A/V DEVICES & ACCESSORIES

This compact, sharp-looking white, charcoal gray and silver shower radio has the ability to scan, which means it’ll find the best stations while you lather up in your hotel, or just search for the perfect song at home. Also has an alarm clock function and a light. In hard plastic, the unit measures appx. 4” x 4-1/8" x 3" with a sturdy lanyard/antenna. Has an 88-108 MHz frequency range, and comes with instructions. You supply (3) AAA batteries, which you can easily do.

Works on all of them except the ones stuck to your eyeballs. Corrosion-Be-Gone is a gel made to remove the schmutz from all types of battery terminals, circuit boards and contacts, on everything from cars to computer boards. Our each is a 0.3 oz jar.

In 1958, Buddy Holly came out of radios like these. This retro version of the first transistor radios measures 4-1/4" x 2-1/2" x 1" in dark blue with a wire handle that doubles as an antenna. AM works better than the FM, but who listened to FM in 1958? Plenty loud (guaranteed to not fade away) with classic thumb-wheel tuning and volume. You add a pair of “AAA” batteries. To make things even more like 1958, carry the radio in your shirt pocket.

Snap this tiny JCamera onto the temple of your glasses and it's like Major Boothroyd himself sent you out to follow Auric Goldfinger. The device measures 1-1/2" long x 1/2” square, and comes with several loops for attaching it to different styles of glasses. Camera holds (100) pics or (6) 30-second videos, and the charging case can store (8000) pics and (90) videos. Has a 5MP sensor, and records in 720P at 30FPS. Charging cable included and yes, there's a down-loadable app.

Don't toss it and buy a universal remote. (How many things are really universal, after all?) Try this jar of Keypad Fix, designed to clean and restore conductivity to the carbon on the keys and the copper PC board pads that make up the rubber-coated switches on remotes, game controllers, and security keypads. Contains enough to coat over 200 button contacts.

What you can't stream, you can get via this amplified digital indoor HDTV antenna. Ideal design for both digital and analog free TV reception and good up to (40) miles from the broadcast source. Measures approx 8-3/4” x 8” x .05” thick, and includes an antenna stand, double-sided foam tape, and instructions. Compatible with HDTV signal (ATSC) and DAB/FM radios. Coax cable measures (10) feet long and the power cord measures (5) long. 

Share tunes and movies with your significant other, or your insignificant other—your others are your business. Plug this 3.5mm headphone splitter into the jack on your chosen device, plug (2) headphone sets into the female ports on the splitter and listen your ears off. On a 7” long cord, the splitter comes in black, red, white or blue, and one of them will match your eyes, dog, car, hair or soul. So, we'll just pick (1) for you.

It's like a tripod and monopod had a baby. Our tripod scores big on the four most important aspects of tripods. It’s lightweight, compact, tall and has three legs. Able to expand up to 6 feet, it has (4) telescoping points, each with their own lock. When folded up for storage it’s only 20-1/2” long and at 1.7lbs it's grab-and-go ready.  Though it doesn’t allow for pitch and roll, it does however allow for spinning horizontally 360 degrees.

Not you, your phone. This little wireless charging disc measures 4” dia and has an LED indicator light. Includes a 3-foot USB to mini-USB to connect to a PC or adapter. Manufacturer says it will charge through most phone cases. Pat has one on his desk, and he can’t get enough of it.

Please Note: Jarvis says, check and make sure your phone is compatible with wireless charging.

These hands-free stereo headphones have a detachable mic and a one-touch phone answer button. Include (3) sizes of ear molds, a standard 3.5mm plug and a 6-foot cord. Work with phones, PCs, tablets, video games, and pretty much anything else you can plug into. We'll pick one in cerise or electric blue, and either one will make you look marvelous.

Build your own quartz antenna. These (2) 4-3/8" x 3" x 1-5/16" plastic boxes each have (2) boxes of quartz crystals inside and (2) aluminum U-brackets that are attached to a single screw terminal on one short side of the box. Back in the early 70's, they were originally made to be used in pairs as part of a 300 Ohm antenna. Not sure if they will work with today's TV's but all you need is cabling to connect them and give it a try. Made in Brazil, the antenna capital of South America, probably.

It'll be like going outside again, and we need that. Slip the confines of the home office and classroom with these VR BOSS reality 3D glasses with earphones. Made for 4.7” - 6.2” smartphones. You’ll get a 120-degree, wide-angle field of view (FoV) and an adjustable IPD (interpupillary distance). Supports 0-800 degrees myopia and 0-400 degrees hyperopia viewing, has an auto-demist lens, volume control and a mic for answering phone calls and talking to your virtual playmates. They weigh less than a pound, and measure approx 8-1/2” x 7-2/3” x 4-3/4”. Pat says they work great with online videos like Youtube.

We guess this could apply to the mother or father of octuplets, but in this case the “8” refers to devices and the “1” refers to our Magnavox (8)-device universal remote control. Use it for TVs, HDTVs, DVD and Blue-ray players, satellite receivers and auxiliary components. Has a comprehensive code library, and works with all kinds of major brands. Simple set up, and requires (2) “AA” batteries, which you provide because we can’t give you everything.

Indoor reception--always the safest choice. You know, in case it rains. But seriously, folks, do you love watching TV as much as we do? Pull in your digital and analog stations with this refurbished passive indoor antenna from RCA. It’s passive--just like TV-watching! Has a pair of 5-draw 39" dipole antennas (or do you say antennae?), a 7" x 4" loop and a 54" cord with a coax “F” connector to hook to your TV or receiver and pulls in HDTV, UHF, VHF and FM up to 1080i. Base is a compact 5" x 3-1/4" x 1-1/4" so it’ll fit pretty much anywhere and won’t hog space, unlike some pets on some couches.

A design triumph, this little (2-3/8" dia) Bluetooth remote speaker with built-in amp looks like a doorknob with a suction cup on the back. And it's water-resistant, so you can take it into the shower with you and never have to listen to  yourself sing again. Stick it up within 30 feet of the source and it spits out your tunes. In plastic and rubber, it has an internal lithium battery, volume and answer controls, and a USB cord for charging the battery. We'll pick one in blue, black, or green, because we know what will go with your eyes.

Did you know that 43% of all wireless ear buds are dropped someplace where you have to get help from angry subway employees to retrieve them? The other 57% are dropped where you'll never see them again. The answer to this problem? Wires. Like the 40” black wire (call it a cord) that comes attached to these stereo ear buds. Include a covered case that the cord wraps around, and (3) sets of silicone covers in small (white), medium (blue), and large (black) to fit your own personal earholes. Also, about $124 cheaper than the ones on the subway tracks.

Sinatra had the same problem. Fix those popped Ps, and your vibrating mics, with this professional microphone shock mount. Isolates most condenser mics from physical vibration, floor and stand noise. Includes a 150mm (5.9”) dia pop filter, a cloth lining and an angle adjustment with a locking knob to fit any mic boom. From Symphaudio™, model PSMK-100. Made to fit mics with a dia of 21mm (0.83”), so check first. Check—one, two. Check—one, two.

And some of it still is, especially if you have this slim, indoor, full-HD antenna and amp kit from Morpilot®. Receives VHF and UHF TV in super-clear HD. Measures 12” x 13”, is extremely thin, and can be mounted to a wall. Gain is 30dB and reception distance is 60 miles. If you live farther from a TV station than that, chances are you have a satellite dish anyway. Requires 5V/100mA with the adapter, or 5v/40mA via DTV set-top box. Comes with a 10-foot coaxial cable. Could be the best fifteen bucks you’ve spent in a while.