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    Flyboarding with a GoPro Hero 8

    August 29, 2022 Malcolm Review Leave a comment

    This past weekend I had the opportunity to try flyboarding for the first time at Find A Way Flyboarding in Turkey Point, Ontario. Along for the ride was my GoPro Hero 8 on a basic floating handle. Below, you will

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    Yale Assure Bluetooth Smart Lock – Review

    November 6, 2017 Malcolm Review Leave a comment

    Last year, more than once, someone inevitably forgot their housekey and ended up getting locked out of my house.  While it’s feasible to just leave a key hidden somewhere (which I now also do, as a backup), I wanted a

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    IKEA’s TRÅDFRI Smart Lighting – 1 Month

    October 2, 2017 Malcolm Review Leave a comment

    I wanted to love the TRÅDFRI system during the month I had it installed.  In fact, I tried hard to make those 11 TRÅDFRI components part of my life.  But today I have exactly 0 TRÅDFRI components in my house;

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    LE Portable LED Lamp and Bluetooth Speaker – Review

    September 10, 2017 Malcolm Review Leave a comment

    Stores are awash with portable Bluetooth speakers in almost every imaginable shape, size, and feature set.  From shower head speakers to flower pot speakers, it seems no form factor is off limits to a speaker and Bluetooth connectivity.  The LE Lights01 from Lighting

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    IKEA’s TRÅDFRI Smart Lighting – First Impressions

    August 16, 2017 Malcolm Review Leave a comment

    This is the first in a long-term-test series I plan to do about IKEA’s smart lighting TRÅDFRI, released earlier this year.  Intended to compete with the like of Hue, by Phillips, this line includes both warm white dimmable, and colour temperature adjusting white dimmable

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    HelloFresh – Meals (& Packaging) Delivered

    August 1, 2017 Malcolm Review Leave a comment

    Last week we received our first delivery from HelloFresh.  They are one of the many meal kit delivery services available in Canada and the first we’ve tried.  A little skeptical about how a company is able to ship fresh ingredients

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    Mi USB Fan – Review

    July 26, 2017 Malcolm Review Leave a comment

    This summer I traveled to Europe. In the heat of airport queues and non-air-conditioned rooms, one tiny product made a huge difference to my comfort. It was a USB-powered fan from Xiaomi, known simply as the Mi USB Fan. Together with a

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    Aftershokz Trekz Titanium – Long Term Review

    July 25, 2017 Malcolm Review Leave a comment

    A year has passed since I first took the leap and purchased a pair of open ear (aka bone-conduction) headphones. This style of headphone doesn’t cover the ears, but rather primarily delivers sound through the cheekbones. After extensive research in July

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    Robotic Floor Cleaning

    July 24, 2017 Malcolm Review Leave a comment

    In the 6 years we’ve owned our home, my wife and I have never used a traditional vacuum cleaner. Rather, our hardwood floors have been cleaned by a rotating army of robotic vacuum cleaners. An original iRobot Roomba was followed

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    Back online!

    July 24, 2017 Malcolm Uncategorized Leave a comment

    In 2014/15 I posted a series of “MD Great Gadget” public posts on Facebook, providing brief comments on gadgets I use. Those posts were fun to write and also shared my love of tech with a wider audience. Reflecting on

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    • LE Portable LED Lamp and Bluetooth Speaker – Review
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