Gadgetoid

gadg-et-oid [gaj-it-oid]

-adjective

1. having the characteristics or form of a gadget;
resembling a mechanical contrivance or device.
Anker 737 Power Bank / PowerCore 24K Review

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USB Type-C & Thunderbolt 3

Zotac AMP Box Mini Thunderbolt 3 PCI Enclosure

Zotac AMP Box Mini Thunderbolt 3 PCI Enclosure

I spent around two months test Driving The Zotac AMP Box Mini. Read on to find out what devices I…

Sonnet Radeon RX570 eGFX Breakaway Puck

Sonnet Radeon RX570 eGFX Breakaway Puck

Since starting my journey with USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 there have been two things I’ve wanted to try out;…

OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock

OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock

From the inception of USB-C, and Power Delivery I was jumping up and down with excitement about the concept of…

StarTech USB-C To Dual DisplayPort MST Hub

StarTech USB-C To Dual DisplayPort MST Hub

I’ve been using the StarTech USB-C to Dual DisplayPort MST Hub since I received it, and I loathe to admit…

StarTech USB-C Travel AV Adapter Reviewed

StarTech USB-C Travel AV Adapter Reviewed

As laptops get thinner we see more and more ports left by the wayside in the quest for lighter and…

LG 38UC99-W UltraWide Curved Display Review

LG 38UC99-W UltraWide Curved Display Review

The concept of curved displays is not new. They made their debut in Cinema way back in the 1950s where…

Plugable USB Type-C DisplayLink Triple Display Dock

Plugable USB Type-C DisplayLink Triple Display Dock

My quest for docking nirvana has lead me to Plugable, specifically their USB Type-C Triple Display Dock with DisplayLink. Plugable…

Of Thunderbolt 3, USB Type-C and DisplayPort

Of Thunderbolt 3, USB Type-C and DisplayPort

Thunderbolt 3 and USB Type-C are a complete and total minefield! I keep bumping up against this topic, and realised…

OWC USB-C Dock

OWC USB-C Dock

The desktop is dead, but the need to work at a desk, with a proper chair, good posture, a mouse,…

Plugable USB Type-C Memory Card Reader Reviewed

Plugable USB Type-C Memory Card Reader Reviewed

It’s been a while since I last covered a USB-C peripheral, but true to my determination to try as many…

StarTech USB-C Multi-card Reader

StarTech USB-C Multi-card Reader

My quest for the perfect USB-C multi-card reader continues, and this time I’m looking at the exhaustively named USB 3.0…

StarTech Thunderbolt 3 to Dual DisplayPort Adapter Review

StarTech Thunderbolt 3 to Dual DisplayPort Adapter Review

As I go deeper and deeper down the USB-C and ThunderBolt 3 rabbit-hole, I’m finding the opportunity to test gradually…

Thundergate: Apple’s alleged blocking of Thunderbolt 3 Devices

Thundergate: Apple’s alleged blocking of Thunderbolt 3 Devices

There seems to be quite a stir around Apple’s new 2016 MacBook Pro and its Thunderbolt 3 compatibility. Thunderbolt 3…

Forget Adapters! Upgrade Your External HDD TO USB-C

Forget Adapters! Upgrade Your External HDD TO USB-C

Today’s post is a thinly veiled review of the Belkin USB 3.1 USB-C to Micro-B Cable. Cable reviews are perhaps…

Promate MacHub-12 USB-C to USB3, SD, microSD Adapter

Promate MacHub-12 USB-C to USB3, SD, microSD Adapter

Welcome to 2017. And happy new year! Whether you like it or not, 2017 is the year of USB-C. With…