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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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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REVIEW – The KOSPET Tank T3 Ultra Smartwatch gets a lot right, but even as a new release has a few features that should be better. Are the shortcomings of the Tank T3 Ultra enough to tank it, or are they easy to overlook? It’s a beauty but let’s get under the hood and see
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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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REVIEW – I’m as amazed that tiny earbuds can send booming bass sound out of such tiny transducers as I am that huge jets can go airborne. Repressing my youthful exuberance, the OnePlus Buds 3 have the best sound of any in-ear type buds I’ve tested. I’m not an expert audiophile but I hear well
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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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NEWS – Ovrdrive is a USB drive that has security features built in. You can choose to cause it to heat to 212° F and ignite a catalyst that you put in the device, or simply hide its partition and appear as a broken drive. If it gets funded via a Crowd Supply campaign, it
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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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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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NEWS – Android Authority has reported that the Bullitt Group is shutting down. The Bullitt Group was the maker of CAT and Moto-branded rugged phones. Several CAT rugged phones like the CAT S22 Flip Phone have been reviewed here over the years, but we won’t see more. Rugged phones are known for being tough, often
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