Category: Reviews

The Cleanest Way To Hang Pants and Shorts – Review

July 31, 2017

For years I struggled, struggled to find the pair of shorts I wanted in a never ending stack of different fabrics. No longer do I struggle, while browsing Amazon the other day I came across an amazing invention; the pants hanger! These hangers allowed me to hang up 40 pairs of shorts and pants in the cleanest, most accessible way imaginable. Just look at the photo below and I don’t think I have to say anything else…

Check out a similar one on Amazon!

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Inateck Huge 1ft × 3ft Mousepad Review – Keep your watches and jewelry scratch free!

July 31, 2017

The Inateck huge 1ft × 3ft mousepad came quickly and on time. Immediately the product when unboxed felt nice in the hand, but it had a slight odor to it. After a few hours of use however, the odor went away. The mousepad performs like any other but I purchased it for one specific reason, to prevent the scratching of my watches and bracelets. If you have a watch, bracelets, or other jewelry that is prone to scratching, this is the product for you. Now when you are hard at work or typing away at your desk for fun, your expensive jewelry will no longer be scratched!

Check out this mousepad on Amazon, I recommend it as an anti jewelry scratching device!

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Patriot FUEL+ 5200mAh Dual-Port Power Bank Review

September 29, 2014

The Patriot FUEL+ 5200 mAh power bank is interesting as it balances features and size well. Most power banks that have a dual output system or a 2.5 amp output are much larger than this one. It is nice to see good build quality and solid functionality on a power bank of this size. It is more expensive than its generic siblings but those usually have a single 1 amp output. The 2.5 amp output is great because it allows me to charge big devices such as my OnePlus One much quicker than most other power banks.

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Packaging
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Dual Outputs: 2.5A and 1A
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Bright Blue Charging Lights

Pros:

  • Great Build Quality
  • Looks Great
  • Sits Flat on a Table
  • Blue Lights
  • 2.5A Output
  • Dual Charging Capability
  • Ability Charge a Device and the Power Bank Simultaneously
  • Very Portable

Cons:

  • The Power Button Isn’t Raised For Easy Pressing
  • Expensive Compared to Others

Moto G (2014) 2nd Gen In Depth Review

September 18, 2014

I have made an in depth video review and I will list the key points under it:

Pros:

  • Affordable
  • Fast
  • Smooth
  • Responsive
  • All Day Battery
  • Great Screen
  • Great Size
  • Very Good Camera at Night (No Noise)
  • Surprisingly Good Photos For A Budget Device
  • Stereo Speaker Configuration
  • Great Call Quality
  • Micro SD Card Slot

Cons:

  • Speakers are weak
  • Audio Output is weak
  • Camera Can’t Focus Close Objects Well
  • Display Contrast isn’t Great
  • Buttons Feel Cheap
  • Feels A Bit Fat Sometimes

Moto G (2014) 2nd Gen Camera Test and Comparison

September 15, 2014
Moto G (2014)
Moto G (2014)

In the video I show many different scenarios in which the camera may be used and I compare it directly to the Moto X (2013) and the OnePlus One. It performed very well in most scenes and really passed my expectations for a phone of this price. It’s worst performance was during a macro shot as the camera doesn’t allow for getting very close. In most situations, its colors were more accurate than the Moto X and overall they looked great. It takes low res 720p videos which are decent in day time and surprisingly clear in low light, even out performing the OnePlus One while in low lit situations. It also does a great job when recording very loud audio keeping away any saturation and holding the volume at an acceptable level.

Watch the video to see for yourself whether or not it is worth it and look under the video for the raw images:

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Moto G (2014) Front Cam

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Moto G (2014) 2nd Gen Stereo Speaker Test and Comparison

September 14, 2014

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I test and compare the stereo speakers and audio out of the Moto G (2014) to the Moto X (2013) and the OnePlus One.

The speakers aren’t that loud and don’t sound the best, but in a stereo configuration they do just fine. The audio out is good quality but doesn’t have much output power.

Personal Opinion:

Speaker Quality: OnePlus One > Moto X > Moto G

Speaker Loudness: OnePlus One > Moto X > Moto G

Audio Out Quality: OnePlus One > Moto X > Moto G

Audio Out Loudness: OnePlus One > Moto X > Moto G

Immersive Ability: Moto G > OnePlus One > Moto X

Asus AMD R5 230 Unboxing, Benchmarks and Overclocking

September 8, 2014
Asus R5 230
Asus R5 230

The R5 230 is the cheapest and smallest of the new generation of GPUs from AMD. It can’t do much in terms of graphically intensive tasks, but when you are in need of a cheap solution that is strong enough to do anything other than game or create videos, it runs suprisingly well. It was able to play even 4k video content smoothly when loaded locally (YouTube 4k lagged as it does on my R9 270). Everything ran great in terms of operating system and web browsing tasks. I was able to easily overclock it using the built in AMD Overdrive software and temperatures never even reached 60 degrees during the Furmark benchmark. In the video below I show the card and the results of the tests I ran on both stock clocks and the overclocked clocks.

Buy the R5 230 on Amazon

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Neewer Condenser Microphone Unboxing Review

August 6, 2014
Neewar Shotgun Condenser Mic
Neewer Shotgun Condenser Mic

Finally, I have a way to record better quality audio, but is it really that big of a difference? This is a question I have not been able to answer yet. The mic is solid, has a metal body, and seems to have good recording quality, but for some reason I am not fully impressed by it. The recording quality is good but not amazing. For a budget mic I know I can’t expect much, but I expect at least a full sound from my voice. Don’t get me wrong, it recorded just fine as you can hear in the video below, but I want better. I tried many different settings along with my USB Creative Soundblaster and my Internal Realtek Chip and I couldn’t find a level of audio that I was pleased with. I am new to the audio recording game and there may be some things/settings that would make a big difference, but I just haven’t found the right ones yet. So for the price of $30 it is worth it, but until I find a way to unlock its full potential I can’t say its a steal. I have embedded a video unboxing and review below if you want to hear how it sounds so far.

Universal Phone Tripod and Phone Mount Review

August 2, 2014
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Tilted Forward As I Show Its Greatness

Most of my videos have been quite shaky unless I found a good spot to place my phone during recording. Now if I plan on doing more videos, I can’t have a shaky camera anymore. Luckily, there is something for everything these days and I instantly found what I needed. eBay had a mini tripod with a phone mount for less than $10. The OnePlus One barely fits in it with the case on and I don’t think anything wider would fit in it. Overall, it may be small and cheap but it gets the job done. It is stable and holds the phone at many different angles which is great.

Here is my first video review and my last slightly shaky recording: