Category: tech
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Stylus Pen Review
From taking notes in interviews and classes to doodling while waiting on appointments, I have ample opportunity to test the most intriguing stylus pens on the market today. After I research the best options available, GearLab orders them and I take them through a rigorous and repeatable testing process. Read…
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Pulse Oximeter Review
The Covid-19 pandemic publicized pulse oximeters along with many of their shortcomings. To test them, I researched the top options before working with GearLab to select the best devices to order and test. Then I took them through a repeatable testing process them on myself and several friends to see…
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Rain Gauge Review
To test these rain gauges, I tracked their results through multiple storms, gauged their accuracy using a literature review, and paid attention to how easy each is to use and how likely it is to last. Check out the full review at GearLab.com. Published by GearLab | Updated biannually
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Digital Pen Review
In this review, I pit stylus pens against digital smart pens, which integrate tiny cameras that record what you write on actual paper. As a writer and journalist, I find it refreshing to retreat from screens while maintaining the ability to digitize my thoughts, so these pens get a fair…
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Bird Feeder Review
Before stringing up an array of bird feeders in my yard several times a year, I research the field to find the very best options for bird health and human convenience. I then design a testing process and put it to use, photographing the feeders along the way before writing…
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Digital Voice Recorders
I researched the best digital voice recorders available today before ordering the top options and designing a rigorous test program for them. After testing them, I photographed them and wrote up the results. I’m excited to take another crack at this review after attending the audio and podcasting program at…
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Blood Pressure Monitor Review
I research and order blood pressure monitors to test and review for GearLab. I created and implemented the initial test with the help of three consulting doctors, and repeat the process whenever we add in new devices. Read the full review at GearLab or view a PDF of the November…
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Field Tested: Boosted Board
The Boosted Board lets you accelerate fast, skate uphill and ride up to 8 miles on a single electric charge, with almost no learning curve. Published by Hilltromper Santa Cruz | December 4, 2018 by L. Clark Tate. Photos courtesy Boosted Boards Dec. 4, 2015—I was kind of a skater…
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Field Tested: OneWheel
‘The world’s first self-balancing electric skateboard,’ says Future Motion Inc. It’s that, plus a lot of fun. Hilltromper Santa Cruz | 2015 Words and Photo by L. Clark Tate I was definitely channeling Marty McFly. Not just because I was riding a contraption akin to the hoverboard, but because I…
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