REVIEW – I find myself tinkering quite a bit. We have an off-grid solar system that powers my home office and all of our outdoor lighting, with a Redodo 12V 200Ah battery as the hub. We built a camper from a cargo trailer. I’m constantly building or rewiring something. All of this involves wiring, and […]
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REVIEW – When I was little, I had this glow in the dark rubber ball. It was fascinating! Like a tiny moon in my hand. Nomad’s Limited Edition GLOW 2.0 iPhone cases and Apple Watch Bands recapture that novelty with a pair of quality accessories. What is it? The Nomad GLOW 2.0 series of accessories
REVIEW – When I was in college I got into PC gaming and had a friend help me weld custom speaker stands for a surround sound setup to enhance my gaming. Fast forward a few years (decades), and I’ve long since ditched 6+ speaker setups for my hybrid work/gaming desk setup for a couple reasons:
ARTICLE – I started a new video series on my YouTube channel where I tell you if a cheap product is trash or treasure. The first product that I cover is the AUTOXBERT flashlight multi-tool. It’s an EDC tool that I saw on Amazon and wondered if it was cheap Chinese junk or something actually
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NEWS – Flexispot is celebrating its Brand Day Sales with sitewide savings on a variety of office furniture like their standing desks, office chairs, and regular home furniture like recliners and sofas. We’ve reviewed many Flexispot desks over the years and have always found them to be well made and feature rich. If you’re currently
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REVIEW – I have a confession to make. I really don’t like the kind of headphones that wrap around behind your head and then insert into your ears because they generally irritated my ears and usually hurt my head in that spot just behind your ears. So when I saw the SoundPEATS RunFree Open-Ear Sports
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REVIEW – Our smartphones are becoming more integrated with our lives, even into our vehicles. We can play music, navigate to our destinations, and use apps to find less expensive gas, restaurants, and charging stations. But we need a place to put our phones and ideally charge them while in use. I tested the Mophie
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REVIEW – I never seemed to like how my studio was put together with the cheap furniture that I purchased including 3 cheap desks one of which was always front and center in many of my videos playing its part as the low-budget-looking prop. Recently I have been working on upgrading all of my gear
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REVIEW – Devices in my house seem to be multiplying as my kids get older and the mix of phones, tablets, e-readers, and batteries continues to grow. The Orico 120W Charging Station popped up and looked like a great way to corral at least some of that chaos, so I decided to give it a
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REVIEW – I’ve used both the original Polaroid instant camera as well as some of the newer ones. I’ve found that the pictures came out a little too “retro” looking for me. Does the HP Sprocket 3×4 Portable Instant Printer deliver better quality straight from the pictures from our smartphones? Let’s find out! What is
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REVIEW — I’ll admit I’ve been avoiding the electric scooter craze, but this year my son went off to college and it seems like everyone on his campus is zipping around on them. I knew it was only a matter of time before he wanted one, and now that he’s decided to move off campus,
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NEWS – We’ve been reviewing Leatherman multi-tools for years, but I never knew the story behind the brand until this morning when I happened upon a CBS Sunday Morning video. I always learn cool stuff from those bite-sized clips and today wasn’t any different. But this time, it just happened to be on a topic
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ARTICLE – I’ve had multiple security cameras on my property for years. I started out with Wyze cameras and replaced them with the Vivint smart home security system back in 2020. I still use the Vivint system, but sometimes its notifications aren’t immediate, and I wanted a setup that would allow me to watch what’s
REVIEW – Mini PCs offer a cost effective, versatile and minimalist end point computing experience, and their popularity continues to grow as more workloads become distributed. GEEKOM is building on their mini PC lineup with the XT12 Pro, the inaugural offering of the new XT series. We’re putting it through its paces and cracking open
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REVIEW – It’s officially Springtime! This means for us, spending much more time outside and entertaining guests. We are a popular destination since we are the house with the pool. Although based on the above photo, no one is getting in those murky waters just yet. Having a pool, we always talked about putting lights
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