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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




Star Wars themed air fresheners use the Force to vaporize funky car smells

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Officially licensed by Star Wars and Disney, these Star Wars themed air fresheners have been designed to clip to your car’s air vent slats so air flowing out of the vents and through Darth Vader’s or the  Stormtrooper’s head will help make any funky smells in your car quickly vanish. Only real Star Wars collectible

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iRestore laser hair growth system, Dell XPS 13″ laptop and more – Review updates

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Except for one item, this set of review updates has a vacation theme because all but one item traveled with me this week on vacation to Sanibel Island Florida. Click through to see the list of updated reviews. You’ll find my updates at the bottom of each individual review.

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Turning TVs into whiteboards, shelves for iMacs, minimalist wallets and more – Notable crowdfunding projects

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This week we take a quick look at five Kickstarter crowdfunding campaigns for products that improve the fit and function of your sneakers, your TV, your Pizza cooking skills, your iMac and more. Click through to read about this weeks’ notable crowdfunding campaign picks.

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VIZIO M50-D1 SmartCast Ultra HD Home Theater Display review

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Six years ago we remodeled our basement and bought our first flat screen TV, A 55″ Samsung that we mounted on the wall. It’s served us well, but when I bought it, it was before smartTVs were a thing, so I’ve felt like my home theater setup has been lacking Gadgeteer worthy features. That is

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Julie’s gadget diary – What comes after the smartphone?

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I’m sure you guys are getting tired of my whining about how the current crop of smartphones isn’t as “fun” as devices were back in the good old days of PDAs when new features and technology was being developed every few months. I even get tired of listening to myself because I’m starting to remind

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STACK is a modular power strip with LEGO brick style design

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I think it’s a safe guess that you have several power strips in use at your home or office. How many of those power strips have the right amount of outlets? Of the ones I use, they have either too many outlets causing them to take up too much space, or not enough outlets, causing

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Julie’s gadget diary – Now that the Note 7 is toast, which smartphone is the next best choice?

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After almost two months of spontaneously combusting drama, it’s official. Samsung has finally stuck a fork in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and it’s been declared dead. My guess is that we’ll never see another new Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone model because that name just has too much negativity attached to it. So, what do

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It’s a pen, it’s a ruler, it’s a stylus and it’s even a necklace

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Most multi-tools have knives, pliers and screwdrivers, but the Rule/One “multi-tool” is a multi-tool for writing and drawing that features a removable pen that can be converted into a stylus or a lanyard, and a ruler with inches on one side and metric measurements on the other side. The Rule/One has a milled aluminum body

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Stowaway Tools, GRIPsher mulit-tool, SHOTBOX and more – Notable crowdfunding projects

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The latest crowdfunding projects that interest me are all tools. Tools for your pocket or keychain, as well as tools for your camera / smartphone and workout bag. Click through to check out five projects from Kickstarter and Indiegogo that I think are worth a look. 

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Juile’s gadget diary – Why can’t Apple and Google be more like Sony used to be?

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I wrote a gadget diary post a few day ago talking about the Google Pixel XL that I have on order. Mark Ryan left a comment that really resonated with me. He said: I have to say that both Apple and Google are really lost when it comes to mobile phone innovation. Pixel is not

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BEDDI alarm clocks, AcuRite weather systems, BeanPlus coffee brewer and more – Weekly roundup

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Here’s your Saturday afternoon list of everything that we’ve posted this week on The Gadgeteer. Click through and browse the list to make sure you didn’t miss a review, article or news on a topic that you like to follow. Have a great weekend!

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Amazon just added free ebooks, magazines and comics for Prime members

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Being an Amazon Prime member just got even better! Earlier this week, Amazon announced their Prime Reading perk which offers a rotating selection of more than 1000 ebooks, kid’s books, magazines, and even comics that Prime members in the US can read through the Kindle app for free. Some of the selections include magazines like

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Rowkin Bit Charge wireless earbuds review

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I’ve seen the writing on the wall and know that the days of wired earbuds, earphones and headphones are numbered. I’m not sad about this because dangling earphone wires are one thing in my life that I definitely won’t miss when they are gone. However, finding the perfect pair of wireless earbuds is not easy. The

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