Gadgetoid

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

-adjective

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

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What the heck is “sparklinkplayjoy”?

Sparklink, or “Sparklinkplayjoy” is the domain upon which a whole host of web-based mechanical keyboard software can be found. The…

MikroTik L009UiGS-2HaxD-IN

After decrying the state of consumer broadband routers on Mastodon, I was turned onto MikroTik. This Latvian purveyor of networking…

XGIMI XGIMI XGIMI Astroturf On My Website

I would have loved to bring you a review of the XGIMI MoGo 2 projector, but unfortunately it was never…

News Roundup – 28th July – 20th August

Yet another news roundup hooray. I’m sorry, I appear to be approaching this with all the enthusiasm you might have…

Off-grid Office Continued

EcoFlow sent me the DELTA 2 Max back in early June and it sat doing more or less nothing until…

Hyper Japan 2023

It’s hard not to have a passing fascination with Japan. I’ve consumed my fair share of Anime, though I’ll admit…

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Is Good Actually

From passing reference in a South Park episode, to full-blown playable game, Sunblink Entertainment’s Sanrio-themed adventure looked to be another…

News Roundup – 12th July to 27th July

Hey hey, it’s time for another haphazard, weeks late recap of the tech news that’s graced my inbox. I don’t…

News Roundup – 29th June to 11th July

What’s this? News! Back on Gadgetoid? Well I ran a poll asking if you’d be interested in a “bi-weekly” news…

The Yamaha MODX8

I’m not really a musician. I’ve created and released music, sure, my mum even has a bunch of embarrassing old…

The Three Laws of AI

An AI must not encourage a human being to harm themselves or another, or provide instructions that might cause harm.…

Off-grid Office

I’ve been having something of a quandary lately. When we moved and kitted out a home office, it needed power.…

A Vision Of Dystopia

On Monday, June 5, 2023 I watched the Apple WWDC keynote. Parts of it at least. A 15” Air? Cool.…

Some Thoughts On Meta Quest 2

Meta Quest 2 brings the high-energy fun back to videogames. You know, that nonsense we lost when Nintendo dropped their…

Bridged Network With Azulle Byte4

It’s water under the bride now, but I had a small disagreement with Plusnet about how I should be able…

Plusnet when you sign up, Plustel when you cancel

I’ll reserve a full review for later, but I wanted to hijack this rambling critique of Plusnet’s customer service –…

Gaming Chair Brands Are Lying To You But Nobody Cares

It’s been about 6 months since I pointed out – in no uncertain terms – that Secret Labs, a popular…

Part 1 – Lived with loss – Oticon Opn 1 Hearing Aid Trial

I have hearing loss. Not the sort you get as a result of listening to too much loud music. Well,…

The Current State Of Linux On The Gemini

The Gemini is an interesting beast. A modern revival of the Psion Series 5 personal organiser that, once upon a…

Nintendo Switch

It’s hard to play with a Switch without forming an opinion, and it’s hard to form an opinion without foisting…