HANDLE-MOUNT GRILL LIGHT

Price: $40.00

Spring is in the air. What does that mean for you as a man? It means March Madness where teams are crowned as Cinderella and giants fall. Spring is when the snow finally thaws out and we take our pale selves outside of the house. We all pretend to tell each other that our “distant distant distant” relative was Irish which is why we go so hard on St. Paddy’s day. The trees and grass show their support for St. Patrick’s day by coming out in full bloom. We remember what a thunderstorm smells like as it comes rolling in across the sky. The best part though? Grilling. You can pick from steaks, chicken, shrimp, fish (any kind of seafood), and veggie burgers to but your friends may or may not judge you.

The problem with grilling is that it is a long process. We have to drink at least a few beers during the grilling process and you can’t grill to quick because you won’t be able to savor the process. The issue is that we often run out of daylight and usually end up with charred meat. We usually look like an idiot because we have our tiny LED flashlight out in the middle of the yard as we try to stop from overcooking that game hen we thought would be delicious. We found a Handle-Mount Grill Light that attaches to the handle of any grill that can keep the lights on no matter what time it is. The grill light has LED bulbs that will last for up to 100,000 hours (which equals a ton of Spring time grilling) and fastens down to the handle so you always have it handy. The other two key parts that make this light so awesome is the fact its waterproof and also has a timer so it will shutoff after 6 minutes. If you’re truly an awesome griller, you can use the timing of the light to time when to flip the meat. 

WRITTEN REMINDER ALARM CLOCK

Price: $30.00

There are a lot of different ways to make yourself reminders. You can go with the classic and collegiate approach of writing notes on your hand but we’re pretty sure the boss will pass you up for that next promotion. You could carry around a day planner but that just screams “uptight” and nobody likes an uptight person. You could cover your desk with sticky notes but they will eventually devour you up. There are a lot of different apps out there that can help with time management but trying to type long notes out on your phone is a pain. We also need to be able to tell what is most important on our to-do list at a glance and these long exhaustive lists will drown out that one “honey do” item your wife asked for you to get done.

Don’t fall into the trap that will leave your wife staring daggers at you. Check out the Written Reminder Alarm Clock that will greet you first thing in the morning with the most important task you need to accomplish that day. The alarm clock is connected to a clear dry erase board that allows you to write in semi-transparent marker on it. You simply write down all of the things you need to do that day or the most important ones and when the alarm goes off, the board illuminates showing you what you wrote down. We are talking about using the Written Reminder Alarm Clock as a task reminder but if you are a regular Stuart Smalley that needs positive affirmations, you can write them down here too. If you want to make your significant other happy in the morning, leave them with a cute or sweet message that greets them when the alarm goes off (you’re welcome for that gold nugget guys)

CUSTOM PORTRAIT STAMP

Price: $65.00

Are you one of the men out there that “got” to help plan a wedding? Are you one of the guys that were dumb enough and had to help plan a second one? There is a part of that wedding process that includes sending out very fancy shmancy invites to the wedding that have ribbon and other bells and whistles in it. They cost way too much and are usually much more feminine because (let’s be honest) we don’t really care about the invitations. What is strange though is that those expensive invites usually go into a cheap envelope that doesn’t do the rest of it justice. We have a recommendation for that problem and its from the peeps at Stampyoface.com.

You can send in a photo of yourself or you and another person and these guys will turn that picture into a drawing. But it doesn’t stop there (because we can get that done at any white trash state fair or amusement park). They take that drawing and actually turn it into a stamp. You now have the ability to place stamps of your face anywhere you want which can include business documents and envelopes. Can you imagine how much more your guests would have appreciated those wedding invitations if there was an awkward stamp of your face on it? If companies everywhere decided to switch from that stupid “approved” stamp that goes on all accounting docs and used a portrait stamp, it would make things so much better. The stamps would be hilarious and would offer immediate accountability because you could look at the stamp and immediately see which jerk executive approved the expense. The other thing we really liked is that the company will make sure to reach out to you via email just to verify the correct instructions for the picture to be turned into a stamp. It should ensure that you get the perfect stamp and that their customers give them raving reviews.

DROPLET SMART WATER SPRINKLER

Price: $300.00

Summer is coming. What are the good things we have to look forward to? Warm weather and zero snow which sounds amazing at this point (we are headquartered in Kansas City). Lake trips and boat rides across the lake. Fishing and making up stories about how big the fish was and how you had to fight it for hours. What are the bad things about summer? Basketball is done. Football is done. The only thing playing is baseball which we will politely pass on (once again, we’re from Kansas City). We get to look forward to peeling our bodies off of our leather chairs because the temperatures in our cars is a shade under 120 degrees. The worst part of summer? Trying to keep your grass from completely dying off during the hot summer months. Droplet is here to help.

Droplet has made the sprinkler smarter. You connect Droplet to a hose, configure with your smartphone, and then you let it go to town. It utilizes a large database to gauge a variety of things like the type of soil you have in your region and also understands how much water certain plants need. It is very precise with its water distribution which should equal out to cheaper water bills which is always a plus. Droplet can be configured to water the lawn, bushes and even trees. It knows how to handle each type of water job knowing that the lawn should go in rows while trees should be watered at their drip line (because it absorbs more water at that point instead of the trunk). Droplet also utilizes over 10k different weather stations real time data to integrate into how it will water your foliage. If you live in an area that has restrictions on water consumption, Droplet will be able to adjust its output to make sure you’re all good. 

TREK SUPPORT BACKPACK BY QUIRKY

Price: $99.99

We all remember the great days of college. Arranging your schedule to allow you to sleep in on Fridays because we all knew that the weekend started on Thursday. You realize you can survive on Ramen Noodles and Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches. The toughest times came twice a year during finals but the greatest parties right after made up for it. Girls didn’t judge you if you didn’t have a job because that was actually kind of normal. The one thing we don’t miss about college was the mile long walks across campus to get to each class and lugging a 50 pound backpack. Most of the backpacks offered only took into account your books but didn’t care about your fragile electronics. You would end up with broken electronics because of these glorified nap sacks. Quirky is looking to do something about it.

Quirky has introduced the Trek Support Backpack that rethinks how we pack a backpack. There is a removable sleeve that allows you to have 3-4 gadgets in it and easily remove all three (enough room for iPods, cell phones, tablets, and even a 15″ laptop. The really cool thing? There is actually a chargeable battery in the backpack that you can charge by plugging the back into a wall outlet. That means the Trek Support Backpack will actually be able to charge your gadgets when they are in the bag. It can be a huge win for those on a long commute that can’t get access to an outlet or a student stuck on campus without a charger. Trek Support is still in the “support” phase on Quirky which means its basically a KickStarter campaign until enough of us order one. You can tell that the people over at Quirky wanted this product to be perfect because they had to make some tweaks before they brought this product back so it should be pretty high quality stuff