REVIEW – Do you need a headlamp that offers ‘you see me’ or even brighter, ‘I see you’ lighting? Bike riders use those terms for bike lights. The HAOYISHU Headlamp Flashlight is a headlamp that does both. It offers daytime brightness if you need it. The light has 10 steady and flashing modes and sells […]
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NEWS – Vote on an online petition if you want phone manufacturers to offer smaller phones again. Not every phone user needs a glass surfboard in their pocket. Some smartphone users wish the ‘phablet’ phase would be over. The founder of The Pebble Watch is in that camp and is championing an effort to turn
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REVIEW – The Orico AT150 outdoor portable power station. Is it weatherproof? Well, no, but it is otherwise a nice power source for multiple, simultaneous device charging or operation. And it has an AC outlet so you can use your shaver on Zoom calls while you’re camping! We review some honkin’ big power stations around here
REVIEW – The Olight Ratel Blue Folding Knife is available in one color for now but if you like this blue, there isn’t much to gripe about otherwise. This low-tech tool which is probably made with high-tech processes is ready to go with you unobtrusively and deploy quickly for use. What is it The Olight
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NEWS – The decrease in the FCC General Mobile Radio Service radio license fee has been rumored for years. I double-confirmed by two phone calls to the FCC today that the fee is officially now $35 for a ten-year license. The fee had been $70 for years. The FCC’s various antiquated webpages do not reflect this
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NEWS – The JackRabbit electric bike is now available at https://jackrabbit.bike/ for $1199.99 and you’ll never have to pedal it. Because you can’t. The bike should give a 12-mile range and a maximum speed of 20 mph if conditions are right, meaning a very level roadway or downhill. The bike doesn’t have great climbing capacity
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REVIEW – The AstroAI Cordless Tire Inflator could almost make pain relief claims. Cord-free freedom when pumping car and bike tires is something I’ll never be without now that I’ve experienced it. Ever since portable electric tire pumps were created I’ve had one in the car. Mine are cheap but long lasting and are powered
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REVIEW – I did a 1.5 mile dog walk in the Deckers X Lab G8 Tactical Boots but this was only my third time in them. For tactical emphasis, I took along my Toy Doberman, Poquito. We were on asphalt streets and a wooded trail with exposed roots. I’ll tell you how these boots performed
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REVIEW – The TCL 30 XE 5G smartphone was just released for T-Mobile customers as a new budget phone option. When the price was announced for the 30 XE, I confess I lowered my expectations. Should I have? Will this device be good enough to replace my aging $400 current phone or will it end
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REVIEW – LivBars are made of real seeds, grains, fruits and flavorings, few of which exceed 3 syllables. ‘Himalayan’ is no actual violation. It’s the absence of chemicals and preservatives that I appreciate. Our bodies know what to do with real food. I took a taste of the Crowd Pleaser 12 pack assortment of LivBars.
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REVIEW – The SnapFresh BBT-ZE20BW leaf blower is the lightest blower I’ve tried. The blowing power and working time from a single charge did not disappoint. Heavier hand-held blowers can be fatiguing either from their weight, the blow-back resistance, or both. The SnapFresh was pleasant to use in that it was not tiring to use.
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ARTICLE – Yesterday we learned about the gear that Garry Kolb is using on his travel adventures and today is my turn to share my current EDC. This is what I carry lately, and mostly in my pockets. On the far right are the flashlight and knife I carry when I’m in dress uniform and
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REVIEW – The Denqir Mini Chainsaw is made for limb pruning and small tree cutting when loppers aren’t powerful enough for the task. But it can cut wood up to about 3”-5” diameter, depending on which blade is attached. With two rechargeable batteries included in the kit you could cut a lot of wood before
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REVIEW – Does the Amazfit GTS 3 smart / fitness watch compete with big name brands? Amazfit has been around for a while and has lots of models from which to choose. I count 30 smart / fitness devices they’ve made or still make. The current state of the GTS 3 watch and its app
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REVIEW – The HAOYISHU Video Conference Laptop Light is a light to give your WFH ZoomMeetSkypeWebExGoToMeeting viewers a chance to see your face clearly during videoconferences. How often do you see videoconference participants in dimly lit rooms, or with a light beside or behind them, or sitting in front of bright windows? If they only
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REVIEW – The WUBEN H5 Multifunctional Clip Flashlight is a versatile flashlight that comes with a unique, well-made clip device you’ve never seen before. The flashlight can be removed from the clip for hand-held use but if kept in its clip holder it can be a head light on the included strap, or attached to
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REVIEW – The Olight Parrot knife is one sharp cookie. Or cookie cutter. Or whatever you need to cut. Olight has produced flashlights for some time but has added knives to their line of useful hardware. This is solid, low tech effective for doing what it was designed to do without a hitch. Mini-spoiler –
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REVIEW: The ClipGlow Night Light is a bright, lightweight magnetic personal utility light that offers hands-free illumination of whatever is before you. The rechargeable version is reviewed here and is ‘coming soon’ on the website link at the end of this article. What is it The ClipGlow Night Light is a rechargeable LED utility light
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REVIEW: The Treblab Z7 Pro Hybrid Active Noise Canceling Headphones are among the most comfortable over-ear headphones I’ve used. But comfort is little consolation if the sound is only so-so, right? Don’t tune out yet! I used the Treblab Z7 Pro headphones for phone calls plus a range of music listening and as a tease
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REVIEW: The Ryobi RY40407VNM 40 Volt Cordless Jet Fan Leaf Blower is a ‘uni-tasker’. It simply blows stuff from where it is, to where you want it to be. This is the first Ryobi tool I’ve handled and it has me thinking about other 40 volt Ryobi tools since they all use the same battery.