NEWS – Many years ago, when Lenovo was still part of IBM, they made a number of laptops that were powerful enough for programming yet small enough to travel.  Perhaps the defining characteristic of these laptops was that instead of designing a nice, large trackpad, like Apple did, they added what was affectionately was known […]
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REVIEW – My wife and I enjoy hiking at state parks. These days COVID-19 is severely curtailing our activities, but once it’s over we plan to get back out into nature. When hiking all day, it’s easy to find yourself with a phone whose battery is nearly drained.  For times like this, it’s nice to
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REVIEW – We live in a one-story house with an open floor plan. We love the way our house centers around the combined living area of our kitchen, dining room, and living area. There is, however, one unexpected consequence of this floor design: Whenever someone is watching a movie or TV show and playing the
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REVIEW – I have a 2019 Ford Mustang that supports Apple’s CarPlay. It’s fabulous. Once I plug in my phone, I can navigate with Apple Maps, send texts, and answer calls without ever having to touch my phone. I also have a 2016 Toyota RAV4. While I love the car, it doesn’t support CarPlay, which
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REVIEW – For the most part, I think the optimal input device for an iPad is one’s fingers. Some people, however, have a need to enter a lot of text. While the built-in, virtual keyboard on an iPad is serviceable, having a real, physical keyboard makes typing so much easier. My wife teaches English online,
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REVIEW – We recently moved into a new house, and it has a butler’s pantry instead of a traditional pantry. This means we have a lot of shelves, some of which are very deep, and my wife and I are trying to figure out how to organize everything. In particular, it’s a challenge to organize
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Review – We recently moved into a new, single-story house. When I first installed our washing machine in the laundry room, I failed to tighten the water drain hose on the back of the washer. Thankfully I was keeping an eye on it during our first load and quickly realized my mistake before too much
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REVIEW – My wife and I were recently at a gaming convention and asking after two-player games.  Someone recommended that we pick up a copy of Intelle, so we bought it on the spot and took it home to give it a try.  This review is a quick summary of our thoughts on the game.
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REVIEW – My wife and I have been playing board games and card games for as long as we’ve been married.  When our kids got old enough, we taught them to play our favorites, games like Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, and Ticket to Ride.  Recently, our final kid headed off to college, so my wife
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REVIEW – In the world of competitive video gaming, even small things can mean the difference between winning and losing, and one way to get an edge on the competition is to be faster with your mouse. With this goal in mind, Glorious has built a reputation for designing lightweight mice that are “built for
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REVIEW – The nightstand beside my bed has a lamp, a reading light, and a clock, and I often have an iPad that needs charging as well. As there is only one wall outlet nearby, it’s the perfect place for a surge protector, and that’s why I have been testing a Cutie from Accell Power.
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 CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Toilet cleaning automation is generally low-tech.  You drop a tablet into the tank, where it gradually dissolves over time as its chemicals clean your bowl.  The SmartLOO takes this concept and implements in a smarter fashion; that is, it releases a small amount of cleaning chemical every time you flush.  This
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REVIEW – We recently moved to a new single-story house where more than half the rooms have a hardwood floor, which tends to collect dust bunnies. My wife and I are busy working from home, and we have a small dog as well. Altogether, this seems like the perfect proving grounds for a robotic vacuum
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NEWS – The FAA has recently put forth a proposal that would allow them to track all drones over 0.55 pounds, even drones for hobbyists like those reviewed on this site.  They want to force drones to broadcast their ID and location, like a transponder for civilian aircraft, and their controllers to transmit that same
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REVIEW – We don’t watch a lot of TV these days, but we do use it to check the weather, catch up on local news, and track emergency events. We recently moved to a new location that’s definitely more rural than urban, so I thought this would be a good time to upgrade my TV’s
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REVIEW – Suppose you’re looking to buy a wallet for that special guy in your life, maybe for Christmas, graduation, or a birthday. Sure, you could go to Target or JC Penneys and pick up any old wallet they have, but what if you want to get something special, a wallet that is above and
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REVIEW – As a semi-competitive gamer, I’m always on the lookout for a good gaming mouse. Normally I’m not that excited about wireless gaming mice, because there’s always the risk that my battery dies in the middle of a game, leaving me stranded for 30 seconds or so while I fumble for a new pair
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Every video game requires input from the gamer, and for PC gaming that means a gaming keyboard is required. For me, a great keyboard need to durable as I mash the keys repeatedly, use switches that have a tactile response, and display some bling-bling colors so that I can show off for my friends. In
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REVIEW – One of the key components of any computer system is obviously the mouse, which is used to select items on the screen. For a gaming computer, a good mouse is extra important, as a gamer must be able to quickly and accurately click to move, shoot, collect items, and so on. In this
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REVIEW – Our family has several pieces of luggage, but after traveling to Asia and back and all over the east coast, they’re pretty beaten up. Additionally, they are not very flexible, as they have one main compartment for storing everything. It’s time to try something new, preferably something that is both durable and flexible.Â
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