REVIEW – I wrote a news post not too long ago about the Cozyla Calendar+ 2 digital calendar, and I’ve wanted to review one ever since. So when the Dragon Touch Digital Calendar came up for review, I was given the opportunity to try it out. It focuses on giving you a large (21.5″) view […]
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REVIEW – Many who live in Texas seem to suffer from allergies. Our family certainly does. Thus, I have been searching for air purifiers that might help us out. When the Alen BreatheSmart 35i Air Purifier came up for review, I wanted to see if it would clean our air to decrease our allergy symptoms.
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REVIEW – I’ve reviewed a handful of diode laser engravers, and while they engrave and cut many materials well, they have difficulty engraving and cutting clear materials, which is something I’ve been wanting to do. Diode laser light (~455 nm) passes right through clear material and therefore needs a black coating to successfully engrave these
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NEWS – I recently came across the Cozyla Calendar+ 2, and it struck me as something that would be really useful for today’s busy families. This is an updated version of their Calendar+ device. This digital calendar works with iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows devices and syncs with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, etc.
NEWS – Remember the WII? It used your body movements to interact with their games using controllers. The Nex Playground is similar, only you don’t have to use controllers to interact with the Nex Playground games, so it’s more like the Xbox Kinect. All you need is your body. The Nex Playground is a device
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REVIEW – I have an open-concept home and have been wanting an air purifier that can handle large areas, not just bedrooms. I was recently given the opportunity to review the Levoit EverestAir Smart Air Purifier. The wonderful thing about the EverestAir is that it is capable of filtering the air in a 2635 ft²
NEWS – I came across this Enjoy-Unique Wireless Retro Telephone Handset recently and thought, “Wow, I have seen one of those in ages!”. If you’re looking for something nostalgic and fun, this Bluetooth retro handset fits the bill. It looks simple enough – long-press a button to put the handset in Bluetooth pairing mode, connect
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NEWS – I always thought it was cool how it was possible to throw a playing card so powerfully and precisely that it would stick in something like fruit or wood. Then I spied these ultimate throwing cards on coolthings.com, which takes throwing cards to a whole new level. They’re called Throwing Death Cards. There
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REVIEW – I love that companies are developing a variety of hobby 3D printers for makers. Being able to bring my ideas to life is amazing! PioCreat is a subsidiary of Creality and recently completed a successful Kickstarter campaign for their new HALOT-X1 resin 3D printer, and I was given the opportunity to review it,
NEWS – Here’s a plant pot to help you turn your black thumb green. The Vanavazon 6-inch Self-watering Planter Pots are a little different from other self-watering pots – they use a clear lower reservoir so you can see the water level and know when to fill it. Once you fill the reservoir with water,
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ARTICLE – While browsing tech news over the years, I’ve spied articles about secret Netflix codes that allow you to do particular things. I never really paid attention to them until now. I recently read an article about how to skip Netflix’s algorithm using codes to get directly to the genres/subgenres you’re interested in. The
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REVIEW – Because indoor air is often dirtier than outdoor air, I’ve been searching for air purifiers for our home. The Gadgeteer was offered the Provirtec ClearBreathe Smart Air Purifier to review and I got the chance to do so. I have another air purifier I reviewed and like really well – it’s the Airthings
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NEWS – If you have to be out in inclement weather, why not have a well-made umbrella that can withstand 70MPH winds? We recently had some storms blow through the DFW area with sustained 50-70 MPH winds. The Tumella umbrella can handle those kinds of winds because it has nine ribs made from fiberglass. They
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NEWS – I have friends and family members who are struggling with macular degeneration. It’s a condition that strikes those who are 50 or over and affects your central vision – you can’t see things directly in front of you. There’s no cure. You can only strive to slow its progress. I didn’t realize how
REVIEW – I think Gen X and some Millenials are the last generations to own physical photos (I’m excluding those photos that you hang on the wall). I have about 5000+ old photos and have been dreading digitizing them. Sending them to a company to digitize all of them is too expensive and I worry
NEWS – If you’re like me, you have several shows you like to watch but either don’t know or can’t remember where they are streaming. The JustWatch app is perfect for this. When you launch the app for the first time, you create an account, select all of the streaming services you have, and you
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NEWS – Did you know that they make dissolvable food labels for your food containers? L LIKED (that’s the company’s name) Blank Dissolvable Food Labels are a thing. What an interesting idea. When I cook, which is rare these days, I cook large batches of our favorite foods at one time and then divide them
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NEWS – The Cadence Travel Containers, Hair Care Set are a clever way to keep your shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc. together when you travel. The three containers have magnets on the tops, bottoms, and sides so you can stack them vertically or horizontally. They also come with magnetic labels that include “Shampoo”, “Conditioner”, and a
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NEWS – Have you ever run out of AA batteries when you needed them, but had plenty of AAA batteries? Well, I have – multiple times. Thus, when I saw the LampVPath AAA to AA Battery Adapters/Converters, I thought, “What a great solution to this problem!”. The adapters are made of plastic and have metal
NEWS – It’s gift-giving season again! I don’t know about you, but it isn’t easy coming up with great gift ideas. So it’s exciting when I see something that might make a cool gift – like the Bailkind Acrylic Dry Erase Board. This is something I would have loved getting as a kid. It measures
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