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  1. Article

    I used a $199 Android as my only phone for a month. I'm kind of mad how fine it was

    Here's the thing. Most of the year I carry a flagship that costs more than my first car. So for July I put it in a drawer and used a $199 Android as my only phone. Bought it myself at Best Buy, unlocked, nobody sent it. I'm not naming the model in the post because the video drops Sunday and I want y'all reacting to the experience, not the logo. 📦 Battery: better than my flagship. Yeah. Smaller, dimmer screen and a…

    Trey Robinson62likes17comments

  2. Experience

    Gadgets I regret buying: let's open the graveyard properly

    Y'all, I made this topic two days ago and the first thing I want in here is pain. Real pain. Money you will never see again. 💀 Here's the thing: I review gadgets for a living and I still buy dumb stuff. So I'll go first. Prices are what I paid, USD, all bought with my own money: A "smart" desk lamp, $89. Needs an app. Needs an account. Needed a firmware update before it would turn on the first time. It's a lamp. My…

    Trey Robinson52likes17comments

  3. Experience

    90 days with a smartwatch and I'm back on a $20 Casio

    I owe y'all an honest update, because I hyped smartwatches pretty hard on the channel back in the day. In March I bought a flagship smartwatch (my money, $429 with tax) and committed to wearing it every day for 90 days. No switching, no "review mode". Just living with it. On day 91 I put on a $20 Casio and I haven't taken it off since. What actually happened Charging became a chore I hated. Every night or every…

    Trey Robinson38likes9comments

  4. Article

    This 65W charger died in 6 days. How not to buy the same one

    Quick one, because I'm still mad. 📦 Bought a 65W "GaN" USB-C charger off a marketplace listing for $22. Two ports, tiny, 4.8 stars with 3,000 reviews. Day 6, my laptop stopped charging from it. Day 7 it stopped doing anything at all and it smelled like a hot hair dryer. No fire, no drama, just dead. My own money, and the seller has stopped answering. So here's what I check now, and honestly should have checked…

    Trey Robinson30likes8comments

  7. Article

    I used the $29 earbuds everyone keeps tagging me in for 30 days

    Every week somebody tags me in a short video of the same $29 earbuds. "Trey these are better than AirPods." Are they though? I bought a pair (my money, a big marketplace listing, no brand sent anything) and used them as my only earbuds for 30 days. 📦 Battery I ran my usual loop: a podcast playlist at 50% volume, phone about a foot away, noise cancelling off. The box says 7 hours. I got 4h52m on the left bud and…

    Trey Robinson16likes7comments

  8. Article

    The e-reader is the one gadget I've never regretted. Here's the one I'd buy

    Plot twist for a guy who runs a topic called gadget graveyard: I've read 14 books since May on an e-reader and it's the best $130 I spent this year. 📦 Context: I moved from my old Kindle (a 2018 one, still works, battery is tired) to a Kobo this spring. Bought it myself, no unit sent, no affiliate link, rule 2 of the topic. Why e-ink still wins Battery in weeks, not hours. I charged it 4 times in 10 weeks with…

    Trey Robinson15likes6comments

  10. Question

    Midrange phone that survive Trini heat? Two batteries swell up in 18 months

    Wha going on allyuh. Android dev in Port of Spain here. I test all my client apps on real phones so I go through midrange phones like water, and I have a problem. My last two phones (one around TT$2,800, one around TT$3,500, both from the big brands, bought in a store on Frederick Street) swell up the battery inside 18 months. Back cover start lifting, screen get a gap. The second one I catch early. My daily life…

    Keron Baptiste8likes8comments

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