REVIEW – In our house, we’re all in on HomeKit, Apple’s smart home system, and we have four HomePod minis scattered around the house to control our IoT devices. Nanoleaf is our favorite source of smart lighting: We have seven of their smart bulbs and one light strip. We’ve found them to be reliable and …
Nanoleaf Lines Squared review – smart lighting at right angles (but with problems) Read More
REVIEW –Yep, I admit it. I listen to Christmas music year-round, and love to start decorating the day after Halloween. My Christmas lights are up and some of my neighbors are scolding me for being so early. Scrooges! :-). Notvech Christmas Icicle Lights are a perfect way to start the season! What is it? Novtech …
Novtech Christmas Icicle Lights review – We need a little Christmas now! Read More
NEWS – With Halloween behind us, it’s officially the countdown to Christmas and that means decorating your home for the holidays. If you go the natural route with a live tree, then you have to check out the crazy luxury tree stands from Garden Glory. Available in solid brass or aluminum, you won’t be covering …
ARTICLE – In March, we reviewed Govee’s LED smart outdoor floodlights. And yesterday they helped us out in an unexpected way: To decorate our truck for our first-ever “trunk or treat.” We were charged with decorating our cars to hand out candy for my son’s marching band. It would be dark, and we didn’t have …
NEWS – Oh, LEGO tree, oh LEGO tree, wait, what? Yes, you read that correctly. This holiday you can add a LEGO Christmas tree to your festive decor. The 784-piece set measures 11-inches high, making it the perfect holiday centerpiece. The colorful tree is adorned with ornaments and candles and sits on a decorative mat. …
REVIEW – Govee has sent me quite a few of their LED lighting products to review, and I’ve really enjoyed turning my dark basement office with a single small window into a bright mood-lit space that I can change as often as I’d like. Their latest Glide Hexa Light Panels have been one of the …
REVIEW -During the pandemic, I think a lot of us made some upgrades to our work from home spots. For my son, that was his room, and he decided to go “all in” on strip lighting. Basically, his room looks a lot like a Las Vegas hotel room. As a surprise addition to that aesthetic, …
REVIEW – Have you ever wanted to add a fully customizable neon light to your room that can be curved into (nearly) any shape you’d like but didn’t want to pay hundreds of dollars for an actual glass custom neon sign? If so, the Govee RGBIC Neon rope light might be just what you’ve been …
Govee RGBIC Neon rope light review – flexible RGB smart lighting Read More
NEWS – Hanging pictures around my home has always been a cumbersome and tedious task. However, the Go Hang It Pro Picture Hanging System is a clever tool kit that you can use to hang your pictures in just minutes. Rather than explaining how it works, it’s easier to show you: Isn’t that awesome? The …
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NEWS – The FLÎKR Fire is a personal decorative and functional tabletop fireplace for inside your home that is less than $100 to install. Actually, there’s no special install needed. Just place the FLÎKR Fire on a stable surface, fill with 5 ounces of 70% or 91% isopropyl rubbing alcohol, light it and you will …
The FLÎKR Fire is a tiny fire pit for indoors because what could possibly go wrong? Read More
REVIEW – Do you need a new way to relax after the stresses of the day? You can binge-watch the popular new show on Netflix, you can listen to music, or you can use the HoMedics Drift which creates a beautiful and almost magical sculpture that you can watch as a metal sphere rolls silently …
HoMedics Drift review – a beautiful zen gadget that comes at a price Read More
NEWS – Love to travel? Then brag about your past destinations by recording them on the Globe from Plotter USA. Available in black, white, or cream, the Globe is made of high-quality paper that allows you to write on the world map that is printed on its surface. It also has a built-in weight so …
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REVIEW – When a gadget geek wants to decorate the walls of their office, they probably don’t think about paintings from famous artists like Monet or Picasso. Geeks tend to go for Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Another alternative is a bit more techie. It’s a deconstructed iPhone from Geekmem. Let’s take a closer look. …
Geekmem review – Put a deconstructed iPhone on your wall Read More
REVIEW – Color is big business. It’s something most of us take for granted, but getting the color right can be quite complicated. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about paint colors, or the space gray of a MacBook Pro; in either case, there’s someone (or many someones) behind getting that exact shade right. It’s …
Datacolor ColorReader EZ review – Match and find paint colors in a click Read More
REVIEW – I’m into interesting indoor and outdoor lighting and have written too many reviews of different products to link here. One of my favorites is the Twinkly series of app-controlled lights, like the Twinkly Strings. Twinkly is back at it, bringing new products to market. This time, it is indoor lighting with Twinkly Flex. …