PHONE ITEMS

Ear buds, period. These are your standard, everyday versions—except the cords on these are green, which works well on March 17, even if bars aren’t back to full capacity. They fit standard headphone jacks, and have a mic and a clip to hold it. Cables are approx 40”. No case, but at this price we recommend getting a pair for every desk, end table, glove compartment, purse and pocket you have. And a pair each for all your St. Paddy’s Day-reveling friends, too. Green wires and black buds.

Actually, it's a high-speed phone/device charger for the accessory plug in any car—we just said Dodge Charger for a joke, which people expect. This 2.1A rapid charger fits in a cigarette lighter plug, and has a built-in USB port. Comes with a retractable, 3-foot cord attachment with a USB plug at one and a micro-USB at the other. You pick the purple, green, orange or blue pair to match your car, hair or eyes.

This stylus, or shall we say, these styluses (styli?), look like 3-1/2” long x 1/2” dia crayons in assorted colors. Come in yellow, orange, lime green, forest green and purple. Imagine how ironic and cool you’d look using one, and giving them to other people. Sharpener not included, because it’s not needed. Duh.

Took us a half-hour to find this description, the office is such a mess! If only we’d attached the TRAXX IT wireless Bluetooth® tracker to it. Finding your keys, purse, kitten, spouse or anything else you regularly misplace is a cinch with this thing. It’s a small plastic triangle that looks like a keychain that you attach to your item/significant other. Download the TRAXX IT app by Lenze Technology from the Apple Store or Google Play, click on the book icon in the app for instructions and make the finder beep to reveal the lost item’s location. Simple! Range is up to 75 feet, so if they head for Canada, we can’t help. Select #49517 for the randomly selected silver, blue or black; or #50056 for the pink version.

These on-ear wireless rechargeable bluetooth headphones aren’t before, they’re B3, which means they’re now—and the future, too. For people who don’t like cramming little buggers into their earholes, these phones have soft earpads for comfort, a solid adjustable headband, Bluetooth®, 10 hours of playback time on battery power, and great sound. They might change the way you listen to your jams. Aux cable included, plus a Micro USB cable for charging. Phones also fold for storage in the included drawstring pouch.

It's the Hollywood Selfie Pole Monopod, and the name alone is making us go all soft in the middle. Starts out 8-1/2” long and extends to a very sturdy 39” with a camera thread at the end to hold the cell-phone holder. And like many people in Hollywoodland, it probably won't work as intended. The handle was meant to recharge with the included USB cord and connect to your phone with Bluetooth, however we've found that the non-replaceable batteries are mostly non-working or only hold a charge for a few minutes, like a faded actor's career. Sold for the robust stick itself because your arms aren't long enough. And you can always repurpose it for long distant tasks.

This 6” long micro-USB to USB charge and data cable is fabric-covered and has rubber flanges and collars at both ends to protect it from fraying or breaking. Sound like a cable you already have? Probably not. But even if it does, you can never have too many: in the car, office and sock drawer, and on the bike, boat, kayak and scooter. You need charger cables. We all do.

This 7-foot length of standard 4-wire gray telephone cord has a modular plug on each end and an in-line 1-1/2" x 1" dia interference blocking RF filter at one end. 'Nuff said.

We suggest you take this one. Made as a promotional device, it never got its promo logo and the light only shines for about 30 seconds, we think to highlight the absent logo. But it kept its ability to make your tablet stand up and be seen. The stand measures approx 5" long, and the light measures about 1.5" x 1". Comes with a 3.5" stylus nestled inside to give your finger a break, and a gray velvet pouch to store it in. Runs on (3) AG-13 button cell batteries, included, and you're welcome.

Ditch the wires and start picking up good vibrations with this excellent wireless Qi charger from Philips. This 3-1/2" round disc with an anti-slip bottom is like a coaster for your phone with the ability to quickly recharge your phone. Works with most smartphones with an inductive charging feature and has protection against overheating and overcharging. The LED charging indicator turns off for your sleeping convenience. Comes with a 6-foot micro-USB cord, but you supply the power supply—most 9v or 5v rated for 2A outputs should do it. Yes, your phone must have an inductive charging feature.

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

This padded earpiece has a 46" cord, nice little padded ear gripper to keep it from falling out, an extra ear pad, an inline answer switch and a pivoting microphone like all the football coaches wear. Made for Nokia, it has a non-standard 3mm TRRS Nokia plug, but could be rewired with another size plug by anyone with minimal motivation and soldering skills.

Take care of your screens and they'll take care of you. (A drill sergeant told us this about our socks once, but this time it's true.) This kit includes (3) wet and (3) dry anti-static wipes, a 7" x 4-1/2" microfiber cleaning cloth, and (6) self-adhesive clear vinyl screen protectors at 3-1/2" x 2-3/4" with a grid on the back to help cut them to size, and a little plastic thingy to squoogee the air bubbles out.

Phone Slip-Sliding Away? Tell it to Paul Simon, then get this clear gel sticky pad, aka cling, at 5-1/2" x 3-1/4" x 1/16" thick. It’s super-tacky, heat-resistant, water-resistant, residue-free and will keep your phone on the dash or window where it belongs.

And more. This accessory kit for smart phones (works with iPhone, Samsung, HTC, iPad, tablets and many others) has a 2” long clip-on bracket with screw-in macro, wide-angle and fish-eye lenses. Paul loves his kit and he’s our optics expert. Use the macro for insects, coins and diamonds. Fish-eye and wide-angle for great visual effects. Includes a little pouch to carry it all in, and tiny lens caps.

Note: Two lenses come threaded together to conserve space.