Reviews

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

Goldenmate Orion 1000 LiFePO4 battery review – Keep tabs on your power use, right from the battery!

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REVIEW – During the pandemic, my wife and I built a camper into a box trailer.  A big part of that build was an entire 12V power system, including solar panels, a solar charge controller, a DC-AC inverter, and a battery.  The battery is the key to this system because nothing works without it.  When

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Defender Sentinel 4K Ultra HD Wired 8 Channel PoE NVR Security System review

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REVIEW – No matter where you live in the United States, the circumstances of our time demand that we pay attention to our security everywhere we are including at home. When I first purchased my home, I installed approximately 8 Ring cameras that are still installed today. While they work well and provide important alerts,

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BODEGA COOLER model D31A drawer fridge review – compact yet cavernous car-based cooler

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REVIEW – I’ve reviewed a smattering of different portable coolers with a variety of sizes and capacities, but this marks the first “drawer style” car cooler I’ve gotten my hands on so far. Why would you want a drawer style cooler, you might ask? Drawer style coolers are popular for RV and custom camping vans,

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Inateck Sling Bag review – an excellent thing if slings are your thing!

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REVIEW – I carry too much stuff around in my EDC, so I’m the perfect target for the sling bag (or man-bag, or satchel, or whatever you want to call it). My latest candidate is the Inateck Sling, which combines a whole ton of organization with some interesting geometry tricks to make it upsize and

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Ringo Tripod water bottle review – It’s perfect

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REVIEW – When it comes to gadgets, I always prefer multi-purpose ones. I never really thought about my drink containers – until I saw the Ringo Tripod Bottle. I had to have it. What is it? The Ringo Tripod Bottle is a high-performance water bottle with a MagSafe lid that doubles as a tripod/phone holder.

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QQH 15.6″ portable travel monitor review – Plug and play all the way!

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REVIEW – As someone who loves to travel, having a second monitor when looking up travel advice in a hotel seemed like overkill. However, now that I work from home, having a second monitor if I need to stay overnight somewhere is a necessity. For me, a decent size and the ability to plug and

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Dakota Lithium PS2400 power station review – Power to go

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REVIEW – This winter, we had two unexplained power outages two days in a row, each lasting about half a day. It wasn’t raining, windy, or any of the usual things. With the Dakota Lithium PS2400 portable power station I now have enough juice to operate all my gadgetery and much more in a handsome

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NOMAD Magnetic Leather Back review – A MagSafe leather back for your iPhone 15!

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REVIEW – Wow! When Chuck of Nomadgoods emailed me about this new “case” for the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, my first thought was, “This is genius!” I can’t believe it’s taken this long for someone to come up with an ultra-thin magnetic back for the iPhone. But here we are, and I am

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YASHICA Vision night vision binocular review – see beyond your eye’s limits

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CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – There is a whole world out there when the sun sets that most of us never get to see. As the light fades, so does our ability to make out items. If you’ve ever seen a movie with military commandos, you’ve seen the cool night-vision goggles that they wear that let them

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Woluki OnePlus 12 slim frameless case review

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REVIEW – When I received the OnePlus 12 to review, I immediately needed a case for it because it is incredibly slippery without one. I was surprised to find several cases on Amazon, given that the OnePlus 12 isn’t a popular phone (yet) and was just released. I bought the Woluki Slim Frameless Case, and

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EnGenius ECS1528P Cloud Managed 24-Port Gigabit PoE+ Switch review

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REVIEW – Ever since I received my first EnGenius network switch, I have become a fan not only because their equipment works very well, and is reliable but also because they continue to support their equipment with frequent updates and because their support crew promptly responds to any inquiries or comments and addresses them professionally

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OnePlus 12 smartphone review – Another great phone from OnePlus

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REVIEW – When I switched back to Android late last year, the phone that helped me make that transition was the OnePlus 11, and then the OnePlus Open sealed the deal (at least until I went back to the iPhone, but that’s another story…). The first new phone of 2024 that I’ve had the opportunity

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