Lex Strickland

As a child I usually disassembled Christmas toys by lunchtime. I'm fascinated by cellphones, fountain pens, knives, flashlights, Chromebooks, and Chromeboxes. I play drums, workout, throw boomerangs, shoot paper targets and bike. I try to fit in my retirement when I have time.

‘Current’ research discovery could double the life of rechargeable batteries

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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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LISEN 4 in 1 Car Charger review – It’s a charger, not a soup can

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REVIEW – The LISEN 4 in 1 Car Charger is a cable-equipped charger with retractable cables for your Android and Apple devices, plus it has two standard plugs for using your own cables for charging additional devices. I’m an Android guy so what do I do with a Lightning cable? Oh yeah, my wife’s iPad!

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WURKKOS TS10 V2.0 flashlight review – A well made flashlight with challenges

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REVIEW – The WURKKOS TS10 V2.0 flashlight is a solid piece of hardware. It has some quirky features that use its miniature colored LEDs, but it shoots a 1400-lumen bright white beam and dials down to a moonlight dim for when a little light will do. It suffers from a couple of challenges. See if

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OnePlus 12R Smartphone review – Hot on the heels of flagships

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REVIEW – The OnePlus 12R Smartphone has just been released in North America and Europe. It has specs dangerously close to its more expensive sibling, the OnePlus 12, recently reviewed by Julie, but is less expensive and has a bigger battery. Were any serious corners cut to make this an econo-phone or would a normal

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Pixel Watch failed and out of warranty? Google may replace it at a discount

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NEWS – Google has made a nice change for out of warranty Pixel Watch problems. Normally when our devices fail after the warranty expires, our choice is to buy another at retail price or do without.  From the Google Pixel Watch Help site: “If your Pixel Watch is out of warranty or your claim isn’t

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Gerber Knife Company just introduced camping cookware

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NEWS – Gerber has just announced its first-ever outdoor cookware collection. I got on the early notice list last month when they announced a tease about something new coming. They say “The ComplEAT Camp Cook Collection allows you to prep, cook, and serve without sacrificing space and utility.“ On their website, I see a ComplEAT

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POWERΛDD PRO Laptop Power Bank review – Power from its bank without robbing yours

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REVIEW – The POWERΛDD PRO Laptop Power Bank was a reliable performer. Spoiler. But you won’t waste your time reading on to see what it can do and how it might be a useful tool to prevent dreaded dead devices. What is it? The POWERΛDD PRO Laptop Power Bank is a rechargeable, 100W, 20000mAh lithium

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Watchmaker Fossil has RIP’d its smartwatch business

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NEWS – The announcement here and many other places confirm that Fossil will stop making Wear OS smartwatches as of its ‘Gen 6 line’ which is currently sold at the fossil.com website and elsewhere.  9to5Google reports that Fossil never achieved better than 2.2% of the smartwatch market so the decision comes with little surprise.  Fossil

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Baseus Charger reviews – One for the wall, one for the pocket

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REVIEW – You’re about to enter the sexy, exciting world of… Wall plug chargers ! I can’t do it. I’m not a hype-er. Chargers should just work. But isn’t that what we need them for? The best ones give us reliable, steady power when a device needs to be powered up. Baseus sent their PowerMega

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If you don’t get this mini-driver set at Harbor Freight, get one somewhere!

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NEWS – I don’t do advertisements or promotions and this is not a sponsored piece. I have found this to be among the best ten dollars I’ve spent. This set happens to have come from a local Harbor Freight store.  I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve had to reach for my mini-driver set

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Amazon’s newest tablet is on sale – make it run Android apps

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NEWS – Amazon’s newest Fire Tablet, the Fire HD 10,  is on sale for $104.99. Other models also seem to be discounted. The 3GB RAM should be sufficient for browsing, reading, streaming and light gaming and it has 64GB of storage. If you don’t need to add a lot of apps the 32GB version is

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