You brush your teeth, how about your pet's teeth?

PAWfect Smile looks like a marking pen, but it’s a tooth cleaner for pets. With this device there’s no more messy paste and toothbrush! Clicking the pen offers easy delivery of the gel to the tooth surface. This product was developed by leading dentist Dr. Jennifer Jablow. The kit includes one pen and one finger toothbrush. Human Grade ingredients w/ vitamins known to be beneficial to oral health! Comes in vanilla or peanut butter. A great gizmo to uUse it between cleanings at the vet. Detail care is very important for pets. This device was suggested to me by the Pet Safety Lady, Christina Selter. Under $15.  (For about 30 uses.)

www.pawfectsmile.com

The Pet Safety Lady: http://www.petsafetylady.com/

With the warm weather coming, TempAlert can help you determine when it's too hot for your dog.

With summer coming you'll want to protect your pet from the dangers of the heat. TempAlert can help. Your dog's normal body temperature is 100.5 to 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit. If it rises to 105 or 106 degrees, the dog is at risk for developing heat exhaustion. If the body temperature rises to 107 degrees, your dog has entered the dangerous zone of heat stroke. With heat stroke, irreversible damage and death can occur. Unlike humans, dogs cannot sweat easily to cool down. That means a dog exercising on a hot, humid day, even with plenty of water, can become overheated, which can lead to heat stroke. TempAlert is a small harness for your dog which has an icon that changes from a dark color to the word "ALERT" when it’s too hot for the pet. That's when you know it’s time to get them water and move them to a cooler place. It will be introduced at Petco next month. (MAY). Price under $25.

www.petco.com/planet

It's Spring! Here are the travel gadgets I showed on World News Now.

Magellans Balanzza 3 in 1 Luggage Scale

With most airlines charging for every piece of checked luggage, plus a higher amount for overweight luggage, you want to know the weight of your bags before you start out. The Balanzza 3 in 1 Luggage Scale can not only help, it adds a couple of other neat features for travel. First there the ergonomic digital luggage scale with a comfort-grip handle and a large easy-to-read digital display. Find out the exact weight of your luggage up to 100 lbs. or 44kg. That way you’ll know instantly if your bag exceeds the international weight limit. A strong webbed strap secures the luggage to the scale, so there are no hooks to catch on things. The scale holds the weight in memory so you can put the bag down and still see the weight on the display. But wait, there’s more. The BZ300 also doubles as a flashlight. Push a button to turn on the bright 3-LED flashlight. And yes, still more! There’s a built in 24-hour timer and alarm, so it can double as an alarm clock. Instead of dealing with those ungodly hotel alarm clocks, just set the count down timer for the number of hours you want to sleep and it will chime at the appointed amount of time. And it’s compact enough for packing so you can weigh your luggage after you bought all those souvenirs. Uses 2 AAA batteries which are included. $29.85. Size: 6-1/4 x 2-1/2 x 1-1/4"

www.magellans.com

If you don't need the flashlight and the timer, there's a much smaller unit from Balanzz called the mini lugggage scale. It's available at the link above for about $5 than the 3-in-1 luggage scale.

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A new idea in luggage from the Travel Goods Show.

Introduced at the Travel Goods Show in Chicago, is this newest luggage innovation. Called Truco Modular Luggage, this 3 piece-rolling suitcase can be separated into a rolling case, briefcase and tote. So at the airport you can roll the entire system along with ease. But when you board the plane and find the overhead storage is limited, just disconnect the front and top bag, and place them under your seat. Another advantage -- at your destination you could use one of the smaller pieces if you go off on a day trip, or just a day of shopping. The Main Piece, designed as a small size CarryOn, can be used as such for small trips. When used as the main piece of TRUCO, is recommended to pack all belongings that are less valuable and not needed during the flight. The Front Piece, designed as a briefcase, clicks to the front of the Main Piece to extend the size of the CarryOn serving as perfect space for your laptop or for additional garments. As part of the TRUCO concept, it can be detached from the Main Piece to be stored away under the seat or in your overhead compartment separate from the Main Piece if there is not enough room for both to fit in the storage area. The top Piece, designed as a Valuables Tote, clicks on the top of the nain piece and front piece to complete the full size Travel Utility CarryOn, providing the traveler a perfect bag to keep all the electronics, documents, and valuables. The Truco Modular Luggage set is under $200. It’s the first piece of luggage introduced by Balanzza, the folks famous for their luggage scales. 

http://www.balanzzastore.com/category.sc?categoryId=6

Make your iPhone or iPod Touch into a convenient hotel music center/alarm clock.

XtremeMac's 3 in 1 Microdock adds speakers to your iPhone or iPod Touch. and provides a good-looking docking station, snooze control and some other neat features. You start by downloading the free XtremeMac alarm clock app at iTunes. Yes the app works without the 3 in 1 Microdock, but you won’t be able to use a lot of the features without the speakers or external controls. The two very small neodymium drivers offerr surprisingly good sound from a docking station that weighs less than five ounces. You can wake to chime, your own music from your iPhone or Touch, or waves or rain, which are included with the free app. A sleep timer lets you fall asleep to sounds too. There are many personal settings, including how bright you want the clock display once you go to bed and how long you want to snooze when you hit the onboard snooze button. Also on the Microdock itself are volume up/down rockers and play/pause music controls. You also have your choice of several designs and colors for the iPhone or Touch clock face. But wait, there's more! A nap timer lets you sleep for whatever number of minutes you selected in settings. The Microdock ships with a cloth travel pouch too. The only downside is that you have to take along the transformer plug for AC power. There's no battery option. List is $59.99, but if you do a web search you can find it for about $45. All in all, this really beats those awful hotel clocks in style, sound and ease of use. And when you head out in the morning, (hopefully after a good night's sleep) your iPhone or Touch is fully charged!

www.xtrememac.com