We recently posted a review of Honeywell’s Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat and now Honeywell is offering one lucky Gadgeteer reader the chance to win one of these thermostats. It’s easy to enter so click through and take your chance.
Honeywell Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat giveaway! Read More
Gadgeteers, today is your lucky day to enter our contest to win your choice of one of three rugged leather iPad cases from Saddleback Leather Company. If you win, you’ll be able to protect your iPad, iPad mini or iPad Air with a leather case that has been constructed to last longer than your iPad or even you
Saddleback Leather iPad case giveaway! Read More
Did you miss one of our posts this week? We covered quite a few topics from Janet’s and my review of the Amazon Fire TV streaming video device, to Dave’s trip report when he and his son (the Gadgeteer Kit) attended a LEGO build challenge event and Mark’s news post about the Smartbean Bluetooth dongle.
Amazon Fire TV, Ninja blenders, LEGO and more – Weekly roundup Read More
LEGO bricks are fun to build with, but if you want a change of pace, check out nanoblocks from The Ohio Art Company, makers of the famous Etch A Sketch. Nanoblocks are miniature building blocks that let you build detailed models that will fit in the palm of your hand. The folks at Nanoblocks is
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Since we updated the website layout at the end of last year, I’ve tried a couple different search plugins that didn’t end up working very well, so I finally decided to go back to using Google’s search because it’s faster and works better than all the others I’ve tried. Here’s a quick tutorial that I
How to find past product reviews and articles on The Gadgeteer Read More
Hey everyone, welcome to my desk this time! My room – er, I mean, office – has way more gadgets in it than these couple of photos show. I figure I’d stick to my main space to keep it short and sweet.
Gadgeteer: Show us your desk series – Elizabeth Read More
YEZZ wants you to learn more about their line of unlocked Android smartphones and to help get the word out, they are going to give away one of them to one of our lucky readers. The winner will get to choose from either the YEZZ Andy 4 or the Andy 4.5. These phones are unlocked
YEZZ Freestyle Mobile smartphone giveaway! Read More
Gadgeteers, today is your lucky day to enter our contest to win your choice of one of three gorgeous leather bags from Saddleback Leather Company. We’ve been featuring bags from Saddleback for almost 7 years because their quality and workmanship is unsurpassed. They don’t offer a 100 year guarantee against defects in materials and workmanship
Saddleback Leather bag giveaway! Read More
Updated (02/14/17): Once or twice a year I post a help wanted notice asking for people to try out for a spot on our growing team of crazy gadget loving geeks. Right now I have 2-3 spots to fill. Are you one of them?
Help wanted – become part of The Gadgeteer team! Read More
Our friends at Starbucks want to help you celebrate Valentine’s Day by offering one lucky Gadgeteer reader a Valentine’s Day gift box that they can share with their #1 sweetie. Included in the gift box are 2 ceramic mugs, one Sweetheart 2014 CD with some of your favorite romantic tunes and two boxes of Starbucks
Starbucks Valentine’s Day giveaway! Read More
In the last couple of months you have seen some obvious changes to this web site. At the end of December we rolled out a brand new layout and at the beginning of this month we moved to a faster and more powerful server. I’ve been running The Gadgeteer for close to 17 years now
Gadgeteer state of the site address Read More
How do gadgeteer’s celebrate Valentine’s Day? With flowers and a box of chocolates? Heck no, we celebrate with gadgets! This year we’re spreading the love with a giveaway of prizes that is sure to please almost anyone. It’s easy to enter, so what are you waiting for?
Spread the love Valentine’s Day Giveaway! Read More
The Gadgeteer has moved to a new server. If you can see this post, your DNS has updated to our new IP address and you are viewing the newer and hopefully faster Gadgeteer.
This is a quick announcement to let everyone know that we’ll be moving to a new web server with updated hardware, better performance and more file space. The move is planned for tonight or early Saturday, so there are a few things to be aware of. There may be a service disruption for a day or
We’re moving to a new server… Read More
Did Santa bring you a shiny new iPhone 5, iPad, iPad mini, Kindle, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 or other device? EZ Buys Direct wants to help you keep your new device protected from everyday wear and tear while also adding a touch of fun, style or whimsy. They are giving 5 lucky winners a $20 voucher that
EZ Buys Direct gift certificate giveaway! Read More
At the end of each year, I like to take a look back at the reviews we’ve posted to see which ones were the most popular with you, our readers. Sometimes it’s a surprise and other times it’s not. Let’s see how it has turned out for this year.
The Gadgeteer’s top 25 reviews of 2013 Read More
Welcome to the new site layout for The Gadgeteer! Please don’t trip on all the sawdust, nails and lumber laying around as we work out the kinks. We’re aware of several issues, but it’s after 1am and we’re all calling it a night. Any wrinkles should be ironed out by the end of the day
I’m very excited to tell you that later tonight, if all goes as planned, the site will get a much needed facelift. We’ve been working on this for a few months, so I hope you will like the results. The site may be offline for an hour or longer starting around 7pm EST tonight. Send
The Gadgeteer is getting an update! Read More
It’s now my turn to share my favorite gadgets of 2013. Looking back on all my reviews from this year, I thought it would be tough to choose just a few favorites, but when it comes right down to it, there are only a handful of products that I’m still using regularly since the reviews
The Year in Review – Favorite gadgets of The Gadgeteer team for 2013 part 5 Read More
Did Santa bring you a shiny new iPhone, or Android phone for Christmas? Well, here’s your chance to win a handy dandy ChargeAll 3-in-1 Portable Keychain Power Bank for it. This small gadget includes an 8GB flash drive, an 800mah backup battery and a built-in sync and charge cable. Continue reading for full contest details.
ChargeAll 3-in-1 Portable Keychain Power Bank giveaway! Read More