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ChefWave InterMix immersion blender review – the Swiss army knife of immersion blenders

REVIEW – If you’ve never used an immersion blender, you don’t know what you’re missing. Being able to blend up a smoothie in the glass, or pulverize potatoes right in the pot without dirtying up another bowl can be a time-saver. But, immersion blenders are kind of a one-trick pony. ChefWave thinks they should be […]

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This utility knife has a simple but elegant design

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 5, 2021 / News / EDC, Knives / 1 Comment

NEWS – Can a utility knife have an elegant design? I think the Aerocrafted Sideslip Utility Knife does. It’s made of grade 5 titanium and bronze and features a unique minimalist design that requires no tools to change the standard utility blade. It’s sized right to fit into even small pockets and the built-in clip

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Shure AONIC 215 Gen 2 TWS earbuds review – great audio quality, long battery life, and so much more

By David Sheneman / November 5, 2021 / Reviews / Bluetooth earbuds / 3 Comments

REVIEW – Bluetooth headphones are a dime a dozen these days. It seems like every brand you know of (including a shoe company), and many you’ve never heard of, is making one or more types of true wireless earbuds. With so many options out there how do you decide what’s best for you? It’s never

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Stop sorting your laundry, and try a color catcher instead

By Brooke Hall / November 5, 2021 / Articles / Cleaning / Leave a Comment

ARTICLE – I recently saw a meme claiming no one under 40 sorts their laundry anymore. Guess what? I’m over 40, and I don’t sort my laundry either! When we lived in Europe, a friend got me into Shout color catchers, and I haven’t looked back. I loved these when we had a tiny washing

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Equip Single Point Hammock Stand Review

By Mike Dixon / November 4, 2021 / Reviews / Outdoor Gear / 3 Comments

REVIEW – Perhaps the biggest problem facing people who use hammocks is finding the perfect set of two trees to hang your hammock. The Equip Single Point Hammock Stand claims to solve that problem. Well, I couldn’t just take their word for it, so I had to try it out! What is it? The Equip

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The WESN MT is a multi-tool that has been abbreviated down to the bare basics

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 4, 2021 / News / EDC, Multi-tool / 1 Comment

NEWS – What are the main uses for your EDC multi-tool? Opening boxes, prying things, scraping things, opening bottles, and tightening screws? If you answered yes, then here’s an ultra-minimal multi-tool just for you. It’s the MT from WESN. Extra points if you understand what MT stands for 🙂 The WESN MT is made in

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Soul Emotion Pro ANC true wireless earbuds review

By Lex Strickland / November 4, 2021 / Reviews / Bluetooth earbuds / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – The Soul Emotion Pro ANC earbuds – ‘Designed for calls. Made for music.’ That’s the marketing claim, but do these earbuds live up to it? One of our Gadgeteer reviewers is looking for the best earbuds the planet Earth has to offer. Could Garry’s search be over? I’ll describe where the Soul Emotion

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Your baseball cap and sunglasses can finally stop fighting

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 4, 2021 / News / Clothing, Sunglasses / Leave a Comment

NEWS – If you wear a ball cap AND wear sunglasses or even regular prescription glasses, you may have had issues with the cap’s brim bumping into the frames of your glasses. First world problem right? You bet! But is there a solution? Why are you even asking? Of course there’s a solution. It’s the

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Hex Ranger Blackout Camo camera mini-sling review – quite good and quite small

By Matt Gregersen / November 4, 2021 / Reviews / Bags, Camera bag / 1 Comment

REVIEW – I’ve been on the hunt for a good travel bag for my DJI Mini 2 drone for a while now, as the bundled bag I received with the drone offers almost no protection to the drone itself. When the opportunity arose to review the Hex Ranger Blackout Camo camera mini-sling, I was very

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Here’s a multi-tool for minimalists that you can hang from your belt

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 3, 2021 / News / EDC, Knives, Multi-tool / 3 Comments

NEWS – If you enjoy using multi-tools but don’t enjoy the weight and bulk of including one in your EDC, this multi-tool might be just what you need for those light carry days. The CIVIVI Polymorph Titanium Carabiner Multi-Tool houses a rotating screwdriver with 6 tips (Torx T6, Hex H2/H3, flat screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver), a

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INNOCN PF15-PRO portable touchscreen monitor review

By Mike Dixon / November 3, 2021 / Reviews / monitor / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – I’ve been a multi-monitor user since the late 1990s. As a software developer, my workflow has always been working with many applications simultaneously while writing my code. To improve my portable workflow, I decided to try the Innocn PF15-PRO portable touchscreen monitor with my laptop. What is it? The Innocn PF15-PRO portable touchscreen

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I got a postcard from space and you can too!

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 3, 2021 / Articles / Space / 6 Comments

ARTICLE – Several weeks ago I was listening to the Stationery Orbit Podcast (because I’m a journal, pen, and stationery fanatic) and they mentioned that you can send a self-addressed stamped postcard to Blue Origin and it will be added to the payload of a future space mission and afterward, it will be mailed back

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Lastar LED Desk Lamp review

By Andy Jacobs / November 3, 2021 / Reviews / LED lamp / 1 Comment

REVIEW – When the pandemic sent millions of workers from the company office to the home office, many of us realized that our work-from-home setup was less than ideal for productivity. Upgrading our desktop space became a priority, and one of the most important aspects of this is lighting. I’d had my eye out for

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OneModern S8 Fingerprint Encrypted Portable 500GB SSD Review

By Steve Holt / November 3, 2021 / Reviews / Hard Drive, Security / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – I have a cadre of portable backup drives that I use on a regular basis. Most of them are your standard sized backup drive about the size of a man’s regular sized wallet. In the past I have experienced computers that just died and I lost all the files on the harddrive. So

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Gray’s cases and bands will take your Apple Watch into the future

By Julie Strietelmeier / November 2, 2021 / News / Apple Watch / Leave a Comment

NEWS – GRAY is a luxury brand from Singapore that offers futuristic and sci-fi-inspired iPhone and Apple Watch accessories that are made from aerospace-grade metals. There’s the eye-catching CYBER WATCH shown above which is made of titanium or aluminum and is available in a variety of colors for $399 – $1299. There are also the

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