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.

NOVE Atlantean dive watch review – How to look good at 1,000 feet down

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REVIEW – You’re a scuba diver.  You’re also a fashionista.  How do you make both of those things work together, especially when it comes to your timekeeping tools on your deep dives?  Boutique Swiss watch manufacturer, Nove, has the answer with their new Atlantean dive watch. What is it? The NOVE Atlantean is a dive […]

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Carex TENS 7000 pain management device review – pocket-sized pain relief

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REVIEW – Good things can come with age.  Retirement – that’s good.  Social Security deposits – also good. Travel without regard to schedules – really, really good.  Aches and pains – not so much.  If you suffer from chronic muscle and nerve pain, treatment with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, or TENS, can bring temporary relief.

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Gadgeteer team – gear we’re using in 2022 (Garry Kolb)

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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.

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It’s not the Sun in your hand…but it’s close! – Imalent RS50 flashlight review

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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

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Baseus PowerCombo GaN 65W charger/power strip review – a nice multifunction charging solution

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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,

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Imalent MS08 flashlight review – the flashlight’s so bright, you gotta wear shades!

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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

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Pelican G5 RF Field Wallet review – safe EDC carry for your cash RFID cards

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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

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VATID 600W portable power station review

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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

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Remi custom night guard home kit review – end the daily grind

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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. 

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July Carry-On Pro review – a roll aboard suitcase, laptop sleeve, and charging combo

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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

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Use your tech to score custom fit swim goggles with TheMagic5

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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

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Mojawa Mojo1 bone conduction headphone review – all the sound, none of the noise

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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

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Tell time the old school way, but only during the day

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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

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ChefWave InterMix immersion blender review – the Swiss army knife of immersion blenders

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REVIEW – If you’ve never used an immersion blender, you don’t know what you’re missing.  Being able to blend up a smoothie in the glass, or pulverize potatoes right in the pot without dirtying up another bowl can be a time-saver.  But, immersion blenders are kind of a one-trick pony.  ChefWave thinks they should be

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Bio-Orb turns on the lights with the power of bioluminescence

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NEWS – Electricity is overrated. Way before electricity was harnessed, nature figured out how to light up via bioluminescence. Bioluminescence (illumination) results from a light-producing chemical reaction called chemiluminescence, a natural defense mechanism of many marine creatures. The folks at IFLScience recently published an offer from stacksocial for the Bio-Orb – a bioluminescence bulb filled

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LunaGlow Nano cordless vacuum/mop review – one-pass cleaning

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REVIEW – We have carpeted bedrooms in our home.  Beyond that, all of the other flooring in the home is LVP (luxury vinyl plank) which is all the rage these days.  What does that mean in terms of cleaning?  It means that vacuuming simply isn’t enough. The floor needs to be wet-cleaned as well, and

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