REVIEW – When tech goes tiny, the impossible becomes possible—and it’s true with audio, as well. Take the Edifier NeoBuds True Wireless Planar Magnetic Noise Canceling Earbuds as an example. This mouthful of an in-ear monitor (IEM) uses a speaker design more common in headphones than earphones. The result is a pair of earbuds (what […]
REVIEW – There are large speakers and there are small speakers. Then, there are really small speakers like this—the Innogo PowerBeat Speaker. This petite circular speaker can do a lot for a speaker its size—and then some. ⬇︎ Jump to summary (pros/cons) Price: $36 Where to buy: Innogo What is it? The Innogo PowerBeat Speaker is a
Innogo PowerBeat Speaker review – A really small speaker at a small price Read More
REVIEW – Wow, I get to review perhaps the silliest-named earbuds yet—the Edifier LolliClip Open-ear True Wireless Earbuds. I can hear one of my friends ask: “Hey, what earphones are those?” Me: “They’re called LolliClips.” Friend: “Ooooohkaaaay (snickering)”. The laugh may be on them, because the LolliClips don’t sound as silly as their name. This
Edifier LolliClip Open-ear True Wireless Earbuds review – Silly name, serious sound Read More
REVIEW – For years (like, forever), my go-to speakers for my computer set-up have been powered. Powered simply means that the speakers have a built-in amplifier (all speakers require a power source to produce audio). Passive—as opposed to power—speakers, have no power themselves but must be connected to a power source such as a separate
Valortiva Octa A1 Integrated Amplifier review – She may be small, but she be fierce Read More
REVIEW – Have you ever heard the saying “You must go back to move forward”? Nah, me neither. However, that bit of sage advice might apply to the “new” Master & Dynamic ME05 wired earphones. These little gems hark back to the time when most wireless earphones were either too meh-sounding, too expensive, or both.
Master & Dynamic ME05 Earphones review – Back to the Future Read More
REVIEW – Everyone loves to grill, right? Or at least everyone enjoys the results of someone else grilling. The thought of barbecuing on a weekend or holiday can bring up all kinds of memories. My childhood is complete with my father using charcoal (no one used gas back then) in an old, rusted grill cooking
REVIEW – I’ve reviewed a lot of earphones and earbuds (still can’t tell the difference), but I’ve only recently discovered earbuds that don’t go in the ear. This newer open-ear approach lets the earbud sit just outside the ear. It’s like a cross between a true earphone and an older Walkman-type foam headphone, like the
REVIEW – My wife and I are lifelong coffee drinkers—3-4 cups a day each. That’s a lot of coffee over time. As a result, we’ve gone through different types of methods of how to brew coffee. For a long time, we used regular drip machines like Mr. Coffee before graduating to Keurig machines. It took
GEVI Programmable 10-Cup Grind & Brew Coffee Maker review – Coffee and guilt trips Read More
REVIEW – Let me start by saying I am an Apple snob—a long-standing member of the Apple Borg. My first—and only—computers have been exclusively Macs. Well, except for that time I bought a Mac Clone in the 90s, but I digress. It’s always been iPhones and iPads and everything else. No Android in this house.
REVIEW – Way back in 2019, I reviewed the new (at the time) Liberty 2 Pro earbuds from Soundcore (an Anker company) and was surprised by how much I liked them. Fast forward to 2021—Soundcore released the Liberty 3 Pro earbuds with active noise canceling (ANC) and other enhancements. While they were a big improvement,
REVIEW – If you’re a professional digital artist in the market for a large drawing display, XPPen has two new displays to choose from. Both are 24 inch and both feature a slew of tech and other goodies. And both look identical—except they are not. One is the Artist Pro 24 (Gen 2) 4K. The other
XPPen Artist Pro 24 (Gen 2) 165Hz drawing display review – Getting better and better Read More
REVIEW – When it comes to audio, there’s nothing quite like the depth, soundstage, clarity, and sheer power of large speakers. To feel music can be as—or more—exhilarating than hearing it. The emotions that can be experienced from a favorite piece can sometimes overwhelm—in a good way. However, one cannot be subjected to such power
REVIEW – When reviewing portable Bluetooth speakers, it’s hard not to develop a favored brand. One of my favorites is Tribit. I was immediately blown away by the first Tribit speaker I reviewed—the StormBox Micro followed by the improved StormBox Micro 2. These small speakers sound waaay bigger than they are. I still use one
Tribit StormBox Blast 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker review – Tribit gets louder—and better Read More
REVIEW – Tribit. Tronsmart. Treblab. Notice any similarities? They all make Bluetooth speakers and are competitors in both price and features—but do their names need to sound alike? Even I—a reviewer—sometimes get confused. I can only imagine how a regular customer looking for an affordable Bluetooth speaker might feel. To clarify a bit, this review
Treblab HD-360 portable Bluetooth speaker review – Go ahead, get two for wireless stereo! Read More
REVIEW – The cynical side of me just loves it when a product is hyped to be something it isn’t—and yet is. Reviews of the Brane X speaker from Brane Audio have touted how it “bends the laws of physics” with its ability to supply bass that was only possible from much larger speakers. Heck,
Brane X Speaker review – It’s (not just) all about that bass Read More
REVIEW – If you’re starting out in digital art—or even thinking about it—you’ll need a graphics display. You might be thinking, “But, I already have an iPad.” and that’s fine—but I want you also to consider adding a graphics display to your digital arsenal. Why? Unless you do all of your art on an iPad,
Huion Kamvas 13 (Gen 3) display review – It’s a premium beginner’s drawing display Read More
REVIEW – Years ago, I bought an external hard drive with a whopping 740 Megabytes. Not Gigabytes, not Terabytes—just Megabytes. It cost hundreds of dollars, and now I work on individual files that are twice as large! How far we’ve come. Today, many hard drives aren’t even drives at all; they’re SSD chips that read
iStorage diskAshur PRO3 Portable SSD Drive review – How much is your data worth? Read More
REVIEW – Even though I enjoy reviewing various products, my heart has always warmed when it comes to audio. I can’t quite pinpoint the reason behind this but let me tell you, I’m not musical. I can’t read music, or play an instrument, and if I dare to sing in the house, my wife (who
REVIEW – It’s hard to imagine that as little as 7-10 years ago, most earphones were wired requiring them to be physically connected to an iPod or other portable music player. Today, however, wireless IEMs (in-ear monitors) are as common as ever. It seems everyone owns at least one pair—or more. And most of them
REVIEW – While I can appreciate birds flying around our backyard, my wife is a bird nut. She can identify most—if not all—Florida birds. She gets excited when a bird shows up that is not usually seen in Florida or is arriving out of season. Me? I can’t tell a cardinal from a blue jay.
Onlyfly Bird Feeder Cam review – A feeder AND camera for birds—and squirrels Read More