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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

Amazon debuts 2nd gen Amazon Echo Dot

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I reviewed the first gen Echo Dot only four months ago and now Amazon has just announced a 2nd generation version. Wow, that was fast! If you’re not familiar with the Amazon Echo Dot, it’s a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses a voice “assistant” named Alexa to play music, control smart home devices, provide information, […]

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IK Multimedia announces iRig HD 2 for iPhone 7, iPad, Mac & PC

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We like to cover IK Multimedia products because they consistently offer powerful tech music accessories that are fun and easy to use. Today they announced the iRig HD 2 pro-quality digital guitar and bass interface for iOS. The iRig HD 2 features 24-bit analog-to-digital conversion and 96kHz sample rate. The device connects directly to your

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BloomSky SKY1 solar powered weather camera kit review

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Weather nerds can easily become part of a crowd-sourced community-based weather network with the BloomSky SKY1 solar powered weather camera kit. Set it up in your yard and you and others who follow you can instantly check the weather in your exact area, making it more accurate than what the weatherman on the TV, radio and

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These new mice from Logitech are as quiet as a… mouse

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Does the clickity clackity noise from some keyboards and click click click of mice buttons grate on your nerves? Logitech has you covered with their latest “silent” mice. We live in a social world, whether you work in a shared space or at home, but sometimes silence really is golden,” said Anatoliy Polyanker, global portfolio

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iClassics brings classic literature to the tablet generation

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Back in my day, we didn’t have fancy schmancy tablets to read books, we had actual books with pages, that we had to turn! And we liked it! That was me channeling Dana Carvey’s Grumpy Old Man character from Saturday Night Live. It’s true though. When I was a kid, I loved Saturdays because my

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Leave your DSLR at home when you pair ExoLens lenses with your new iPhone 7

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ExoLens has recently announced professional grade camera accessories for the iPhone 6/6s, iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus, and iPhone 7 (I’m not sure why there’s no love for the iPhone 7 Plus, but here’s hoping they will offer these new accessories for that model as well). The Wide-Angle kit comes with a ZEISS Mutar 0.6x Asph

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Julie’s gadget diary – Be careful how you order your new iPhone 7

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Last Friday (9/9), I got up before 3am EST so I could pre-order an iPhone 7 Plus through Apple. I was really surprised and happy when I saw that I could order one for $419 because I’d been saving my Verizon upgrade for years for just such an occasion. Well, if things seem too good

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Fireup tells your company’s history with an interactive timeline

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The Gadgeteer will be 20 years old next August. That’s a really long time in tech years. When I started this site back in 1997, the internet was referred to as the World Wide Web and there was no such thing as blogs, vlogs, podcasts and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Over the

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Julie’s gadget diary – Is there such a thing as being bi-OS?

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Last week I ordered a cute little Android pin from Dead Zebra. When it arrived, there were a couple of Android stickers also included in the package. I was so excited that I took a picture and shared it with Dave Rees (my Gadgeteer BFF). What he said next made me both laugh and think.

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Amazon’s new Fire HD 8 tablet will soon have Alexa baked in

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This new FIRE HD tablet from Amazon features an 8-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, Dolby Audio speakers, rear and front-facing cameras and 12-hour battery life. When Fire OS 5.4 is released, this new tablet will have Alexa enabled. Alexa provides quick access to the entertainment you want, including music,

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Put a Suunto M-9 compass on your wrist and never get lost again

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If you’ve been searching for a hands-free navigation tool, look no further than the M-9 Wrist Compass from Suunto. Suunto who are well known for their sports watches, dive computers, compasses, and other precision instruments, also make the M-9 Wrist Compass which features a glow in the dark dial, an accurate sapphire jeweled bearing and

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ECOVACs robot vacuum, laser rangefinder, Focal headphones and more – Weekly roundup

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It’s been a busy week for tech news. If you have been distracted by the flood of iPhone 7 announcements and Samsung Galaxy Note7 recall news, and didn’t get a chance to read all our posts here on The Gadgeteer, this post will let you quickly scan a list of titles to see if there’s

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