Read: 4 mins. Hiking in hot weather can quickly drain someone's will to keep going, and finding ways to stay cool had been consistently sought after by my outdoor friends and I during long hikes/travels or when out in exceptionally scorching, hot temperatures. The Chill Pal Mesh Cooling Towels had helped with that while also having served double duty as fever reducers.
Read: 3 mins. Car battery dead? How often did you forget to turn off the interior lights? For how long did you not drive only to find out your car would not start? I lost count. My family, coworkers, strangers, and I all had that happen before, and when it did, it was not always easy having a jump starter cable at hand and a willing car around to get your vehicle started. The NOCO Genius Boost had been a fool-proof, convenient way to get cars started. It is a must-have piece of emergency gear!
Read: 14 mins. Electric bikes and scooters have seen a rise in popularity as convenient modes of transportation and recreation. There are different types to accommodate a variety of riders from all skill sets, including prepackaged bicycles and retrofit kits that motorize traditional, mechanical ones. In this review, we look into the 26" Metakoo / Miclon Cybertrack 100 electric mountain bike, and how appreciative we are of them as parents with young children.
Read: 13 mins. Losing important data -- documents and treasured photos -- can be a frustrating, sad, and time-consuming ordeal! I had encountered multiple losses over the past, two decades, and that experience prompted me to look into Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to provide data protection and disaster recovery. The Netgear ReadyNAS series had reliably safeguarded my data and also had been hosting the Plex Media Server: a free software that presents your movie, TV, music, and personal video collection in a beautiful, Netflix-like interface. In this review, I share why the ReadyNAS had become my favorite NAS and provide comprehensive tips on making the most of it.
Read: 7 mins. Standup paddle boarding had been such great fun while socially distancing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic last year. It also helped us bond with our children, and not long after, many friends joined in with boards of their own. Their favorite was the beginner-friendly Runwave Kohala inflatable stand up paddle board (iSUP) that also had proved quite popular around the harbor we paddled at. In this review, I took a look at the Abysup SUP123 (North Shore) iSUP whose dimensions put it right between the Runwave and my slightly-more advanced DvSport Sunshine. In other words, it should appeal to both beginners and those more experienced/transitioning to the intermediate level.
Read: 3 mins. Great Video Maker (GVM) released an updated model of its RGB LED lighting kit with the GVM 1200D. Its lights had easily replaced my previous lighting kits for studio and on-location outdoor photography. The versatility of having RGB control opens up a wide variety of shooting scenarios and would (or should) greatly appeal to videographers or vlogger/YouTube content makers.