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Roku Streaming Stick Review (HDMI Version): Size Matters Not
Joe Warner At $50, the new Roku 3500R Streaming Stick (HDMI version) is priced between the best-in-class Roku 3 ($99) and the Google Chromecast ($35), both of which we’ve reviewed on The CheckOut (9/10...
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Spigen Slim Armor iPhone 6 Plus Case Review: Slim Enough
Mike Flacy One of the downsides to purchasing a new iPhone from Apple is the insane markup the company attaches to first party cases. Using the iPhone 6 Plus as an example, the two cases sold by Apple...
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LG G Pad 7.0 7-inch Android Tablet Review: No Frills
Joe Warner Swimming in an ever-rising sea of tablets, the LG G Pad 7.0 (V400) 7-inch Android Tablet is an unremarkable slate with an unfortunate name that you’ll unexpectedly find yourself using,...
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Amazon Fire TV Stick Review: The Little Stick That Could
Joe Warner The arrival of Amazon’s shiny new streaming toy, the Fire TV Stick ($39), came at a convenient time for me. My 3rd Gen Apple TV (2012) had suddenly gone on the fritz (stuck on activation...
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Sling TV Review: A New Hope?
Joe Warner When Sling TV was announced at the 2015 CES, it was instantly a big hit. It offered something that sounded a lot like “a la carte cable TV,” the elusive Bigfoot that TV viewers have been...
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Marshall Major II Headphones Review
Brian Hoss When it comes to speakers, amps, headphones and the like, the range in options is so broad. From brands that pop up overnight, crowd-funded Bluetooth speakers, and audio principles that...
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Testing the Deal: OxyLED L100 LED Desk Lamp Review
Mike Flacy Earlier this week, Ben’s posted a deal for the OxyLED Smart L100 Eye-Care LED Desk Lamp (and the L120). Only the 2nd time the L100 has fallen to a price low of $32, we decided to pick one up...
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Panasonic RP-BTD10 Premium Bluetooth On-Ear Headphones Review
Joe Warner Like Bluetooth speakers, Bluetooth headphones are a very crowded product category. Wireless is popular because of convenience but at the sacrifice of sound quality. Despite incremental...
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Sound Blaster Jam Ultra-light Wireless Headset Review
Brian Hoss From precocious babies to precocious senior citizens, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t need a pair of headphones these days. There are phones, tablets, laptops and more that need a set of...
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Apple Music: One Service to Rule Them All?
Joe Warner On June 30th, Apple launched Apple Music in the very crowded music streaming space currently dominated by two big names: Spotify and Pandora. Per its usual M.O., Apple joined an established...
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Amazon Dash Button Review: One Click for the Incredible Bulk
Mike Flacy When the Amazon Dash button was originally announced earlier this year, I shared the belief, with many others, in that it must have been an early April Fool’s joke. Why in the world would...
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Aukey Quick Charge 2.0 10000mAh Battery Review
Mike Flacy Power is always a necessity in today’s world of smartphones, tablets, laptops and every other mobile device that we carry around. Battery manufacturers have certainly recognized this need,...
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Google Chromecast 2015 Review: A Need for Speed
Mike Flacy Announced just yesterday, the 2015 version of the Google Chromecast offers up both a revision in design as well as upgraded internal hardware for a faster generation of mobile devices....
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Google Chromecast Audio Review: A Better Mousetrap
Joe Warner The Bluetooth audio receiver has been a little cottage industry in recent years, and I’ve reviewed my share of them (here, here and here). Bluetooth receivers are a cheap way to wirelessly...
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Amazon Fire TV (2015) Review: Don’t Buy it for the 4K
Joe Warner This fall, Amazon introduced the 2nd generation Fire TV ($100) amidst a slew of hardware updates for other big-name streaming devices from Roku, Apple and Google (and to a lesser extent,...
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Roku 4 Review: The Real Deal
Joe Warner The Roku 4 ($130) is Roku’s entry into the 4K sweepstakes, and it’s a very well thought-out and compelling product for consumers interested in utilizing their shiny new 4K HDTVs. Roku has...
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Vizio M43-C1 4K HDTV Review: Performance on a Budget
Joe Warner Vizio’s been successfully making budget TVs for years, but recently they’ve targeted more discriminating buyers by adding features like Ultra HD (4K), full array LEDs, local dimming, and...
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SnapPower Charger Review: Ditch Your Bulky USB Charger
Mike Flacy Do you hate having to find your USB charger all the time? Does your significant other hate seeing your fat, ugly chargers permanently sticking out from the wall? Meet the SnapPower Charger,...
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Apple TV 4 Review: We Expected More
Joe Warner Three-and-a-half years after the previous generation’s release—an eternity in the tech world—the 4th generation Apple TV set-top box was announced with typical Apple fanfare back in early...
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Star Wars The Force Awakens Review: Total Recall
Joe Warner This is a Spoiler-Free Review: i.e. no major plot points, no plot recap. If you’ve seen the trailers and put the pieces together, then you’re safe. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the movie...
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