I just wrote about the 10-pack of GeekCreit Wireless IOT Modules – or as most of us know them – nodeMCU ESP8266 boards – at a very reasonable €23 for 10 – i.e. 2.30 each inc post. So what better to test them with than the freely-available tasmota-displays.bin and a…
Month: January 2021
Banggood 30W DIY Laser Engraving Machine
Described as a (Coupon: BG6C7ZG1) – this inexpensive engraver caught my attention over the Christmas holidays and here it is: Normally, Banggood provide brand names but in this case I guess they are branding it as their own product. I note the laser module has tick-boxes for everything from 20-40W.…
More Printing Goodness – and now the Crealty LD-002H
This write-up is about the . Should I simply point you back to my 2020 sprawling entry on the ? Hell no, because the H model has lots of upgrades, but if you want more generic info on the Crealty LD-002x range, I strongly recommend you look at the original…
HK1 RBOX R1 5G WiFi Android 10 TV Box
Before I delve into this new box from Banggood – let’s go back a step: I’ve had quite a number of Android TV boxes over the years and there are lots on the second-hand market. But something to consider… I just had to bin two boxes that were not that…
More New Year Gadgets – 12 Inch LED Ring Wall Clock
I just received this US/EU Plug 12/24 hour from Banggood (pre-assembled), complete with a US plug – but as that’s a separate USB charger it’s not that important – they do supply both EU and USA USB adaptors. You may be aware that I’ve put together several 60-LED modules with…
Bakeey POCO X3 NFC Case
This lovely, transparent (with armoured black edges) was always going to be a difficult one to write about. I can show you the case but I need my phone to take a photo so I can’t show it ON the phone 🙂 If you read my blog about the Poco…
Solar 90 LED Motion Sensor Light
First item in the mailbag today (October 20, 2018 – but see update) – a solar powered 90 LED motion sensor wall light from Banggood – https://goo.gl/6MuhMc At £37 this isn’t the price of your average garden £1.50 light, but then this isn’t your average garden light. Yes, that’s 90…
Bakeey 8-in-1 USB-C Hub Docking Station Adaptor
This inexpensive does everything – HDMI out, RJ45 network out, TF, SD, a pair of USB 3 outputs and two USB-C outputs – one of which is for power charging (PD – or POWER DELIVERY). This slim unit has USB-C input. In fact the only thing wrong is my PC.…
RGB Smart Socket – EH?
I think I’ve seen it all now. What’s an RGB Smart Plug I hear you say? Well, it is just what it sounds like. It’s a smart socket – 3840W (resistive) max with power monitoring – so nothing new there, but they’ve added RGB LEDs inside the socket itself for…
Second 2021 Treat – a New Doorbell
Regular readers may recall one of last year’s blog entries called “A ZemiSmart Weekend” in which I wrote about, amongst other things, my new (at the time) doorbell, a simple kinetic door push (no batteries) with a UK-plug-based “bell”. This was back in April 2020 and I bought it from…
NodeMCU 10-pack Bargain – first treat of the New Year
My first January 2021 present-to-me arrived between Christmas and NYE while we were hiding at the coast – and I’ve just made a start at testing this pack of ten inexpensive ESP8266-based NodeMCU boards. If you’re not familiar with these and similar products, they are a very popular and generally…