REVIEW – I love sitting outside eating, writing, reading, or just enjoying the coolness of the evening. Unless it is raining, snowing, bitterly cold, or over 90º, I’m gonna try to have a late dinner on the deck, and hang out there with a drink and some screens until the evening is over. (Rarely until […]
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REVIEW – The constant complaint about the Apple Watch is that it needs to be charged daily. If you’ve got one and wear it regularly, however, you just accept that and deal with it like other daily maintenance routines. And you have chargers everywhere. Today, I am reviewing YAAWC (Yet Another Apple Watch Charger) that
JoyRoom Apple Watch charger review – A dedicated travel charger for your Apple Watch Read More
REVIEW – For the past six or eight years, I have had a keyboard for my Mac that I loved. It was just the alphanumeric keys, with an inverted “T” arrangement for the arrow keys, and, most importantly, I could switch between my Mac, my iPad, and my iPad mini or my phone in a
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REVIEW – We do a lot of stuff on our phones. Even non-gadget folks are nearly joined bio-mechanically to these slabs of glass, silicon, and metal. Due to my habitual enjoyment of biking (I’m not addicted! I can quit any time I want to!), I was really excited when Julie offered the team a motorcycle-quality
JoyRoom ZS-288 handlebar phone mount review – The road made less bouncy Read More
REVIEW – LEDs continue to replace incandescent bulbs in more and more locations. My new house has no ceiling fixtures in the bedrooms (why not?), which was a drawback that I am in the process of rectifying. I replaced the very decorative fixture that the lady who owned my house previously had over the front
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REVIEW – When upgrading the outdoor space of your domicile, lighting can quickly transform a space. Extending sitting time into the dusk and evening, setting a mood, making unseen steps or other dangerous areas visible are just a few of the reasons to consider lighting. But until relatively recently, wiring those lights was much of
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REVIEW – Using multiple devices was once an odd thing to see. No more. Between laptops, smartphones, and smart watches, we all are carrying around one or more (sometimes many more!) devices that are more powerful computationally than what Alan Shepherd entered space with in Freedom 7. And the more we want to do with
ProtoArc XK01 folding keyboard review – An EDC keyboard that does origami Read More
REVIEW – Normally, when folks are looking for a phone case, it’s just for the basics: corner protection in case of a gravity incident, maybe a little lip to prevent scratches when placing face-down on a table, nice grippy sides and/or back to keep it from skittering across the dashboard in that swerve to avoid
Catalyst Waterproof iPhone case review – Ultimate protection Read More
REVIEW – The curse of having technology that you carry around everywhere is that you eventually have to park it somewhere to charge it. (Well, unless you want to also carry a battery pack around! Hey, no judgment! I’ve been that guy.) If you have a desk, table, or nightstand where you sit your devices
Infinicore T3 Pro 3-in-1 Qi2 charging stand review – One charger to rule them all? Read More
REVIEW – Biking is a great pastime, but sometimes, getting to the place you want to bike is a bit fraught. I’ve got bikes now that require more transport ability than my tiny Prius can provide, so I volunteered when the DYU C9 long-range fold-up e-bike came up in the review list. I’ve ridden it
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REVIEW – A few months back, I reviewed Titaner’s TiSpanner 2.0, a neat little EDC tool. I loved it and had only one wish: “I want one about 3X larger for bigger projects!” It seems the Gadget Goddesses were listening and have granted my wish—almost. The Titaner TiSpanner 3.0 is larger and more capable, but
TiSpanner 3.0 review – Newer and larger version of a popular EDC multi-tool Read More
REVIEW – Drinking your food has become a passion recently. Smoothies are the new fad for quick, frequently nutritious, usually fruity beverages. The folks at TopZee offered us their latest take on this, their EasyGo blender, and I have been playing with it for a bit. Let’s see the options and find out if it
Topzee EasyGo Blender review – Drink your fruit Read More
REVIEW – Phone “holders” have become almost mandatory for some folks. Larger screens and the eternal need for one-handed operation necessitates something to prevent gravity from snatching that thousand-dollar slab of glass out of your hand. There are established brands that are out there, but it’s always interesting to find a “new kid” who may
Benks MagClap Phone Grip & Stand review – Prevents the oopsies Read More
REVIEW – Many, maybe most, people who get a new phone spend almost as much time finding a case for their new device as they do in deciding when and which device to get. When you have a thin, light slab of glass that gravity and water hate with a passion, you have to protect
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REVIEW – Otterbox is a name that is almost ubiquitous for device protection. I am not a big fan of overly thick, bulletproof-proof cases, but their Western Noir moniker is cute and the patterns are interesting, so when they were offered to the team, I volunteered. And maybe they can be protective without hampering the feel
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REVIEW – It’s new phone case season. If you were gifted a new device during the recent/current gift-giving season, you’re probably in the market. We were recently offered two different styles of Kevlar® cases from Benks. I’ve broken the reviews apart because they really are distinct. The Aurora ArmorAir Case built with Kevlar for iPhone
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REVIEW – There are dozens of ways we can track our biometrics these days. From smartwatches to smart rings, from earbuds to your vehicle’s sensor array, everything is trying to monitor and report on (and sell, in many cases) your biometric data. How long/well did you sleep? Have you eaten lately? What’s your BMI? This
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REVIEW – Juicing (in the sense of extracting juice from fruits and vegetables, not in the sense of being “juiced” or under the influence) is a popular health practice for many. Since we never lived in an area where typically juiced fruits were abundant growing up, my mom always got concentrated orange juice in a
AMZChef Cold Press Juicer review – Is the juice worth the squeeze? Read More
REVIEW – Most hearing folks, at some time or other, want to listen to content privately, whether it’s due to the personal nature of the audio, or to avoid irritating others. Earbuds and headphones tend to filter out the rest of the world, some even creating anti-noise to cancel out unwanted sounds. But what if
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REVIEW – Whether tracing wiring issues through cable races to just wanting to get your coffee ready to brew on a cold morning at a campsite, a headset from the modern, LCD era is something you need to embrace. They are a far cry from incandescent ones of yore and are quite a bit more
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