Category: Accessory Reviews
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 [...]
AViiQ Portable Quick Stand for Notebooks Review
The AViiQ Portable Quick Stand is a portable notebook stand that offers 12 degree angle for ergonomic typing and airflow. The primary selling point of the AViiQ Portable Quick Stand is that it is collapsible, which makes it easy to carry around. However, stability and the high angle weaken what would be an otherwise useful [...]
KB Covers Review: Add Shortcuts and Protection to Your MacBook Keyboard
If you are looking for a way to protect your MacBook Pro keyboard or for a way to learn common application shortcuts, the KB Covers keyboard covers for Apple notebooks are a great solution that won’t feel like you’re trying to type with a sheet of rubber between your fingers and the keyboard. KB Covers carries [...]
Speck SeeThru for MacBook Pro 15″ Adds Color and Protection
The Speck SeeThru for the MacBook Pro 15″ unibody notebook adds a touch of color to your otherwise plain Apple computer. Even more important it also protects your notebook from dings and scratches. Our own Josh Smith reviewed the Speck SeeThru for MacBook Air and was satisfied with the protection. We had similar results with the [...]
