April 25, 2022

Here at Review Geek, we love smart lighting. It’s a wonderful way to give your home color and convenience, and quite a few options are possible to purchase whether you own your home or rent.

But I know plenty of people out there think it’s pretty pointless. After all, why can’t you just get up off your keister and flip that switch? Well, it’s not about that. Smart lighting offers so much more than just “the chance to be lazy.” But, hey, you know what? Sometimes there’s nothing wrong with being lazy either. Let us make the case—in the top story.

Other Highlights:

• Dialing 1 to listen to voicemail is a pain. We compiled a list of the best visual voicemail apps that make checking your missed calls more pleasant.
• Tesla says it will launch a robotaxi without a steering wheel by 2024. Sure.
• Oh man, the Pixel Watch might actually be real!

On a side note: I want to thank the many people who emailed me with thoughts, comments, and suggestions about this newsletter. I’ve been trying to respond to them all, but I got more emails than I anticipated. I’ll definitely take some of the feedback into consideration. But the number of “don’t change a thing!” messages were good for the heart.

-Josh

Smart lights are the perfect introduction to the wonderful world of smart home technology. They’re simple to set up, easy to use, and make your home more productive and more fun at the same time. Plus, they’re not too expensive. Read More »

Let’s be honest—at this point, there are probably more Wordle clones and alternatives than there are weird versions of Monopoly. But that’s fine. After all, Wordle is fun and it always leaves us wanting more. Thankfully, Hurdle serves up five rounds of Wordle. Read More »

Lectric eBikes, the Arizona-based manufacturers of fun e-bikes of all different shapes and sizes, recently announced an affordable new bike with a lot to offer. Of course, we’re talking about the new Lectric XPremium, packing a mid-drive motor and dual batteries. Read More »

The computers and electronics we all use daily have some unique marvels inside. Have you ever built a computer or looked inside one and wondered how those shiny, pointy, heatsink fins are made? Read More »

Organization is vital to productivity. It wastes time if you have to dig through a drawer whenever you need a pen. An organizer can make your desk a much more efficient workspace. Read More »

Short to-do lists are one thing, but if you always have a ton of appointments, events, and due dates to keep up with, having a centralized place to view them can be helpful. This 16 x 12-inch dry erase whiteboard has a two-sided design. On one side, it’s totally blank, allowing you to write or draw whatever you want. On the other side, there’s a monthly calendar design, with a little space for each day where you can write out your important data. It even comes with magnets, a magnetic eraser, and 10 magnetic dry erase markers.

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The days of dialing your voicemail to enter a PIN and hear your messages are over. Well, you can still technically check your voicemail this way, but when visual voicemail is an option, why would you choose anything else? Read More »

We’ve suspected that Google would release a Pixel Watch, but at best, we had information in the form of rumors. Now, a trademark filing provides near confirmation that the smartwatch is coming, maybe even soon. Read More »

Sennheiser is known for making terrific earbuds with equally great features. It’s no surprise, then, that the company’s latest endeavor—the Sport True Wireless earbuds—have a clever new awareness feature we think anyone can appreciate. Read More »

As we all know by now, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk is always hinting at exciting new technology or vehicles on the horizon. During Tesla’s latest earnings call this week, the company said its highly efficient Robotaxi will arrive in 2024. Read More »

People who spend their days typing might notice some stiffness or tingling in their wrists. These are early warning signs of carpal tunnel—the great boogeyman of all who work at a computer. And while wrist rests can reduce your chance of wrist injury, are they really as helpful as people say? Read More »

For many people, the words “tech” and “sustainability” don’t go hand in hand. But they can! There’s a lot of great tech out there that can inspire a more sustainable life and help you be kinder to the environment. Read More »

Oh no! A newly-detected bug in Google Messages is causing issues in users’ phones. The bug is keeping both the Messages and Camera apps open and running in the background, causing phones to overheat and drain the battery faster than normal. Read More »

It’s that time of the year where we’re all looking out at our gardens and realizing we need to maintain them. Fortunately, we’ve got a bunch of pruning and gardening tools that are perfect for the task. Read More »

Ever since Apple removed the headphone jack with the iPhone 7 in 2016, other smartphone manufacturers have been dropping it as well. You should know you don’t have to ditch your wired headphones just because your phone did. Read More »

Over the past 37 years, Microsoft has used a variety of logo designs to represent its flagship product, Microsoft Windows. We’ll take a look at each major version as the design has evolved through the ages. Read More »

Stephen King’s vast catalog of novels and stories is nearly matched by the many movies that have been adapted from his work. From horror to drama, here are 10 of the best Stephen King movies to stream right now. Read More »