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Fanttik EVO 300 portable power station review – power for your next emergency or outing

REVIEW – Whether it’s due to a natural disaster or a choice to go somewhere off-grid, we sometimes find ourselves needing portable electricity. For whatever situation you’re in, the Fanttik EVO 300 Portable Power Station can give you power for a good long time – at least, that’s what the marketing material states. I was […]

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Positive Grid Spark mini battery-powered amplifier review

REVIEW – Guitarists of all types want an amp at some point. Acoustic players want to be heard above the other instruments or voices they may be playing with. Electric players want to just hear the actual sounds, but also usually want to add some effects to the bare sound, which, until the age of

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FlexiSpot Sit2Go Pro fitness chair review – Workout while surfing the web!

By Smythe Richbourg / April 1, 2022 / Reviews / Chair, Computer furniture, exercise bike, Health and fitness / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – For years, we have been trying to find ways to get exercise while sitting at our desks. There are treadmill desks, cycling pedal footrests, and, ultimately, the cycling chair. I was recently sent the FlexiSpot Sit2Go Pro fitness chair, and have been testing it diligently. Let’s see what happened. What is it? The

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Mophie 3-in-1 travel charger with MagSafe review

By Smythe Richbourg / March 26, 2022 / Reviews / Batteries and Chargers, Travel Gear / 5 Comments

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

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Monoprice Harmony Capsule 200 Bluetooth speaker review

By Smythe Richbourg / March 13, 2022 / Reviews / Bluetooth speaker / Leave a Comment

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

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

By Smythe Richbourg / March 9, 2022 / Reviews / Flash Memory / Leave a Comment

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.

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

By Smythe Richbourg / March 8, 2022 / Reviews / Camera gear, fan / Leave a Comment

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

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

By Smythe Richbourg / February 16, 2022 / News / Camera gear, iPhone accessory / Leave a Comment

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

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ThruNite TC15 V3 flashlight review

By Smythe Richbourg / February 12, 2022 / Reviews / EDC, Flashlight / 7 Comments

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

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Yitahome Kitchen Trolley review

By Smythe Richbourg / February 11, 2022 / Reviews / Furniture, Home and Kitchen / 2 Comments

REVIEW – Can furniture be a gadget? I get this type of question from friends who visit the site after asking about a device I’m using and reading the review. I think it can, just like alarm systems, home automation, or car tech. Anything that lets you tweak and alter your life, to me,

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CalDigit sees your need for ports and raises you!

By Smythe Richbourg / February 10, 2022 / News / docking station, USB hub / Leave a Comment

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NEWS – You can never be too rich or too thin – or have too many ports. OK, I added that last part, but it’s true, isn’t it? The CalDigit Thunderbolt Station 4 tries to prove my point, by fitting 18 ports into a single box! What is it? A multiport break-out box that adds a

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Maono AU-HD300T Pro mic system review

By Smythe Richbourg / January 3, 2022 / Reviews / microphone / 2 Comments

REVIEW – All of our modern devices have microphones. Some are sensitive and well placed, others may pick up ambient noise like your keyboard or the AC fan. Others just may not be up to the task of giving expression to all you’re wanting to get across in your calls, podcasts, video meetings, etc. The

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

By Smythe Richbourg / December 19, 2021 / Reviews / Health and fitness / 10 Comments

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

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Startech.com IT backpack review

By Smythe Richbourg / December 18, 2021 / Reviews / Backpack / Leave a Comment

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REVIEW – StarTech.com, makers of networking and display products, must have gotten tired of trying to find gear bags for their installers, because they have just launched a line of their own. Available in two sizes and one colorway the Professional IT Tech Backpack is designed for those who have to carry their gear with

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Olight Warrior 3 flashlight review

By Smythe Richbourg / December 14, 2021 / Reviews / EDC, Flashlight / 1 Comment

REVIEW – We all have too many of them, yet keep reading reviews and buying more. No, I’m not talking about knives or multi-tools, but you can be forgiven for thinking that. I’m talking about flashlights. These are three of the big four EDC gadgets we see here at the Gadgeteer. (I’d put gear bags

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

By Smythe Richbourg / November 29, 2021 / Reviews / Headphones / 4 Comments

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

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

By Smythe Richbourg / November 27, 2021 / Reviews / iPad keyboard case / 3 Comments

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

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WFH or elsewhere with a portable magnetic workstation from MOFT

By Smythe Richbourg / November 16, 2021 / News / Crowdfunded, WFH / Leave a Comment

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

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Worky Home Office in a box review – Everything you need to WFH

By Smythe Richbourg / October 25, 2021 / Reviews / Office, WFH / 9 Comments

REVIEW – With Working From Home becoming the norm for many, what do you do if you don’t have a full-time space to devote to your work life? Rent a hotel room every day? Kick one of your kids out of their bedroom? Or use the dining table, and deal with tearing down the makeshift

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Pillow Pad is a three-position stand for your tablet

By Smythe Richbourg / October 17, 2021 / News / tablet stand / 2 Comments

NEWS – Way back in May of 2012, I reviewed the Wedgestand eReader stand. Over the near-decade since, I’ve mentioned it as a favorite device accessory at least twice, and it is out on my dining room table as I type this. It’s a great, simple design, and I thought it could not be improved

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