Tech, gadgets and EDC gear, unboxed, installed and lived with. I tell you what actually happened, so you can decide if it’s worth your money.
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I explore the latest technology in a simple and honest way. Smartphones, gadgets, smart home devices: reviews, comparisons, tips and hands-on demos to help you choose the right tech.
If you love technology and want clear, real opinions without the hype, you’re in the right place. The gear gets installed in my own house and lived with, usually with four kids wandering through the shot.
Everything here gets installed in my own house and used until it tells me something real. Sometimes it beats the claim, sometimes it falls short. Either way you get the actual number, and the conditions I got it under.
Still transmitting at 1,000ft in clear sight, and 600ft from behind a hill. The range is far better than the internet claims, and I worked out why everyone disagrees.
Read the range test →Timed on a slope with the bag on, not a flat bench. Still a genuinely good mower and an easy recommendation under half an acre, as long as you plan for 35.
Read the runtime test →The noise cancelling roughly matches the pair I’d been using, and these don’t squeeze my head. That’s why they’re the ones I actually reach for.
Read the workshop test →The verdict, the specs, what I liked and what I didn’t. Video included.
Not a studio bench and a spec sheet. The stuff gets installed, used, and lived with, usually with my kids wandering through the shot.
Cameras, doorbells, sensors, automation. Does it really install without drilling, and does it still work on day thirty?
Flashlights, pocket tools, the things that live on your keychain. Tested by actually carrying them.
Headphones, mics, watches. Long-term check-ins too, including when a firmware update ruins the battery.
Mowers, printers, the unglamorous stuff you actually buy. Timed and measured, not guessed at.
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