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Figured this would be an off topic post since there is so much out there, but what new (or new to you) tech stuff have you found or been given and didn't even know you wanted or needed?
Preferably things you can give a first (or second hand if you know someone) hand account of why it was a game changer for you.
My biggest one of many would be the heated coat my wife gave me last Christmas. Just so happened to also be one of those puffy coat designs which she was aware that I have not been a fan of but it was the only style she could find that would fit my shoulders and length of my arms.
First off the coat has a type of heat reflective material similar to a space blanket (but not crinkly like tin foil) on the inside that makes it a great coat with a giant hood with out any of the fancy heating stuff by itself.
Without the battery it probably weighs less then a pound or right around that so it is incredibly lightweight.
(Thankfully) She got me the 5v model which has a longer battery life and is way more then I need for heat vs the 7.2v models. Also the 5v batteries are much cheaper and I even bought a couple generic batteries for something like $15 vs the $32 for the brand that the coat is.
Settings are somewhere around 85f - 115f - 140f (for 1, 2 or 3 clicks of the button).
Even on low, unless it is dang cold outside, I only really need to turn it on for about 15 min and the residual heat stays for quite some time. I did try the 140f setting and got distracted when I all of a sudden realized I was sweating and roasting in the coat 10 min later.
It beats heated car seats by a mile mostly because heated seats tend to get me sweating where I don't want to sweat and it goes with me when I get out of the car.
I was so impressed by the thing that I ordered one of their vests (also in the puffy coat style but it lacks the reflective coating) to wear under my work jackets and honestly it is very nice in a cold house in the winter over a t-shirt on low (I think low is a 10 hour run per battery charge).
Anyway - my wife has an aunt that is always cold (even in the summer) that I tried to talk into trying but anything with a battery or electric anything is of no interest to her lol.
Prior to this I had a co-worker that had a different model that he didn't really talk up much and wasn't good for work wear so he would take it off and leave it in his rig while working so I didn't really think much of them.
Compared to other winter coats these things are very reasonably priced on the Amazon and I would highly recommend them (I don't really get that cold but even I love them).
So what else have I been missing out on?
Preferably things you can give a first (or second hand if you know someone) hand account of why it was a game changer for you.
My biggest one of many would be the heated coat my wife gave me last Christmas. Just so happened to also be one of those puffy coat designs which she was aware that I have not been a fan of but it was the only style she could find that would fit my shoulders and length of my arms.
First off the coat has a type of heat reflective material similar to a space blanket (but not crinkly like tin foil) on the inside that makes it a great coat with a giant hood with out any of the fancy heating stuff by itself.
Without the battery it probably weighs less then a pound or right around that so it is incredibly lightweight.
(Thankfully) She got me the 5v model which has a longer battery life and is way more then I need for heat vs the 7.2v models. Also the 5v batteries are much cheaper and I even bought a couple generic batteries for something like $15 vs the $32 for the brand that the coat is.
Settings are somewhere around 85f - 115f - 140f (for 1, 2 or 3 clicks of the button).
Even on low, unless it is dang cold outside, I only really need to turn it on for about 15 min and the residual heat stays for quite some time. I did try the 140f setting and got distracted when I all of a sudden realized I was sweating and roasting in the coat 10 min later.
It beats heated car seats by a mile mostly because heated seats tend to get me sweating where I don't want to sweat and it goes with me when I get out of the car.
I was so impressed by the thing that I ordered one of their vests (also in the puffy coat style but it lacks the reflective coating) to wear under my work jackets and honestly it is very nice in a cold house in the winter over a t-shirt on low (I think low is a 10 hour run per battery charge).
Anyway - my wife has an aunt that is always cold (even in the summer) that I tried to talk into trying but anything with a battery or electric anything is of no interest to her lol.
Prior to this I had a co-worker that had a different model that he didn't really talk up much and wasn't good for work wear so he would take it off and leave it in his rig while working so I didn't really think much of them.
Compared to other winter coats these things are very reasonably priced on the Amazon and I would highly recommend them (I don't really get that cold but even I love them).
So what else have I been missing out on?