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Julie Strietelmeier

I created The Gadgeteer in 1997 as a fun way to share my passion for gadgets which began when I was a little kid. Some of my other interests include ukulele, photography, and productivity hacks. Learn more about me and my favorite gear. You can now find me on YouTube at @JulieStrietelmeier and my blog at juliestrietelmeier.com




Camera bags, lens, and smartphone camera grip reviews – Weekly roundup

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Looking back on the variety of news and reviews that we posted on The Gadgeteer this week, it appears that we had an underlying theme of photography related news and reviews. It wasn’t planned, but a happy accident and the fact that one of our newest additions to our team of writers really likes writing

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The Gourmia IoT Cool-Cooker has something other slow cookers don’t

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Before I fell in love with my Instant Pot, I used a slow cooker to cook chickens and roasts while I was at work during the day. The only annoying thing about using a slow cooker (aka crock pot) is that I’d have to get up earlier than usual to put all the ingredients in

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Sonoff S31 WiFi socket and Slampher RF bulb adapter review

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Turning your home into a smart home is a whole lot easier if you add the home automation tech during the building phase instead of waiting years later to retrofit tech into an existing home. Although that’s great advice, it won’t help you if you want to get into the home automation game with an older

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DockCase MacBook sleeve with built in USB C hub review

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I love my 12″ MacBook that I bought as a refurb from Amazon a couple years ago. It’s the perfect size and the perfect weight for everyday use and especially for travel. I actually downsized from a 13″ MacBook Pro just to get a smaller and lighter machine. But downsizing also meant that I would have to

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Huawei Mate 10 Pro review, Canon news, Apple AirPods review, and more – Weekly roundup

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It’s that time of the week where gadgeteers need a break to catch up on all of our gadget related news, reviews, and articles that we posted here on this site this week. So sit down, get comfortable, browse the list, and enjoy! News Missing the MagSafe on your USB-C MacBook Pro? The Loupedeck Photo

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Ko-Axis Rail Pen, a raincoat in your wallet, fidget toys, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns

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This week we are bringing you five crowdfunding campaigns that are currently running on Kickstarter. This week’s campaigns are for people interested in EDC gear like wallets, pens, bags, and more. Check out our picks for this week’s notable crowdfunding campaigns. Ko-Axis™ Rail Pen What is it? The Ko-Axis is a flat pen designed by

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EasyAcc has your Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ covered

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Samsung officially announced their next best selling phones in Barcelona, Spain at the 2018 Mobile World Congress (MWC) this past Sunday. The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ have a few updates to the Samsung Galaxy S8 series of phones from last year, but one thing hasn’t changed. The new Galaxy phones are expensive and most people

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This standing desk uses witchcraft to fit in your gear bag

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For years now we’ve all been hearing that sitting all day long is as bad as smoking cigarettes when it comes to your health. To help combat this issue, standing desks have become a popular office accessory. Standing desks perform as you would imagine, they make you stand up to use your computer. They are

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Ergotron standing desk, Tapplock fingerprint padlock, Biostrap fitness tracker, and more – Weekly roundup

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It’s that time of the week where gadgeteers need a break to catch up on all of our gadget related news, reviews, and articles that we posted here on this site this week. So sit down, get comfortable, browse the list, and enjoy! Articles Julie’s gadget diary – Update on my plan to ditch my

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Biostrap activity tracker fitness band review

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Did you start the new year off with a resolution to become more active and healthy? How’s that working for you so far? Resolutions and goals are wonderful things but sometimes we need some extra help with motivation. One way to “see” your progress is to track stats like daily activity, calorie burn, etc. Wearable

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KeyClip2.0, BAUBAX 2.0 travel jacket, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns

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This week we are bringing you four currently running crowdfunding campaigns from Kickstarter. This week’s campaigns are for people interested in EDC pocket gear, travel gear, and photography gear. Check out our picks for this week’s notable crowdfunding campaigns. KeyClip Wallet 2.0 – Combine Your Everyday Carry What is it? KeyClip is a minimal wallet

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Julie’s gadget diary – Update on my plan to ditch my notebooks

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In my last gadget diary post from over a week ago, I announced that I was going to give up my paper notebooks in favor of a digital To-Do system to help me manage my tasks. After I published that post, quite a few of you gave me ideas for different apps to try (thanks!).

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Essential Phone, new Waterfield wallets, Mission Workshop pants, and more – Weekly roundup

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Wow, where did this week go? It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for you to take a quick look through a list of everything that we wrote about this week on The Gadgeteer. We have news, we have reviews, and we have articles about your favorite gadgets. Enjoy! News New 2018 spring colors from Topo

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