Gadgetoid

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

-adjective

1. having the characteristics or form of a gadget;
resembling a mechanical contrivance or device.
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Both my reviewer and maker sense tingles when I come across something like Lovebox. Starting in a French makerspace in…

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Yoto Player & Mini

If you’ve not heard of Yoto Player it is, in simple terms, a modern take on a jukebox for kids.…

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Not so long ago – wait, it was over a year? Wowser! – I reviewed the BenQ GS2 portable projector.…

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This time last year our home office was a pipe dream. Fast forward twelve months and it’s an expensive reality.…

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I’ve been using Yubikey products for some time now, after they hooked me up with their 5Ci and NFC. They…

Five Design Mistakes In Hot Wheels Unleashed, And Why You Should Play It Anyway

Five Design Mistakes In Hot Wheels Unleashed, And Why You Should Play It Anyway

Hot Wheels Unleashed is the classic example of a game created by people who care and ransacked by executives and…

Toshiba Canvio Basics – Special Edition – 2TB Reviewed

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Caught up in the allure of gloriously fast NVM.e SSDs, I sometimes forget that the maligned “spinning rust” drives of…

GioTeck VX4 Wireless PS4/PC Controller Reviewed

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As shiny as official controllers are, I’ve never quite got to grips with how obscenely expensive they’ve become. Cramming more…

OWC Envoy Pro SX

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Finally. It took me the best part of a year of subtle hints and gentle nudges, but I’ve got my…

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Kioxia’s U365 flash drive is what I’d describe as “big, but slow.” Weighing in at 256GB the drive I tested…

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Hoa captures what I would call the “Ghibli Aesthetic.” It’s for this reason – much as I still look upon…

Eufy Floodlight Security Camera Reviewed

Eufy Floodlight Security Camera Reviewed

EufyCam Security Flaws There are multiple features of Eufy’s security products that directly contradict their “end to end encryption” and…

Kioxia Exceria 128GB High Endurance microSD Card

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With the Steam Deck on the horizon and a renewed interest in fast, high-capacity SD cards (my day job working…

Kioxia U301 128GB USB Flash Drive Reviewed

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As chance would have it, I had purchased a smaller version of these flash drives in order to act as…

Zotac Magnus One ZBOX ECM53060C RTX3060 i5-10500 Review

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Zotac’s ZBOX range has run the full gamut from the smallest of the small to absurd back-mounted VR-ready rigs. They…

TP-Link RE505X Range Extender/Access Point Reviewed

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No. I’m not using this as a range extender. I’ve connected it via Ethernet to my TP-Link router and am…

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noblechairs EPIC Black Edition

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The EPIC was probably the chair I *should* have purchased back when I was deliberating on the HERO. Why? It’s…

Twinkly Smart LED Reviewed

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Waaaay back in Christmas 2018 when going to the shops was still cool, I picked up a set of Twinkly’s…