REVIEW – Drivers, start your engines! Ahh, those words that lead to high-speed excitement, the occasional crash, and a lot of left turns. If you fancy yourself an armchair racer, let’s check out the officially licensed Audi R8 LMS GT3 2019 from Creative Double Star and see if it has you saying, “Boogity, boogity”. What […]
REVIEW – There are lots of different LED lighting solutions out there. Govee introduced their new Flow Plus smart light bar solution into this crowded market. Let’s dig into these and find out if they bring something new to the market or are just another dull addition. What is it? Govee Flow Plus smart light
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REVIEW – What’s the worst part of baking messy things? The cleanup, of course. Silicone baking sheets can minimize the mess, but since they’re flat, the goo can still leak and bake onto your pan. Grand Fusion Housewares, a maker of all kinds of home goods, introduced a twist on the silicone baking sheet. Let’s
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REVIEW – If you’re a beer or soda drinker, there are a ton of options for taking your beverages with you and keeping them cool. But for the mixed drink crowd, unless you’re willing to tote all the ingredients with you as well as some sort of mixing container, you’re really out of luck. High
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Remember the Baby Einstein books? Well, a guy named Chase Roberts has one-upped them with a new Kickstarter campaign – Computer Engineering for Babies. The book teaches the basics of computer engineering – AND logic, OR logic, and so on. Because little kids love buttons and lights, the book breaks down the
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REVIEW – A little while ago, I wrote up a news article about a new hybrid electric/mechanical watch by The Electricianz. The Electricianz fancy themselves as creators of unusual watches that feature interesting colors and lighting. Electricity keeps the world moving. The Electricianz is on a mission to put that energy in the spotlight. We
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REVIEW – If you’re a regular reader of The Gadgeteer and my reviews, you’ll know that I have been on a quest to find the perfect earbud. I’ve tested several, but so far, none have had that ‘wow’ factor that ended my search. The latest contestant is the Olive Pro from Olive Union. These aren’t
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Watches seemed to be a dying thing a while back. With everyone carrying cellphones, there didn’t seem to be much use for another way to tell time. Innovative watch manufacturers are turning the tide by introducing interesting and unusual new timepieces that are as much fashion as they are function. The Electricianz
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REVIEW – Are you info creative lighting? Are you also into building things with Legos? If the answer to both of those questions is “yes”, then read on! The Lego enthusiasts at WLWYB (we love what you build) have come up with an interesting USB-powered feature light built from Lego bricks. Let’s check it out!
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REVIEW – LED light strips are cool. They can add accent colors to your home decorating. Most LED strips display one color of your choosing. Twinkly, a maker of app-controlled, addressable LED lights recently released Twinkly Line. Let’s see why this isn’t your father’s boring old LED light strip. What is it? Twinkly Line is
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CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – Spending time cleaning, sucks, am I right? I’m all for anything that can reduce cleaning time and effort, especially if it also improves cleaning performance. Goodpapa is putting its spin on kitchen cleaning with its new Kickstarter campaign for the K1 4-in-1 Spin Scrubber. They have some history with spinning cleaning products
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REVIEW – Flashlights are important safety items. If you need bright light, it usually means carrying a big light with you. Big light = big light, right? Not if you’re carrying the new Catapult Mini from Thrunite! What is it? The Catapult Mini is a high-powered flashlight styled after Thrunite’s Catapult V6 SST70 flashlight, just
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REVIEW – Do you ever take wine with you to a gathering? Imagine showing up with a classy bottle of wine wrapped in a tacky plastic bag. Oh, the horror! WP Standard, maker of fine leather bags, wallets, and accessories offers up their wine tote as a means to class up your arrival. What is
WP Standard wine tote review – tote your Two-Buck Chuck in style! Read More
REVIEW – I’m into interesting indoor and outdoor lighting and have written too many reviews of different products to link here. One of my favorites is the Twinkly series of app-controlled lights, like the Twinkly Strings. Twinkly is back at it, bringing new products to market. This time, it is indoor lighting with Twinkly Flex.
NEWS – Prompting the question, “Why?”, Amazon recently introduced a connected soap dispenser. Don’t get me wrong – I love internet-connected things. My whole house is automated. I even tried an Alexa-enabled device for the shower, but that crashed, quite literally. But not everything needs to be connected. Amazon is back at it with their
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REVIEW – I’ve talked before about how reliant we Gadgeteers are on power. We love gadgets and gadgets love power. How about a gadget that doesn’t run on power – it creates power! Let’s take a look at the SunJack 25W foldable ETFE monocrystalline solar panel charger with two 10,000mAh power bank batteries system. How’s
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REVIEW – If you’re a golfer, you know the horror of trying to put on a crinkly, dry, cracked golf glove. How do they get this way? When you golf, your hand sweats, and that golf glove absorbs it, allowing you to keep that correct grip and par the hole. After your round, you crush
Glovelast review – Make your golf glove last longer Read More
REVIEW – Sleep is one of the most important things we all do every day. Sleep is also one of the things many of us struggle with every day. For many of us, having some sort of masking sound that covers all those other sounds helps promote better sleep. Mintal is offering its vision for
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REVIEW – Lighting can really set off a house. Nice exterior lighting washing up or down a wall or highlighting a landscaping feature adds that wow factor. One of the problems is that if you want to control multiple lights as a group, they typically have to be connected together. This can create a wiring
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REVIEW – We all need a little light in our lives. For your consideration, here are two little lights from BioLite, the AlpenGlow 250 & 500 rechargeable lanterns. These LED lights are designed to sit on a flat surface or hang from their built-in hook. They also double as USB battery packs, providing on-the-go charging
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