8 Gadgets You Never Knew You Needed

I absolutely love looking through the online gadget collections, the ones that spout off about the coolest tech gear to hit the market in the next few months. There’s really only one problem with those: if I had an extra $5,000 lying around, I wouldn’t spend it on a set of interchangeable lenses for my two-models-ago iPhone. The money thing is kind of why I’m still using a two-models-ago iPhone.

So here is the world’s briefest list of eight (mostly) affordable gadgets that really do stand to make your life easier, cooler, or just more fun.

BikeCharge Dynamo

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You can't know how bad I want this. At just a little more than $100 from Bike2Power.com, it could conceivably pay for itself. This handy thing turns your daily bike commute into a USB device charger. Charge your phone, your camera, your headlights, whatever. Best of all, unlike previous styles, this one doesn't require taking your bike to the shop and having a pro install it through the spokes.

Image via Bike2Power