All Entries in the "Outdoors" Category

Multi-Use Personified: The Weather Station Key Ring

If you’re an avid outdoors person, knowing what the weather is like and will be like later can be quite vital and important. This gadget,  The Weather Station Key Ring does just that, giving you access to the weather forecast wherever you are in easy to carry, convenient form. We have found other useful key [...]

See The Light: The Solar-Powered Torch

Brando is one of those companies you appreciate, having followed small gadget companies for awhile writing this blog. They always come up with cool gadgets for reasonable prices, and they always recharge using solar or USB power, so Mother Nature appreciates this company just as much, we’re sure. This is one example of a great [...]

Warm Hands, Warm Heart: The Best Heated Gloves

Winter is creeping upon us, and the need to keep our toes and digits warm is becoming an urgent need in some areas of the world already. Well, Hammacher Schlemmer has released their ‘Best Heated Gloves’ that claim to be some of the best heated gloves anywhere.
Each pair can warm your hands to 148.9 degrees [...]

Track Your Tykes: The Little Buddy GPS Tracker

Hey, if you’re a parent, and worry about what your kids do and where they go, the Little Buddy GPS Tracker sold by Best Buy might be just what you’re looking for. It uses global satellite positioning and cellphone tech to help parents know exactly where their kids are at, and best of all, it’s [...]

H2O En-light-enment: The Water Powered Torch

Ever been stuck somewhere that batteries are not in easy reach, but you really need some light? Well, these are just what the doctor ordered: The Water Powered Torch flashlight. Its a heck of an idea, and it should be given the price tag.
Japan Trend Shop has begun selling the Water Powered Torch on their [...]

The Power Of Green: The Kiran Solar Lantern

Eco-friendly solar lamps/lights aren’t a new invention necessarily, but one with plenty of power and doesn’t cost a fair bit aren’t that plentiful. That is remedied by the Kiran Solar Lantern, a bright and economical solution to light in the middle of nowhere.

The lantern is (reportedly) up to 5 times brighter than a gas/kerosene [...]

All-In-One Everyday Device For Geeks: The Cicada LED Knife

The name Cicada LED Knife is pretty cool even if it has little to do with the insect its named after (no annoying buzzing sound), but will but can indeed be very useful, and has a cool modern shape.
More about it here:
The small oval shape contains a high carbon steel pen knife blade that is [...]

Shoo Fly: The USB Ultrasonic Pest Repeller

Do electronic pest repellents really work? Some swear by them, some say not at all. You can (inexpensively) try this out for yourself with this gadget: The USB Ultrasonic Mosquito Repeller.

It’s very portable too, as it just plugs into your computer’s USB port to work.  It’s practical, green and environmentally sound, as it uses [...]

Coffee in the Wild: The Brunton Flip-n-Drip Coffee Maker

If you’re into roughing it but can’t miss your morning coffee either, this is something you’d be interested in: The Brunton Flip-n-Drip Coffee Maker.

All you do is boil water in the base of the coffee maker, then clip it to what is called the brew chamber, that you fill with coffee grounds of your [...]

Nerds like Picnics too: The Cooladio Picnic Plus Solar Cooler

If you’re a techie yet like to go outside every once in awhile, this one is perfect for you: the Picnic Plus Cooladio Solar Cooler.   It includes lots of built-in gadgets to make a tech picnic much easier to bear:
The Cooladio solar cooler from Picnic Plus is a thermal foil-insulated cooler and a solar-power docking [...]