This mini skillet is designed to bring some rock and roll to the kitchen. Made in the USA, it's even the right brand of rock and roll. At 10-3/4 inches by 4-5/8 inches, some Amazon reviewers claim this makes a better spoon holder than actual Skillet, but hey, that's life in the fast lane.
If you're bummed that Apple isn't making a dock for the iPhone 5, this should cheer you up. Or, perhaps your Elevation Dock arrived just before your iPhone 5 did. No matter, the Lightning Dock looks like a great alternative. Available in anodized aluminum, hardwood, and, of course, black aluminum.
Marco Arment of Instapaper fame has a new app, named The Magazine. The Newstand app is a modern magazine for geeks. It features articles from well-known writers. In fact, both Shawn and I will be featured in up-coming editions. Instead of being made up of glorified PDFs that take up tons of space on your device, Marco's new app is lightweight, just…
The Western Digital My Book VelociRaptor Duo 2 TB RAID might just be the mother of all external storage devices. Inside, it packs two WD VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM drives that are user-selectable RAID 0/1 or JBOD. This means you can gain redundancy via mirroring or even more speed with striping. With dual Thunderbolt connectors, you can daisy chain this with other devices…
Shirts with text should say something about you. As the T & T crew are addicted to coffee, we loved this shirt as soon as we saw it. Printed on a tagless tee, this shirt states a simple law of the universe: It's always coffee time. Pick it up for just $26. Thanks @jwmoreland
If you're looking for a nice set of headphones with clean sound that are comfortable to wear for hours at a time, check out the Sennheiser HD-280 PRO Headphones. I picked up a set on Amazon earlier this year, and simply love them. They are dynamic, closed-ear headphones meaning they won't bleed sound out around the over-ear cups. They are light-weight and…
Inspired by pharmacy lamps of the early 1900s, the Atelier Scissor Task Table Lamp features articulated extension arms that glide on precision-jointed hardware. Built with brass and steel, this lamp can be adjusted with just a touch of the stay-cool ring located on the head. As you can tell from the photo, this thing is simply gorgeous. The lamp uses a single…
If you're a nerd, you know how important having backups really is. Having your data on more than one device, in more than one place is crucial to making sure you don't lose anything in case of a failed drive. But what about a true disaster? Would your external drives survive a fire or flood? Enter the ioSafe N2. It's a network…
The trilogy ships on December 4, and is available for pre-order now. This edition comes with all three films, as well as bonus material and The Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy. Warner Brothers will be releasing The Dark Knight Trilogy Ultimate Collector's Edition in early 2013, though, so if you're a big Batman fan, waiting might be the best…
Otis James is an expert maker of hand-crafted ties and hats. Griffin Technology has teamed up with James to create some pretty awesome iPhone sleeves. Handmade in Nashville, TN from materials like wool, linen and silk, these sleeves come in plaid, with a pocket for headphones and a few cards. At $75, they're a little pricey, but man, they are handsome.
The Bikemate Slim Case 3 is a bike-mounted case that fits the iPhone 5, 4S and almost any other smartphone out there. Made from dual layered water proof film and a snug tight foamex bag, the case will keep your phone dust free during your ride, but still allow use of the touch-screen. While not waterproof, the case should keep your phone…
Here at the Tools and Toys World HQ, we're big fans of the Joby GorillaPod, the flexible tripod. When used with a Glif, it makes a heck of an iPhone tripod, but it could all be simpler. Enter the Bobine. It's a two-foot long USB cable that doubles as a stand. Bend it in shape, and it will retain it, making a…
Speaking of cool hardware that works with iOS, the Withings Smart Baby Monitor brings the baby monitor in to the 21st century. Using native iOS controls like pinch-to-zoom and swiping, the Smart Baby Monitor camera will zoom, tilt and pan to change the image sent back your handheld device — even in dark nurseries. The camera has a set of built-in microphones and…
The Parrot AR.Drone is not the remote control helicopter you got your nephew for his birthday. This thing is piloted with an iOS or Android device, stream 720p high-definition live video, has built-in Wi-Fi, accelerometer and gyroscope, and has a control range of 165 feet. The AR.Drone has 4 brushless inrunner motors that pull 14.5 watt & 28,500 rpm when hovering, for…
Got a photographer you need to buy a gift for but don't want to drop the dough for new camera hardware? The 24-105mm Travel Coffee Mug is a great gift. The coffee mug comes with a travel top with stainless steel lining. The outside looks like Canon's 24-105mm lens. Plus, people will do a double-take when they see someone drinking coffee from…
Nest 2.0 is an updated version of the popular learning thermostat. The new hardware is twenty percent thinner than the original and supports 95% of low voltage heating and cooling systems, including 2nd stage cooling, 3rd stage heating, dual fuel, emergency heat, and whole-home humidifiers and dehumidifiers. The new Nest runs version 3.0 of the company's software, which also runs on the…
While the iPhone 5 makes for a great camera, many still carry a point-n-shoot. The Canon PowerShot S100 replaces the very popular S95 model, and bests it in just about every way. At 12.1MP, with a 3-inch LCD, the PowerShot looks great and takes great photos. The Canon DIGIC 5 Image Processor helps eliminate noise in low-light and makes the camera much…
The Blossom One Limited Coffee Maker is all about having control over every aspect of brewing. Armed with a camera, QR scanner, 500W electrical brew chamber, WiFi and silent reservoir, this thing is more computer than appliance. Made with solid sheets of Mahogany, stainless steel, and glass, it might be more artwork than computer, even. At $11,111, this machine isn't cheap, but…
If you want music outside by the pool (or the fire pit, this time of year), moisture is always a worry. The Turtle Shell Wireless Boom Box is a water-proof, battery-powered speaker system designed for use outdoors. With on-board Bluetooth and a 3.5mm input, you can use just about anything to play music through the system, and with 10 hours of battery…
We've linked to the WS-2080 Wireless Home Weather Station before, but the Netatmo Personal Weather Station for iOS looks like a more elegant solution to all your home-grown weather needs. The Netatmo system is designed for indoor or outdoor use, and track air quality (including CO2 concentration noise pollution as well as weather conditions, like temperature, humidity, barometric pressure and more. The…