REVIEW – The 5.11 Maxgrip Trainer Shoe is one durable shoe. If you’re looking for a pillowy, marshmallowy feel, you’ll need to keep shopping, but while those features may be great for running shoes, I look for stability, foot protection and support for a gym, hiking, or camping shoe. I think the Maxgrip Trainers would […]
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REVIEW – I had high hopes, but the Blackview Tab 70 Wifi Android tablet frankly needs work. Read on to see my trials and travails and maybe at this price point you could still find a use for one. What is it? The Blackview Tab 70 Wifi is a 10” tablet computer with an OS
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NEWS – Our phones are among our most important gadgets. Most of us have at least one weather app onboard. Some of us may have a half-dozen. (Guilty as charged.) We’ve reviewed several weather radios here but they only broadcast from one source. Some degree (ha) of weather watching matters to most of us. When
What do you trust, a weather radio or weather apps? This website tells you! Read More
REVIEW – The Outdoor Edge Pivot Knife is a ‘neck knife’ or ‘boot knife’. I’ve heard this style referred to as a ‘LDK’ or ‘last ditch knife’. Enough quote marks for one review. The Pivot knife is versatile enough to be carried in all those ways, or even in a pocket with the belt clip
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REVIEW – I was initially skeptical about the Outdoor Edge Razor VX2 Knife but in no time I became impressed with it. A knife with a replaceable blade? How safe is that? How secure can the blade be? Based on no facts at all, I was concerned the knife would be a hardware-store-grade, kitschy knife
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REVIEW – The iWALK PowerSquid Portable Charger contains three commonly used cables in a package that won’t break the back or bank. If you run your phone to empty, the PowerSquid can fully charge it. If you’re a ‘top-offer’ like me, you can get several charges out of this little power pack. What is it?
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REVIEW – The BOOX Page 7” eReader is about the size of some other small e-readers but it packs more under the hood than you’d expect at a glance. The Boox Page is actually a small, gray-scale, tablet computer. It’s running on Android 11 and comes with Google Play Store pre-installed. The Page comes ready
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NEWS – We Gadgeteers love our knives, and keeping them sharp is a normal part of ownership. Worksharp, the maker of the Mk. 2 electric sharpener I reviewed here, is now selling a rolling sharpener. I reported a brand of ‘tumbler’ sharpener in January of this year and a 21 comment discussion ensued. It seems
Worksharp now makes a rolling knife sharpener! Read More
NEWS – Last month, I wrote an article about steering clear of several Chromebooks due to them being past their official end of life (no new updates). I’m happy to report that Google has now decided to support Chromebooks made in 2018 and later, for ten years. The Auto Update Expiration policy webpage has changed
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REVIEW – The CAKRA Tactical EDC Emergency Whistle. I certainly blew it this time. (When my wife was out or while on my bike, as needed.) The Cakra Tactical EDC Emergency Whistle may fill a gap in our emergency kits. If you’re a camper or hiker, do you already carry a non-electronic, physical device for
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REVIEW – The Lumos Ultra Fly Helmet with Firefly Light did its pre-launch validation campaign on Prelaunch.com that gave invaluable insights including market interest, user preferences, and feedback with a Prelaunch score of 69 which indicated that the product is primed for success. Now the pre-ordering is underway on their website. Production is in the
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REVIEW – The ORFELD EV696 Pro Vacuum Cleaner lies down on the job! Apart from this vacuum being cordless and rechargeable, that may be its best feature. We have some powerful corded vacuums in our home, that cannot go under beds. We’ve always had to move large beds to vacuum underneath them. No more. The
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REVIEW – The Wuben L1 flashlight not only has two light heads but they have a unique swivel feature which changes the configuration of the light and how you hold and use it. It comes with a large capacity battery and throws a little or a lot of light. Is there a fly in the
Wuben L1 flashlight review – A two-headed handful of light! Read More
NEWS – Android Authority has reported something I’ve noticed when shopping for Chromebook laptops and it ticks them, and me, way off. Amazon, Walmart, and probably other retailers, will gladly take your $100-$800 in trade for a Chromebook that is past its ‘end of update’ life which means the Chromebook will no longer receive OS
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REVIEW – We’ve used another brand of pitcher-style water filter for years. We had a large, heavy one and it was aging, so it was PUR coincidence when this Brita pitcher came up for review. Our municipal water is great, so why do I filter anyway? In a word, chlorine. I like drinking water that
Brita Denali Water Pitcher with Elite Filter review – Tasty water fast Read More
REVIEW – The Olight Warrior Mini 3 flashlight is a new flashlight from Olight. Can a 4.25” LED flashlight with non-sharp, shallow crenulations be a worthy weapon, or might it be best suited as an excellent flashlight with a surprise feature? I’ll focus on the build quality, light production, and features of the new Olight
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NEWS – Murena has brought the Fairphone 4 to the United States. Murena sells 4 phone models that have been privatized and ‘de-Googled’ as they say. Fairphone is known for easier user repairability, longevity and sustainability, but up to now has only been usable outside the U.S. Some have tried earlier Fairphone models here and
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REVIEW – The Mozsly Watch Winder is for watch owners who have one or more self-wind watches but don’t wear them full time. When you put an auto-winding watch aside, they usually stop within a week or so. The Mozsly watch Winder keeps the watch mainspring ‘topped off’ so the watch is ready to use
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REVIEW – HAOYISHU DH06 diving light is made for use in, or out of the water. It has 3 steady lighting modes plus SOS and strobe. The tail cap seals with double O rings and there is no charging port, so water cannot enter this light. Whether the DH06 is used on or under terra
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REVIEW – The Jelly Star is a new smartphone from Unihertz being introduced through a Kickstarter campaign starting June 13, 2023 at 8am. The review phone came wearing the current Android 13 OS with an April 2023 security update. The Jelly Star has very respectable specs, and operated in all ways like a modern smartphone.
Unihertz Jelly Star smartphone review – Tiny toy or tremendous tool? Read More