Did you lose this often?

Thinking of all the things we possess, umbrellas are the easiest possession to leave behind.  There is no lost and found in any restaurant or theater that doesn't contain one I'd imagine.  I think it's because we only carry them some times, we drop them on the floor because they are wet and often when we leave if it's not raining there is no reminder to retrieve our forsaken friend.

But then there was Davek Alert umbrellas that recently got funded on Kickstarter for their tech-infused unforgettable umbrellas that on top of their already stylish and built-for-combat design will include a censor that will be synced with your smartphone in order to alert you when you've wandered too far from your umbrella.  Of course for an umbrella that costs starting at $99 I'd be less likely to wander off too far without a reminder!

But we thought it was cool and wanted to share it!

Tell me, if this umbrella could potentially last you 5-10 years because of it's well-made design and technology would you buy one?  Let us know in the comments.

A/C Got Your Electric Bill High? Here's to Saving some $!

So there's no way around it, we have more and more technology and appliances than ever before that need electricity.  Which also means that ever before we need to learn and adapt to helping to conserve energy. One method people use is by turning their surge protectors to the off position when they aren't home.  Many claim this saves tons of money.  The problem I have with this, and perhaps you do as well, is that some things you don't mind turning off when you aren't using them. I don't mind having my scanners off when I'm not using them, but I'd always want my cord-less phone or DVR on for obvious reasons and because I'm using my desktop on and off throughout the day it would be a pain to have this reboot every.time.I.needed.it. ugh!

$30 - Belkin Conserve Smart AV ™

Well Belkin decided to help solve that problem. It helps you to conserve electricity by the majority of the outlets turning off then you're not using them (it's smart enough to sense this and turn off) but two plugs of the outlets are for things you want to stay on all the time. They call is smart, I call it genius!

What do you think? For $30 would you invest in this smart plug?  Tell me below in the comments.