REVIEW – Gone are the days when you have to have multiple proprietary AC adapters plugged in to charge all your devices. The proliferation of USB-C and Micro-USB cables means a single adapter can now generally charge most of your devices. But what happens if you have multiple devices to charge at the same time? […]
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REVIEW – Chromebooks haven’t been reviewed much here on the Gadgeteer, the last real reference I can find is around 2018. Julie has made mention in passing over a number of her “finding the right device” reviews, but nothing substantial. Well recently my 2013 Nexus 7 tablet finally passed away and I started looking for
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CROWDFUNDING REVIEW: Many Gadgeteers are bagaholics here. Traditionally while on the move I love my messenger bags. They’re easy to use and give easy access to everything quickly and efficiently. The situation changes however when you have to move things around from place to place. This is where backpacks are more convenient because they make
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REVIEW – WiFi is everywhere these days. Wherever you are you’re being bombarded with WiFi signals. However ironically one of the big issues most people have is coverage in their own homes. It appears because of the size and construction of houses, there are often areas where the WiFi from a single WiFi router won’t
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REVIEW – I recently reviewed the Australian designed Alpaka 7VEN Mini Messenger. While I had an issue with the strap as a proper messenger bag, it’s pretty much been my work EDC used as a shoulder bag/briefcase only. Because of its great layout of pockets and other things, as a shoulder/briefcase it’s really good. The
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REVIEW – Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m Ian, and I’m a messenger bagaholic. Through the years I’ve had no-name messengers, multiple Timbuk2s, a custom made BO-Gear and the list goes on. When I found another Australian messenger company, Alpaka Gear (yeah, not a very Aussie name. Why isn’t it the Roo, or the Echidna or the
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MINI REVIEW – Firstly let me clarify, this is not a “Spitz Mini” review, it’s a Spitz “mini review”. That being said, just like all the GL.iNet range of products this is small, not your normal size router. Why a mini review? Because unlike a normal router, there’s a heap of different factors that will
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REVIEW – My ideal travel camera bag is a messenger/satchel style bag. Whether I’m walking, cycling or riding a motorcycle, this style of bag allows me to easily swing the bag around, get out my camera gear, take the shot, replace my camera and then swing the bag back around. Much easier than having to
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – We previously reviewed the Scrubba Wash Bag, a mobile washing device that allows you to clean your clothes easily and environmentally in many situations where washing wouldn’t be an option but let’s face it if you’re traveling light you can put up with a few stains or dirty spots on your T-Shirt
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NEWS – DJI is already well known for its range of drones and gimbals and now they’re entering the action camera market as well. The Osmo Action Camera uses a 1/2.3-inch sensor and records in up to 4K. It has built-in full color screens on both the rear and front of the camera, perfect for
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REVIEW – For some reason, in a very short time I’ve gone from zero travel routers to three travel routers. If you follow through my reviews, I initially purchased the TP-Link TL-WR802n, then to add further functionality I discovered the GL-iNet GL-300N-V2 and after reading my review, GL.iNet was kind enough to send me their
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REVIEW – Since my last review of the TP-Link TL-WR802n , I found a few things that I wasn’t happy with and went on the lookout for something to address the shortcomings. After searching high and low I came across the GL.iNet range of mini routers. They have a whole series of mini routers with
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REVIEW – Firstly an apology to Fused Good. This review has taken me literally years. After receiving the products and starting my draft review I moved to Vietnam for a couple of years and because of their cash economy and the size (both of the notes and the wad of money you need to take
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ARTICLE – So I’ve been cleaning up under my parent’s house recently and found my 1975 VR headset 😛 Yes, the View-Master Stereoscopic Viewer. Remember these? 3 reels of 7 stereoscopic images and a little booklet that told you the story. Luckily none of the reels have been damaged with water or age. I pulled
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REVIEW – Let me say first that I understand that many sites use ads as a means for additional funding for their site (including The Gadgeteer). I mean TANSTAAFL (There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch). That being said I’m probably a marketer’s nightmare; my clickthrough rate on ads I do see is
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REVIEW – It’s a connected world, and if you’re traveling there’s often issues or risks with the internet connectivity you find publicly available. Or maybe you just have the need for some sort of router that’s portable but you don’t want to lug around a full-size router and it’s associated cables and power supply. TP-Link’s
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NEWS – About 5 years ago ( 🙂 ) I wrote a news item on Mightytext, a neat utility that allowed you to send and receive texts on your desktop. I’ve been using this pretty much every day since. Well, finally Google has come up with their own version otherwise known as Google Android Messages. Like Mightytext you
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Something that amazes me as I travel around the world is how much more “advanced” Australian banknotes are. In 1996 Australian became the first country to with a full set of circulating polymer banknotes. Polymer has a number great advantages over cotton fibre; they’re harder to counterfeit (due to restricted access to the material), harder to rip (though you
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I know there are many walletaholics here on The Gadgeteer and sadly I’m one of them. After becoming a front pocket carrier I appear to have accumulated a wallet for different occasions. My EDC is a Saddleback Leather Small and when I need a more minimal wallet I put a subset of my cards into
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With the proliferation of cheaper Chinese phones from companies like OPPO, Xaomi and the recently reviewed verykool Spark LTE, there has been an increased popularity in the Western markets for these well specced but well priced phones. One of the questions you need to clarified before you put down your hard earned (not so big as buying mainstream players 🙂 ) dollars
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