Reviews

Reviews about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.

WP Standard wine tote review – tote your Two-Buck Chuck in style!

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REVIEW – Do you ever take wine with you to a gathering?  Imagine showing up with a classy bottle of wine wrapped in a tacky plastic bag.  Oh, the horror!  WP Standard, maker of fine leather bags, wallets, and accessories offers up their wine tote as a means to class up your arrival. What is […]

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Waterfield Double-Take MacBook and iPad sleeve review

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REVIEW – Who needs built-in laptop compartments when you can have this? The Waterfield Double-Take Sleeve protects your laptop and your tablet with room to play, and gives you two different carry options as a stand-alone bag or an integrated part of your kit. I love functional multitaskers. To the review! What is it? It’s

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Acoustik Attak review – Technical guitar picks that add unique qualities to your sound

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REVIEW – Guitar news typically focuses on the artists themselves (and why shouldn’t it) or the core equipment (guitars, amps, strings, pedals). However, there is an unsung component that rarely gets mentioned… the guitar pick. It could be that it’s just taken for granted, relegated to band merchandising or that everyone assumes a pick is

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Twinkly Flex app-controlled LED light strip review – get creative with your indoor accent lighting

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REVIEW – I’m into interesting indoor and outdoor lighting and have written too many reviews of different products to link here.  One of my favorites is the Twinkly series of app-controlled lights, like the Twinkly Strings. Twinkly is back at it, bringing new products to market.  This time, it is indoor lighting with Twinkly Flex. 

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PowerVision S1 gimbal review – mini but feature packed

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REVIEW – If you enjoy capturing video with your phone, then you should consider buying a gimbal. Gimbals help keep the footage stable when you’re walking around while filming. Some phones like the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy phones already have stabilization built-in, so maybe you think that a gimbal isn’t a necessary accessory for your

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Tribit Home speaker review – it’s not just a speaker

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REVIEW – It’s always fun when a smaller audio company comes from seemingly nowhere and begins besting the bigger boys in both price and audio quality. Case in point: Tribit. I‘ve reviewed some of their Bluetooth speakers and headphones and been impressed by both—the speakers more than the headphones. The Tribit line of speakers looks

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Kensington StudioCaddy review – Your desk might just thank you

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REVIEW – How’s your desk organization game? Mine seems to ebb and flow with the phases of the moon, or maybe it’s just when inbound review products start to gang up on me. Regardless, I strive to keep my desk clean whether it’s cables, chargers or where my laptop sits. Kensington has a new solution

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Revol Snax review – delicious snacks that won’t spike your blood sugar

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REVIEW – I love cookies, cakes, pies, chocolate, and basically anything with sugar in it. That might explain why I became a pre-diabetic back in 2004 when I used to eat Poptarts and regular Cokes for breakfast. Yikes! I don’t do that anymore, but I still like sweets. I just am smarter about what I

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Monoprice SB-300 Virtual Dolby Atmos soundbar review

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REVIEW – The Monoprice SB‑300 Virtual Dolby Atmos soundbar offers high quality sound for a very good price, no subwoofer is needed. What is it?  The Monoprice SB‑300 Virtual Dolby Atmos soundbar is a soundbar with several connection options, featuring Virtual Dolby Atmos® for the HDMI mode only. Includes remote control and mounting brackets. What’s

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Epomaker SK21 numpad review – customizable and versatile numpad

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REVIEW – My large full size keyboard at my workstation has been a bit of overkill: I rarely use the number pad and could definitely use that space to the right for more mouse space. I was excited to review the Epomaker SK21 numpad and move to a smaller everyday keyboard. Overall I’m pretty pleased

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Gamesir F8 Pro Snowgon mobile cooling joystick review – for all those times you need a refrigerator on your phone

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REVIEW – I play games on my phone nearly every day, and while I sometimes suffer from hand cramping after long gaming sessions, I’ve never thought “I wish I could cool my phone more to get higher framerates in this game”, but here I am testing a device designed to do exactly that. Gamesir sent

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Kungfuking Alarm Clock for Heavy Sleepers review – an alarm clock that can wake the dead

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REVIEW: The Kungfuking Alarm Clock for Heavy Sleepers lives up to all of its claims. They should offer a discount on EMS resuscitation services should this clock not wake you up. The alert tone used for the alarm sound is distinct and appropriately unpleasant. I may have heard this tone from other clocks but not

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Epomaker NT68 mechanical keyboard review – this keyboard can replace your laptop’s keyboard

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CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – Mechanical keyboards have become very popular in the last few years. Today I want to show you the Epomaker NT68 mechanical keyboard which is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. As you can see from the image above, this one is poised to replace your laptop’s keyboard! Let’s take a closer look. What

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Tego Roll-And-Go Ultimate Travel Bag review – ultra-customizable travel bag

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CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – When I travel, I pack my gear into several individual pouches and bags, and during the whole trip, I’m trying to remember which pouch holds which gadget or cable. Today I want to show you the Tego Roll-And-Go Ultimate Travel Bag which is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter and it might be

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NuWave Brio 15.5QT Air Fryer Review

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REVIEW – These things come in waves.  OK, that’s my one dad joke per review.  Seriously, though, we tend to get a lot of similar products to review simultaneously.  Sometimes they are variants of robot vacuums, and on other days it is a collection of power distribution blocks.  The flavor of the day today is the

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Torras Coolify wearable air conditioner – when your regular AC isn’t enough

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REVIEW – There comes a time in a woman’s life when she thinks she might spontaneously combust for a period of 3-5 minutes, several times a day.  I can attest that it isn’t pleasant, and I really wish it involved burning a lot of calories, although I don’t think it does.  There is no apparent

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SideTrak Swivel monitor review – a second screen for your laptop for extra productivity

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REVIEW – I haven’t used a desktop as my personal computer in probably a decade or more. That is because I am willing to give up a huge monitor that usually comes with a desktop in exchange for the smaller screen and the portability that the laptop provides me.  And monitors are so cheap anyway

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