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Last minute buys-or Santa selfers...a round-up of cool gifts (gift card potential) that will last beyond the holidays...HEGS, GEAR AID, SAXX UNDERWEAR, NORDICTRACK-iFIT,  Chengdu XGimi Technology, LINK AKC, PLAYON CLOUD, i-BLADES For gear heads...handy stocking suffers...and fitness worthy items to get ready for... HEGS hangs or hooks ...yes the ones as seen on tv-get plenty of use at campsites, as laundry hooks (or air out swimsuits) or in closets as way organize storage. An un-glam stocking stuffers-really- clothes-pins- that we always use! GEAR AID Gear Patches...fix waterproof apparel, tents, sleeping bags, tarps etc...patches also available made from Gre-Tex and Cordura via GIPHY

Keep Personal Electronics Plugged In, Lit-Up-Shine-On, and Protected-At Home and On the Road via GIPHY source youtube.com NiteIze, GOAL ZERO , SEATTLE SPORTS Gadget-thing-y mobile device accessory masters NiteIze serves up a solution to those cracked screens and misplaced  cards and dollar bills-a CONNECT wallet that holds and ruggedly protects BOTH-with a CONNECT clip-can clip smartphone when wallet is removed-sized for iPhones+Samsungs.  Never miss a step-recharegable headlamps-are a huge growing category -vital for the early morning/late afternoon hours  in limited daylight hours,..and a smart item for cars and travelers everywhere-no matter how they get there. From NiteIze- Swipe to Shine™ technology-activates the light... INOVA STS Powerswitch  headlamp-dual power options (3 AAA batteries-or , a micro USB, rechargeable lithium-ion battery), dual (red or white)LED options-4 modes -compact+waterproof -and is also a multi-mounter-for accessories-like...

NYC: Living in Digital Times...produces several showcases/seminars at CES...had a few exhibitors at the recent CES Unveiled NYC... QVC sold-HairMax FDA approved increase hair growth cycle... didn't surprise us this robot in pink or blue trim options...  IPAL a "high quality robot for children 3-8 years old"...from Asia. By  AvatarMind -runs on Android apps and is targeted for the single child families in China-though with a policy change...prob also good way to learn other languages too. as endurance athletes-we were very curious about SKULPT's Chisel ...as highly muscular types can have a BMI-making that body fat kind of measurement pretty worthless... and other ways to measure body fat percentages are impractical or inaccurate. SKULPT Chisel...is a measuring device with paired smartphone app that measures body fat on different areas of the body--and also gives overall body fat composition reading with combined abs/upper arm biceps measurements. PLUS m...

West 18th Street, NYC Wellness and health, Hi Res Audio, VR and IoT devices...just some of the areas with practical products on display at last week's CES Unveiled NYC event... Some ( more ) Highlights: From a company founded as a spinoff from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology in 1996- QUELL is a drug-free, pain relief- retail product that sells for $249 that - we asked -is not reimbursed by health insurance...at least not yet. Wearable Intensive Nerve Stimulation-is a beefed up strap -band-with electrodes-wrap around upper calf, click the button to start relief-stimulates the nerves in upper calf carrying neural pulses to the brain natural pain relief center...which then sends "endogenous opioids"released within spinal cord where pain signals are blocked in one's body. Not a cure for what ails (like arthritis, diabetes, etc)...but allows for less pain meds...based on study of 88 people. Very interesting. FDA cleared, B...

West 18th St. NYC Nominees of the CES Innovation Awards and a few Eureka Park start-up products got lots of attention from the full house of media and business types. Aligning the perimeter and center of the spacious ground floor of the Metropolitan Pavilion, the exhibitors -who hailed from several countries...displayed their techy goods---while refining their elevator pitches -before heading out to the main stage of CES 2016 in Las Vegas. Accordingly, some explanations of what the benefits of several IoT (Internet of Things) products on display- eluded us...but maybe-things got lost in translation. Overall, the selections were rather nifty and def. have consumer appeal. SOME Highlights... A huge display case in the center had some of the CES Innovation Awards 2016  nominees. Noted...lack of Apple products (though there are accessories to...)--- but then we figured out-these winners are chosen from submissions...and  -that notably, Apple does not even exhibit at th...