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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

REI Mini MultiTowel, Samson Go Mic, Phiaton Chord MS 530 hadphones and more – Weekly roundup

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Happy 4th of July! I know a lot of you are enjoying hotdogs, hamburgers, beer and fireworks right now, but if you want a break from all the festivities, we have you covered. Click through to see a list of everything we’ve posted here on the Gadgeteer this week.

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iFork is a great idea with a really dumb name

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Wasn’t there a law passed several years ago banning the practice of adding an “i” in front of a product name just to sound techy and hip? Probably not, but there should be, call your congressman now. Anyway, the iFork (just saying the name makes me roll my eyes because it has nothing to do

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Fitbit Charge HR, Withings WiFi Body Scale, Evernote Smart Notebooks and more – Review updates

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Have you ever read one of our older reviews from weeks, months or even years ago and wondered if we are still using the products? Would you like to know more about how our favorite and not so favorite products have stood the test of time? If you answered yes to those questions, these review

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Wireless charging RC car + Formula E racer = Cool

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Whether you are interested in wireless charging, remote control cars or Formula E race cars, you’ll have to admit that this video promoting Qualcomm’s Halo wireless charging technology is very cool. The video shows driver Lucas di Grassi in a Formula E race car racing against a tiny remote controlled replica that uses Qualcomm’s wireless

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This Samsung Galaxy S6 case will give you cancer

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What is the best way to combine your love (addiction) to nicotine with your need to protect your Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone? With the Samsung Galaxy S6 Lighter Back Case of course! This case not only protects your phone from everyday wear and tear, but also features a built-in electronic cigarette lighter on the back.

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Inateck USB hub, Toffee leather bag, Omaker Bluetooth speaker and more – Weekly roundup

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Hi gadget fans, it’s weekly roundup time again, where we give you a list of every review, news item and article that we posted in the past week. It’s a great way to catch up if you don’t visit the site every day. So turn off the TV, pull up a chair and start clicking.

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Logitech now offering a keyboard case for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

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I love the Samsung Galaxy S Tab 10.5 tablet that I bought earlier this year. I even took it with me on our last vacation to use instead of my Macbook Air. It worked pretty well except when I needed to type in a lot of text. For those times, I prefer an actual keyboard.

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Sleepace unveils Nox smart sleep system

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Late last year I reviewed the Sleepace RestOn sleep monitor and found it to be easy and comfortable to use because it didn’t require a wearable tracker. Now the folks at Sleepace have a new product called the Nox Smart Sleep System which combines the RestOn non-wearable sleep monitor with their new Nox smart sleep light.

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Brando has USB Type-C adapters for all of your bleeding edge needs

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The USB Type-C adapter may be brand new and hard to find right now, but in a very short time it will be the norm. Some people might think that this new cable type was invented by Apple because they are using it in their latest MacBook. But in reality, it is the new USB

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Beautiful LEGO: Wild! – New from No Starch Press

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If building LEGO robots, race cars and spaceships don’t excite you anymore, you need to take a look at Beautiful LEGO: Wild! by Mike Doyle. This is a 232-page book that features nature related LEGO sculptures from artists around the globe. Full-color pages show animals, flowers, insects, landscapes and more made entirely of LEGO bricks.

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Case Logic backpack, TapHanger, FLIR FX camera and more – Weekly roundup

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Happy Sunday morning or as I like to call it: Ughday. Why Ughday? Because there’s only a few more hours of the weekend left before it’s back to work. So make the most of it by doing something really fun like catching up on your favorite site – The Gadgeteer! Check out this list of

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Ergo Desktop standing desk, Crumpler backpack and more – Review updates

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If you’ve ever wondered how a certain product continues to perform weeks, months or even a decade after we originally posted a review, these regular review update posts will give you that info. Click through to see a list of our recently updated reviews and then scroll to the bottom of each of the listed

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That cuddly stuffed animal is really your dead dog Fido. Wait, what?

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Here’s a product that is supposed to be comforting, but it seems creepy and icky to me. Heavenly Pals is a new Indiegogo project for stuffed animals of the 10 most popular dog breeds (according to the AKC) that include: Boxer, English Bulldog, German Shepherd, Poodle and more. What’s the big deal you ask? Well,

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Now you can BYOT (build your own tripod) with MeFOTO

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If you’ve ever wanted a rainbow colored tripod, your dreams have come true because MeFOTO has just announced the launch of their customized color-based tripod: the BYOT. BYOT stands for build your own tripod service for MeFOTO’s RoadTrip model travel tripod for on-the-go photographers. Now, photographers can choose from 12 colors for each component to

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FLIR FX security camera review

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If you’ve been looking for a home security camera but can’t decide which brand to buy, let me make your decision even harder by giving you another company to check out that you might not have considered before. It’s FLIR, the same company who makes thermal imaging cameras and other high-tech gear. Their FLIR FX

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DuPont™ Corian® Charging Surface technology brings wireless charging to countertops

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This post brought to you by DuPont™ Corian®. The content and opinions expressed below are that of The Gadgeteer. I believe that wireless charging is one of the best gadget features to be invented in the last few years and now DuPont™ Corian® Charging Surface technology is taking this feature even further by integrating it

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