I’m a big fan of Quick Charge 2.0 technology. They’re just now becoming more commonplace in charging devices. So when the Tronsmart 5-Port Quick Charge 2.0 Desktop USB Charger became available for review, I requested it. So far, I’ve been very pleased with its performance and the only negative is that the unit is rather […]
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Christmas is over and now it’s time to get that geeky gift you really wanted this year, like the R2-D2 Moving refrigerator. Yes, someone as finally taken geekdom to a practical level by making this full-size replica of R2-D2 and putting a refrigerator into the body of it. A Japanese company called AQUA is selling
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Dave: Alright here is a bit of the backstory — My nearly three year old 15″ MacBook Pro had been having problems for a few months. It finally died, then came back to life, but it was definitely time I took it to one of my local Apple Stores to have their Genius Bar techs
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All of us here at The Gadgeteer would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Festivus, Feliz Navidad, Season’s Greetings, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy Holidays. It really doesn’t matter what you call it and how you choose to celebrate this day as long as you spend it with your
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We used to have a bad habit of buying meat, sticking it in the refrigerator and forgetting about it until it was spoiled. I finally got tired of wasting money and bought a small dry erase board that I mounted on the kitchen wall next to the refrigerator. Now we make sure to write down
Think Board puts a clear reusable dry erase board on your fridge Read More
In the world of EDC, one of the main features we look for is size. If a piece of EDC equipment is too big or too heavy, we don’t have time for it. The BULLET, a Kickstarter project, is listed as the world’s smallest LED flashlight, and by the looks of it, I cannot disagree.
I won’t take a bullet for you, but here’s one to light your way Read More
There are so many speakers entering the portable speaker market, that I have bought my previous two based on a slick deal, aka price, and that’s about it. That means I’ve stayed in the sub-50 dollar range of speakers. I was given the opportunity to review a speaker that seemed twice as nice as my
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Friendship bracelets weren’t a thing when I was a kid, but if they had been, I would have been all over it because I loved making things. Actually I still do. The i-loom is basically a loom that helps kids and adults weave their own bracelets out of colored string by keeping everything organized and
i-loom takes friendship bracelet making to a new level Read More
You’ve probably seen charms that you can put around the stem of wine glasses so you’ll always know which glass is yours at a party. Well, now you can make sure that you know which cable is yours with iDBeads. iDBeads are silicone charms that have been designed to work with Apple Lightning cables and
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One of my new year’s resolutions for 2016 is to play more games because life is short. Imagine my glee when I happened to notice that there’s a big sale going on right now on the Google Play store. For their Games Year-End Deals they are offering up to 90% off on several games that
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Some of you may already know that Fossil (the watch company) recently purchased Misfit (the activity tracker maker) to become a major player in the fitness tracking game. Enter the Q Reveler activity tracker, part of Fossil’s new Q line of activity trackers. Designed to look like a fashion accessory, the Q Reveler not only
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There’s a never-ending stream of “smart” or robot-themed building toys out there, but there’s just something different about the Modular Robotics Cubelets. I think it’s because out of the box, they just plain work the way you’d expect with minimal effort. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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Even though I do not suffer from migraines, I know people who do, and they can be debilitating. The Cefaly is an FDA approved medical device for those who are 18 years of age or older that stimulates the ophthalmic part (behind the eyes) of the trigeminal nerve (a cranial nerve that is responsible for
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Book lovers who are also fans of comic books and superheros will appreciate this unique superhero bookend from Animi Causa. This bookend has been designed to provide a visual effect of books that almost ready to fall over, but the actual bookend is really an angled steel support. By placing a softbound book cover over
Do you remember the Keybrid Keyring Key that I reviewed about 5 years ago? It was the marriage of a common house key and a split keyring. Amron Experimental, the same company who brought us the Keybrid is back with a new key-based product. This one is the Carabiner Key and as you’ve already guessed,
Is it a key or a carabiner? Yes Read More
We’ve seen more than our share of device chargers for home, office and travel, but what about a charger made specifically for your workshop? The Tech Life GRID is a power station that has been designed to be rugged enough for your maker work bench. It features 9 110Volt power outlets, with 4 on the
The GRID is a rugged AC and USB charger for your workshop Read More
I hate keys! I’ve replaced all of the entry locks at my house and summer cabin with either touchscreen or push button locks. Up until now, I didn’t find a viable alternative to the padlocks I have to secure my property around the house or at work. The Master Lock Bluetooth Smart Padlock has made
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It can be hard finding the right gift for the aspiring DJ in your household. Do you get them a drum machine, “two turn tables and a microphone”, what? IK Multimedia has come up with iRig Pads that can take the place of all of that. The iRig Pads is a universal MIDI controller for
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The Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch is an Android-compatible smartwatch that does not use the Android Wear operating system like the majority of the Android smartwatches that are currently on the market. Samsung marches to the beat of their own drum and has opted to use the Tizen OS to power their watches. Let’s take a
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How many of you have wished that you could tell the driver behind you how you feel? Yeah, me too (hey, it could be a nice feeling too you know!). ThinkGeek has a gadget to do just that! The Drivemocion LED Car Sign is a 6.5″ diameter circular car sign that hangs from your rear
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