REVIEW – The REDMAGIC Go Power Bank is a handy size portable power bank mainly to charge phones or tablets but it has some tricks up its case that enable it to charge computers as well. I tried and couldn’t find anything to complain about with this device, so it’s a ‘positive day’ here at […]
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REVIEW – The POCO X7 Smartphone is soon to be released by Xiaomi and may be of interest to our international readers. It has some great qualities, but to my surprise, the review unit turned out to be incompatible with U.S. carriers. It worked on T-Mobile, but seemed to stay on 4G LTE instead of
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REVIEW – When the QFUN Laminator Machine came up for review I mentioned it to my wife who taught kindergarten for 32 years. Kate has laminated miles of educational items over her career. She was interested, and agreed to be the primary product tester for this review. To cut to the chase – she was
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NEWS – Govee Smart Space Heaters are being recalled due to fire and burn risks. We’ve reviewed many Govee products here including the H7135 and the H7134. Govee says the listed models do not pass the UL safety standard and they are voluntarily recalling these smart space heater models. Recall details are at the Govee
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REVIEW – The ATUMAN FL1 Multi-function Flashlight is a unique looking flashlight. The lumens are not stated at Amazon but the light does have seven lighting modes, including three kinds of flash modes. The FL1 casts a broad floodlight beam and can light up a complete backyard. Can this flashlight gain a place in your
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REVIEW – Who needs a dash cam? Well, who knows when a car accident will happen and whether the other driver will be honest? You can envision a ‘your word vs. theirs’ scenario. The Cobra SC 250R Dash Cam came up for review and I was eager to take this product on, mainly because the
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REVIEW – The NITECORE EDC27 UHi flashlight is an easy to carry and handle, flat design flashlight that can run from blindingly bright to inconspicuously dim. It has one of the best, meaning most obnoxious, strobe functions I’ve seen and it may well work as a mild defense. The light is comfortable in the hand,
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REVIEW -The NUU B30 Pro 5G phone is a new release from a, -new- brand to me. The phone carries an endorsement as the phone of the FC Dallas soccer team. Does that sway you or do you need me to tell you if the phone is a keeper? I’ll do my job and let
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ARTICLE – If you are a Casio watch owner and would like to remove unnecessary text from your watch bezel, there is a foolproof, easy way to do it. It just takes a $5.00 cleaning product, a swab, and 10 minutes of time. I didn’t remove every word on the watch, just the ones I
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REVIEW – The Scriveiner Black Green Fountain Pen is from a manufacturer that claims to be “UK’s leading luxury pen brand”. These Brits use some German parts, and wisely so. The Black Green Fountain Pen is available in several finishes and with the Schmidt nib, and ink converter, it is like writing with a pen
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REVIEW – The Scriveiner EDC Fountain Pen is from a company that touts itself as “UK’s leading luxury pen brand”. They kindly sent two fountain pens to review. The EDC Fountain pen, and one of their standard size. Scriveiner also makes ballpoint and rollerball pens, but to a fountain pen fan, well… What is it?
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REVIEW – The Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 Enduro smartwatch / fitness watch is very well made. Mobvoi is now considered a mainstream brand name so there’s no ‘knockoff’ copying going on here. The design is all Mobvoi and under the hood is the well developed Wear OS from Google. The sapphire glass screen has extra
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REVIEW – The POWERΛDD PRO 65W Laptop Power Bank is a convenient palm-full of power at an accessible price. It won’t overpower a briefcase, backpack or desktop with its weight or footprint. PowerΛdd puts ‘laptop’ in its name but it’ll charge phones, flashlights and other devices quickly as well. What is it? The POWERΛDD PRO
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REVIEW – The Outdoor Edge Slidewinder can save your good knife from blade-dulling duty. It can be used in any way a standard utility cutter is used and it accepts typical utility knife blades. I used the Slidewinder to cut boxes, lengths of cardboard from boxes, rope, zip ties, shrink-wrapped packages and other household cutting
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NEWS – Some Anker devices have been recalled due to fire hazards. In a news release the company cautions that a small number of the Anker 321 PowerCore 5K Power Bank in black, has a manufacturing defect that can lead to the device overheating, which may cause melting, smoke and fire. They are recalling all
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NEWS – Best Buy stores in the U.S. will accept electronic items for recycling including phones, monitors, computers, tablets, wall chargers, cords, cables and many more items. I’ve used them for recycling for years. They are the easiest to use e-recycling option available in my large mid-Atlantic metro area. Best Buy has a recycling FAQ
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REVIEW – The TCL 50 XL 5G is a new release by TCL that is available at Metro by T-Mobile. It’s free with certain plans or $159 at full price. The company says the phone will eventually be available at other carriers and unlocked at Amazon, but there were no specifics given. One Samsung folding
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REVIEW – The VOGMA IMECHA inflator comes with tips suited for everything from truck tires to pool floats. IMECHA at the pool last summer. (Sorry.) There’s even a Presta valve adapter tip for road bikers who need it. Whether it’s flat tires, sports balls, motorcycle, scooter or bike tires, or inflatable mattresses, the VOGMA inflator
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REVIEW – This review is for bed topper shoppers. The BedStory Mattress Topper comes conveniently packaged, is easy to set up, and just to build excitement, needs a couple of days sitting uncovered on the bed before you’re supposed to sleep on it. The wait actually allows the topper to expand to its normal size
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NEWS – Android Police reported on a study in the journal, ‘Advanced Energy Materials’, that a relatively simple change in how devices charge their lithium based batteries can effectively double the lifespan of their batteries. Investigators from four institutions in Denmark and Germany tested various battery configurations with different chemistries and applied a novel charging method
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