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Weather@Home Bluetooth Thermometer

Weather@Home Bluetooth Thermometer

What’s to love: Current data on temperatures and humidity levels inside and outside your home can be accessed on your smart device through a Bluetooth connection.

What does it do: Download the app for either Android or iPhone and you can view outdoor/indoor temperatures and humidity levels taken with up to five sensors. Data may also be viewed on the main unit, including the daily high and low temperatures as well as 12-hour weather forecasts. The device has a 150-foot transmission range. Model #RAR213HG will even display wind, storms, fog, ice, frost and high temperatures warnings. It comes with a main unit and one sensor and sells for $59.99.

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DAP Simple Seal

DAP Simple Seal

What’s to love: No caulk gun needed.

What does it do: DAP Simple Seal offers three kinds of sealant — Kitchen and Bath, Weatherproofing and Paint Projects — and all come in an aerosol can with a nozzle to make a controlled bead of caulk. Kitchen and Bath comes with added mildewcides and is useful around sinks and tubs. Weatherproofing can be used inside or out and stays flexible, making it useful around doors and windows. Paint Projects offers a sealant that, after drying for 30 minutes, is paint able. The Simple Seal sealants sell for $3.99 each.

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