REVIEW – While I can appreciate birds flying around our backyard, my wife is a bird nut. She can identify most—if not all—Florida birds. She gets excited when a bird shows up that is not usually seen in Florida or is arriving out of season. Me? I can’t tell a cardinal from a blue jay. […]
Onlyfly Bird Feeder Cam review – A feeder AND camera for birds—and squirrels Read More
REVIEW – Last June, I reviewed a Fall/Winter jacket—in Florida. As crazy as that sounds, I’m reviewing a room tower heater in September—in Florida! It makes no sense to me either, but Dreo—who makes great fans—decided to send out a heater/fan for review. So here I sit in my heavily air-conditioned house in Central Florida
Solaris 718 Space Heater review – It looks as good as it works Read More
REVIEW – Back in 2016, I got to review the Teufel Raumfeld wireless speakers. Teufel—a successful European Audio company— was trying to enter the US market with the Raumfeld system. Their Stereo M speakers were some of the best I’ve ever heard. Unfortunately, the speakers only worked with Teufel’s Wifi system and not Bluetooth. As
REVIEW – When you look at the current crop of wireless speakers, it becomes obvious that they tend to resemble each other—lots of speaker grills showing with controls lined up along the top. The new Edifier D32 Wireless Speaker eschews that look and travels back in time to when speakers were also radios and looked
Edifier D32 Tabletop Wireless Speaker review – More retro than retro Read More
REVIEW – Last June (2024), I reviewed the excellent Huion Kamvas Pro 27 graphics display. It’s big, has a beautiful 4K screen, and it’s expensive at $2,000. However, if that price is a budget buster, there are two good choices available from Huion—the Huion Kamvas Pro 24 (4K) or the new Kamvas Pro 19—this review.
Huion Kamvas Pro 19 graphics display review – When bigger isn’t better for you Read More
REVIEW – More than half of my gadget reviews have been written on my iPad using an external keyboard—usually the Brydge Pro+ iPad Pro Keyboard that I still use—and like. Recently, I reviewed the XPPen Magic Drawing Pad (think Android-based iPad mated with a portable drawing display) and appreciated XPPen’s first effort. It’s a nice
XPPen ACK08 Smart Keyboard review – It will elevate the XPPen Magic Drawing Pad experience Read More
REVIEW – I’m old enough to remember shopping for a “tube” TV. In the mid-1980s, I drooled over the huge 36-inch Sony Trinitron, but could never afford one at around $1000 ($2,700 today). Now, TVs are much larger, much better, and less expensive than anything in the recent past. We are all better off today
TCL 65QM851G 65” QM8 TV review – A lot of features equals a great TV Read More
REVIEW – So many portable Bluetooth speakers, so little time. Yeah, I know, first-world problems. But if you are looking for an inexpensive portable speaker that has decent sound, can get wet, and doesn’t cost much, where do you look? Reviews like this one are a good start, but search around and read (or watch)
Coolme Stage GoFree Portable Bluetooth Speaker review – If it’s retro you want . . . Read More
REVIEW – When you see a Tribit speaker, your first thought might be, “That looks like a (insert speaker model here) speaker. Maybe that’s part of Tribit’s genius. They make some of their speakers look like another brand without downright copying them. For instance, The Tribit StormBox Flow resembles the Bose SoundLink Flex. The Tribit
NEWS – Today, Bowers & Wilkins is introducing two all-new true wireless earbuds, the Pi6 and Pi8, developed by the same team responsible for the popular Px7 S2e and Px8 headphones. With their all-new industrial design and completely revised mechanical, electronic and acoustic engineering, Pi6 and Pi8 are the most comfortable, fully featured earbuds B&W
Bowers & Wilkins rethinks personal audio – the new Pi6 and Pi8 Earbuds Read More
REVIEW – Last December, I reviewed the newly designed Bluetti AC2A Portable Power Station. I said then that it was small, powerful, yet simple. It still is. The folks at Bluetti must be pleased with their efforts with the AC2A because they’ve released a bigger brother version—the Bluetti AC50B, a more powerful 700W larger twin
Bluetti AC50B Portable Power Station review – same look, double the size and power Read More
REVIEW – Remember when the Apple iPod became a thing and changed how we listen to music? As you may know, Apple no longer makes the iPod. It’s been replaced by the more practical and much more important iPhone. The iPhone—and other smartphones—can play unlimited music and perform numerous functions. Smartphones are—literally—pocket computers. Yet, despite
REVIEW – Back in the Jurassic period of earphones, there was Plantronics—known for in-ear communication devices wirelessly (and wired) connecting to smartphones or corporate landlines. Created for the airline industry, these (usually) single-ear devices consisted of an earphone connected to a long wrap-around mic that sat near the user’s mouth. Over time, these were made
Poly Voyager Free 20 True Wireless Earbuds review – made for calls but stay for the music Read More
REVIEW – Years ago, I thought about getting an iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner—until my wife squashed that idea like a bug. Her objections were quite valid at the time. We have dogs—and dogs sometimes have accidents. There were too many stories of robot vacuums covering the floor with those accidents. So we relied on vacuuming
Noesis Florio vacuum review – It just might change your mind about robot vacuums Read More
DEAL NEWS – The Fourth of July is one of those times when families just have to cook out. It’s almost a law in the US. If you’re dreading backyard barbecues because of rusted, dirty gas or charcoal grills, maybe it’s time to consider something different such as a wood pellet grill from Z Grills.
Z Grills Pellet Grill – Buy one, get 10 free! Yes, 10! Read on to find out how! Read More
REVIEW – After seeing the title, you might be wondering why a jacket is being reviewed on The Gadgeteer. Fair question. An article of leather clothing is not even remotely a gadget. However . . . a jacket can hold gadgets, right? Okay, it’s a stretch, but we’ll take it because everyone possesses at least
Decrum Adamsville Mens Camel Suede Bomber Jacket review – you’ll get compliments! Read More
REVIEW – Reviewing the new Tribit XSound Plus 2 has presented me with a dilemma. I’ve reviewed many Tribit speakers (and still use many daily) and I’m not sure I can be unbiased. Each speaker Tribit makes has proven to be a bargain that also sounds like it costs more. I keep waiting for them
Tribit XSound Plus 2 speaker review – Tribit has done it again Read More
REVIEW – As someone who has been using Wacom graphics and display tablets for most of my career as an art director, I (finally) began to chafe at how expensive Wacom tablets became. It’s now even more true when you factor in price vs. quality. True, Wacom was—and still may be—the best money can buy.
REVIEW – Let me state up front that I own 4 Apple AirTags and find them incredibly useful. However, they are a bit bulky which limits their usefulness. I always wanted to hide one in my wallet “just in case”. Well, now I can—but it ain’t from Apple. Wallet maker Ekster has come out with
Ekster Finder Card review – Like an Apple AirTag, but in a credit card size Read More
REVIEW – For the majority of my tree-trimming needs (I have a lot of trees), I rely on my trusty EGO EGO POWER + 18 in. chainsaw. This thing is a beast. However, It’s also overkill for smaller branches too large for a manual lopper. For those in-between jobs, there’s the IMOUMLIVE Brushless 6-Inch Mini
IMOUMLIVE Brushless 6-Inch Mini Chainsaw Pro review – Use one-handed and handy to use Read More