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It was just last week that we heard about the Otto, a simple-to-use bike tail light with some "smart" features. Well, the unrelated Luislight L300 could be considered the Otto's headlight equivalent.

Like a lot of other "smart" products, smart bike lights can sometimes be annoyingly complicated to operate. The Otto tail light is designed to be different, in that it does have some clever functions, but you just set it and forget it.

In the world of fast-paced online gaming, every second of response time counts … in fact, make that every millisecond. The Impulse Neuro-Controller was designed with that in mind, as it detects mouse-clicks before they actually happen.

Much sturdier than flimsy take-out giveaways, the reusable S+ fiberglass cutlery set packs down into a pocket-size carry case to easily transition between breakfast parfaits and sushi dinners.

Although many photographers like experimenting with old instant film cameras, the things typically lack the manual controls that are integral to serious photography. That's where the InstantKon SF70 Instant Camera is designed to come in.

An electric coffee grinder is the most convenient way to mash beans into grounds, but sometimes only a hand grinder will do. The new Arco grinder has you covered in all circumstances, packing both auto and hand grinders into a single appliance.

Part Pontiac Aztek camper package, part pickup truck tent, the new Post Up tent lets wagon and SUV drivers pull off the road, pitch up and get a comfortable night of sleep before getting back behind the wheel and continuing onward in the morning.

California's EyeQue has launched a Kickstarter for a vision test system called the VisionCheck 2 that makes use of a smartphone attachment and an app to provide personalized eye tests in the comfort of a user's home.

The Peloton stationary bike and the Zwift online cycling platform are both popular, yet they're not entirely compatible with one another. That's where the Shift Smart Trainer comes in, as it acts as a resistance-adjusting bridge between the two.

The bottom of the crowdfunding barrel never seems to dry up. Once again New Atlas pulls on its thickest gloves and boots and wades into that murky world of ideas and innovations that are somehow both half-baked and completely cooked at the same time.

Micro-mobility startup WheelKinetic has launched a squat little electric scooter called the BooZter which folds down to a portable package that can be carried by hand or thrown in a backpack.

Nomad Awnings has developed a vehicle awning as spontaneous and flexible as #vanlife itself. No cranks or legs to mess around with, the awning simply pulls straight out in seconds and throws shade up over the ground next to the car.