by Julie) may have received an email that warned them that Nokia will be removing the Pulse Wave Velocity function from all Body Cardio scales in a mandatory update. ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Add a faucet to your laundry room when you buy a new clothes washer]( by Janet Cloninger Having a sink in your laundry room would be ideal because it would allow you to start pre-treating stains before laundering without having to then carry soaking wet fabric through the house to the washing machine.  In many space-conscious homes these days, there’s hardly room for a washer and dryer, forget about having room for a laundry sink, too.  The 4.8cu. ft. HE Top Load Washer with Built-in Water Faucet from Whirlpool has a faucet built in, so you don’t need a separate sink. ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Life without Windows, transitioning to iOS only]( by Larry Geisz So, it finally happened. It’s not like I didn’t want to transition, but am I ready. What happened you may ask? My Windows computer crashed after a long hard fought life. To be honest, I was expecting it to happen, the signs were there, really. I woke up every day to a warning message saying my system was destined for imminent disk failure, I was just hoping that I would have a little more time. As a result, I’ve had to push forward with my plans to transition to an all iOS setup. ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( [Foldscope is a real microscope that’s made of paper]( by Julie Strietelmeier One year for Christmas, I received a Tasco microscope set. I loved that thing. It came in a wooden box that had tweezers, eye droppers, glass slides, etc. I would spend hours “playing with that microscope to explore strange new worlds that were too tiny to see with my own eyes. One bad thing about a traditional microscope like the one I had as a child, is that they are too bulky and awkward to take along to other locations to explore different miniature worlds. The Foldscope is a microscope that has been designed to be as portable as it is affordable. ... [Read more...]( Liked this article? Share it on... [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Linkedin]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The-Gadgeteer.com. If you would like to manage your newsletter preferences, please [click here](. The-Gadgeteer.com | Columbus, Indiana Contact: newsletter@the-gadgeteer.com [Unsubscribe](