REVIEW – Recently I upgraded my phone to the new iPhone 16 Pro Max. Normally I use a cheap case for my phones, something simple that protects the back of the phone, which is all I need. My wife and I recently went on a trip to Europe and spent a few days in London […]
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REVIEW – My wife and I recently returned from a trip to Europe. We brought along our iPhones, a Kindle Paperwhite, an Apple Watch, and a small curling iron. If you’ve ever traveled internationally, you’ll know that plug types and socket shapes are different around the world, so we brought along a new travel adapter
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NEWS – My favorite smart home company is Eve. I love their approach to security and protecting my data. In the past, I’ve reviewed their Water Guard and Energy Outlet products, both of which I am still using in my home. A while back I purchased their Light Switch and had an electrician install it.
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REVIEW – There are a lot of gadgets designed to help us take more and better pictures with our phones while on vacation, things like power banks, lights, and tripods. Moonside is trying to combine several of these into one convenient gadget called the MagLight (not to be confused with the oversized flashlight with the
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REVIEW – We have a chef’s store near us, one of those places that caters to restaurants but allows anyone to shop. It’s a fabulous place to pick up some large cuts of meat, and my wife recently picked up a pork butt and a pork shoulder. To help her cook the meat to exactly
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REVIEW – Several years ago I reviewed a leather wallet from Godbolé, and I loved the way this handmade gadget looked and felt. It’s a quality product that has lasted four and a half years and gave me an appreciation for genuine leather products. In this review, I’m hoping to find another great leather product
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REVIEW – Our son lives in a major city, and he’d like a bike that allows him to ride to all the places that are too far to walk yet too close to drive. He needs one that can fold up and be stored in the trunk of his Corolla, since he lives in an
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NEWS – Friend is a new gadget that is currently under development. Unlike most AI-based tools, this one doesn’t want to do any work for you or make you more productive. It only wants to do one thing: It wants to be your friend. Friend is an AirTag-sized gadget on a necklace. It has an
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REVIEW – My neighborhood is too small for a good bike ride. When I want to ride, I head out to a good bike trail. The more remote the trail, the smarter it is to have a bike pump handy. I’m looking for a portable, lightweight bike pump that I can easily take with me
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REVIEW – JMBricklayer designs, distributes, and sells building block sets that are a cheaper alternative to LEGO-brand sets. They are no stranger to The Gadgeteer, as we’ve reviewed everything from spacemen to chameleons to pirate ships to lighthouses. JMBricklayer is back with their most ambitious set ever, a massive marble run that in their own
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REVIEW – Not all pocket knives are created equal. Some cut corners to keep the price down. Other are a nice blend of features and price, and tend to make the best EDC knives. Still others look to rise above the field and be a better knife. In this review, I’ll be looking at the
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ARTICLE – We enjoy reviewing knives here at The Gadgeteer, but there is one thing that’s better than a review: putting your hands on a knife and giving it a test. The best place to see knives, both new and old, is at Blade Show 2024 in Atlanta, the largest knife show in the world.
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REVIEW – Vosteed has been on a roll lately, releasing new knives (like the Ankylo) as well as variations of existing knives (like the Raccoon with a crossbar lock). In this review, we’ll be looking at the dubiously-named Talarurus, a new pocket knife from Vosteed. What is it? The Vosteed Talarurus is a pocket knife
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REVIEW – JMBricklayer has released several sets in their Fantastic Idea line, like the chameleon and the panda, often with creatures that are part animal and part machine. Their latest addition is a mechanical parrot. Though the manual for this one doesn’t provide any backstory, I bet his robotic half is a smart device capable
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Last year I reviewed Bag End, a building block set from Webrick. While I liked the set, it didn’t come with any mini figures. I already had a few from some LEGO sets, but not enough to fill out this hobbit home. I went to AliExpress to buy a few more, and
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REVIEW – Pocket knives are versatile tools, useful for many tasks around the house and yard, whether staying in or heading out and about. There are many shapes and sizes and styles of knives, which allows everyone to find a knife or three that’s right for them. In this review, I’m looking at a new
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REVIEW – Any tea aficionado knows that there’s more to brewing tea than boiling water and pouring it over a tea bag. One, temperature matters. If the water is too hot or too cool, it can cause over or under extraction and alter the flavor of the tea. Two, depending upon location, a filter may
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REVIEW – Mankind has explored most of our planet, but there are still vast regions of space that we have never been to. What better way could there be to explore space than to mechanize pandas, provide them with armored space suits, and send them out! This is a review of Space Astronaut Panda, a
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NEWS – Apple recently released their Vision Pro, a fancy headset computer. One of the biggest concerns that I have about this device is that it will tend to further isolate people from each other. I put the headset on, work for a few hours, and completely ignore everyone around me. In a recent tech
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REVIEW – In a perfect world, all of the powered gadgets that I own (fans, humidifiers, heaters, etc.) would be smart gadgets, capable of being controlled with nothing more than a voice command to Siri or a preset automation via the Home app. I don’t live in that world just yet, so one way to
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