#gadgets
Posts tagged #gadgets on Dynamo Geeks: 12 posts from the community, most useful first.
Posts tagged #gadgets
Three iPhone Duo reviews in and they don't agree, which I love. Dave2D's is the calmest take. Matthew Moniz says it's not for everyone, SuperSaf is switching. I'm waiting on mine before I pick a side. Which camp are y'all in?
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…
Linus almost crying over a laptop is my whole mood. Mine is ordered, paid for, nobody sent it. Watching this one, then MKBHD's and Mischa van den Burg's 3 month review, before mine shows up. Gwen, this one's for you 🔥
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…
iPhone vs Android, 2026 edition. Be honest about WHY
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…
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…
Foldables: would you actually daily one?
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…
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…
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…