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Recently Haglöfs, a Swedish company dedicated to outdoor equipment, have released a new line of laptop bags that are said to be the best on the market. If you’re looking to take your laptop camping, this is the bag for you.

A majority of Americans nowadays prefer the laptop to the desktop. Why wouldn’t they want to take their work somewhere else instead of being stuck at a desk or in their rooms at home? But there’s also a risk in taking your laptop places. Sure, theft is a given, but we were referring to the other ...

There's a new solar bag on the market that currently the lightest and most effective one yet. Although the one pictured may not be your style, there is also room for customization.

The battery life of your cellphones, portable media players and handheld consoles are always an issue. Sometimes you’re in a hell of a hurry, you grab your gadgets, throw them in your bag and bolt out the door, only to find out that once you get to your destination they’re all out of battery life...

There’s now a new gadget available that will get you digging through your old tapes and have them transferred into MP3s you can just keep on your laptop.

If there’s one technological advancement of the past that we can go ahead and do away with it’s the cassette tape. Let’s be real people, we all had them, but what good use are they to us now? While many of us have scrapped all of our old tapes, some of us have emotional attachment, opting to save...

If there’s one holiday that gives anyone an excuse to dress up as their favorite superhero or villain, gorge on candy, dance the night away, and watch scary movies with glee, is Halloween.

If there’s one holiday that gives anyone an excuse to dress up as their favorite superhero or villain, gorge on candy, dance the night away, and watch scary movies with glee, is Halloween. It may be known as the scariest day of the year, but it can also be the most fun, especially if you’re throw...

How long have people been running around in costumes, trying to scare (or seduce) other people? What is this fascination with death anyway? Well, to answer these questions we have to look wayyyyy back into the annals of human history for the answer.

All Hollow’s Eve; Halloween as most know it today is a holiday that resonates with fear, excitement and morbidity. For most children (save Jehovah’s witnesses) this ghoulish holiday is a chance for youngsters to journey deeply into their imagination with the aide of makeup and costume and become ...

Those of you that are really into your bathrooms and showers are going to dig this new gadget update. We know that it’s primarily the ladies that enjoy the great shower experience, while guy just see it as a quick way to get clean.

Those of you that are really into your bathrooms and showers are going to dig this new gadget update. We know that it’s primarily the ladies that enjoy the great shower experience, while guy just see it as a quick way to get clean. However, times are beginning to change and more men are starting ...

Imagine this, you wake up on a Monday morning late, and I’m talking real late. You have to be at a presentation for work and you’re already 45 minutes behind schedule. You take a quick shower, dress up, back your bag and you’re out the door.

Imagine this, you wake up on a Monday morning late, and I’m talking real late. You have to be at a presentation for work and you’re already 45 minutes behind schedule. You take a quick shower, dress up, back your bag and you’re out the door. However, when you get to the office and turn on your la...

We think that it’s pretty fair to say that one of the great technological advancements in entertainment have been game consoles. Now there’s about to be yet another portable gaming console released that’s an upgrade from its previous one.

We think that it’s pretty fair to say that one of the great technological advancements in entertainment have been game consoles. As years have passed the graphics have become better, the controls more user-friendly, and the consoles themselves much smaller. Remember the Game Boy, Nintendo’s porta...

What happens when you want to listen to some EDM at home, or in your car? Well, you’d definitely need some speakers that can justify the sound. Monster has just revealed their new Turbine Pro In-Ear Speakers, a blessing for all audiophile listeners.

If you frequent CoolJunkie, then you’re most likely a fan of music, but to be more specific, electronic dance music. We all know that EDM is amazing to dance to when you’re at a club like Space, but that’s primarily because Space has one of the best sound systems in all of North America. But what...

Although some of the new 1080p televisions may seem like they’re as good as it gets, there’s a new HD projector out now that will certainly have people thinking otherwise.

If you haven’t noticed by now, the average television is starting to get bigger and bigger in living rooms all across the nation. As the prices of these new plasma screens begin to go down, it gives nearly everyone an opportunity to sooner or later get a hold of one. But what happens when you wa...

The Roomba vacuum has helped stay-at-home mom and dad’s all over the country since its development. But that’s already been out for quite some time, which means it’s about time for a new version, and Samsung’s about to release their own.

Yea, we know that Mother’s Day isn’t for nearly another year, but it doesn’t hurt to have something in mind early on. If there’s one gift that mother’s appreciate, it has to deal with lessening their work load around the house. Yes, we all wish we had the money to buy some sort of robot to do all...

One brand that’s big on its Blu-ray is Samsung. Their many models outsell many of the other brands, but recently they’ve made something possible that will surely give them more of an edge in the market.

If you had to pick one hot object that’s been a big seller in the last few years, it has to b the Blu-ray player. Who doesn’t want to watch their favorite movies with the clearest picture imaginable? Of course, you’re going to want to have a TV with a 1080p picture. Whether it’s a PS3 or just the...

The longstanding dilemma of when, where and how to wear white rears its ugly head at the beginning of every fall season.

The longstanding dilemma of when, where and how to wear white rears its ugly head at the beginning of every fall season. Fashion forwards claim that the traditional rule of wearing white outside of Memorial and Labor Days is not so much a yearly faux-pas, as it is a chance to lighten up the dark ...

Yes, this is a kettle, the all-new Bugatti Vera Kettle with buttons! Yea, we know that everyone nowadays has buttons, but a kettle? This kettle can reach temperature of between 45 and 100 degrees Celsius.

We here at CoolJunkie can definitely be early risers…but that also depends on what we do the previous night (anything involving Vodka won’t get us up before noon). But one of the most popular things to do for the average American is to fix themselves up a nice cup of coffee to take away those mor...

Summer…is it over already? While we’re off taking a dip in sapphire-blue seas or cooling off our sun kissed bodies under towering palm trees, the first signs of the steamy season coming to an end are beginning to show.

Summer…is it over already? While we’re off taking a dip in sapphire-blue seas or cooling off our sun kissed bodies under towering palm trees, the first signs of the steamy season coming to an end are beginning to show. Back-to-school commercials are broadcasted non-stop, those hard-to-get bikinis...

Dries Van Noten is the note worthy designer whose creative eye and mix of color, pattern and texture has placed him in a fashion league of his own. Every season he continues to stun by creating out-of-the-box bold collections.

Dries Van Noten is the note worthy designer whose creative eye and mix of color, pattern and texture has placed him in a fashion league of his own. Every season he continues to stun by creating out-of-the-box bold collections. Spring 2009 was no exception. His pieces were covered in abstract patt...

A new gadget has recently been released that could potentially act as an excuse for parents to watch over their kids a lot less. Introducing the all-new Amber Alert GPS 2G, a device that will monitor the every move of your kid.

Everyday new gadgets are released to make our lives easier. That’s just the plain and simple fact. The engineers of these technological advancements can definitely be seen as the catalysts for making our current society a slow, sluggish and lazy one. However, there are some gadgets that are usefu...

This week we spotlight the Plaid shirt. This will once again be a staple for your Fall wardrobe. This checkered statement can be worn however you like. Channel the grunge era of the 90’s or play cowboy for a day.

This week we spotlight the Plaid shirt. This will once again be a staple for your Fall wardrobe. This checkered statement can be worn however you like. Channel the grunge era of the 90’s or play cowboy for a day. There are multiple versions of the comfy button down, in varying color pallets and w...

Although the designer of this lamp swears that it’s intended to be an alien slithering down from the ceiling, it can be interpreted in other ways. Right now you can purchase the light with either a red or a silver cable.

Since everyone’s recently been jumping on the energy saver light bulb bandwagon, we will to. Yes, they save you money, they save you time and they’re great for the environment. But now you have to think about what goes around it. That’s right, a really dope lamp to hide the bulb because, no one r...

The all-new Party Timer will judge your party based on the noise level. So, the louder the party, the better the rating. If it’s around 0-10 decibels, then that means that there’s no party, 21 to 50 is a chatty party, but breaking 100 is when it gets good.

If you’ve ever thrown a party before, than you know that the outcome really means a lot to you. Why? Well, if you want to throw another one you’d like the reputation of the first to bring out even more people, thus giving you even more cred. But how do you know if you’re party is actually doing r...