I live in a rural area where power outages are commonplace. It doesn’t seem normal when a week goes by without the power flickering or going completely out for at least a few minutes. Before we had a whole house generator installed, we would lose the contents of our refrigerator and freezer at least once […]
Withings has split their Aura sleep tracking gadget into two different packages. One without the sleep sensor and one that performs just as a connected alarm clock. The Aura Connected Alarm Clock + Sleep Sensor Accessory is priced at $299.95 and the Aura Connected Alarm Clock is priced at 189.95. The difference is that the
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The seasons are changing and before you know it the holidays will be upon us. It’s a great time to reflect and think about your life. Why not write yourself a letter that will be emailed to your future you in say… one year, 5 years or even 50 years! If you register as a
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Even though I review mostly audio gear, I jumped at the chance to test the Cree LED High Power Searchlight. My interest was piqued when I bought a 250 lumen flashlight to replace my aging Maglight and its pathetically weak bulb. But once I saw that the Cree light was 800 lumens, I couldn’t resist.
Lifestyle 800 Lumens Cree LED flashlight review Read More
The new Griffin Technology Guide Cable Management anchors look useful as well as snazzy. You get three Guides that feature a non-skid weighted, steel polished base with anodized aluminum hooks that are magnetized. All you do is remove the magnetic hook, position your cable or cables and reattach the magnetic hook. Once setup, you’ll no
Griffin Guides keep your cables where you need them Read More
I don’t get very excited over clothing, but I seriously want one of these (I hope my wife is reading this). Baubax is a collection of jackets that have an uncanny amount of useful features, especially for gadget enthusiasts. It comes in four different styles: windbreaker, bomber, blazer, and sweatshirt. Each style has a male
Baubax may be the most useful jacket ever Read More
There’s just nothing worse than exercising in glasses or sunglasses when they slip, bounce and fog up because of perspiration. When the Gadgeteer was asked to review the Nike Vision Run X2 Sunglasses, I volunteered to see if they might function better than others during exercise. What I found was that they are excellent sunglasses
Nike Vision Run X2 Sunglasses (EV0798) review Read More
While this may not fall into the traditional realm of gadgetry, it does coincide with another love of mine….pranking my wife! The Tapping Peeper is a motion activated figure that attaches to your window with a suction cup. While I can’t speak for your loved ones, I know my wife would go running scared if
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Ah, the freedom of wireless sound! Bluetooth has freed us from the tyranny of wires connecting our keyboards, mice, and the sound coming into and going out from our various devices. I truly love speakers that I can use with my phone or iPad out on the deck or in the den. In the last
Bienna QY7 Bluetooth Wireless Sport Earphones review Read More
Check out this pencil sized soldering iron that is powered by USB. It features a super thin tip that is perfect for delicate surface mount (SMD) work and a protective cap when it’s not in use. Plug it in to a USB port and it will heat up quickly for those impromptu maker sessions. It
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I love indoor security cameras. I have what I consider a healthy bit of paranoia and love the peace of mind security cameras give me. Prior to my employment with The Gadgeteer I had purchased two Foscams, and early on I was given the chance to review the Oco Cam. Recently, I was given the
Spy Tec Cirrus i8 high definition pan/tilt cloud security camera review Read More
Since I purchased my Nexus 6 phone, I have thoroughly enjoyed receiving immediate system updates from Google. The Android 6.0 update known as Marshmallow has been described as an incremental upgrade in which certain features are being updated and the bugs of the previous OS are being fixed. Even so, I still find myself eagerly
The Android Marshmallow features I’m looking forward to Read More
Over the past couple of years, I’ve become a fan of small (and not so small) portable Bluetooth speakers. Yeah I know, they don’t have the audio chops to qualify as anything near “audiophile” and stereo separation is almost nonexistent. But despite all that, they are portable and that counts for a lot. But what
Thonet and Vander Kürbis Bt Bluetooth speakers review Read More
If you’re an Android user considering moving to Apple’s latest iPhone, you might benefit from Apple’s new Android app: Move to iOS. The app sets up a private WiFi connection between your new iPhone and your Android phone. The app transfer your content and put it in the appropriate places. Data handled includes: Contacts Message
Apple’s Move to iOS App available on Google Play Read More
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BlackBerry Passport, Amazon Underground, Kickstarter tips and more – Weekly roundup Read More
I have always been a big fan of styli since my days with my first Palm Pilot. There has hardly been a capacitive stylus that I haven’t used, from iFrogz to Wacom Bamboo, to Hand, to a plethora of other no-name brands over the years. When the opportunity came to review an active stylus, I
LynkTec Apex rechargeable fine point stylus review Read More
Let’s face it. We are a battery operated world. With all of our electronic gadgets, like our iPads, smartphones, iPhones, MP3 players, GPS, handheld games, and tablets, they will still have to be plugged into a power source to recharge the battery that powers them. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
StrongVolt Solar 18 with SunTrack Technology solar charger review Read More
Some of you may have noticed a few weeks ago that Amazon has implemented a change in its Appstore. Amazon Underground is a new permanent program that Amazon has created to provide its customers “with over $10,000 in paid apps, games, and in-app items now FREE” every day via the web, 3rd generation or later Fire
Digging into the Amazon Underground Read More
I’ve worn glasses since I was in third grade. I don’t know what the definition of legally blind is, but without my glasses, I have a feeling I’d fall into that group. If I’m awake, I’m wearing my glasses. Now that I’m older and wiser, I have progressive lenses that allow me to read and
Adlens glasses have lenses that can be adjusted as your eyes change Read More
It looks like an ordinary micro USB cable right? Wrong. The Winnergear MicFlip USB cable is reversible. But the reversible end isn’t the larger end, we’ve reviewed a few of those cables; it’s the micro USB end that is reversible with this cable. The question that comes to mind is why the heck weren’t they
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