News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
NEWS – As a teacher, I periodically spend an afternoon looking for new apps that I think might help me do my job or my students learn stuff, and I today I found one called Space. Space is a spaced repetition flashcard system. If you’re not familiar with spaced repetition, it’s basically a system where […]
Space: A sharable flashcard system featuring spaced repetition Read More
NEWS – In honor of Pi day (3/14), Piper has just launched a drag-and-drop coding platform for the new Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller called Piper Make. This programming platform is completely free of charge and is easily accessible right from your browser from any computer including Chromebooks! Piper Make has been designed to be used
Celebrate Pi day with some sweet Raspberry Pi Pico code Read More
NEWS – Airthings is the maker of the Airthings Wave Plus indoor air quality monitor with radon detection. This gadget alerted me of dangerous radon levels in my home and potentially saved me and my spouse from getting lung cancer from the invisible odorless gas. Airthings newest smart air quality monitoring device is the View
View Plus from Airthings is a new air quality device with a built-in display Read More
NEWS – It’s time to grab your favorite beverage, put on your comfy pants, plop down on the couch, and check out a list of everything that we posted this week on The Gadgeteer. I’m sure you missed some articles and this is your chance to catch up. REVIEWS Yes Plz coffee subscription service review
Dyson Pure Hot+Cool, Bluetti AC200P Power Station, EDC pens, and more – Weekly roundup Read More
NEWS – Ok, this is FUN and something you have to check out if you consider yourself a Gadgeteer. It’s called “What The Heck Is That?” and it’s a gadget game show channel on YouTube. It’s being described like “Shark Tank” meets the classic game show “What’s My Line?”. Panelists try to guess the identity/function
Geeks will love this new gadget guessing game show on YouTube Read More
NEWS – Straight from the “I never knew I needed this” file comes the Rock Space AC2100 Dual-Band Smart Wi-Fi Router. Yeah I know, routers are boring. But this one isn’t boring at all because you can decorate it with LEGO bricks! Why would you want to decorate a router with LEGO bricks? Do you
This router from Rock Space is compatible with LEGO. Wait, what? Read More
NEWS – Our friends over at Satechi are constantly turning out high-quality new gear like their latest USB-C Watch AirPods Charger. This small travel-sized charger features a dual-sided design for 2-in-1 charging awesomeness. The USB-C connector will let you flip it one way to charge your Apple AirPods or AirPod Pro earbuds (I am loving
Satechi’s dual sided USB-C charger juices up your Apple Watch and Airpods Read More
NEWS – What’s your favorite EDC pen? Is it the popular Fisher Space Pen? That pen is cool, but you should also take a look at the Techliner Super Shorty which is a collaboration of CRKT and Mike Bond of Ti2 Design. I reviewed the original Ti2 Design Techliner pen and still consider it a
This EDC pen is a lot cooler than a Fisher Space Pen Read More
NEWS – Betting that there’s a market for a luxury stylus, Adonit, the company well known for its styluses (styli?), have announced the Adonit Prime stylus. This stylus certainly looks great with its lacquered finish, LED status ring around the tip, and USB-C charging dock, but is it really $249.99 great? I haven’t tried one
The Adonit Prime stylus costs $120 more than an Apple Pencil. Wait, what?! Read More
NEWS – We’ve written about ThinOptics reading glasses and we’ve written about PopSockets. Now the companies behind both of these products have teamed up to create PopOptics. PopOptics+ is a small protective case that holds a pair of ThinOptics readers and has a built-in PopGrip that can be easily attached and removed from the back
PopOptics+ is great for Gadgeteers with older eyes and fumble fingers Read More
DEAL NEWS – If you’re looking for new earbuds or portable speakers, I have a batch of deals to save you up to 35%. Treblab is running a few 7 Day Deals on Amazon with low prices. All of these discounts will expire on Monday the 15th, 2021, so hurry up! 1. TREBLAB FX100 Extreme Bluetooth
Deals: Save up to 35% on TREBLAB earbuds and speakers right now! Read More
NEWS – iPad cases are a dime a dozen, but have you seen an iPad case with a built-in expansion dock? Nope? Me neither… until now. Fledging’s Hubble looks like an Apple smartcase. You know the one that has a cover that does an origami foldy thing that can turn it into a stand when
Hubble is a case for your iPad that has all the ports you’ll ever need Read More
CROWDFUNDING NEWS – It’s time for me to tell you about a new batch of interesting crowdfunded campaigns. Today I have 5 campaigns. There are four from Kickstarter and one from Indiegogo that range from EDC to products that will make your home life (and maybe the planet) a little better and more fun. Enjoy!
NEWS – Hey gadget truth-seekers and gear hounds, it’s that time of the week where I provide you with a compressive listing of all the news, reviews, and articles that were posted in the last seven days here on The Gadgeteer. This list gives you an easy way to skim the titles to make sure
Gosun solar chargers, Bibury multi-tools, AVerMedia webcams, and more – Weekly round up Read More
NEWS – I’ve been hauling bikes and snowboards on my cars for decades and during that time there’s been numerous advances that have made things easier; I have stories for another time. Yakima has been my go to brand for a lot of reasons and so I always keep an eye on what they’re cooking
Yakima’s new EXO System is like a bunk bed for your trailer hitch Read More
NEWS – The TPSK which is short for Titanium Precision Screwdriver Kit is just what you would guess it is. It’s a screwdriver set from CountyComm, purveyor of cool EDC Gear, that includes a Titanium handle with a 1/4-inch hex-bit driver socket. Also included in this kit is a set of 10 hardened steel screwdriver
TPSK is a premium Titanium bit driver for DIYers Read More
NEWS – Can you believe that I’ve never been camping? Well, there was that one time when I was about 7 or 8, and my neighbors put up a tent between our yards and invited me and my sister to a sleepover. My sister was 5 or so at the time and the campout lasted
Avoid the dirt and bugs with this indoor tent from Japan Read More
NEWS – DJI, the leading civilian drone manufacturer, is back at it, releasing their newest pricey toy for gadget-lovers, the DJI FPV. FPV is an abbreviation for “first-person view”. Unlike most consumer drones where the pilot watches the drone’s view on a screen, the FPV puts the pilot right on the drone thanks to an
Picture yourself up in the air with DJI’s new FPV drone Read More
NEWS – If you’ve ever seen a dog wearing boots, you may have snickered at them, thinking that the pet parent was a little crazy. But having been a doggie pet parent myself many years ago, I know exactly what it’s like to have to clean muddy paw prints off the floor after letting Fido
Walkee Paws are the next big thing in dog booties Read More
NEWS – Need a clever logic game for your kids? You might want to try the Rush Hour Traffic Jam Logic Game from Thinkfun (for ages 8 and over). The game comes with different colored cars and trucks and 40 cards that range from beginner to expert. You simply set up the cars and trucks
Thinkfun’s Rush Hour Traffic Jam Logic Game is an awesomely addictive game Read More