Reviews

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




DYMO LabelWriter Twin Turbo

Does anyone truly enjoy visiting their local post office? I don’t think I’m the only person that doesn’t look forward to standing in line during my lunch hour or after work, just to buy a few stamps or to mail a package. As a result, in the past couple of years, I’ve used the USPS website to print my priority mail labels. This saves me wasting 30 minutes or more standing in line. But it always seems that I’m out of regular first class stamps, or if I do find unused stamps in a drawer, I’m never sure if they are the current value. Today I’m going to tell you about the DYMO LabelWriter Twin Turbo. This dual printer just might be the solution to all of your postage printing and label printing needs.

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Walletex Wallet Flash 128MB Flash Drive

USB Flash based memory drives come in so many shapes and styles these days, it’s almost hard to remember the time when every computer didn’t have a USB port and a floppy disk was the most convenient way to transfer files between computers. Considering that USB ports are the only type port common to every

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Plustek OpticSlim M12 Plus USB Portable Scanner

Longtime Gadgeteer readers may remember that I had previously mentioned how researching my family’s genealogy has become more than just a hobby. Fortunately genealogy was also my uncle’s passion, and when he died his vast collection of research materials was donated to Angelo State University‘s West Texas Collection. Having local access to his files has

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MEDIUM Design Group Deployment Messenger Bag

It’s no secret that I love items with a slight militaristic flavor, and it is common knowledge that olive green is one of my favorite clothing colors. That’s why when it was offered, I was eager to review the perfectly colored and fabulously styled MEDIUM Design Group Deployment Messenger Bag. At first glance, the Deployment

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Rainbow Maker

It doesn’t take much to entertain me when it comes to geek toys. Some times the simplest products can be the best products. So, what do you get when you take a solar panel, a prism, some gears and a suction cup? You get the solar powered Rainbow Maker. Available from Lazybone, this little gadget

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Soldius 1 Universal Solar Charger With iPod Kit

There is one power source that is available to everyone, almost regardless to their global location. This power source that doesn’t require sending humans into the bowels of the earth, the use of fossil fuels, nuclear reactors or the creation of pollution as a by-product. Of course I am referring to solar energy, and today

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Crumpler Breakfast Buffet Laptop Bag

When I think of well-designed, stylish laptop bags that are made from quality materials, there are a couple of names which always come to mind: Tom Bihn, RoadWired and Waterfield. Well, now I can add Crumpler to that list. Crumpler bags should be somewhat familiar to Gadgeteer readers because Julie and I did a joint

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Slappa BulkHead PRO 4.1 Laptop/Travel Bag with Trolley

Every time I travel somewhere on an airplane, I have to make the decision about what gets checked and what will be carried through one or more connections. There are certain things that I must have with me at all times, items like my wallet, PDA, mobile phone, some snacks, various charging cables, my camera

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