REVIEW – I try to walk at least 7000 steps a day for a minimum level of activity and to earn points for insurance incentives for my day job at Cummins Inc. The app I use tracks steps by using the sensors in my phone, but I always seem to leave my phone sitting on […]
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REVIEW – I’m what can be politely described as a “flashlight aficionado” or as my wife like to say, “you have too many flashlights.” Well, what’s one more? The Nitecore NM01 Flashlight is an excellent addition to my flashlight zoo. It uses an LED emitter, features multiple power levels, and is long running and rechargeable.
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REVIEW – I have been on the search for some comfortable wireless earbuds for a while. I have very small ear canals. Earbuds that have the best specs in the world, won’t work for me if my ears start to hurt after a few minutes. I also wanted completely wire-free earbuds so that some cord
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REVIEW – Through the years, we’ve taken various measures to clean things that require a delicate wash – whether it’s using a toothbrush to clean jewelry, hand washing delicate fabrics or hand scrubbing cast iron with gentle brushes to make sure not to affect the seasoning. So when I got the chance to review the
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Previously I have reviewed three different gadgets with the intention of giving them to my daughter as she headed off to her first semester of college: the Osprey Tropos everyday backpack, the Kensington Thunderbolt 3 Nano dock, and the BunkTrunk PhD footlocker. At the time of these reviews, I believed that each of these would
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REVIEW – A phone without a case is just unsafe, or so the saying (that I just made up) goes. While thicker cases add protection, they also add bulk, often obscuring the original design of your phone. Enter the Go Original iPhone Slim case from KASE. This slim covering is designed to add minimal bulk
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REVIEW – For years my wife and I have looked with envy at the Roomba robot vacuums. We have always looked at them as a luxury item though and have never pulled the trigger to get one. So when competing products started coming out and the prices started coming down, we started looking again. At
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NEWS – IT Chapter Two, the sequel to the terrifying 2017 horror movie IT is opening in theaters this weekend. To celebrate (or just to be plain creepy) Firebox is selling a Pennywise balloon lamp. The lamp is a near-identical replica to the iconic red balloon seen eerily floating in the films, usually signaling that
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NEWS – Turn your fire pit into something equal parts creepy and unique with these ceramic skulls. Available in a variety of styles, from human to zombie, alien, demon, and more. These skulls are made of same the material NASA uses to test rocket engines so they can withstand high temps. Prices start at $19.50
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REVIEW – Remember a few years ago when digital photo frames were a popular gift? These days people don’t want a gadget that can only do one thing, they want a jack of all trades, and that’s what the Google Nest Hub aspires to be. Let’s take this photo frame on steroids for a spin.
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