Gadgetoid

gadg-et-oid [gaj-it-oid]

-adjective

1. having the characteristics or form of a gadget;
resembling a mechanical contrivance or device.

Archive for the ‘Personal Audio’ Category

Majority Bowfell Plus Mini Soundbar & Subwoofer Review

The Bowfell Plus is a compact soundbar/subwoofer pair with a keen price and a solid complement of features. It’s an excellent companion to a low-cost projector, a tidy way to turn your mobile phone into a jukebox and will even…

Yoto Player & Mini

If you’ve not heard of Yoto Player it is, in simple terms, a modern take on a jukebox for kids. While it’s “smart”, WiFi-connected, upgradable and comes with a companion phone app it takes pains to avoid the pitfalls of…

Majority Audio Bowfell Soundbar Reviewed

I discovered Majority in January, during an effort to find a last-minute birthday present for a family member. At the time their K2 soundbar leapt out at me due to the strong lifestyle photography, well-rounded feature set and – above…

Jabra Evolve2 85 Reviewed

Toward the end of 2020 I looked at Jabra’s Evolve2 65 headset and found it just a hair short of perfection. The Evolve2 85 are the bigger, beefier, badder sibling of the 65 and are similarly excellent. It’s almost as…

Jabra Evolve2 65 Bluetooth Headset Reviewed

The virtual landscape of lockdown has left a few people in the lurch without sufficient camera/microphone/headphone setups for wasting hours in endless video meetings. Some of those people asked me what I’d recommend, and some common issues were raised which…

iFrogz Airtime Sport Review

I’ve been using the iFrogz Airtime Sport for a couple of months now. My interest in them originally extended entirely to their being green, but – for better or worse – I actually found I used them (or one of…

Plantronics Backbeat Pro 2 Review

I’ve always associated Plantronics with business-grade headsets, the sort of thing you’d expect to find in a call centre. Apparently they do consumer headphones too, and they aren’t afraid to show off their expertise in features, audio quality and functionality.…

Marshall Monitor Bluetooth Headphones

Spellbound by the gunmetal and black aesthetic of the iPhone X, and its superb OLED screen I was finally convinced to upgrade from my iPhone 5s. I couldn’t be happier with the upgrade, save for one key annoyance. You guessed…

Razer Kraken Pro V2

The chunky Kraken Pro V2 aren’t the sort of headphones I’d normally consider, but in all-black the subtle branding, solid construction and surprisingly comfortable fit have won me over. I haven’t tried a set of Razer headphones since the Barracuda…

SteelSeries Siberia 350 Video Review

I took a look at the SteelSeries Siberia 350 headphones some 7 months ago. It seems almost unbelievable that so much time has passed since then, and I’m genuinely a little surprised. I was previously avoiding drawing too much attention…