We’ve got a central vac. in our house that’s considered a pretty good one by all accounts, so when I received my test version of the new Dyson DC51 Animal upright vacuum I thought that it would be reasonable to see how well it worked by vacuuming first with our central vac., and then with [...]
I’ve used notebooks for so many years now that when I sit down at my desktop system and have to use a mouse, I’m constantly wishing for a touchpad instead of the mouse. While there are many options available for add-on touchpads or trackpads, I wanted to try out the Logitech Rechargeable Trackpad for [...]
I’ve used Mophie products with the three versions of the iPhone and while the product stays basically the same in general terms, it’s interesting to see how they’ve managed to refine and streamline the Juice Pack idea from generation to generation. Their latest is called the Mophie Juice Pack Helium, and it’s thinnest, lightest battery [...]
The $499.99 CAD Fujitsu ScanSnap ix500 is the latest iteration of their desktop scanner line that began with the ScanSnap 1300. As much as I liked the 1300, this new ix500 takes things to a whole new level in terms of speed and flexibility. It’s still a desktop scanner, with dimensions of 292mm W x [...]
To be quite honest I’ve never been a big user of Internet radio. I listen to local channels to hear local content, but for my music I tend to listen mostly to my iTunes collection, however, since Logitech sent me their new Logitech UE Smart Radio to look at I must admit that my listening [...]
Epson’s newest entry in the multifunction market is their $199.99 WF-3540. The WF stands for WorkForce, and these devices are really meant for a small or home-based business because of the dual paper trays, wireless access, and a duty cycle of 12,000 pages. The duty cycle is a tool used by manufacturers to indicate the [...]
If I told you that for less than a hundred bucks you could hook up your old Cerwin Vega or Bose non-powered speakers so you could play content from your iOS devices would you be interested? I was, and the Griffin Twenty is the $99.99 answer to that conundrum. OK, maybe I wasn’t entirely right [...]
The Logitech Ultrathin iPad Keyboard Cover is the latest accessory for iPad I’ve been testing out. I’ve tried several different types of keyboards designed to work with iPads, but they always involved having to carry the keyboard separately. This Ultrathin iPad Keyboard Cover solves that particular problemby clipping onto the iPad with a magnetic clip [...]
This is the most amazing jacket I’ve ever seen. Really. The SCOTTEVEST SeV Revolution jacket I’ve been testing out for the past little while is loaded with no fewer then 26 closable pockets. That’s twenty-six pockets! This is absolutely the most fun I’ve ever had reviewing a product in over twenty-five years – it’s like [...]
Bose makes great over the ear, noise-cancelling headphones, and their IE2 earphones offer a comfortable fit with great sound. Their newest earphones, the SIE2i Sport Headphones, offer the same fit options as the original IE2’s, but with several additions. According to Bose, the SIE2i earphones have “acoustic ports positioned to resist sweat and water and [...]
