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Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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Post by mattlondon »

nfriend wrote: post #137

As silly as it sounds, this water warmer for baby bottles: https://a.co/d/hhJzLBn Nothing's worse than trying to mix the perfect water temperature at 3 AM while the baby is screaming, waking up the rest of the family. (We use pre-boiled water for the baby's bottles, so it's not as easy as adjusting a tap.) We bought this after we had our second baby and it's made feeding the baby slightly less stressful.

We have a machine that just auto boils and doses the formula water at the right temperature. You can go from zero to a bottle ready to feed in under a minute. I am sure you can get an equivalent where you are.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Tommee-Tippee-Perfect-Machine-Bla...

Highly recommended.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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Post by StrictDabbler »

derwiki wrote: post #234
pjmorris wrote: post #24

Aftershokz Aeropex bone-conducting headphones. I could walk, hike, drive listening to music or phone calls while hearing the environment around me and without exposing anyone else to my taste in music :)

Biggest surprise benefit to me is that they work well with ear plugs, for when I’m woodworking

Aftershokz OpenComm should be the default on all job sites. True, full ear protection via ear-plugs, hands-free communication, no bulk, and the opportunity to listen to your music without adding noise to the environment. Oh, and magnetic charging.

If you do any work in a noisy industrial or trade setting you owe it to yourself to get these.

I used to buy the 3M connect earmuffs but their connectivity is bad, the ear-cushions break down and the mini-usb charger port snaps off. I had to buy a new set of earmuffs once a year.

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Post by cyanbane »

rpastuszak wrote: post #58

- Affinity Photo instead of Photoshop (I've been a PS user since 5.5, but they creep me out) - Capture One for ca 200 usd (same reason as above, but replace PS with Lightroom Classic) - The Belkin iPhone grip for continuity camera (iPhone is so much better than the potato webcam on my MBA)

> - Affinity Photo instead of Photoshop (I've been a PS user since 5.5, but they creep me out)

Made this change this year also.

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Post by BirAdam »

rgoulter wrote: post #237

I bought a trackball mouse. (Elecom Huge). I found that it ultimately ends up saving deskspace (since the device doesn't need space to move around). I found the device's size to be more comfortable for my hands than the small Logitech bluetooth mouse I was using.

I use an old CST2545W-RC from 2014 and love it. Trackballs are seriously underrated devices.

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Post by pcurve »

spapas82 wrote: post #220
spaceman_2020 wrote: post #154

An air fryer. It’s really a badly marketed product. Its real utility isn’t that it uses less oil, but that it cooks incredibly fast. Essentially an oven on steroids. It’s made cooking so much easier. I usually toss some boneless chicken in with a light coating of soy sauce and cornflour. While the chicken cooks, I prep a basic Asian sauce on the stovetop. The chicken and the sauce are both done within 10-15 minutes.…

I was thinking if buying an air fryer however cleaning seems like a nightmare. Can you please share some insights on how easy (or hard) it is?

The tray is usually two piece that separate. They're not hard to clean. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P_nUcqzNi00

Airfryer doesn't get hot enough like pan over direct flame so food doesn't seem to get burned / stuck.

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Post by thenobsta »

bmitc wrote: post #26

Recently, I got air purifiers. I really like them so far, and I purchased a couple models from Vornado. Their air flow technology pairs really well with the air purifying. Their fans are the only ones I buy. Logitech unifying wireless mouse and keyboard. Really seamless to use between two computers and my monitor’s built in KVM while only taking up a single USB port. I even alternate between mice for ergonomics. Wind…

+1 for Vornado. I just had a blade break on my fan. Called in and got a replacement blade in 3 days. Great support. The life of my fan is extended.

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Post by ianbutler »

spaceman_2020 wrote: post #154

An air fryer. It’s really a badly marketed product. Its real utility isn’t that it uses less oil, but that it cooks incredibly fast. Essentially an oven on steroids. It’s made cooking so much easier. I usually toss some boneless chicken in with a light coating of soy sauce and cornflour. While the chicken cooks, I prep a basic Asian sauce on the stovetop. The chicken and the sauce are both done within 10-15 minutes.…

Same here I got one at the beginning of 2022, I cook steak, chicken, pork and more in mine. It has made it significantly easier to cook lunch and dinner instead of what used to be the much easier choice of just ordering out.

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Post by browningstreet »

secretsatan wrote: post #51

Airtags, saved my forgetful ass a couple of times and it makes locating things after parties much easier

I drove around yesterday looking for my wallet/bag after the power outage. Visited the hotel I stayed in, my gym, etc. Came home and tore the house apart, it was next to my bed. Where I never, ever put it. But in the chaos of the storm, I did the unprecedented. Ordering.
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