Reviews about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
Plastic ukuleles can be considered to be both retro and modern. They were really popular back in the 1950’s with plastic ukes from Maccaferri and other brands. Over 60 years later, plastic instruments are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Why would you even want a plastic ukulele? Because it’s an instrument that you won’t have […]
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I tend to keep my iPhone 5 charged, but both my husband and daughter tend to let their batteries die. I’m tired of paying cell phone bills for phones that aren’t even available to call part of the time, so I decided to do something about it. I couldn’t get a separate battery pack, because
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I am not much of a pen to paper writer, I use my iPad to write as much as possible. But I do own pens for those occasions when I do need to write something. So, for me to want to review a pen it has to be a little different in either design or
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Ballpoint pen review Read More
As the earphone market has grown substantially over the past few years, its technology has mostly split into two camps – dynamic speakers vs armature speakers. Each approach has its advantages and disadvantages. DUNU, a Chinese company who started out making earphones for other companies, make and sell both dynamic and armature models. Their model
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“They sent you an ashtray?” – Every single person in my family, when they saw the AluCup Grande The fine folks at Just Mobile make a lot of cool gadget-centric stuff: styli, iPad and Phone stands, batteries for your USB gadgets, USB chargers for your vehicle’s 12 volt system – the works. A while back,
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Are you fighting a never-ending battle for desktop organization? The Satechi F1 Smart Monitor Stand just might be the ticket. But how can a monitor stand help? Let’s take a look.
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“On the road again, I can’t wait to get on the road again” oh yes Willie Nelson has it right. I have been hitting the open road or friendly skies more frequently these days, so I have been outfitting myself with tools that I may need while away from my home. One tool both me
Brando Key Chain Lightning Charger review Read More
Winter is nearly over and it is time to get mentally prepared/excited for getting outside and exercising. For me that means tennis and running. As I age, the latter being less appealing than it use to be. Each year I do my best to augment my excitement for pounding pavement with fun and interesting tech,
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I must have the cleanest carpets in the country by now due to all the vacuums that I’ve been testing lately. In the past few months I’ve reviewed three different vacuums from three different manufacturers (see related links at the bottom of this review). Two of them were cordless vacs and in the end I
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Wallet, wallet where is my wallet? Better yet what wallet should I be using? What we call a wallet today has evolved from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s when all you had was your leather bifold or trifold wallets. Then again, cash was king and we did not carry all the plastic that we do
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Here’s another portable and relatively inexpensive way to expand the memory of your Android device. It’s the ADATA DashDrive Durable UD320 USB OTG flash drive, which comes in 16 and 32GB capacities. I was sent the 32GB version to test. Let’s see how it works.
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I have worn eyeglasses since I was in second grade. My first pair was short-lived, I had not gotten used to wearing them yet and I took them off every day at lunch in the cafeteria. For some reason, I had the habit of putting them in the brown paper bag that my mom packed
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If you’re an Android user with a device that lacks a microSD card slot, you need to pay attention to this review. Don’t worry, I won’t take much of your time because there’s not a whole lot I can say about the Leef Access microSD card reader for Android, other than it’s tiny and only
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Over the years, video quality has gotten better on smartphones, but if there’s one area that hasn’t changed much, it is the audio recording side of things. Have you ever wished your Lightning connector-equipped iOS device (iPhone, iPod, iPad) had a better microphone? The Zoom iQ5 Professional Stereo Microphone for iOS gives you just that
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Flashlights come in all shapes and sizes nowadays, and LED technology has enabled blindingly bright units to be smaller than some coins. But, for longer distances, there always needs for a good reflector and lens system involved, in order to amplify the LED’s glow. Enter the ArmyTek Barracuda, a powerful, rugged, handheld light with a
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I’ve always loved pens, and I still buy them even though I don’t use them as much these days. I like my pens to be beautiful as well as useful, and I’ve noticed that my hands are much more comfortable writing with pens with bigger barrels. My go-to pen these days is a beautiful, screaming
Levenger True Writer Foliage Fountain Pen review Read More
Bags for this and bags for that. I have specialized bags and cases for almost all of my daily use items. The problem with all these bags and cases is that they lack versatility. While some have the ability to carry other item besides the items it was designed for, there is usually no easy
MIXBAG modular shoulder bag review Read More
Personal mobile devices need power. They crave it, like a politician craves…well, power. Alright, maybe not quite like that, but it’s an inescapable fact. And because of this, we have chargers tucked all over our homes, offices and vehicles to power up or top off when needed, which for many of us is quite often.
Kensington AbsolutePower 2.1 Fast Charge for Tablets with PowerWhiz review Read More
Some people will scoff, but I love wireless charging. Not having to plug a micro USB cable into my phone every time I need to top off the battery is a hassle, when wireless charging is an alternative. Once you’ve experienced the luxury of simply placing your device on a flat charging pad or a
ADATA Elite CE700 Wireless Charging Stand review Read More
The iPad mini is small enough that I can take it anywhere I go. My mini with Retina display fits inside some of my everyday carry bags, but not all of them. When I’m carrying one of my smaller bags and want to take my mini along, I have to make a decision: do I
Vaja Cases Small Messenger Bag for iPad mini and 7″ tablets review Read More