Garry Kolb

After a successful 35-year career in information technology in mid-Michigan, I am now happily retired and living the dream life in The Villages, Florida with my fun-loving and very tolerant wife of 39 years. When not playing golf, pickleball, or water volleyball, I like amazing our neighbors with our automated home and fiddling with new gadgets.

Gonex 60L Duffle Bag with Shoe Compartment review – is this the perfect travel duffle?

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REVIEW – Traveling can be fun. It can also be a chore. Finding the right bag, especially for carrying on a plane, can make your experience better. It needs to be big but not too big. It needs to be strong, but not too heavy. It needs to have places to put things but not […]

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Revolve Pizza Oven review – Bringing the heat for the perfect pie

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REVIEW – Mmmm….pizza. Who doesn’t love pizza? It’s hard not to given that there are so many different styles of pizza. Couple that with the fact that you can top a pizza with just about anything and you have the universal goto food for many. Pizza parlors are great, but sometimes, you want a pie

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Aura Walden 15″ WiFi-Connected Digital Photo Frame review – Free your digital photos

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REVIEW – Mobile phones have changed the communication landscape. For many, phones aren’t for talking anymore, they are just for texting and email. But there is one other thing that almost everyone does with a mobile phone – take photos. These photos sit in cell phone jail, resting, unseen, in the phone’s memory, and most

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Kailas Hurricane 26l Small Hiking Backpack review – a solid, lightweight day pack

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REVIEW – When you travel, you typically need to bring stuff along with you as you see the sights. There are lots of ways to do this but if you want your hands free, a backpack is a great solution. We had a trip coming up where I knew we would need to carry various

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eufy Video Smart Lock E330 review – it’s a lock, it’s a security camera, it’s a doorbell, it’s a battery killer!

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REVIEW – If you’re a dedicated Gadgeteer, then you probably have a multitool or possibly a Swiss army knife – one of those things that can do multiple things in one package. Today, we’re going to look at just such a device – this time from the home automation folks at eufy. It is the

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Timekettle X1 AI Interpreter Hub review – A global communication tool in the palm of your hand

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REVIEW – In this global economy, it is fairly commonplace to have meetings that involve players across geographies. That comes with communication challenges as everyone doesn’t necessarily speak the same language. Even within a single language, there can be a variety of dialects that can complicate communication. Google Translate and other language apps can help

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Boomin Belts Belt Buckle Speaker review – my big “waist” of music

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REVIEW – Some people simply cannot be without their music. This is evident when you look around and see the masses wandering around with earbuds and even full-can-style headphones on. Back in the day, boomboxes were all the rage, assuming you could find a friend who would loan you 22 D-cell batteries for a few

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Is burning trash the next big thing in the green energy?

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ARTICLE – Green energy is all the rage today. Solar and wind farms dot the landscape with the promise of producing electricity without emissions and reducing the use of fossil fuels. Both come with their own sets of challenges, from manufacturing to recyclability to simple land utilization. There is another type of green energy production

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The Heavy Cup – for those times when you need curls with your coffee

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NEWS – Are you tired of simply enjoying your favorite hot or cold beverage without coupling it with a bicep-burning workout? You lazy bum! Get off your saggy bottom and get yourself a Heavy Cup! What initially was created as an April Fool’s joke has become a real product. Crafted from 22 pounds (10kg) of

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Imalent MS32 200,000 Lumen Flashlight review – for those times you need to carry 70 car headlights

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REVIEW – Car headlights are bright these days. Websites disagree wildly about how bright headlights are, but there is a general consensus that 3,000 lumens (lm) is a good average for modern factory LED headlights. Let’s suppose that you need more than that. You want to illuminate a broad area, briefly, and make it look

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YASHICA Vision night vision binocular review – see beyond your eye’s limits

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CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – There is a whole world out there when the sun sets that most of us never get to see. As the light fades, so does our ability to make out items. If you’ve ever seen a movie with military commandos, you’ve seen the cool night-vision goggles that they wear that let them

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Snailax Cordless Graphene Vibration Knee Massagers review – help for my aging, aching knees?

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REVIEW – Getting old isn’t for the weak. Everything starts to hurt. Knees are especially susceptible and mine are no exception. When I was given the opportunity to test Snailax Cordless Graphene Vibration Knee Massagers with heat, I jumped at the chance, and even that jump hurt. Let’s see if this is the holy grail

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SMMT 35L PowderLoft Tote Bag review – from Park City, Utah to wherever you want to go

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REVIEW – Oh, look – it is a tote bag. Big deal, right? Who cares? A tote is a tote. Park City, Utah’s SMMT doesn’t think so. Their PowderLoft totes, available in 20L and 35L sizes are designed to change your mind about tote bags with their recycled material construction, lofted and insulated body, water-resistant

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Ecovacs DEEBOT X2 OMNI robot vacuum/mop review – Changing the shape of robot vacuum/mops

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REVIEW – Everyone who knows me knows that I love home automation. That includes automating mundane tasks like vacuuming and mopping. If you’re a regular reader of The Gadgeteer, you’ll know that I’ve tested a bunch of robot vacuums including several DEEBOT models from Ecovacs. The new X2 Omni represented a pretty significant change for

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