REVIEW – Are you new to 3D printing? I am. As a beginner, you might ask things like, “Do you have to assemble the printer?”, “How much do I need to know about 3D printing to print my first object?”, “How much time do I need to spend learning about the printer before I can …
NEWS – How does ANYONE have the time to clean their grout when you have to do it on your hands and knees with a toothbrush? Nope. Just nope. But Grout Groovy! came up with its clever Electric Grout Cleaning Machine which allows you to clean your grout standing up. You can use it with …
NEWS – Oh my gosh, I hate raking leaves, so much so, I don’t get to it most years. When I saw the Amazing Rake Ergonomic 3-in-1 Garden Rake, I thought, “Now there’s someone who hates it just as much as I do, but found a clever way to make it much less painful. Yay!” …
The clever Amazing Rake Ergonomic 3-in-1 Garden Rake makes raking leaves easier! Read More
NEWS – Why settle for a boring-looking multitool when you can have one shaped like the Millenium Falcon? The Star Wars Millennium Falcon 8-in-1 Multitool includes a wire cutter, scraper, bottle opener, Phillip’s head screwdriver, hex wrench, butterfly wrench, flathead screwdriver, and protractor. If you have a science fiction fan in your family and are …
NEWS – Do you always need to be doing things with your hands – whether that’s fixing things or playing with them? The Snowflake 22-in-1 Multitool with Fidget Spinner from ETEH was made for you (or for that special someone you know). This multi-tool is made of alloy steel and has a “bottle opener, T20 …
DEAL NEWS – Each year Hulu offers its Black Friday deal – $0.99 per month for one year for new or eligible returning subscribers (those who have not been Hulu subscribers in the past month). You only have one more day to grab it so don’t forget! This is how I started using Hulu. It’s …
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NEWS – No more using your finger or a putty knife with paste to fix nail or screw holes in your drywall when you use the QuickFill Drywall Repair Kit. This kit includes a tool that looks like a caulk gun to precisely deliver the spackling paste into the hole. You then use the bottom …
NEWS – Remember the Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone? The toy is celebrating 60 years of imaginary communication fun. To commemorate it, Fisher-Price has created the special edition Chatter Telephone with Bluetooth which connects wirelessly to your phone (range: 15 ft.) to make and receive real phone calls. Use the rotary dial and handset to make calls; …
ARTICLE – Do you remember my article on microswimmers? Well, now engineers have developed microfliers – electronic microchips with wings! I first discovered this fascinating news on Jalopnik and dove further into the details on Northwestern University’s website. According to the Northwestern Now article, engineers John A. Rogers, Yonggang Huang, and others from Northwestern University …
NEWS – Amazon’s Dash Smart Shelf is a flat device that you use to sit a particular item on. The shelf tracks the weight of that item (household/office/pet supplies) and can automatically reorder it or notify you when it gets low. When you have several people in your household or office using up certain items, …
REVIEW – Portable chargers are getting smaller! I received one of those recently to review – the Anker Nano II 65W GaN II PPS Fast Charger Adapter. It’s AWESOME! It’s so small and charges my Lenovo Yoga 730 laptop and my Pixel 2 XL phone in the same amount of time (or less) as their …
Anker Nano II 65W GaN II PPS Fast Charger Adapter review – Simply awesome! Read More
REVIEW – I was recently allowed to review the Anker PowerExpand 8-in-1 USB-C PD 10 Gbps Data Hub. This hub is an improvement over the Anker PowerExpand+ 7-in-1 USB-C Ethernet Hub that I reviewed last year. It includes an HDMI port (4K@60Hz instead of 4K@30Hz), a 100 W USB-C Power Delivery (PD) pass-through charging port …
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REVIEW – I’ve been eyeing the new Ultimate Ears (UE) Wonderboom 2 for a little while now. I’ve tried the UE Megaboom 3 and really enjoy using it, but I’ve been wanting something smaller and a little more portable. I’ve tried the smaller UE Boom 2 but was not particularly enamored with it. Could the …
UE Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth Speaker review – BIG impressive sound from a small speaker! Read More
NEWS – We love family game nights in our house and so when I saw the Arcade1Up Infinity Game Table on Gizmodo, I was curious about it. It is a WiFi-connected table with a touchscreen (you can detach the legs to lay the screen on a flat surface) that comes with digital version of over …
Liven up your family game night with the Arcade1Up Infinity Game Tables! Read More
NEWS – Gosh, it’s hot in Texas during the summer. The best thing to do in this hot weather is go swimming. But what if you don’t have a pool, a community pool, or even a public pool nearby? Why not rent your neighbors’ pool using Swimply? Swimply is an online service that allows people …
Looking for a place to go swimming? Why not rent your neighbor’s pool using Swimply! Read More