TechSpective’s Product Reviews section is hands-on, first-person, and opinionated — which is exactly what a product review should be. These aren’t spec-sheet comparisons generated from a press kit. They’re evaluations from people who actually use the products in real homes and on real desks, and who bring enough technology experience to know when something genuinely delivers and when it’s just well-packaged. The range is wide: laptops and docking stations, AI wearables, noise-canceling headphones, robot vacuums, smart home devices, portable power stations, digital writing tablets, and the accessories that make new gadgets actually worth owning.
I have met Lima, and so far our interactions have been mixed. This little device aims to replace the cloud–taking the place of services like Dropbox and Onedrive. It’s a good attempt, but it’s not quite there yet. We will first […]
Meet Lima – The Cloud that Respects Your Privacy Read More »
I am not a fan of smartphone cases, really. The vendors—whether it’s Apple, Samsung, or another company (are there still other companies that make smartphones?) put a lot of emphasis on engineering a device that is slim and sleek and
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iTENS recently sent me one its wireless TENS units to test out. TENS is an acronym for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. I’ve had chronic lower back pain for years, so I should be a perfect guinea pig to test out
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I want to start out with how much I wanted to love these Rowkin Mini Bluetooth earbuds. But we are not starting out with that. From startup and pairing these things were a pain. For starters, the two earbuds are
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Apple has earned a reputation for superior engineering. The Apple logo implies meticulous attention to detail and customers expect quality. One area where Apple fails to meet this expectation–aside from what a mess the iTunes software is–is with the charging /
Review: Tudia Klip Read More »
The 2-in-1 hybrid laptop is the new standard. While there are still some tasks and functions that require the horsepower of a full-blown desktop PC, portability is a prime consideration today. Pure tablets, however, fall short in certain areas, which
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This is the second in a series of three articles reviewing the Amazon Echo device and it different features and capabilities, and the Echo’s place in our technological universe. The first covered some of the basics you’ll experience in getting
Review: Amazon Echo – The Human:AI Interface Read More »
This definitely falls on the geek side of the fence more than the tech side, but I’m OK with that. I love globes. I have a beautiful mother of pearl Earth globe on a table in the corner of my
Review: MOVA Globes Read More »
I’ve lived in a more or less keyless world for years now. My Prius starts at the push of a button as long as the key fob is in my pocket. The front door of my home came with a
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One of the inevitabilities of using electronics of just about any sort is that cords will get tangled. Period. It is true of any cord or cable, but earbuds seem to be particularly vulnerable to spontaneously tying themselves in knots.
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