NEWS – Yes, you read that right – everyone’s favorite rotating cube is 40 years old. During the COVID19 lockdown, Rubik’s Cube’s popularity has surged, just in time for the invention’s 40th anniversary of becoming a global phenomenon. For those of us that aren’t as visual as others, the company has a great how-to guide on […]
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NEWS – There are a lot of satellites circling this blue marble we call home. YOu may not realize that many of these tin cans floating over our heads are actually visible to the naked eye if you know where to look. If you want to see one of these satellites with your own set
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REVIEW – Of course, we’ve all heard of COVID-19 by now. To be clear, the “19” on the end is not supposed to be the number of pounds we each have gained by sitting in quarantine, eating Cheetos and Oreos. If that has happened to you, you need a tool to track that tonnage and
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REVIEW – Water is an essential part of life. We need it to survive. It’s nice to float in on a hot summer day. But, if it shows up in the wrong place at the wrong time, it can create a disaster in your home. Orbit is mainly known for its water flow solutions, like irrigation
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Electricity and plumbing. Overrated. That’s the concept behind Easy Wash 2.0, a hand-washer currently funding on Kickstarter. Easy Wash 2.0 is the updated iteration of this unit. It is made of plastic and attaches to smooth floors with suction cups. It is designed to be able to wash and spin one to
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REVIEW – You just picked up that shiny new smartphone – you know, the one that was just released? The same one you just dropped, shattering the front and back glass and denting the corner? Kind of makes you shudder, doesn’t it? The thought of your precious new tech going from new hotness to old
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REVIEW – If you’re a regular reader of The Gadgeteer, you know that we are regularly offered robotic vacuums to review. Everyone and their cousin seem to be making robotic vacuums. Many seem to suck, and not in a good way. We have carpet in our bedrooms and hard flooring in the rest of the
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Picture this – you can finally have a group gathering, with proper social distancing, of course. You and your buddies are all hanging around out on the patio, looking forward to a cold one, and you discover that the longnecks don’t have twist-off caps. Oh! The horror! You shouldn’t pass around a
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REVIEW – Steam. The universal cleaner. Steam cleans everything. It disinfects, sanitizes, and has a way to get out stains that other cleaning products simply can’t. Especially in today’s world, steam can offer a degree of cleaning that is more important than ever. Costway has a consumer-grade steamer that offers a wide variety of cleaning
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REVIEW – Watches. There are two schools of thought on watches. You either love them or you have no use for them. I am in the latter school – I love watches. It’s actually a little bit of an illness. I have more than 25 watches. When the opportunity to review the Zinvo Blade Acid
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Who doesn’t love rotisserie-cooked food? Spinning your food while it’s cooking reduces fat and evens out the cooking. But rotisseries are a little complicated and typically involve routing electric cords into your grill. Trying to rotisserie cook in an oven is even harder. Kickstarter campaign Roto-Q 360 wants to bring rotisserie cooking
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Reusable water bottles are everywhere. You can always see ecology-minded folks toting their water bottles, keeping their body properly hydrated while not adding to the mountains of waste going into landfills. But, these same people can also be found at their local coffee shops, drinking their morning caffeine in single-use cups with
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NEWS – It seems like every single week, there’s a Tuesday in there, somewhere, and that means Taco Tuesday! Soft taco shells are healthier than hard shells, since hard shells are fried, and that means more calories and fat. But hard shells are fun with their crunch and texture. What if you could enjoy crunchy
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ARTICLE – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously approved an expansion of Wi-Fi signals to include 6GHz wavelengths. Formerly only in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, this marks a major expansion for Wi-Fi and a potential increase of about five times the available bandwidth. Wi-Fi demand continues to increase and the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands
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REVIEW – I hate getting certain new tech – specifically phones and PCs. While I love all the shiny newness, I detest migrating everything from the old to the new. It’s tedious and time-consuming and did I mention that I hate it? What if there was a way to make the process simple and hands-off?
Zinstall WinWin software review – Windows PC migration made easy Read More
CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – Everyone knows that working out – lifting weights, running, etcetera, is the way to make your muscles healthier and stronger. We all possess one body part that you simply cannot exercise in that way – our brain. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to exercise our brain similarly? Science
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REVIEW – When you think about cordless vacuums, what brand comes to mind? For me, it’s Dyson. The Dyson stick vacuums pretty much set the standard for cordless suction, provided your needs are mostly cleaning larger areas. Even with the shorter attachments, wiggling a Dyson into the nooks and crannies of your car, or even
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – We all need to touch things that are outside our cleaning control. These days, nobody wants to touch anything, given the current state of Covid19. Door knobs, ATM or gas pump keyboards, grocery store checkout screens, the list goes on. What if there was a way to touch them, without actually touching
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Breakfast – reportedly the most important meal of the day. But, how do you build a better breakfast? With Lego-like building brick waffles! This Kickstarter campaign is not affiliated with Lego, but the waffles the maker produces look eerily similar. Funded past their $7,500 goal in under 30 hours (it sits at
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ARTICLE – Internet access when on a cruise used to be crazy-stupid expensive and not really work. I remember the first time I tried internet access on a cruise and the only thing more frustrating than the cost was waiting for web pages to load. Thankfully, that is beginning to change as cruise lines roll out
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