Posts about a variety of topics which are not news and are not reviews.
ARTICLE – We’re here to help you with your holiday shopping list this season by providing you with a variety of categories and products so that you can find the perfect gifts for all the favorite people on your shopping list including yourself! The very best part is that you won’t have to drive around from […]
ARTICLE – If you’re here, you love gadgets so here is a selection of cool gifts that will make the gadget obsessed happy! LUMI KEYS keyboard If have someone on your gift list (or even yourself) who has always wanted to learn how to play the piano, this is the right gadget for you. LUMI
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ARTICLE – Here is a selection of gift ideas that will make homeowners and their families happy. Schneider Electric Square D Wiser Energy Monitor What’s really the best gift for every Dad? One that will save him money! If your Dad has ever told you to turn off the lights or don’t touch the thermostat,
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ARTICLE – I’m sure you have at least one person on your gift buying list that is serious about their health and fitness. These gift ideas are for them! LesMills SMARTBAR weight set The SMARTBAR weight set from LesMills is an exciting new take on fitness equipment that makes it easier than ever to make
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ARTICLE – Here are some gift ideas for the photographer on your shopping list! Datacolor Spyder Checkr Photo Need something a little different for the super particular photographer you know? The Datacolor Spyder Checkr Photo might just be a perfect choice! This color calibration tool does a lot more than the old white balance target
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ARTICLE – Here are our gift ideas for cooks, grillers, and foodies. Walker’s Shortbread Cookies A package of Walker’s shortbread cookies is sure to bring the holiday spirit and a smiling face to anyone who receives them. These are some of my all-time personal favorite cookies because they not only taste delicious but they are
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ARTICLE – Here are our gift ideas for the globe trotters or day trippers on your holiday gift giving list this year. Orvis backseat protector Like many pet parents, we like to take our pets with us when we go on road trips and adventures. Unfortunately, that also means our backseats end up accumulating a
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ARTICLE – Here are our gift ideas for the DIY and EDC fans on your gift list this year. Gerber Dual-Force multi-tool The Dual-Force from Gerber is a set of high-quality multi-tool that you need in your toolbox. This is more than just a regular multi-tool. It has a layered construction that gives you pliers
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ARTICLE – Today I posted episode #7 of the Gadgeteer Video Podcast and to go with lucky number 7, the topic of the podcast was my 7 favorite minimalist wallets. Let’s check them out. 1. IDENTITY Card wallet The IDENTITY Card wallet was my favorite for a very long time because it has the smallest
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ARTICLE – In March, we reviewed Govee’s LED smart outdoor floodlights. And yesterday they helped us out in an unexpected way: To decorate our truck for our first-ever “trunk or treat.” We were charged with decorating our cars to hand out candy for my son’s marching band. It would be dark, and we didn’t have
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ARTICLE – October, is the most wonderful time of the year! Along with cornfield mazes, scary hayrides, and colorful foliage, it’s time for my most favorite thing of all, the New York Comic Con (NYCC)! Along with 200,000 other fans, I returned to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City for the
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ARTICLE – This year we were very much looking forward to finally getting away for a real vacation by flying to Sanibel Island Florida (our favorite place on the planet). We usually go every fall but we haven’t been there since 2018 because in 2019 we were remodeling our house and had moved into an
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ARTICLE – When I retired from my day job with Cummins Inc. after 34 years this past March, I made a list of all the new things, changes, and updates that I wanted to do with The Gadgeteer. One of the things on that list was to create a video podcast. It’s amazing that in
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NEWS – The 2022 hurricane season for the US is in full swing right now with all of Florida currently bracing for Tropical Storm Ian. Luckily for me, I live in Indiana and don’t need to worry about hurricanes. But just like other areas in the US and worldwide, we have our fair share of
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ARTICLE – Don’t laugh (or cringe?), but I recently came across a really interesting article about using dead spiders as ready-to-use actuators (a mechanical device for moving or controlling something -Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Some researchers at Rice University noticed that the natural state of a dead spider has its legs curled up, so why not use
Necrobotics – Yep, it’s a thing Read More