Reviews of home gadgets
The Donnerberg NM089 is an at home neck and shoulder massager you can use to administer a massage without anyone else, anytime you like.
GooBang Doo might be an odd brand name but they’ve gone with a more sensible product name of ABox for their Android TV box. It’s a fairly tidy design, not the smallest I’ve seen but certainly wouldn’t look out of place under the TV. The box has a HDMI connection, Ethernet, 2 USB ports and…
The Ragu E05 is a novel take on the common Android box, rather than being a unit you plug into your TV it has an inbuilt projector, meaning no TV is required! This functionality means this has a premium price tag, but this also means it’s better presented than most Android boxes. The E05 comes…
The ADATA SD700 is a portable SSD drive for those who might have the odd accident when out and about. It’s available in a either 256GB or 512GB sizesas well as either with a black trim or the green/yellow trim you can see in the video review below. The SD700 has a nice compact form,…
I searched around for ages to find a new AV cabinet that’d hold a lot of equipment, be IR friendly and have good air flow all while looking great. Turned out to be a tall order and I thought I’d have to give up until I discovered the BDI 8937. For my delivery the main…
The SPIN Remote SDC-1 Universal Remote is a great looking bit of kit which aims to replace your many remotes with a single device. There isn’t much to it, it opens to allow 2 AA batteries to be installed. To get it setup you’ll need to download the companion app, fire this up and it’ll detect the…
The Oculus Touch Controllers are the missing part of the Oculus Rift system, bringing it in line with the HTC Vive for functionality. Like the Rift, the Touch Controllers arrived well packaged and in the box you get two controllers, one sensor, a Rock Band adaptor and two AA batteries. Each controller takes a single…
Having taken the plunge with an Amazon Echo and some Amazon Dots I was keen to explore further smart home tech. The Lifx bulb is a chunky looking bulb with WiFi built in and no need for a separate control hub (an advantage over the Philips Hue system). It’s really easy to setup, plug in,…
Eve Pillow arrives from the same company that launched the Eve Mattress and like the mattress the pillow can be ordered from the manufacturer for delivery directly to you. They arrive well packaged in a box that can, as I quickly discovered, double as a cat’s play area! The pillows follow the Eve Mattress style…
The DroidBOX T8 Mini is a nice little unit that’ll sit near your TV. It has a small display screen on the front that tells you when it’s booting up and shows the time when in standby, very 80’s video player. There is an external WiFi antenna, you can also hardwire this in via the…