Reviews about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
My latest gadget goal is to lighten my gear bag load by half the weight and half the junk. One way to do that is to reduce the number of cables that I carry to just the bare essentials. I am not sure how they managed to breed, but looking in my gear bag pouches, […]
USB Visible Light EL Cables Review Read More
Of all the speakers I have heard based on Apple’s Airplay technology, the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air sounds the best. It has a presence and detail unmatched in other speakers. That said, it costs a whopping $600, making it unrealistic for the vast majority of people who want to experience the convenience of using
Gear4 AirZone Series 1 AirPlay Speaker / Dock Review Read More
With the winter nearly behind us (we live in the Pacific Northwest and the rain and bad weather really do not go away until after the 4th of July) and summer knocking on the door, it’s time for me to focus my exercise outdoors. With that hopefully comes fun new training technology to better enable
Wahoo Bike Pack for iPhone Review Read More
Up until now, the word “Cosmonaut” has always been the proper term for a Russian astronaut, conjuring up black-and-white cold war images from the 50s and 60s. From here on though, this word may take on a completely new meaning: A big, fat, round iPad stylus. Yeah, I don’t get it either, but Cosmonaut is
Studio Neat Cosmonaut Stylus Review Read More
Lorex makes a variety of video cameras for home security. Their systems offer solutions for monitoring your entire house. When you have young children in the house, monitoring their room has special requirements, like a monitor you can take with you. I recently was able to review a Lorex home video monitoring system, so I
Lorex Live View LW2004 Series Video Baby Monitor Review Read More
I’m really loving the GoPro2 HD Hero2; it’s wide angle 170° FOV lens and small size make it so versatile and handy, and it nicely compliments my “normal” camera gear. The waterproof housing supplied with it means it’s a robust little unit, and knowing that it’s waterproof to 60m gives you quite a bit of peace
BlurFix for GoPro Hero/Hero2 Review Read More
I’ve been looking forward to trying the HAND Stylus since first seeing one on KickStarter where it was funded for more than 12 times the amount originally asked for. In a market where so many styluses look almost exactly the same, the HAND Stylus offers some great features that will probably make it an instant
HAND Stylus Capacitive Stylus Review Read More
The HY-204 Febreze Freshness™ Cool & Refresh Fan from Honeywell promises to cool, eliminate odors, and freshen for whole-room comfort. Big promises for a small tower fan, so can it deliver?
Honeywell Febreze Freshness™ Cool & Refresh Fan Review Read More
I’m in the process of reconfiguring my EDC (Everyday Carry) and have been looking at ways to condense and simplify the various cables that I currently have stuffed in my gear bag. When AViiQ recently offered to send me their Ready Clips, my ears perked up because they looked like a perfect replacement for my
AViiQ Ready Clip Review Read More
My laptop is my home away from home. It serves as everything from office to stereo to audio game centre. Being totally blind, I truly care about how things sound. Sadly, as far as laptop designers are concerned, sound is at best an ill-considered afterthought. That may well be fine for many poor souls afflicted
Logitech Laptop Speaker Z305 Review Read More
The Comfe Hands tablet grips are a pair of semi-soft plastic, modeled to fit around the corner of an iPad. The back is expanded and has ridges for your fingers, allowing them to flex, rather than try to hold the slab with just pressure on your fingertips
Comfe Hands for iPad Review Read More
The Intellinet Wireless 450N Dual-Band Gigabit Router and Wireless 300N Dual-Band USB Adapter are two high-performance, if somewhat bare-bones dual band MIMO 802.11n devices from Intellinet Network Solutions. For this review I swapped out my existing 802.11n router for the Intellinet 450N and tested its performance with a number of different clients. To test the
The Gadgeteer has reviewed several items which are handcrafted by Oberon Design. When I was asked to review the Bold Celtic Tote Handbag and the matching Bold Celtic Women’s Bi-Fold Wallet, I was really excited to get the opportunity. You may remember the news item for the iPad cover with the Tree of Life pattern on it. I am a very happy
Oberon Design Bold Celtic Tote Handbag and Wallet Review Read More
The e1649Fwu is a portable 16″ LED USB monitor from AOC, that will effortlessly add addition screen space to your desktop setup. I reviewed a similar product a few months ago (the Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 14″ LCD monitor with Plastic Cover), which has been working flawlessly. Let’s see if the AOC monitor is just as easy
AOC e1649Fwu LED USB 16″ Monitor Review Read More
The iPad is very portable, and it’s small enough for me to even fit into some of my purses. If you don’t carry a purse or other gear bag that’s big enough, or if you’d like bag for just your iPad and a couple of accessories, the ProStyle Courier for iPad from Brenthaven could be
Brenthaven ProStyle™ Courier for iPad Review Read More
The fitness/exercise equipment I typically use measures heart rate, speed, distance, cadence, etc. With this data, either the device, sync software, or website can approximate the calories burned during the periods of exertion. Measuring and tracking the data points is a great training tool but does not necessarily facilitate overall weight loss. The designers and
BodyMedia FIT LINK Armband Review Read More
Today, we’re doing Point-Counterpoint with Apple Smart Case reviews. Douglas Forrester liked his case, and I didn’t like mine. Julie thought people might be interested in a different take on the Smart Case. I love Apple’s Smart Cover, and I’ve used them on both my iPad 2 and my new iPad. I love the protection
Second Look: Apple Smart Case for iPad 2 and the New iPad Review Read More
When the Apple iPad 2 was unveiled, one of its most vaunted features was its ability to use something called a Smart Cover, a cover made of leather or polyurethane that magnetically attaches to the left side of the iPad 2, and which can wake the iPad 2 when it is opened, and cause the
Apple iPad 2/New iPad Smart Case Review Read More
Bill Henderson recently told us about the SRS Labs iWOW 3D Audio Enhancer Adapter for iOS devices (see related posts for a link to his review). Bill found the iWOW 3D was a relatively inexpensive way to improve the audio quality of modest earphones. Everybody wants better sound without breaking the bank, so SRS Labs
SRS Labs iWOW-U Universal Audio Adapter with Faceplates Review Read More
Is a toothpick part of your EDC (Everyday Carry)? Yeah, I know a toothpick isn’t a very strong tool. But what if that toothpick were made of Titanium instead of wood? I’ll admit that a titanium toothpick is not a tool that I ever thought much about until Jamie Piekkola offered to send me a couple to review. Jamie made
Titanium Toothpicks Review Read More