ARTICLE – On 12/21/2020 we witnessed the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. What really happened? As I have mentioned in the past, they told me I should have been an astronaut as I was just taking up space in school, so let’s talk about space, specifically, last night’s Jupiter-Saturn conjunction. Last night, about an hour […]
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NEWS – Everybody loves presents. What else does everybody love? Bacon! Now, thanks to Manly Man Company, you can wrap all your presents in bacon-themed, and more importantly, scented wrapping paper. Available in 30-inch wide and 8-foot long rolls for $19.95, this wrapping paper can really up the gifting experience for your favorite carnivore. Imagine
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REVIEW – Power. We all use it. Cell phones, Bluetooth speakers, wireless headphones, laptops – the list goes on and on. Usually, we need to be somewhere near a power outlet to keep our electronics happily powered. There are a ton of small battery packs that can provide power for a recharge or two, but
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NEWS – Drones are invading the golfing world! Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, is also an avid golfer. Jordan opened a new golf course, The Grove XXIII golf course in Hobe Sound, Florida. Being “Air Jordan”, you wouldn’t expect to have to stop at the clubhouse at the turn or
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REVIEW – Bluetooth speakers are everywhere. We’ve reviewed a bunch of them here at The Gadgeteer. In fact, back in April 2019, I reviewed the Tronsmart Element Force and found it to be a capable speaker. I jumped on the opportunity to take a look at the new Tronsmart Mega Pro to see if it
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REVIEW – I remember travel. We used to do it. In fact, we were in New Zealand on a cruise in March 2020 when the proverbial COVID poo hit the fan, our 56-day trip was cut short by 44 days, and we had to fly home from Sydney, Australia immediately after disembarking the ship. Some
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NEWS – What’s the worst part of listening to personal audio? The wires? What if you’re wireless? Then, it could be clamping headphones or uncomfortable earbuds. What if you could listen to your audio – music, conferencing, GPS directions – whatever – all without anything in or around your ears? That’s precisely what the Israeli
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REVIEW – If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that we need to be prepared for anything. As a means to help simplify emergency preparations, BogyGuardz has introduced a new 5-in-1 portable emergency hub. Let’s see how many issues it can help with. What is it? The BodyGuardz 5-in-1 portable emergency hub is a
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REVIEW – Last holiday season, I had the opportunity to review Twinkly Strings – controllable holiday lights. I really liked them and they became a prominent feature in our holiday display. This year, Twinkly is back with Twinkly Music – a wireless controller for Twinkly lights that adds audio reactivity to your Twinkly lights. Let’s
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REVIEW – Sterilization is all the rage these days. Soap and water, hand sanitizer, steam cleaning – anything to get rid of pesky germs and viruses. The latest weapon in the germ wars is ultraviolet light. Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between 100nm (nanometers) and 400nm. I should say “for home” as
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Imagine this horror scenario – you’re out and about and spot a trendy food truck. They offer tasty burritos, but…how will you keep it warm on the way back to the office? Even more importantly, how will you eat it without dropping any of that burrito goodness on your clothes, desk, car,
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REVIEW – How many of you can honestly say that you always get a good night’s sleep? It turns out that a lack of good sleep is a bit of a problem. In fact, a CDC study in 2016 showed that one in three adults do not get enough sleep. Studies have shown that specific
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NEWS – Trash – we all produce it and we have to store it until trash day. Most of us have some sort of trash can in the kitchen. All that’s fine until we put nasty, stinky stuff in the can the day after trash day and have to smell it for the next several
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REVIEW – Hands. We rely on them daily. I’m using them right now to type these words for you to enjoy. Work like this doesn’t take much protection. But, other types of work, like gardening, building, and so on, can take a toll on your hands unless you protect them. I had the opportunity to
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NEWS – Gadgeteers keep a lot of stuff, and much of that is digital stuff. Photos, videos, miscellaneous files – they all take up storage space. For business, it’s even worse as all employees have that “can’t get rid of it” mentality. Seagate is bringing the HAMR down with their brand new Exos 20+ series
Need to nail some storage? Seagate is bringing the HAMR! Read More
NEWS – If you’re into home automation, you’re probably familiar with If This Then Then (IFTTT), the multi-platform cloud-based automation tool. With IFTTT, you can tie together disparate systems and make them work together. For example, if my Ambient Weather weather station registers rain falling at 0.1″ per hour or greater, it will trigger my
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CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – Here at The Gadgeteer, we’re all about reusability and environmental friendliness. In fact, we’re all about friendliness in general, but that’s for another article. Hydaway is a maker of reusable, collapsable, portable, water bottles. In fact, we’ve reviewed the original Hydaway bottle, their H2.O version, and their 25-ounce model. Hydaway is moving
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REVIEW – Today’s newer vehicles have those spiffy rear cameras that you can use when backing up. Some vehicles also have review mirrors that are display screens, showing realtime video from a read-facing camera instead of a reflection. Auto-Vox has combined both of those features with a forward-facing camera and recording capabilities and created the
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REVIEW – I love my robot vacuum. Specifically, it is an Ecovacs Deebot OZMO T8 AIVI that I reviewed in June 2020. What I don’t like is how often I have to empty the teeny, tiny dustbin that all robot vacuums have. If only there was a way to not have to empty that dustbin
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REVIEW – If you’re a regular reader, you already know that I love my Ecovacs Deebot OZMO T8 AIVI robot vacuum, even though it’s named like a Terminator and comes with lasers. I love how well it vacuums and while I wasn’t initially impressed with the mopping, after using it for a while, I’ve determined
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