Reviews about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
REVIEW – Once the stuff of George Orwell, video cameras are everywhere as crime deterrents, keeping an eye on kids or pets, and watching for package deliveries. Zosi’s C296 high-resolution camera packs a ton of features at an attractive price. Please join me for a closer look! What is it? Zosi’s C296 is a high-resolution, […]
Zosi C296 5MP Smart IP camera review – “Big Brother” your own stuff! Read More
REVIEW – If you’ve ever had to repeatedly plug in multiple monitors and desktop devices into a laptop that you’re frequently moving back and forth (to school, office, or even just other rooms in the house), you know what pain it can be to connect and disconnect everything every time. Docking stations alleviate that pain
CA Essential Universal Docking Station DS-6000 review – nails the essentials Read More
REVIEW – I’ve got a kind of divisive review for this week, at least for frequent travelers: packing cubes. You see, you’re either a packing cube person or you’re not, I find. I have mixed feelings about them, but lately, I’ve seen packing cubes like the Cambond compression packing cubes all over the internet. They
Cambond compression packing cubes review – travel made easier? Read More
REVIEW – There are quite a few uses for solar panels, especially portable ones. You could combine them with a power station to create a “solar generator” system that can power things while recharging during the day and then continue powering overnight. Or you can harness the power of the sun directly to power or
XTAR SP100 portable foldable solar panel review – when they say 100 watts they mean it Read More
REVIEW – Spring is finally springing here in Los Angeles and that means it’s finally dry enough to consider getting outside and doing some biking. I’m kind of picky about my bikes, but the Heybike Ranger step-thru foldable fat tire ebike really piqued my curiosity. It’s got the utility of a commuter bike because it
REVIEW – I had a cheap rowing machine a few years ago that I really enjoyed – not so much for the product but just because I liked the workout. A few months into using it though, the elastic-based strap snapped while I was rowing, throwing me backward. It was unpleasant, to say the least.
Merach 950 dual resistance wood rowing machine review – row row row your butt Read More
REVIEW – Do you love receiving fresh flowers? Who doesn’t? Well, I am going to be honest, I typically do not. It is not that I don’t love them and love the thoughtfulness of them, I just can’t justify the price tag attached to purchasing them. Not to mention the fact they will be wilting
JMBricklayer Botanical Collection Butterfly Orchid review – flowers that never wilt! Read More
VIDEO REVIEW – We love pens and other stationery items around here so I was happy to accept the offer from Bastion to do a video review of their bolt-action pens. What is it? Bastion bolt-action pens are aluminum (also available in stainless steel) pens that feature a cool bolt-action mechanism. What’s in the box?
Bastion Bolt-Action EDC pen video review Read More
REVIEW – I reviewed the Yeti X microphone quite a while ago, and one of the hardest things was finding a cheap yet solid boom arm due to its weight. I stuck with one that mostly worked for the longest time, but when I saw that the TONOR T90 RGB adjustable boom arm was reasonably
TONOR T90 RGB adjustable boom arm review Read More
REVIEW – Before the two hurricanes hit my Central Florida home in 2022, I liked the convenience of portable battery power stations. After the flooding of my backyard and work studio, I now really like them and depend on them to get us through inevitable blackouts. So, when different power stations come up for review,
FJDynamics PowerSec MP500 portable power station review – Affordable power Read More
REVIEW – I do most of my work on a Surface Pro, mostly because as a professor I walk a lot around campus and I don’t want to lug anything heavy. I do miss a big screen, I have to admit, so when I was given the chance to evaluate the Kwumsy KX portable touchscreen monitor,
Kwumsy KX touchscreen monitor review – a portable touchscreen monitor Read More
REVIEW – We got a couple of new toy poodle puppies for Christmas, so that means it is finally time to fence in our backyard. We hired a local company to put in a Kentucky fence, a rural look that combines wood and wire. Even though the lumber is pressure-treated, it still needs to be
GoGonova Power Paint Sprayer review – a faster way to finish your fence Read More
REVIEW – When it comes to creating video, we concentrate on visual aspects such as exposure, focus, white balance, frame rate, and more. But what many people tend to overlook is the audio. Sound can make or break a video especially when it comes to the dialogue. If you cannot make out what people are
Saramonic BlinkMe 2.4Ghz Wireless Smart Microphone System with Touchscreen review Read More
CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – I’m a big proponent of e-ink. I prefer reading and writing on an e-ink tablet over an LCD any day, but when I heard of the Eyemoo NXT Epaper S1 Android tablet, I was intrigued. Eyemoo has created the “World’s first color Reflective-LCD with front light” and I wanted to check it
Eyemoo NXT EPaper S1 tablet review – The future of Epaper? Read More
REVIEW – I have a laptop bag from back when you could only get laptop backpacks at an electronics store so it isn’t the most fashionable or practical for day-to-day use. When Troubadour Goods offered their sleek and classy-looking Aero Backpack for review I couldn’t say no. Let’s see what the Troubadour Goods Aero Backpack
Troubadour Goods Aero Backpack review – form meets function Read More
REVIEW – I’ve been in search of a set of wireless earbuds that provide a good seal in my apparently weirdly shaped right ear for quite some time. I tried several pairs from different OEMs and never got one to seal properly. So, I missed out on any fullness of sound they had to offer
Tozo Golden X1 wireless earbuds review Read More
REVIEW – I am a big fan of the Raspberry Pi and currently several Pi 4 computer boards. Over the past few years, I have purchased many cases for the boards, mostly because I am always looking for an interesting and/or attractive case. I was immediately intrigued when I received the review offer for this
SunFounder Pironman Raspberry Pi 4 Case review Read More
REVIEW – We have air purifiers running in nearly every room in our house, but it’s not because we’re paranoid. Rather, we have several genuine reasons to use caution: We live in a state (Utah) that has some of the planet’s highest small-particle pollution in the winter (due to inversions where smog is trapped in
Brio air purifier review – Big air cleaning for big rooms Read More
REVIEW – If you work on things long enough, sooner or later, you’ll undoubtedly say, “If I could just see it, I could fix it.” Often it seems like you either can’t see the orientation of something or you can’t even get close enough to inspect it. The Depstech Dual-Lens 1920P Video Borescope Inspection Camera
REVIEW – For Christmas one year when I was a kid, I asked for a microscope. Yes, I was a nerd as a kid too. I had a lot of fun with that entry-level Tasco microscope. I looked at squigglies in bird bath water (eew), my hair, leaves, etc. When I was offered a sample
Apexel APL-MS003 digital microscope kit review Read More