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 ‘Professional Audio’ Category

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…

OWC Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock Reviewed

In my continuing mission to explore new USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 devices I’ve delved into something a little more “Pro” than usual: the aptly-named OWC Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock. OWC’s Pro offering is targeted specifically at professionals of the…

HDMI capture network broadcast with Azulle Access 4, OBS and NDI

I picked up an HDMI capture card recently to hook my barely used Canon EOS M3 up to my PC as a fancy webcam. Since I’m not going outdoors these days it felt like a better use of the camera…

Samson Meteor Podcast Microphone Review

It’s been a while since I’ve laid my hands upon any shiny audio gear, actually it’s been a while since I’ve done much of anything when it comes to Gadgetoid but I digress. Few things, it would seem, come shinier…

Operation Flashpoint: Red River Review

I still have fond memories of the classic Operation Flashpoint on the PC, it was a clunky and ugly would-be war simulator, rife with glitches, but it’s not-so-trivial offering of playable military hardware, and vast unrestricted maps made it extremely…

Griffin GuitarConnect Review

One might be forgiven for saying “it’s just a cable,” and that’s all the Griffin GuitarConnect Cable is at face value. But what it represents is liberation, a pathway to creativity and access to a diverse variety of reasonably good…

HTC Desire Review

Well I’ve finally bitten the bullet and gone and bought myself a smart phone, my hand was somewhat forced by my previous handset crashing every couple of hours. It probably didn’t help that I dropped it down the loo once…

Korg microSTATION

Set to be available this May (2010) at a price which is yet to be confirmed, the Korg microSTATION is a new and decidedly less than “micro” addition to Korg’s Micro range. The keys may be mini, but there’s 61…

Samson “Go Mic” USB Microphone

Adding to the ever-growing mixed bag of microphones geared towards podcasting, the Samson Go Mic will clip onto your laptop or sit upon a desk stylishly doing its thing. Its fold-away design makes it an excellent portable, stand-alone microphone to…

Line 6 Pocket Pod Express

At first glance the Line6 Pocket Pod Express is very cute, stylish, and shiny. Almost toy-like. It’s the smallest and most basic of the Pod lineup and is designed to be simple, easy to use and portable but it’s looks…