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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

Battle funky smells with the Aera IoT diffuser

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“Does it smell weird in here to you?” I’m sure you’ve heard or even uttered that question more than once (a week). Funky smells from cooking and other activities have a way of wafting through the home and settling in spots. So we spray air fresheners, light incense, candles, etc to mask the odors. Is […]

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Razors, wallets, security cameras, printers and more – Weekly roundup

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It’s the last weekend before the holiday craziness level gets turned up to 11. Do yourself a favor and enjoy a little “you time” while you still can. I have just the thing to help you relax. Click through and browse a list of all our gadget news and review posts from the past week.

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Elgato Eve Motion presence sensor puts you in control of home automation

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The Evo Motion sensor from Elgato is a wireless motion sensor with HomeKit technology for Apple devices. This sensor can detect a user’s presence or absence in a room to enable or disable power outlets, heating and air conditioning systems, lights and more without needing to open an app or voice commands with Siri or

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Julie’s gadget diary – It’s time for me to try a Surface Pro 4

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If you’ve been following my recent gadget diary posts, you will know that I’ve been trying to decide what my next travel computer will be. I’m set on it being very light weight (including the charging adapter) but still capable enough to handle the desktop browser version of Gmail, and Photoshop photo editing software in case

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Funko is set to offer a line up of Stranger Things POP! figures next year

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It’s too bad that we have to wait until next year for these cool Stranger Things vinyl POP! figurines from Funko! If you don’t know what Stranger Things is, get your self over to Netflix right now and binge watch this very fun short series. It has all the best compontents of a great sci-fi

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iRestore laser hair growth system, Nexus 6p, Kevo lock and more – Review updates

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It’s time for another batch of review updates. This time I’ve updated five of my reviews from the past few months, so nothing too old this time, but they are all products that I use on a daily basis. Click through to see the list of updated reviews and then scroll to the end of

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The Sugr Cube Alexa enabled speaker has some sweet baked in features

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The Sugr Cube is a 4 inch portable speaker with Spotify Connect, AirPlay and Amazon’s Alexa services built into an attractive WiFi wood speaker that can play music for up to 24 hours with its built-in 6000 mAh Li-Ion rechargeable battery. The Sugr Cube has 4GB of storage for hundreds of songs and has been

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Starting today you can check out Verizon’s exclusive “Rogue One” – Star Wars 360 experience

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This just in from Verizon: As part of their collaboration with the highly anticipated film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” Verizon invites consumers to view Rogue One™: Recon – A Star Wars™ 360 created by Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB. The in-store content is a short, immersive 360 experience available exclusively at 1,400 Verizon stores across the

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Julie’s gadget diary – The iPad Pro isn’t going to be my next travel companion after all

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There seems to be a disturbance in the Force because I haven’t been able to bond with any new gadgets that I’ve tried in the last couple of months. First, it was the iPhone 7, which I tried for a few weeks and ultimately returned to Verizon. Next up was the Google Pixel XL which I

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Smart Nora is a snoring solution that might make your partner stop hating you

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I don’t snore, but I live and sleep with someone who does… or who used to. I dealt with interrupted sleep for years which made me grumpy and resentful to the person I cared about most in the world. I often thought about using a pillow to smother her during the night… just kidding… ok,

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ROLI BLOCKS is a modular system that lets anyone make music

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If you’ve ever wanted to create music but felt you didn’t have the aptitude or ability to play a physical instrument, the BLOCKS system from ROLI looks like a simple and fun way to make your dreams come true without needing a huge budget. ROLI BLOCKS is a scalable music creation system that connects together

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