Samsung HW-E450 Wireless AirTrack Sound Bar

Hot on the heels of Chris' post yesterday, Tools & Toys reader John sent me a link to the Samsung HW-E450 Wireless AirTrack Sound Bar. The Samsung Soundbar boasts a slim design with a separate subwoofer. It's designed to mimic Surround and 3D-Depth sound. At 35 inches long, it is built to fit under a 40-inch TV nice and snuggly. Ranked first…

Sonos Playbar

Sonos is well-renowned for their awesome wireless speakers that are almost effortless to set up and use, and now they're releasing a three-feet-wide soundbar called the Playbar. This thing packs six midrange speakers and three tweeters inside, as well as an accelerometer that detects the orientation of the Playbar and adjusts the sound output accordingly. How cool is that? Just like their…

Dropbox for Teams

Dropbox is amazing. The cross-platform, free services allows users to sync files and folders across multiple computers and devices easily. At work, I have a shared Dropbox folder that members of my department use to transfer and store shared files. It works really well, and is especially with LAN sync enabled. While I use Dropbox with a group of 4, the service…

The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee Book

For those not in the know, Blue Bottle Coffee is one of the highest-regarded coffee roasters in the business. They have unrelenting passion and focus when it comes to serving up high quality coffee, so their reputation is well deserved. Whether or not you've had the opportunity to try their coffee, their book, The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee is a fascinating…

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch

I've often said my perfect laptop computer would be a well-equipped ThinkPad running OS X. While that won't ever happen (and I'm quite happy with my MacBook Pro), I often look across the fence to see how green the grass is. With the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch, the Windows notebook world has never looked so vibrant. At $1899, it's not the…

Cleartones Minimal Ringtones

You know what can ruin a nice date or a business meeting? When you get a call and your phone starts blaring "Call Me Maybe" as you quickly fumble around to silence it even though the damage is already done. Embarrassing. Rather than do that to yourself, check out Cleartones, which are a set of beautiful, minimal ringtones and alert tones created…

Mailbox for iPhone

Mailbox, the long-anticipated email/to-do app that promises to help you better organize your inbox, has finally been released to the public. Demand for the app has been so high that the developers have instituted a waiting list in the app. As of this writing, that list is over 538,000 people long and still growing! Some reviewers who have been lucky enough to…

Dyson Airblade Tap Faucet

Sir James Dyson has done it again. This time, he's come up with a sink faucet called the Airblade Tap that not only washes your hands, but dries them right there in 12 seconds by blasting out air at 420mph. The water pours from the central piece, while the two handlebar-looking objects are the air vents. This luxury won't come cheap though.…

Rain Design mTower

Taking advantage of OS X's Clamshell Mode means you can use your notebook — closed — with an external display, keyboard and mouse easily. It's a great way to get more pixels in front of you, but can leave your desk cluttered. In the same vein as the TwelveSouth BookArc, the Rain Design mTower is designed to keep your MacBook Air (or Pro) up,…

Skyfall on Blu-Ray

Skyfall, the twenty-third in a long line of fantastic James Bond movies—and the third one starring Daniel Craig—has garnered over a billion dollars worldwide, making it the 7th-highest grossing film of all time. It has maintained a Rotten Tomatoes score of 92% since its release, and Roger Moore has even declared Daniel Craig to be the best Bond. Clearly the franchise is…

Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard mini

The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is a long-time T&T staff favorite, and now available for iPad mini users, too. The mini version uses the same sized keys as the original, but according to Macworld, Logitech used "smaller versions of keys such as Return, Shift, and particular punctuation characters, as well as by omitting keys such as Tab and Caps Lock." My guess…

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Mophie Juice Pack Helium

Mophie has announced a battery case for the iPhone 5. The Mophie Juice Pack Helium packs a 1500mAh battery in a case 13% thinner than previous models. Like the case for the iPhone 4/4S, the Helium re-directs the sound from the bottom of your phone to the front, making it easier to hear. Check out what 1500mAh means: Up to additional 6…

Bonavita Variable Temp Gooseneck Kettle

We've mentioned the standard Bonavita Gooseneck Kettle ($42) before, but the kinds of coffee nerds who experiment with AeroPress recipes are likely to want very precise temperature control. And that's exactly what the Bonavita Variable Temperature model ($90) brings to the mix. It rocks the same 1-liter stainless steel design and distinct spout that allows for greater pour control, with the addition…

Syma Indoor Co-Axial R/C Helicopter

I'm a big believer in office toys, and the Syma 3 Channel S107/S107G Mini Indoor Co-Axial R/C Helicopter w/ Gyro is the funniest one I've ever had. With a range of about thirty feet, this mini helicopter is great for zooming in and around cubicles, past meetings and through the breakroom. The helicopter charges via USB, and is small enough to store…

OmniFocus 2

We've talked about OmniFocus before, and I'm excited to share the news that the OmniGroup has announced the next version of the GTD application for Mac. Due out sometime in the first half of this year, the new Mac version takes heavy cues from the iPad version, including a new Review mode, a Forecast view and a unified sidebar. OmniFocus 2 will…

1Password

Last night, Twitter announced a security breach in which hackers gained access to usernames, email addresses, session tokens and encrypted/salted versions of passwords for 250,000 users. Turns out, I was one of the lucky quarter million. I got an email prompting me to reset my password. While it's annoying to have to do so, it wasn't hard, thanks to 1Password. Made for…

Pioneer SP-BS22-LR Bookshelf Speakers

These lovely speakers have recently been dubbed The Wirecutter's favorite bookshelf speakers, and they're not alone in this opinion. The speakers are currently rated 4.7/5 stars on Amazon (out of 43 reviews) and everyone seems to agree that the sound is fantastic. A few of these reviews have mentioned that the bass is so good it pretty much obviates the need to…

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