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Could there be anything better to do on a gorgeous summer day, than speeding along on a City Mantis with the wind in your face and the sun on your back? I don’t think so! But what exactly is a City Mantis you ask? It is a fold-up electric scooter that will turn heads when …
I’m a gadget show off! I get endless pleasure when my co-workers walk by my desk at work and ask “what’s that?”. This usually results in a short demo of whatever product I happen to be playing with (I mean reviewing) at the time. Usually this is an electronic gizmo, but sometimes it is just …
Product Requirements: Device: Windows 98 and higher Repeat after me: convergence, convergence, convergence. That’s the name of the game these days when it comes to new home entertainment and PC interaction devices. No longer are we content to just sit in our home offices to listen and watch the media stored on our PCs. Instead, …
Product Requirements: Device: Scratched up CDs, DVDs, and game discs I have been buying CDs since 1985 or so, and I still have many of my earliest purchases. Over these years, I have routinely committed several of the highest forms of audio blasphemy, including the following: Â 1. Instead of keeping each disc safe inside …
SkipDoctor CD & DVD Motorized Repair Device Review Read More
Okay – this is the-gadgeteer site, and the Norelco Spectra is certainly a gadget. So why did I feel compelled to write a review about, of all things, my razor? Find out dear reader… I remember shaving my peach fuzz as a kid, and my mother warned me not to grow up too fast – …
Norelco Spectra 8894XL James Bond Edition Electric Razor Review Read More
My first DVD player review was the NextBase unit from Merconnet.com. That was last summer, and I’ve been using it ever since. A very small and portable player, it worked great and didn’t take up much room at all on my entertainment center. I was surprised when Merconnet contacted me a few week ago to …
If you’ve been looking for a very small monitor or TV for a room or vehicle, you’ll want to learn more about the GMX 6″ TFT / LCD Monitor with TV Tuner from Merconnet. The items included in the package are: the 6″ LCD, small IR remote control, AC adapter, 12V car adapter, plastic stand …
The KidGenics 60 Second Time Machine Power Toothbrush We all know that good oral hygiene is important, but as a parent it can be one of the most tedious things that we have to teach to our children. When we aren’t asking them when the last time they brushed their teeth was (usually because their …
Product Requirements: A wall outlet and access to a phone line Have you heard the stories of how Bill Gates has these large, fla,t plasma screens in all his house’s rooms that change their pictures depending on whatever they are programmed to display? Yah, I heard those stories too, and I thought to myself that …
Ceiva Internet Connected Digital Picture Frame Review Read More
Product Requirements: Device: Windows 95/98/NT or Macintosh Free RS-232, RS-422 9pin Serial connector PC/MAC I love photography but don’t consider myself an expert on the subject by any means. I do know that I enjoy taking pictures and viewing them later. But, gone are the days of sitting on the living room couch thumbing thru …
Product Requirements: PC or compatible running Windows 98 or later USB port CDrom 50MB free hard disk space Power outlet (110/120V AC, 60Hz) Monitor capable of displaying 800 x 600 pixels in 16 bit color I think digital cameras are one of the greatest inventions of the last 50 years. With them, you don’t need …
Product Requirements: Desktop: Windows PC required if you wish to use the FireCracker desktop software (optional) FireCracker 1.8meg self executing archive Remember those funny commercials for the device that would allow you to clap your hands to turn a lamp on or off? You know the jingle, “Clap on… Clap off… Clap on, Clap off. …