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.

Survive ReStore Solar Panel

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Solar technology is incredible...well, it will be when the technology catches up to our power demands. In the meantime, this handy folding solar panel with two USB plugs installed does a great job of charging a phone, tablet, or external battery. I'm trying to reduce my carbon footprint by only powering my mobile devices off of this thing, and at a small investment of less than $50, I hope to make my money back in the electric bill by the end of the year.

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