Category: Accessory Reviews
HP X7000 Wi-Fi Touch Mouse Review: Go Wireless, No Dongle or Bluetooth
The HP X7000 Wi-Fi Touch Mouse connects to Windows notebooks over Wi-Fi, so users can leave dongles and adapters at home without giving up a good mousing experience. Until HP introduced the Wi-Fi Mouse users had two options for wireless mice – connect via USB dongle or Bluetooth. I prefer Bluetooth, but using both a Wi-Fi [...]
iTwin Review: USB Secure Cloud Syncing Without a Cloud Service
iTwin promises to give you “limitless” USB-based file synchronization with simplicity and security through a set of USB keys that you plug into two or more computers anywhere in the world. Cloud synchronization is all the rage these days with great services like DropBox, SugarSync and even personal cloud syncing devices like the PogoPlug. If [...]
Swingline Stack and Shred 60X Review: Hands Free Shredding
With tax time and Spring cleaning syncing up in March and April, you may find yourself in need of a great shredder. But you’ll need more time even more than you need a great shredder, which is where the Swingline Stack and Shred 60X comes in. There’s no shortage of great shredders, but the Swingline Stack and Shred 60X stands [...]
Lenovo ThinkVision LT1421 Portable Monitor Review
One of the best parts of my home office setup is having two monitors. It’s a serious boon to productivity, helps me organize my desktop better, and keeps me from having to switch back and forth between windows all of the time. Whenever I travel I always lament the lack of second monitor on my [...]
Griffin’s TechSafe Cable Lock: Not Universal, But Certainly Secure
The Griffin TechSafe Universal Cable Lock bills itself as a way to secure your laptop, even if it does not have the more traditional Kensington lock that most PCs use for security while out in public. Unfortunately, even though they call it “universal,” of the three notebooks I tried it with it only worked with [...]
Tom Bihn Ristretto Review: An Amazing MacBook Air Bag
Carrying an ultraportable notebook around in a giant bag defeats the purpose of going thin and light on short trips. Sure, a big bag is as good as the next when you want or need to take the kitchen sink with you, but when you want the essentials and nothing more, look at the Tom Bihn Ristretto [...]
Fitbit Tracker Review: Small and Awesome Fitness Tracker
The Fitbit Tracker is a small clip that attaches to your clothing and monitors your activity throughout the day, creating a log of your walking, running and other activities — it can even monitor your sleep at night. All of this data get’s sent to the Fitbit Tracker website so you can analyze your activity level. The small device is about [...]
Mimobot Review: Fun Thumbdrives With Character
Cloud services may be quickly replacing run of the mill thumbdrives, but Mimobots are no ordinary thumbdrives. These incredibly detailed drives come in a variety of designs from Hello Kitty to Star Wars and are portable enough to take with you as a fanboy or fangirl badge of honor. The Mimobot drives range in capacity [...]
G-Form Extreme Sleeve Review: Looks & Acts Like Body Armor
G-Form offers the Extreme Sleeve for Laptops to protect your notebook from drops and bumps. While it doesn’t look like it can keep your computer safe when dropped from 20 feet, it can thanks to some cool case design and surprising materials. G-Form got their start protecting elbows and knees with their sporting goods line. They [...]
HP WiFi Mobile Mouse Review: No Dongles or Re-Pairing Needed
The HP WiFi Mobile mouse is a new portable mouse from HP that doesn’t need a dongle or Bluetooth to connect to your computer. Instead, it connects directly to your computer over WiFi. Not only does this mean you don’t need to plug in a USB dongle, but you also don’t have to deal with [...]
