According to the movie Back To The Future 2, by 2015 we should have now been riding around on our own personal day to day hoverboards. What a great world that would have been. As we are in 2018, and yet still don’t have the same technology to ride a non-wheeled skateboard deck that defies […]
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Green screen photography and filming is a very frequent part of in-studio and on-location work. Depending on the shoot, having a portable green screen that can be set up quickly is a great advantage, especially when time and resources can make or break the success of a shoot. While there are tons of green screen
The Westcott X-Drop Kit (5×7′) Green Screen is just what the Director ordered! Read More
The folks at Tokyoflash Japan are back with another of their animated watches. The Radar LED watch has the appearance of those sweeping screens on a radar or sonar screen. The watch has two modes of displaying the time: sweeping mode, which highlights three points in turn to indicate the hour and minutes; and flashing mode,
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SCOTTeVEST wants to celebrate Spring with a 30% off sale that runs from today March 19 through the 23rd. You can save 30% on everything (except for the RFID Travel Vests, SCOTTeVEST Jackets, Travel Underwear, and Outlet items). Some items that you can apply the 30% savings to include SCOTTeVEST’s new products like: The Ozark
SCOTTeVEST spreads their love of pockets with a Spring sale Read More
This week we are bringing you five crowdfunding campaigns that are currently running on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. This week’s campaigns are for people interested in EDC gear, musical instruments, and photography. Check out our picks for this week’s notable crowdfunding campaigns. Kylin M: 3-axis stabilizer for lightweight cameras blurb by: Julian Perry What is it?
For those of us who are also into filmmaking, audio quality and the ability to capture great audio quality whether in the studio or in the field, is a mandatory prerequisite for any good production. I have tried a few portable recorders and I was not quite satisfied with the balance of audio quality and
The Zoom H6 Handy Recorder gives you the quality audio recordings that you really need Read More
It’s me again, your resident asthmatic living in sunny and pollen-infused Florida. In 2016, I reviewed the IQAir HealthPro Plus air purifier, a machine I affectionately called Aunt Beast for its gray utilitarian form. (If you don’t know the reference, go read A Wrinkle in Time.) Though the machine performs as promised, its size and
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Sure, you’d like a whole wardrobe of baseball caps to display all your favorite sports teams, fandoms, and quotes, but who has money or room for all those caps? You’d only need one baseball cap with the Kaptur Smart LCD Hat. Kaptur has a 1.8″ 240×240 TFT full-color LCD display where a logo usually is
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Happy weekend Gadgeteers! I hope everyone is having a nice relaxing Saturday so far. To help you relax even more, how about checking out a full listing of everything we posted on The Gadgeteer this week. I’m sure there’s something you missed reading. Take a look! Articles Julie’s gadget diary – The Samsung Galaxy S9
Samsung Galaxy S9, Waterfield Designs gear, camera gear, and more – Weekly roundup Read More
Whenever I am in the studio and I have to work on editing photos and footage that I have shot over a few days, I usually have a bunch of different media full of files that I need to transfer to my editing computer. At any given time, I may have a couple of SDXC
The Lexar Professional Workflow HR1 Hub adds efficiency where it is needed Read More
These days I really don’t pay attention to bluetooth speakers, unless there’s something really unique about it. The BenQ treVolo S stood out due to it’s unusual “folding” configuration… and electrostatic speakers? What is it? I know BenQ from their video products (I have two of their 4K displays at work), but not Bluetooth speakers.
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Whenever I want to shoot a quick video, I tend to grab my DSLR as opposed to my Canon or Sony professional video cameras, which are much bigger and heavier, and require me to drag along much more equipment. My DSLR and an external audio recorder are usually enough, but there have been times when
I have an old-style downlight in my foyer, and I wanted a smart bulb for it. I saw a lot of retrofit kits for recessed lights with the light source and trim kit in one. But those weren’t what I wanted, because none I found were wirelessly controllable. I gave up on those kits
Retrofit your existing downlights with smart Philips Hue kits Read More
Verizon Wireless was kind enough to send me a shiny new Samsung Galaxy S9 smartphone to test for a few days and it’s an all around awesome phone. From the look of the hardware to what’s under the hood, this is a phone that many Android fans would love to own, but for some reason, I
Julie’s gadget diary – The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a great phone, so why don’t I love it? Read More
Wired gaming gear has been a must in the past when playing reaction based games. Especially those fast-paced, action games that require quick, zero-lag responsiveness. However, the cable-less, clutter-free appeal of wireless has always been there, waiting for the technology to improve. With the Arctis 7 from steelseries, there is no longer the need for
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It’s an 80’s classroom nostalgia trip in a pocket-sized package! In this handheld version of the classic Oregon Trail, hunt for food, trade with settlers and ford dangerous rivers as you attempt the 19th-century trek from Missouri to Oregon’s lush Willamette Valley. This game was a treat to play in elementary school, though I think
The Oregon Trail Handheld Game brings you dysentery on-the-go Read More
My house is probably like most houses out there. There are some rooms that are hotter than I’d like and some that are colder than I’d like, no matter the season. Because of the location of the thermostat and the long shape of the condo, our bedrooms tend to be chilly in the winter and
The new Nest Temperature Sensor helps rid your home of hot and cold spots Read More
Recently I have been writing a lot of news stories about camera bags and bags that hold camera gear and accessories, but that is not the full extent of my “bag” adventures. Whenever I go anywhere that I know will allow me some downtime, I like to try to edit either video footage or photos,
The Pelican S100 Sport Elite Laptop Backpack is at the head of the class Read More
If you’ve been a reader of The Gadgeteer for any length of time, you’ll know that we love leather covers and cases, and one of the most popular and loved maker of leather cases, bags, and covers is the Saddleback Leather Company. We’ve covered many of their products over the years and I’m happy to say
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Back in the day, I saw some pretty good concerts. I saw concerts by Yes, Queen, and Rush, among others. I loved the concerts, but I suffered from ringing ears and muffled hearing for days afterwards. I wish I had earplugs like these Loop high-fidelity earplugs to protect my ears back then. The Loop earplugs
Protect your hearing and ornament your ears with the Loop High Fidelity Earplugs Read More