Category: Gadget Inspector

Near the end of 2019 this column included a review of a white-light smart bulb by Canadian technology company Globe Electric. After seeing the review, Globe sent the Gadget Inspector some of their other smart home products for review. Here are our thoughts. Multicolor Changing RGB Dimmable LED Strip Light Globe offers multicolored strip lights...

Smart home devices are likely to be among the hottest buys around Black Friday and the holidays. Yet, with so many different brands to choose from, it might be difficult to decide which line to buy into. The ideal smart home product should be reasonably priced, and both easy to install and reinstall if you...

If your vehicle didn’t come equipped with Android Auto but you’d like access to Google Assistant while you are driving, the Roav Bolt could be your answer. This clever little gadget from Anker Innovations plugs into a vehicle’s 12V cigarette lighter socket and doubles as a dual USB adapter. The convex top of the Bolt...

Anyone who has a Wii U will know that it doesn’t come with much storage space by big console standards. By the time you’ve downloaded a couple of games from the Nintendo eStore, most of the space has been eaten up. While it’s possible to add external storage, that’s a bit of a crap shoot...

Apple’s AirPlay and Google’s Chromecast have become the de facto standards for mobile device streaming. Yet, Windows 10 still lacks an inbuilt streaming system that is as widely available and easy to use. Microsoft’s latest OS will stream media to an Xbox or Miracast device but DLNA compatibility is a mixed bag and configuring a...

Given that the cheapest brand-name tablets on the market currently retail for around $300, it’s hard to believe you can get anything half-decent for half that price. Hence, Best Buy’s $130 8-inch Insignia Windows tablet comes as something of a surprise. Like most tablets in the same price bracket, it’s chunky and has a low...

A new Skylanders video game has become an annual event since the 2011 release of Spyro’s Adventure. This year’s installment, Skylanders SWAP Force, should be at the top of any fan’s wish list for Santa or the Boxing Week sales. Like its two predecessors, Spyro’s Adventure and Skylanders Giants, SWAP Force features the combination of...