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SHADOWLAND – Thomas Horn Exposes Who Is Plotting to Take Down America. A Book Review
... clear that everything is ramping up dramatically in this momentous election year.
What’s next for America? Experts in their field and pundits predict severe food shortages, martial law, financial collapse ...
D-Link Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug - The first cog to a smart home?
... gle Assistant, the Smart Plug initially would not respond to the Google Assistant actions. I actually got sidetracked after this and when I finally returned to look at what the issue is, it has fixed it ...
Colour Me Impressed: Philips Hue Impress Outdoor Pedestal Light
... They all work with a Hue Bridge, the “central nervous system” which can handle 50 different types of luminaires. I’ve currently got about a dozen units running off 1 Bridge.
The Bridge and the Hue app ...
Arlo Pro 3 Floodlight Camera - Now launched in Australia
... custom lighting configurations and a built-in siren to any home or small business. It also lends itself to a number of use cases through a robust suite of smart features with the support of Arlo’s AI subscription- ...
GELID Solutions Zentree Marble - Tidy Charging
... the excess inside the Zentree base.
Conclusions Right now the Zentree sits in our designated charging area in our pantry. Master J has to put his device away for charging at night and it is ...
UPCOMING REVIEW: NOKIA 5.3 Android 11-ready and available in Australia May 21
Launching here in Oz this week is the Nokia 5.3, an Android phone which will give you the fastest upgrade paths for new Android releases.
It's very reasonably priced at just AUD349 with a with great batter ...
CyberPower VP1200ELCD UPS – Backup Power for Everyone Working from Home
... box says up to 150 minutes runtime. That applies only to its higher capacity sibling which is also shipped in the same size box. The runtime listed for a 60W computer – like the 21” iMac – is 117 minutes. ...
D-Link A/NZ launches first home and home office WiFi Certified EasyMesh system
D-Link ANZ has launched its new COVR-1102 AC1200 Seamless Mesh Wi-Fi System, one of the world’s first Wi-Fi Certified EasyMesh™ home and home office mesh systems. The industry-standard mesh networking ...
D-Link COVR-2202 with McAfee - Coverage all sorts
... when he said they are the best looking Wi-Fi units he has ever seen, gloss white triangular tower with a discreet rose gold trim. It is on par with another unit I reviewed a while back that would have ...
Arlo Doorbell - The modern ding dong
... everything you need to get it up and running quickly: the doorbell itself, a pair of AA batteries, mount screws and a screwdriver. The only missing part is a drill bit if you need to punch a few new holes ...
MASQUERADE: a Book Review of the Master Plot against Humanity as Documented by Carl Gallups
... for the Greatest Con Job in History – Gallups takes the masks off the most ridiculed and scoffed at being in man’s history. And being portrayed as a mythological creature, being ridiculed suits him fine: ...
NVIDIA SHIELD TV - Streaming Entertainment for Covid Constrained Consumers: 4k Upscaling with Dolby Vision and Atmos Audio
... (saves typing in long searches and you can also control smart lights) and a programmable button to call up any up function. Best of all the remote feels really nice in your hand.
The Shield TV unit itself ...
GELID Solutions SubZero M.2XL - A Chilling Factor
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So is it worth it?
The benefits of the GELID Solutions SubZero M.2 XL is noticeab ...
Working from Home? D-Link DWR-956 a Wireless AC1200 4G LTE Router to the Rescue!
... rural area with no ADSL or NBN we’ve been at the mercy of Big T’s spotty mobile phone coverage and paying through the nose for that privilege. We used the Nighthawk M1 until recently which on its own doesn’t ...
Gelids Flexmount Duo - Gas powered arm waving for the work from home force
... the options for both edge mount and grommet clamps, Allen keys, screw driver and all the necessary bits and bobs to get things up and running without raiding the toolbox. A small but adequate instruction ...
COVID-19 - An editor's humble thoughts
... e are indeed a rare species. I can foreshadow some parents will use this as an excuse to suspend visits and spend time. What about paying parents of child support? As we have already seen, Qantas for exampl ...
CyberPower CP1500EPFCLCD - More than just power
... s - this is the power stored and released by the capacitors and inductors of a device, and has no real value in the operation of an appliance. Active PFC uses electronic circuits in efficiently distri ...
Logitech MX VERTICAL: The Handshake Mouse for RSI Sufferers
... it benefits RSI afflicted users or folks who want to avoid RSI.
The first mouse we reviewed in this category was the ZTM or Zero Tension Mouse. That’s ancient history: 14 years ago!
My RSI had not ...
Synology and the Art of Surveillance – We Review the DS1019+ as a Surveillance Station Part 3
... NAS units over our15 years of publishing. All the major brands have passed our review desks and even though the main game in town always seemed to be to test which one is fastest, we always went for th ...
Jabra Elite Active 75t - Australian Launch
... grip, is dust and sweat resistant and features up to 7.5 hours of listening pleasure (28 hours with charging case).
The Jabra Elite Active 75t is 22 per cent smaller than its predecessor, the award-winning ...
Need Better WiFi? We’ve got you Covered with the COVR-2202 Whole Home Wi-Fi Mesh System from D-Link
... Wi-Fi signal.
Gone are the Wi-Fi dead zones and if you need to extend your coverage (with two units you can already blanket an area of around 550sqm) to an even larger area you can add more nodes.
Mesh ...
D-Link and How to Set Up Your Smart Home the Easy Way: Review of the mydlink Smart Full HD Wi-Fi Camera
... camera for instance.
That’s why we chose the Smart Full HD Wi-Fi Camera from D-Link. It’s quite a generic name but is also known by its model number DCS-8330LH.
The unit is small, lightweight and meant ...
UPCOMING REVIEW: Just Announced - AI-based Smart Home Security Bundle from D-Link
... Bundle Total home monitoring solution
SYDNEY: 18 February 2020 - D-Link has launched one of its smartest and most exciting products to date, the AI-based DCS-8331KT Smart DIY Security Bundle. A total ...
SONY Launches Three New High Brightness Laser Projectors: MUSEUMS LIT UP
... Setting function simplifying installation, with pre-set modes that apply the optimum image quality for a usage environment
SYDNEY, 12 February 2020 – Sony has strengthened its line-up of laser projector ...
Logi MX Keys - Low profile but with a big personality
... attest to since I have no working lighting circuits at all at the moment. There is also a manual adjustment available if you find the automatic settings not to your liking.
Other Features With the Logitec ...
Jabra Elite 85h - Revisited in Copper Black
... equipment; complete protection against contact; vertically dripping water shall have no harmful effect when the enclosure is tilted at an angle up to 15° from its normal position.
The buttons on the El ...
The 2020 TRAVELON SHOW – How to Travel Light, Safe, Stylish and Practical (Part One)
... it is always subject to security inspections. But it easily fits my Mavic Pro drone plus a 12” notebook and with all the padding it is safe and comfortable as well. The next zippered compartment sports ...
Waterfield Mezzo Backpack Launch
... helps bag maintain its shape. • Ergonomic shoulder straps and rear of bag lined with breathable mesh padding.
The Mezzo Backpack comes in one size only: 15.5 x 11.25 x 1.5 to 6 (tapered) inches; 14.5-lite ...
A message from the current incumbent
... my "job interview" in 2007 - somehow scoring one of the GPS HUD units to review and I had my '06 Saab 93 Aero (the last of the true Saabs before the GM parts bin completely took over.)
The second hal ...
Jabra Elite 75t - Distilled, refined and put on a diet.
... It left me scrambling for Plan B. The second incident, again with the units left overnight in the case, had the earbuds were at 1% power, and the case was at 100% power.
I also ran into issues when th ...
Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Carpet Cleaner – A Magic Carpet Machine...
... On the contrary. At around 12kg with a filled clean water tank it’s well balanced.
This Bissell is also bold in its presence with colours like purple and green with here and there an accent of red and ...
Waterpik Cordless Plus WP-462 - Your personal dental hygienist
... and keep things under control. It got worse when my niece accidentally smash a pole into my mouth and broke a tooth three ways along with the socket.
At one of my recent visits, my oral hygienist casuall ...
Tile Mate 2020 and Tile Sticker - Lost be gone!
Tile is one of the early names in the Bluetooth-enabled tracking space. Their Kickstarter campaign in 2013 raised a cool $2.6 million smackeroos and yours truly backed 8 units at the time. Since then the ...
Mophie Powerstation fabric - The stylish juice box
... feel the fabric weave, but it does not feel like cloth. A little bit of research tells me that the material is ultrasuede - a product designed to require minimal effort to keep its look and feel. It has ...
EGO POWER+ 52cm Self-Propelled 56V Cordless Mower – Not Just for Professionals...
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Like the EGO POWER+ 52cm Self-Propelled Mower.
If you read our previous review of the Victa 82V mower you would know that we were already impressed with that unit and the other units in that 82V ...
Jabra 65t - An Elite in a Crowded Space
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First Impressions Unlike Apple's Airpods which was relentlessly mocked for its close resemblance to a particular feminine hygiene product, the Jabra Elite 65t makes no such faux pas in the design. Th ...
Navman MIVUE860 DC TYRE - a Dashcam that Keeps a Constant Check on your Tyres
... Pressure Monitoring System!
We present the Navman MIVUE860 DC TYRE.
So the need for dashcams is very clear: you’re lucky if you can capture a UFO or a thylacine on camera and unlucky if someone hits ...
Shakti Mat - Does home accupressure work?
... 0mm, and the manufacturer states there are 6000 spikes spread over the original version which is what I have. The mat itself is really just a fabric sleeve, with the spike disks spread evenly across th ...
Logitech K580 - Multi-device Wireless Keyboard for the Multitasking warrior
... for a physical keyboard. The family's first computer was a purely keyboard affair, a little home built unit with its clear acrylic case and a whopping 4k memory. It was not until a few years later we adde ...
DriveSense Ranger Duo Dash Cam – an essential motoring aid
... blinking LEDs. The Ranger Duo because of its screen needs to be within your sight. Not a problem during the day but at night both the screen and blinking LED could be somewhat distracting. Just a thought. ...
Philips Hue PLAY Light Bar – Just a Backlight for Your TV or More?
Disclaimer: Yes, we bought into the Hue ecosystem, meaning that just like Lego we want to have all the bits and pieces that Philips/Signify/Hue bring to the market.
In every colour. In every ...
Wireless Ear Buds Review: Jabra Elite Active 45e – e for Economy or Excellent?
... s aerodynamic as my family station wagon , they do seem to say- it’s what’s inside that counts.
The retaining clips are easy and the units sit very comfortably and confidently, whether running, busting ...
Logitech PowerPlay system with G903 mouse - A skeptic's journey
... pad to the mouse itself. To be honest when I first read about PowerCore, I expected something like an ARC reactor that needed to be pushed into the heart of the G903 mouse. In reality it is just a simple d ...
Victa 18V Cordless Garden Tools: Mower, Line Trimmer and Blower
... would cope with the very tall grass around my fruit trees... Again, this trimmer is not meant for heavy duty, but we’d love to go beyond its intended purpose to see how it would hold up.
Call me surprised ...
Calming Blanket - The Grasshopper Lies Heavy
... him and get a second one not long after.
Master L's green "Maldives" Calming Blanket and cover arrived in between one of his overnight visits. On the surface it looks like a good goose down doona w ...
Drobo 8D – A Mini Review for a Maxi Direct Storage Solution
... read of its smaller sibling first, the Drobo 5D3 which we reviewed here.
We also explained the diff between DAS and NAS models. Drobo understands correctly that the simplicity of directly attaching a ...
Skullcandy INDY Earbuds – Affordable Wireless Audio
... y on (indoors) convenience alone, but the INDY buds also outperform my generic ‘white’ wired buds, convincingly. I’m assuming that the sound quality is fairly constant within the price range of its competi ...
Voltaire Smart Grinder - Quest to waking up to freshly ground coffee
... ere for backers only. I had to glean bits of information off the comments section on the Kickstarter project page. It was pretty apparent that Get It Right bit off far more than they could chew and was ...
Glow Dreaming - Sleep tight little ones
... ter L which had an immediate effect on calming him when he was a baby.
According to experts, "pink noise" is a mix of high and low frequencies that emulates natural sounds than its better-known cousin, “ ...
