This is the first of a series of reviews of SwitchBot products. I’ll start with the SwitchBot Hub Mini and SwitchBot Bot to showcase the basic operating concepts and capabilities of the SwitchBot products before moving on to the rest of their products. All these reviews are made possible thanks to SwitchBot for sending their…
This is a quick review of Sanus WSS22-B2 Sonos Speaker Stands that I bought to replace the pair of 2-year old Flexson Floorstand For Sonos One and Play 1. I have a Sonos 5.1 setup in my living room comprising of the PlayBar, Sub, and 2 x Play:1 as the rear speakers. As Sonos devices…
This is a review of the Ring Peephole Cam Video Doorbell. I got it off Amazon.com in June 2020 when there was a promotion with Echo Dot devices for about US$79 excluding shipping charges. As the Ring Peephole Cam Video Doorbell cannot be shipped directly from Amazon.com to Singapore, I have to use a forwarding service…
This is a review of the D-Link Wi-Fi Smart Plug DSP-W115 which provides On-Off Device Control of electrical appliances from anywhere around the world. D-Link has been in the networking business for a long time. With the evolution of Internet-of-Things into our daily life, it is natural for D-Link to start expanding its product range…
This is a review of the Portal Smart Gigabit WiFi Mesh Router. Touted as the “WiFi Built for the Cities”, it is supposed to excel at where other Wireless Routers failed by providing good WiFi coverage automatically in city areas whereby WiFi signals are congested and convoluted. The Portal Smart Gigabit WiFi Mesh Router started…
I’ve been using a few different models of vacuum robot cleaner since 2013 when I bought my first Neato XV-21 Pet & Allergy Automatic Vacuum Cleaner from Woot. Neato XV-21 was very smart and efficient compared to iRobot machines but it was also more expensive. However, after 2 sets of Neato XV-21, I gave up…
