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 ‘Timepieces’ Category

TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra GPS Review

The TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra is a great looking smartwatch running Google’s WearOS 2.26 and sporting an FSTN display that’s always-on at a mere fraction the battery cost of an OLED. I’ve long been apprehensive of smart watches. I’m already…

ScanWatch 42mm Black Review

I feel like I’m preaching to the choir when I write about ScanWatch; I’m so often met with “I have one and it’s excellent.” But that doesn’t mean it should go unsaid. The ScanWatch is excellent. Hard to photograph! pic.twitter.com/7xRsK4Cy1M…

Withings ScanWatch Reviewed

I’ve held a keen interest in their products since picking up the Body+ scales, back when Withings was still under the Nokia umbrella. The scales are great, by the way, but today I’m talking about the ScanWatch. Withings kindly sent…

Oregon Scientific RMR500 “Clima Control”

The RMR500 from Oregon Scientific is dubbed a “weather and home environment station” and supports monitoring the temperature and humidity in up to four rooms, displaying this information on a large LCD display. I can’t help but think it would…

Never Be Late With The Neverlate Executive Alarm Clock

The Neverlate boasts an alarming (sorry!) 21 individually customisable alarms each of which can be assigned to a different radio station. That’s 7 daily alarms for you, 7 for your partner and, presumably, 7 additional ones to finally wake you…

Casio Wave Ceptor (WVQ-570DBE-1AVER) Radio Set Watch

In this review I will be looking at the WVQ-570DBE-1AVER from the Casio Wave Ceptor range. Alas Casio have neglected to give any of their extensive watch range catchy monikers so I will simply refer to WVQ-570DBE-1AVER as the Casio…