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Month: August 2022

Sonoff CAM Slim FHD Smart Home Security Camera – Neat.

August 28, 2022June 7, 2023 Peter ScargillGeneral
Sonoff Cam Slim

The title pretty much covers it, this is a small, internal-use Smart camera from Sonoff (Itead) which works with their eWeLink APP, Google and Alexa. From the box – 1080p HD images, IR night vision, motion detection, Alerts, Smart Scene, supports cloud storage (as well as TFT card option) and…

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The 4G GL-iNET Spitz GL-X750V2 – At LAST

August 27, 2022November 20, 2022 Peter ScargillGeneral6 Comments on The 4G GL-iNET Spitz GL-X750V2 – At LAST
GL-iNET Spitz 4G Travel Router

The GL-X750V2 is the latest encarnation of the original SPITZ 4G router from GL-iNET. I reviewed the original here. The 3G/4G LTE dual-band router, like all GL-iNet routers was and is great apart from one minor detail – it’s 4G sensitivity is a bit lacklustre – and so I’ve been…

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QUNTIS RX-1919-5 Fast, Smart PD Charging Station

August 16, 2022September 1, 2022 Peter ScargillGeneral4 Comments on QUNTIS RX-1919-5 Fast, Smart PD Charging Station
Quntis Charging Station

So what’s the difference between the Quntis RX-1919-5 Smart PD Charging Station (with IntelliSense whatever that is in this context) and dozens of other similar-looking chargers out there? Certainly there are many out there which look the same – but looks can be deceiving. To be sure, visually they blew…

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Smart Lamps and Sockets with Pre-Installed Tasmota Firmware

August 16, 2022August 21, 2022 Peter ScargillGeneral27 Comments on Smart Lamps and Sockets with Pre-Installed Tasmota Firmware
Athom 7W RGBWW Bulb

Update of original 2021 entry with new info on the Athom 7W RGBWW lamp and a video – see the August 2022 update at the end as I have a new set of the 7W lamps. I’m so excited about this so I’ll dive straight in. The company is called…

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Gravastar Sirius Pro Zinc Alloy Gaming Earbuds

August 11, 2022August 15, 2022 Peter ScargillGeneral
Gravatar Sirius Pro Earbuds

If that title alone didn’t grab your interest, maybe you’re not that into earbuds. I’d forgotten all about these and this morning opened the shipping packaging (Amazon) not having a clue what I was looking at, other than thinking to myself “this looks industrial”. My second fleeting thought was “what…

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Advanced IP Scanner Tips from Famatech

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Peter ScargillGeneral

If you’re running a PC on a network, you may well have used the free “Advanced IP Scanner” – I have for years, especially when I introduce new IOT devices to the network. This short blog entry isn’t an ad (it’s free anyway) but I thought I’d share this as…

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