Smythe Richbourg

A gadget nerd from childhood, Smythe has always been drawn to solving everyday problems with clever tools. An Apple fan since his Mac Plus in 1987, he's usually pretty current with devices. Sometimes, however, he still misses his Newton 2100 MessagePad.

Mophie 3-in-1 travel charger with MagSafe review

Mophie3n1 1

REVIEW – Something we all have learned about wireless charging: there are always wires somewhere in the mix. And with several different types of wireless chargers, there could be a different wire for each one. Recently, Mophie released a charging kit I wish I had owned a month earlier when I took my iPhone, Apple […]

Mophie 3-in-1 travel charger with MagSafe review Read More

Monoprice Harmony Capsule 200 Bluetooth speaker review

MonoPrice 1

REVIEW – Speakers – we need them to share the music and words we’re listening to, and there are a bazillion options out there. Today, I’m going to review the Monoprice Harmony Capsule 200 speaker, which is a capsule/cylinder-shaped speaker system. What is it? The Monoprice Harmony Capsule 200 is a black tubular Bluetooth speaker

Monoprice Harmony Capsule 200 Bluetooth speaker review Read More

iStorage datAshur SD drive review – Security and USB-C come to thumb drives

iStorage DatAsure 1

REVIEW – Ah, those portable USB drives! Now that the world is moving to USB-C, what will we do? iStorage has created the datAsure SD for just this world. Not only does it have a USB-C jack, but it can be changed out easily with different TF cards, and has a built-in PIN-based security system.

iStorage datAshur SD drive review – Security and USB-C come to thumb drives Read More

GeoSmartPro AirLit ring light review – keeps you cool and ready for your close-up!

GeoSmartPro 23

REVIEW – Lighting can make or break your work area, and it can do the same for video. If making videos is your work, that’s a double whammy. Today’s gadget offers help in this area with some surprising sidebars. The GeoSmartPro AirLit is a wireless portable ring light with a fan. There’s also a mirror

GeoSmartPro AirLit ring light review – keeps you cool and ready for your close-up! Read More

SandMarc Dolly for iPhone looks like something fun to play with!

SandMarcDolly 4

NEWS – SandMarc, makers of lenses and lighting for (mostly) iPhones has just announced a new product to further enhance your iPhone video work: the Motion Dolly for iPhone. It’s a machined, articulating, trackless, 4-wheeled dolly with a ball-head camera mount attached. The nylon wheels offer smooth traction. The locking, marked angling for the hinge

SandMarc Dolly for iPhone looks like something fun to play with! Read More

ThruNite TC15 V3 flashlight review

ThruNiteTC15 1

REVIEW – The world of flashlights is finely-grained. There are models for everything from tiny “find-the-key-hole” pinch lights to huge handheld spotlights that are weatherproof and can be dropped into caves, tossed into a truck bed with other equipment, or used to signal in rivers without harm. The ThruNite TC15 v3 is the unit I’m

ThruNite TC15 V3 flashlight review Read More

BrainTap headset review – Can it unlock areas of your brain with sound and light?

BrainTap 14

REVIEW – Hacking your brain is almost a cottage industry these days. From meditation apps to headgear with electrodes to audio that uses your hearing’s phase detection, there are a lot of companies trying to enrich your life in a solid, real way using their technology. We’ve covered a good bit of it here at

BrainTap headset review – Can it unlock areas of your brain with sound and light? Read More

AfterShokz Xtrainerz Bone Conduction MP3 Swimming Headphones review – Fill your underwater world with sound

AfterShokzXtrainerz 7

REVIEW – Listening to music can make exercising more tolerable. Witness the huge case market for sweat-resistant armbands, cases, and headphones. Listening to music when you’re outside running, biking, or otherwise being exposed to environmental hazards (i.e. cars, trucks, and other motorized vehicles) can be dangerous to your situational awareness. Aftershokz, a company that specializes

AfterShokz Xtrainerz Bone Conduction MP3 Swimming Headphones review – Fill your underwater world with sound Read More

Doqo iPad keyboard case review – adds ports to rival MacBook Pros

DoqoKeyboard 3

REVIEW – The iPad, introduced in 2010, changed the idea of “tablet computing” for many people. It’s often been said that there isn’t really a “Tablet Market”, so much as an iPad market with various copycat devices. However you feel about this, third parties have embraced the iPad wholeheartedly, and nowhere is this more visible

Doqo iPad keyboard case review – adds ports to rival MacBook Pros Read More

WFH or elsewhere with a portable magnetic workstation from MOFT

MOFT Mat 2.jpg e1636074525135

  CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Mobile Office for Travelers – (MOFT) has a new product, the Smart Desk Mat. I have backed several of their past projects personally, and have found the products to be very interesting. Since I’m not traveling as much as I did 2-3 years ago, however, the need has not been as

WFH or elsewhere with a portable magnetic workstation from MOFT Read More

Elite Screens Yard Master 2 screen review – A screen as big as all outdoors

EliteScreensYM2 21

REVIEW – As we move into summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, more and more people are having outside get-togethers. If a movie would make a part of a good gathering for you, a sturdy outdoor screen will be in order. To that end, ProjectorScreen.com sent me the Elite Screens Yard Master 2 screen for

Elite Screens Yard Master 2 screen review – A screen as big as all outdoors Read More