Category: Reviews

  • Short Review: Solo NY – Unbound Backpack, A Bag For Flying

    For frequent flyers, the security checkpoint can be the determining factor if you get to the airport an hour early, or three hours early. And between your slip-on shoes, your pants that don’t need a belt, and throwing all your change at charity bell ringers, getting through those TSA bottlenecks gets a little troublesome. I’ve…

  • Short Review: Canless Air System X3 Hurricane, Must Have

    Short article, because my point is simple. For years, I have gone through my fair share of canned dusters. They’re expensive, they’re short lived, and definitely not good for the environment. Never had an alternative though unless I wanted to get out the vaccuum and suck. But after having used the Canless Air System X3…

  • XIRO XPLORER Mini Review, A Drone For The Masses

    Drones. Right up there with blockchain, 3D printers, and the “Internet of Things”. Shaping the world of tomorrow, today. So why don’t we all have one sitting on our roofs? Is the dream of a robotic eyes in the sky dead? Short answer: No. Long Answer: Noooooooooo. We are at a point where drones are…

  • 2-Port Thunderbolt 2 KVM Docking Station Review, A Road Warriors’ Dream

    When trying to squeeze the very most productivity out of a make-shift work station, one of the central components is a KVM switch and a docking station. These devices let you combine multiple displays, multiple computers, and multiple peripherals into a single, cohesive unit. One of these devices was sent for review, and we found…

  • Netgear Nighthawk X10 Review (R9000), Big Is Beautiful

    A Router By Any Other Name… Is Half As Fast (Nighthawk X10 Review) A little bit of background. The purpose of a router. The diagram shows this visually, but a router is the hub of your network. Imagine spokes of a wheel being the devices you use that connect with the internet, and your router…

  • OWC Mercury Elite Pro w/ +1 Port Review (Promoted)

    The Product In Question: OWC Mercury Elite Pro w/ +1 Port (3 TB)   A Hard Drive By Any Other Name By far one of the most unique, and immediately apparent, parts of the OWC Hard Drive offerings include design. Obviously Apple inspired, OWC seems to have run with the minimal design and kept the…

  • Blue Microphones Review, Short and Sweet

    Blue Microphone has been a leader in mid-range microphones for a while. So we hold up their flagship Yeti Pro and new Raspberry microphones for review. Blue Microphones Raspberry Pros Pocket sized Ready to play Goose to your Maverick. A small bag, or cargo shorts will make you a recording studio to-go.   Built-in microphone…

  • Catalyst Case Review: The Best Damn Waterproof Case

    Short and Sweet and To The Point Phone cases. We’ve done them before. And we try to be very selective about doing them too often. Because let’s face it, there are a LOT of them on the market. And this particular niche is probably less necessary due to new iPhones being water resistant. Emphasis on…

  • Plex, When You Need To Multiplex

    Plex, When You Need To Multiplex

    Content. Content running out our ears. And parts beyond for that matter. What’s a person to do? Aggregating and organizing can be a hassle. So many services and computers and smart phones and tv’s, you’ll never get everything into a single, organized container. Enter Plex, a service dedicated to doing just that. I first met…