Author Archive for Tomas Ratas

Review of iDapt i4 Universal Charging Station

Individual device chargers are notorious for taking up space whether it is on the counter or in a drawer. Assorted plugs and cables can make the neatest areas look cluttered. Todays review item – the IDAPT i4 helps address this…

Review of iChair iPad Case

As a reviewer I wonder which is harder – to make a good iPad case or finding a unique name for your company and/or product. New to the iBranding world is a company called iChair. One would assume they make…

Review of Mionix Propus 380 Gaming Mouse pad

Mousepads are designed to make interacting with computers more efficient. Although there are mice designed to work on any surface such as the Logitech Darkfield Laser enabled models, most optical and laser mice still need a proper surface to function…

Review of Veebeam HD

One question I get asked frequently by my non-tech inclined friends is how to stream video from their computer onto their HDTV? The answer to this question is sometimes complicated and often leads to blank stares on the questioner’s part.…

How to survive the Gawkpocalypse

If you are a reader of the Gawker blogs such as Gizmodo, Kotaku, io9, etc like myself, then today you were greeted by their media wide site redesign.  To say that it is awful does not do it justice.  The…

Review of Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate

Before reviewing the Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate I believed all keyboards were created fairly equally. The main difference in my mind was the addition of optional features such as multimedia controls or the addition of macro keys. Little did…

Review of HyperX MAX 3.0 128gb Portable USB 3.0 SSD

This past month’s release of Intel’s Sandy Bridge platform will help build the USB 3.0 user base since this interface comes installed in most motherboards designed for this new CPU. Since USB 3.0 features transfer rates up to 4.8Gbps there…

Review of TextExpander 3

Perusing through the 2010 end of year “Best of” lists for the Mac, I noticed one application or app as Apple now calls them, to be on several of these lists – TextExpander 3 from Smile Software. It is designed…

Review of AViiQ Laptop Stand

Early in my reviewing career I tested out several laptop stands and found most to be too bulky for carrying around. Today’s review item is a laptop stand from AViiQ and it is the smallest, most portable stand that I…