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| Jan 13, 2022 | HubSpot : 47 of the Best Affiliate Programs That Pay the Highest Commission | Every day, thousands of publishers benefit from a recurring cash inflow by partnering up with other companies via affiliate programs.
Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to monetize your blog, especially when you don't sell products... |
| May 31, 2016 | 3i to invest €181m in Schlemmer | 3i Group plc (“3i”) has agreed to invest €181m in Schlemmer, a global leader in cable management solutions for the automotive industry.
3i Group plc (“3i”), the international investment manager, has agreed to invest €181m in Schlemmer, a g... |
| Dec 23, 2015 | The most ridiculous tech gadget gifts of the season | Logan Bannatyne/LoLoStock
Whether you're shopping for a Trekkie, a foodie, or a fisherman, gadget gifts abound this year.
Sure, these high-tech gizmos are a bit on the wacky side, but they are sure to be memorable as last-minute gifts for t... |
| Jun 9, 2015 | Father's Day Gifts Below $100: Roku 3, BackBeat Bluetooth Headphones, Logitech MX Master,, And More | Jan Dizon, Tech Times 09 June 2015, 05:06 am
Father's Day is around the corner. If you're in a pinch to find the perfect gadget for your old man, here are some excellent gift ideas for dad that won't break the bank.
We've found some of the ... |
| Mar 25, 2015 | This 'Post Modern Skateboard' Has No... Board | Aaron Mamiit, Tech Times 25 March 2015, 07:03 am
A product being tagged as the Post Modern Skateboard has popped up in the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog, and the item certainly does live up to its name.
Officially named the Sidewinding Circul... |
| Mar 10, 2014 | This Is What Happens When Two Tech Writers Climb Into Robots And Fight | Contrary to what you may have heard, South by Southwest Interactive isn’t just about high-minded panels and keynotes filled with big ideas. No, sometimes startups do fun, goofy promotions like asking people to battle each other from inside ... |
| Mar 1, 2011 | Pure Genius: The Dogbrella | If you have a dog, you likely know the dread that enters your heart when it comes time to walk the mutt and it’s pouring rain outside. Sure, you can bring an umbrella for yourself, or wear a hat, but when you bring the beast back in, it’s g... |
| Feb 26, 2010 | Pricey massage chair folds into a cube | The Venn diagram that drills down to the target buyer of this $800 chair must be a weird mix of people with lots of money, a tiny apartment, and sore legs. In cube form, the product “serves as an ideal footrest or stores unobtrusively in a ... |
| Feb 24, 2010 | Increase fuel efficiency with something that plugs into your car’s DC outlet? | Interesting. For $80, Hammacher Schlemmer will sell you something that you plug into your car’s cigarette lighter to improve your gas mileage “by up to 18%.”
There are some caveats, of course. It’s “for use with vehicles that are at least t... |
| Feb 19, 2010 | Fake security camera moves, pretends to keep you safe | So you want your neighbors to think that your house is an impenetrable fortress, but you don’t really feel like shelling out the hundreds of dollars needed to buy actual security cameras? Maybe you’re seen those other fake surveillance came... |
| Feb 15, 2010 | Supine Reading Glasses to spur recumbent reading movement | Sound the nerd alert: the Supine Reading Glasses from Hammacher Schlemmer let you read a book while flat on your back. That’s right, no more holding the book above your head. Just hold it upright and let the “two optical-quality glass prism... |
| Jan 26, 2010 | Finally, a dishwasher safe carbon fiber wallet | Geez, not to sound ungrateful but it’s like hey wallet industry, what took you guys so long? I’ve been sitting on this dirty wallet of mine for years with no obvious way to clean it.
Thanks to the miracle of carbon fiber (it’s seriously a c... |
| Jan 26, 2010 | Dog barks, gets sprayed by own collar | I’m getting this for my dog. He’s soooo dramatic. He hears people screaming, he barks. He hears a gunshot, he barks. He hears explosions, well you get the idea.
Plenty of people have resorted to spray bottles or squirt guns to curtail canin... |
| Jan 26, 2010 | Wireless magnifier broadcasts tiny text to your gigantic TV | I have bad eyes. A lot of nerds do and I can unfortunately see myself needing something like this before I leave this earth. But I’ll be damned if I pay $149.95 for it at Hammacher Schlemmer. I’d rather learn braille.
But for $149 you get a... |
| Jan 25, 2010 | Travel bandolier does NOT hold bullets (unless you put bullets in it) | Free advice: Although the traditional definition of a bandolier is that of a bullet holding apparatus, do NOT try to get through airport security with this travel bandolier if you decide to stash bullets in one of the pockets.
Even the joll... |
| Jan 11, 2010 | Boots transform into boots with spikes | These boots are a smart idea. I don’t know if they’re $200 smart but that’s Hammacher Schlemmer’s problem, I guess. They’re standard-looking leather boots that feature reversible cleats on the underside. So wear them outside in the winter a... |
| Dec 31, 2009 | Time to Hibernate: Get 100 classic action films for $45 | If you live in a northern climate, tomorrow marks the first real day of hunkering down for the cold, cold winter with nothing to look forward to until spring. We used to have the new season of Deadwood starting up in February, but HBO kille... |
| Dec 29, 2009 | Photo frame features built-in scanner | Oh boy, here’s the perfect digital photo frame for grandma, grandpa, or anyone else who’s deathly afraid of technology. Aside from the $200 price tag, it’s actually not a bad idea. It’s a digital photo frame with an integrated 4×6 photo sca... |
| Dec 10, 2009 | Heated portable chair costs $120, makes being outside slightly less miserable | If you’ve ever spent an extended period of time outside during the late fall or winter watching some sort of parade, sporting event, or interpretive dance, you’ll have no doubt A) had plenty of time to re-examine your life and B) wished you... |
| Dec 7, 2009 | Finally, a professional alpine racing sled | Are you a professional alpine sled racer? Bet you’ve been waiting a long time for something like this $900 Alpine Racing Sled to come along. Even if you’re just an amateur alpine sled racer looking to take your qualifying times to the next ... |
| Dec 2, 2009 | Animated musical Star Trek lamp | Ah, perfect. Use your Star Trek cologne to woo the ladies and then wow the ones you bring home with this $100 Star Trek bedside lamp from Hammacher Schlemmer.
Pop open a couple of juice boxes, light some candles, and then fire up the old la... |
| Nov 30, 2009 | Electric skateboard features 600-watt motor, top speed of 19 miles per hour | Finally an answer to the age-old question of what can be done to improve skateboards and/or make them more dangerous. Hammacher Schlemmer’s doozy, “The 19 MPH Skateboard” is the answer.
It accelerates from zero to 19 miles per hour in four ... |
| Nov 26, 2009 | Top 10 Shopping Sites for Gadget, Gear and Geek Gifts | It’s tough to find a great geek present during Black Friday sales. Thousands wait in line at department stores and electronic shops
in the hopes of scoring a bargain on laptops, netbooks and mobile accessories. For the shy netizen, the idea... |
| Nov 16, 2009 | UV wand kills H1N1 dead — dead I tell you | There’s no shame in wanting to punch a medical epidemic right in its adam’s apple. Punch sickness, not people. That’s what I always say. If your white-hot hatred of Swine Flu still hasn’t tapered off, though, it’s gonna take a lot more than... |
| Nov 5, 2009 | Virtual pinball machine looks cool, may be missing flippers | A virtual pinball machine sounds like a really good idea. No less then 17 tables, on a LCD display (so the playfield doesn’t wear out). Best yet, the virtual pinball machine has some of the most famous Gottlieb games like 2001 and Gold Stri... |
| Oct 29, 2009 | Portable HDTV and DVD player costs $300 | If you long for the ability to watch high definition TV on a seven-inch screen that’s resolution is a mere 480×234 but you also want to have the option to watch standard definition DVD’s as well, then here’s your next purchase.
According to... |
| Oct 13, 2009 | GPS device alerts you to red light cameras, doesn’t do turn-by-turn directions | Raise your hand if you’ve been caught on camera running a red light (I am raising my hand). Depending upon how often you get caught by red light cameras and how much you have to pay per ticket, this $200 “Red Light Camera Detector” may end ... |
| Oct 9, 2009 | This is a voice guided coffee maker. Yes, you read that right. | You know which sector has been aching for interactive voice command features? Coffee makers. For instance, if I were to set the timer on my own personal coffee maker, I’d have to press the timer button, select the time I want the coffee to ... |
| Oct 6, 2009 | Video putt putt game is really expensive | Putt putt fanatics, start saving up for your own in-home virtual miniature golf arcade game – at $6,900 plus $550 for shipping, you could probably build an actual course in your backyard for far cheaper.
For the financially unencumbered, th... |
| Sep 28, 2009 | Robonica President, an Ex-Hasbro Exec, Hopes to Put Boston Back on Toy Industry Map with Rolling Robots | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Boston is home to a huge cluster of hot game companies, from Harmonix to Turbine to 38 Studios. But you might be surprised to learn just how deep the region’s gaming history g... |
| Sep 28, 2009 | Learning is Fun: What is Skittle Pool? | As I was perusing my hand-picked collection of websites that may or may not contain wonderful gadgets to write about – a ritual I perform Monday through Friday after breakfast and before my 10AM “good, healthy cry” – I came across this game... |
| Jul 24, 2009 | Solar pool cleaner works all day long, won't come between you and your wife | Apparently this whole “solar power” thing really works. Case in point, this Solar-Breeze apparatus uses solar power to clean your pool all day long and, aside from keeping your pool clean, it cuts down on the amount of time your pool’s pump... |
| Jul 8, 2009 | Electric roadster runs quick errands, costs a cool $13,000 | If you’re lucky enough to live in a gated retirement community (The Vill-a-ges, Flor-i-da’s friendliest home town!) or you don’t need to ever break 25MPH on your daily commute, then here’s an electric roadster. Sure, at $13,000 it costs mor... |
| Jul 3, 2009 | Forearm massager looks scary, probably works okay | Believe it or not, many bloggers suffer from some sort of repetitive stress injury or even carpal tunnel syndrome. We’re human — mortal even. Cut us and we bleed red just like everyone else. Give us an atomic wedgie and we weep like an anxi... |
| Jun 6, 2009 | Metal detector sandals. That is all | I must have missed these while perusing SkyMall on my flights last week. Hammacher Schlemmer, which has been improving our quality of life for years with things like the solar-powered flashlight and submarine screen door. Their latest trium... |
| Apr 6, 2009 | Review: Pacemaker DJ gadget | Everybody wants to be a DJ. Ever since the first iPod, DJ’s have been waiting for the ability to mix from a handheld. Jobs, in all his wisdom, never saw fit to allow tempo changes so that tracks could be seamlessly mixed. There have been a ... |
| Apr 6, 2009 | Messenger bag converts into a chair, leaves no room for your laptop | Oh my, this had the potential to be the most thoughtful messenger bag ever. Upon closer inspection, though, it’s basically just a chair that folds into the shape of a messenger bag, not an actual messenger bag with, say, a padded laptop com... |
| Mar 11, 2009 | Tiny magnetic GPS tracker with USB | Here’s a relatively inexpensive, yet very inconspicuous magnetic GPS tracker that you can hide on your car to keep tabs on your no-good kids and/or your no-good spouse.
The Driving Activity Reporter from Hammacher Schlemmer sells for $229, ... |
| Feb 16, 2009 | Head-mounted ‘Third Eye’ camera | This insanely-priced video camera straps to your head with an elastic band and captures video at a miniscule 320×240 resolution. Thankfully, it does 30 frames per second. That elastic, however, must be magical because this whole getup costs... |
| Feb 4, 2009 | Stainless steel wallet looks more comfortable than it sounds | Did you know that scientists are able to weave strands of stainless steel together and that these strands are three times thinner than a piece of paper? It’s true! They should make a wallet and sell it for $90 through Hammacher Schlemmer.
W... |
| Jan 28, 2009 | Hammacher Schlemmer looking for new product ideas, will pay handsomely | You guys read about gadgets all day, right? Some of you probably have great ideas for products you’d like to see that haven’t been invented yet. If you share those ideas with Hammacher Schlemmer you could win a minimum of $2,500 plus 20 yea... |
| Nov 22, 2008 | 17 Holiday Gift Ideas for Geeky Kids | Don’t know what to get the kids in your life for Christmas this year? Well it turns out that little people get the biggest thrill out of getting geeky gifts – particularly gifts you do stuff with. So, if you’re stuck on what to get your nie... |
| Nov 9, 2008 | R2-D2 aquarium | Leave it to Hammacher Schlemmer to sell an R2-D2 Aquarium. It isn’t very large with only a 1.75-gallon capacity but it should still provide enough room for a Beta fish or a couple of gold fish. R2’s eye-piece even works as a periscope so yo... |
| Nov 3, 2008 | Snowball Blaster: Now you’re all in big, big trouble | Of course the Snowball Blaster should hit the scene when I’m damn near thirty and too old to go get in snowball fights with the neighborhood children. “It’s that creepy blogger!” all the parents would yell. “Don’t get into snowball fights w... |
| Oct 31, 2008 | SkyMall meets Power Wheels: hand-crank kids' ride-on train | Got a few thou lying around? Have an enormous rec room you feel like running rails through? Why, then, this ride-on, hand-cranked kid’s train and tracks should suit your fancy just fine. The tracks run in a 30-foot circle (not sure if you c... |
| Oct 8, 2008 | Video: Kota the triceratops robot now available | The Kota missed its September launch, but the 3-foot tall Triceratops is finally here! Back in July we first saw the 37-pound robotic dino and John came away impressed, I think. The tiny giant beast isn’t the most agile dinosaur robot out t... |
| Sep 15, 2008 | Hammacher Schlemmer selling WowWee Rovio under the totally uncool name of Anywhere Home Sentry | Just think of what you could do with the Hammacher Schlemmer Anywhere Home Sentry, or as we know it by and are going to refer to it as, the WowWee Rovio. You have full control over the $299, three-wheeled bot via an internet-connected brows... |
| Sep 15, 2008 | Back Hair Beware: Extended-reach body hair trimmer | Here’s too much information for you: being of Nordic descent, I have an average to slightly below average amount of body hair. No hair on my back, though, so I’ll probably never need to use the $49.95 Extended Reach Body Hair Groomer from H... |
| Jun 10, 2008 | Alarm clock responds to your hungover outbursts | Picture this; after a long night out full of white wine spritzers and Apple Pucker, the last thing you want to do is lift up your arm to hit the snooze button. It’d be much easier to yell “STOP!” while face-down in a puddle of your own droo... |
| May 28, 2008 | World's smallest humanoid robot available at Hammacher Schlemmer for $200 | Looking for a friend this summer but can’t stand the thought of direct sunlight and/or human interaction? Then try the i-SOBOT. It’s a six-and-a-half inch robot that comes pre-programmed with almost 200 individual movements and can be progr... |
| Apr 22, 2008 | Photo to digital picture converter looks pretty easy | Anybody who’s had to scan a big fat pile of old photos into their computer knows that it suh-huuucks. So along comes the ingeniously named “Photograph to Digital Picture Converter” from Hammacher Schlemmer for $150.
It’s got a 5MP CMOS sens... |
| Dec 4, 2007 | GeekBrief.TV #268 | A PR agency contacted me and offered to send some products from a gadget company they represent. All of the gadgets are fun USB toys, so I thought it would make a great stocking stuffer show. If you’re going to stuff a stocking with a USB g... |
| Jul 30, 2007 | Another Reason To Stay In Bed: The Voice-Command Universal Remote Control | What’s the point of getting out of bed anymore? We might as well be bedridden for the rest of our lives the way technology wants to improve our otherwise active lifestyles. Sheesh.
The Voice-Command Universal Remote Control. Need I say more... |
| Jul 30, 2007 | Sony VHS-To-DVD Converter: For Those Who Still Use Candles As Their Primary Light Source | VHS has been dead for, what, 10, nine years now? Whatever it is, I bet you still have a few VHS home movies here and there. If they’re not destroyed by now, you should consider transferring them to DVD; Sony wants your money if you choose t... |
| Jul 5, 2007 | Rolling Cooler Brings You Tunes, Beer | I thought this would be a day too late to be useful for your 4th of July reveling before realizing that it rained quite a bit yesterday. So if you have some leftover Keystone Ice from yesterday’s celebrations, why not grab this expensive co... |
| May 24, 2007 | 14x Zoom with Built-In Digital Camera | In today’s installment of gadgets that enable you to stalk more efficiently, we bring you the 14x Spotting Scope digital camera. Most people would mount a zoom lense on a digital camera. You could do it that way, or go the other direction: ... |
| Apr 20, 2007 | Digital Drumsticks for DAPs | Remember Hit Stix? Sure you do. It was a poorly-executed good idea in the early days of motion-sensing toys. It was a pair of plastic drumsticks connected to a belt-holstered speaker. You moved the stick, and an actuator inside would make c... |
| Apr 6, 2007 | Friday afternoon Apple links | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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Fans of the Cookbook app from the My Dream App contest may be pleased to know that it's coming along nicely. A post made on the... |
| Mar 14, 2007 | Golden Tee: Home Version with Trackball! | I hate the plug n’ play Wal*Mart style “video games”. But I really love the arcade game Golden Tee. It’s a little pricey, sure, but you get a lot of gameplay, and the way it approximates real golf is fairly true to the sport. (Yes, it’s a s... |
| Feb 27, 2007 | Hammacher Schlemmer iPod Speakers Go Swimming | Just in time for summer and pool weather, Hammacher Schlemmer has released wireless water-resistant iPod speakers. While you can’t really take them swimming, you can keep them poolside and not stress about splashing water on them.
The iPod ... |
| Feb 16, 2007 | The AudioFile: A Day In the Life of an iPod | On Valentine’s Day, as I was perusing Time Out New York looking for something lame romantic to do, I came across a roundup of music-activated sex toys that you can plug an iPod into. It got me to wondering: Just how far does the iPod’s reac... |
| Feb 3, 2007 | Toasty Ears For Your iPod | Before I moved to NYC from the Midwest, I never had to spend large amounts of time outside during the winter. But the era of jumping from one warm place to another warm place is over. Without a car in the Big Apple, all the extra walking re... |
| Feb 2, 2007 | Tivoli Table Stereo for Audiophiles | This desktop sound system from Tivoli Audio is billed as the audiophile’s table stereo. Encased within that hand-lacquered box are two high-quality 3-inch full range speakers with rear ports , a built-in 5-inch magnetically-shielded powered... |
| Dec 11, 2006 | Morning Multitasking: Poach and Toast Your Breakfast | . The idea of combining the cooking gear needed to make the morning meal into gadgets is a great one. The kitchen is one spot where gadgets aren’t for the geeks, but for the avearage Joe.
The Egg Poaching Toaster is just such gear. Combinin... |
| Dec 10, 2006 | Hammacher Schlemmer 150-Country Travel Adapter | I’m not sure how old this 150-Country Travel Adapter is, but it’s worth noting. It’s quite compact and allows for simultaneous charging of AC and USB. Plus it has a built-in surge protector.
The adapter is configurable to work throughout Eu... |
| Nov 15, 2006 | Dual Wireless DVD Player for Lovers, Kids | If you’re lonely, don’t read any further. This product isn’t for you “live at home in Mom’s basement kind of geeks” like Vince. No, this device is for couples, people in love. You might have seen them on your TV. Maybe you pine about being ... |
| Sep 1, 2006 | 120mph Electric Car | This car is no run-of-the-mill ugly electric car, thank you very much. This little baby can go from zero to 60 in four seconds flat, it has a top speed of 120 m.p.h. in one gear, and it is about as wide as most motorcycles at only 39″. If y... |
| Aug 16, 2006 | Wake Over Time | I, for one, am terrible at waking myself up in the morning. I know, I know, you’re probably saying, “Well get an alarm clock, Alex!” Well it’s not that simple.
I do have one, but it’s rendered mute with a swift backhand every morning it’s s... |
| Jan 3, 2006 | Four thousand dollars for an iPod speaker system? | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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Have you been looking for a speaker solution for your iPod and that chintzy Bose thing just isn't cutting it for you? Hammacher... |
