The Lyrix Jive speaker is a portable Bluetooth speaker. Like many small, portable speakers, it can also serve as a speakerphone for handsfree calling. It uses Bluetooth 4.0 and has the AVRCP audio/video remote control profile. All this probably sounds pretty familiar to you, but the Jive does have some unique features. It has a suction […]
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I have the luxury of living in a small condo, which means I have little room for a nice sound system. What that means is that I need a shelf-sized speaker that provides high-quality sound. It also has to be within my price range. The Boston Acoustics MC100 Blue seemed to offer that and more,
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The iGrillmini from iDevices is a meat thermometer with an attached probe. Nothing new there right? But pair it with your iOS device and now you have a smart thermometer that you can remotely check the temp of the meat cooking outdoors on your grill. The iGrillmini conveniently mounts to your grill or smoker with a
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When I think of folio-style cases like this, I think of tablet and smartphones. But these beautiful folios from CalypsoCrystal are for MacBooks. The CalypsoFlip case cradles the bottom of the laptop in a frame that simply wraps around the front and side, leaving the connectors and the hinge free. You don’t have to remove
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I purchased an iPad mini. That was the easy part. What I needed next was a case that is both rugged and reliable, because I plan on carrying the mini with me while hiking in the woods near our house. I stumbled across the iPad mini Mobility Pack sold by Modulr and thought it might be
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The Kisai Console Wood is the latest watch from Tokyoflash Japan. It has a USB-rechargeable battery inside, and it’s display is reminiscent of the console displays in the Starship Enterprise. Blinking lights on the display indicate the time, and you can turn on an animation sequence for extra interest. The case is made of red sandalwood
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TV infomercials are ingenious advertisements that draw us in with a slick sales pitch, grab our attention, pique our curiosity and then our wallet. I’ve been given the opportunity to review a couple “As seen on TV” products to see if their claims stand up to a real world test and if they are worth
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Over the past few months, I’ve been using and testing the Meze 73 Classics headphones. Meze is a relatively new company, and they have a niche that a few – but not many – headphone makers have: their headphones are made out of wood. While that’s becoming more common, Meze strictly uses ebony wood, which
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When it was announced, the iPad mini with Retina display had no firm release date. It’s now available for sale in Apple‘s online store. Shipping occurs in 1-3 business days for the WiFi model and 5-10 business days for the WiFi + Cellular models. Just as announced, each version is available with 16, 32, 64,
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This post brought to you by Boost Mobile’s Shrinking Payments. All opinions are 100% mine. Other than the utility bills for my house, my cellular bill is my second biggest monthly expense. Nothing I do can lower that bill until my contract is up with my cellular provider. Years ago, when I got my first
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