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If you're sick of umbrellas that        One of the great side effects of
don't stand up to the wind, rain,       the SENZ Storm Umbrella shape is
and inclement weather of your           how well it covers your backside
locale, the SENZ Storm Umbrella         with the swooping tear-drop design.
can stand the abuse of Mother           If you routinely have a back pack,
Nature much longer than you can.        attaché, or purse that gets rained 

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Whether you've moved on from your       a ridiculously long name, is a $20
iDevice to something else, or you       adapter that plugs into your iPod
just want to be able to change the      speakers and makes them wirelessly
tunes from far away, this super         compatible with any bluetooth-
cheap Bluetooth receiver will           enabled audio player.
dramatically incrase the                That means your iPhone, 2nd or 3rd
usefulness of your iPod speakers.       generation iPod touch, Android     

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LaCie XtremKey is a heavy duty          convenience than you are
thumb drive that boasts a thick,        durability, the XtremKey is a nice
waterproof metal case designed to       option. As you can see in the
withstand nearly anything you           cheesy video below, it 2mm pipe
throw at it.                            casing can survive a lot of
Unlike their previously mentioned,      situations a regular thumb drive
keychain-friendly iamaKey, the          would not. (In the image above,    

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Grid-It is a smart, versatile           imagine fitting on a board up to
organizer designed to easily            15"x11".                           

contain all the little items            Grid-It is highly configurable and
roaming around in your bag.             comes in multiple sizes and colors.
Grid-It is made up of a woven grid      Some sizes come with a neoprene
of elastic bands that help keep         sleeve for extra protection. You
your stuff in place. It works           can find it online and at local    

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The Heininger InstaCloth is a           you are miserly, they can be kept
condensed, pill-sized cloth             and reused, but can be disposed of
perfect for your purse, go-bag, or      without guilt. If you need
glove compartment. Dampen the           something portable, they are
little pill, and it expands to a 9-     perfect. They are ideal in your
inch by 9-inch cloth for quick          car for instant spill clean up or
cleanups.                               at the office, for coffee spills   

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If you're a coffee snob (or you         After a bit of research, I learned
just like brewing great coffee on-      that coffee aficionados swear by
the-cheap), you likely grind            burr grinders over blade grinders
coffee beans fresh with each brew.      for more consistent grounds. The
The inexpensive JavaGrind hand-         problem: Really good burr grinders
crank mill grinds more uniformly        are often extremely expensive.
than electric blade grinders and        JavaGrind's hand-crank coffee mill 

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Laptops, cellphones, game systems,      probably any other kinds of
computers—they've all got         electronics you'd want to take
different screws or bolts, and          apart. But you can often find this
require different screwdrivers for      tool on the cheap, too, as we
each. Unless you've got this            discovered it ourselves through a
screwdriver with a swap-able tip,       SlickDeals.net forum post. Keep an
and the 30 electronics-friendly         eye out for it—item number   

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If you've been looking for the          If you can make something out of
perfect material to mold your next      Play-Doh you can use Sugru. Just
great DIY idea—protective         rip open the package, pull the
bumpers for your phone, a custom        Sugru putty out, roll it around
grip your favorite pen, custom-         for about half a minute to warm it
molded earbuds—Sugru, a           up and get it supple, and then
moldable silicone putty, is             mold it the way you want it. It    

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Icy treats be they ice cream,           nearby you can hack a $2 IKEA ice
smoothies, or pitchers brimming         cube tray into an ice straw tray
with margaritas make even the           with some drinking straws and
hottest summer day bearable. Add a      molding clay.
little flair to your summer drinks      If you're in a "let's get creative
with straw made of, you guessed it,     with ice!" mood make sure to check
ice.                                    out how to make garnished ice      

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Hug-A-Plug is a simple adapter          to put the furniture out to keep
that rotates the orientation of         from deforming the cord and
your electrical cords so they run       stressing the outlet. Hug-A-Plug
along the wall instead or               is a $5 solution, you plug it in
protruding out—and forcing        and the single outlet is split
you to keep your dresser or desk        into two parallel to the wall.
farther away from the wall in the       It's not a situation you run into  

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