ARTICLE – Julie thought that it was time for the team to do an updated WHAT’S IN MY BAG series of posts and then as the team discussed it further, we decided to expand the articles to include any gear that we’re currently using since a lot of us are still only working from home. …
Gadgeteer team – gear we’re using in 2022 (Garry Kolb) Read More
REVIEW – Flashlights are nice to have around. Sometimes you need to light a dark area. Sometimes, you need to search for something in the dark. Sometimes, you need emergency lighting during a power outage. Sometimes, you need to light up things that are far away. Imalent, a maker of a wide range of versatile …
It’s not the Sun in your hand…but it’s close! – Imalent RS50 flashlight review Read More
REVIEW – Baseus, a maker of accessories for audio, cell phone, and home, is changing the power accessory landscape. We’ve seen power strips and we’ve seen chargers. We’ve even seen big, clunky power strips with a couple of charging ports. Baseus has just introduced the PowerCombo GaN 65W combination power strip and four-port, high-power charger, …
REVIEW – Over the years, we here at The Gadgeteer have tested a bunch of flashlights, including several from Imalent. I’ve tested a few myself. But nothing I’ve tested compares to this Imalent MS08 flashlight that I have in my hand in the photo above. What makes this special? Its ability to produce light output …
Imalent MS08 flashlight review – the flashlight’s so bright, you gotta wear shades! Read More
REVIEW – Hackers are always in the news. One of the latest schemes is RFID skimming where an electronic reader in close proximity to an RFID-enabled card, like a credit card, reads the pertinent payment information from the card. This allows the thief to perform contactless transactions as if they had tapped the physical card …
Pelican G5 RF Field Wallet review – safe EDC carry for your cash RFID cards Read More
NEWS – Do you fancy yourself to be an intelligence agent? Got a need to smuggle data without being detected? Check out Covert Coin! Covert Coin is made from a real US quarter. It has been split into two halves and hollowed out. This creates space for an SD card. The coin can only be opened with …
REVIEW – We’ve written about a number of power stations here at The Gadgeteer. The legions of gadget-faithful rely on power to keep the geeky goodness up and running, and in the event of a power outage, these power stations can provide those much-needed electrons for the nerd accouterments. VATID jumped into the market with …
REVIEW – The daily grind. For most, that means going to work. For some, however, that means the nightly activity of grinding teeth. Grinding can cause serious issues and even tooth loss. Dentists will make bite guards for you, at a cost, and if you don’t have good dental insurance, that cost can be high. …
Remi custom night guard home kit review – end the daily grind Read More
REVIEW – Carry-on suitcases are a dime a dozen. Everybody makes one. They all do pretty much the same thing – hold your junk and fit in the overhead bin on an aircraft. Why should we care about any new ones that come on the market? To be noticed in the fray, it would need …
July Carry-On Pro review – a roll aboard suitcase, laptop sleeve, and charging combo Read More
REVIEW – If you’ve ever eaten at a high-end steakhouse, one of the things they regularly tout is dry-aged beef. Dry-aging is a process to improve the quality of beef. It takes a long time and a serious space commitment in a refrigerator, and therefore, costs more. That’s why you typically only see it at …
NEWS – If you’re a swimmer, you know how hard it can be to get swim goggles that fit the specific contours of your mug. A little water leaking as you swim can quickly get annoying and ruin your workout. TheMagic5 has taken a unique approach to solving that problem, right from the comfort of your …
Use your tech to score custom fit swim goggles with TheMagic5 Read More
REVIEW – I’ve been searching for the perfect headphones or earbuds. My overly-sensitive ears typically reject earbuds, although I’ve tested some “acceptable” ones. I had the opportunity to test something different – bone conduction headphones. I’ve never tried anything like this, so let’s give a listen and see if this is the holy grail of …
Mojawa Mojo1 bone conduction headphone review – all the sound, none of the noise Read More
NEWS – Are you a maker? Do you love watches? Do I have a deal for you! Rotate Watches is a company that makes mechanical watch kits that you build yourself. Priced from $195 to $225, the kits are complete watches that you assemble. It includes a watch movement. It also includes all …
Build your own watch with a Rotate watchmaking kit Read More
NEWS – There are all kinds of cool watches out there. Of particular interest to a lot of folks is the slew of solar-powered watches – those that don’t need battery replacements as they gather their power by being exposed to sunlight. One watch is taking that solar-powered business model old school – the Pandeia …
Tell time the old school way, but only during the day Read More
CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Are you a literary nerd? Do you love clocks and timekeeping? Do I have a product for you! Author Clock! Author Clock takes the idea of using words to display time and amps that up by presenting the time as quotes from classic novels. Author clock claims to have a literary quote …