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Month: August 2021

Android File Copying – Watching Paint Dry

August 29, 2021August 30, 2021 Peter ScargillGeneral8 Comments on Android File Copying – Watching Paint Dry

Am I just being unlucky here? I copy huge volumes of files on my Windows 10 (64-bit) PC all the time – and today I decided I had FAR too many phone-related files (downloads, photos and video) all over the place. I started by taking my PC “screenshots” folder” and…

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Xiaow Q8 1080P IP Camera

August 25, 2021August 30, 2021 Peter Scargillip cameras, Product Reviews, V380 Cameras, Xiaow HD Camera18 Comments on Xiaow Q8 1080P IP Camera

This entry is an update on my original 2019 post about the Xiaow Q8 HD 1080p 360 degree panoramic IP camera with ONVIF support, InfraRed night vision and AI motion detection from Xiaomi Youpin. No, I’d not heard the last part of that name either. Here’s a stock photo to…

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Midweek Banggood Round-up

August 24, 2021October 3, 2021 Peter ScargillGeneral4 Comments on Midweek Banggood Round-up
Banggood mid-week mailbag

First item in today’s postbag – my new. And what’s special about that? We have a mains powered mosquito/fly killer which sits in front of the bedroom and runs all night – had it for some time now – we also have disposable battery-powered swatters which act on the press…

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Aqara Opple – Learn with Peter

August 21, 2021May 21, 2022 Peter ScargillGeneral9 Comments on Aqara Opple – Learn with Peter
Aqara Opple

Anyone here old enough to remember the BBC show “Watch with Mother”? Well, I just acquired a pair of Aqara OPPLE wall switches from Banggood – 1 panel – 2 buttons – Zigbee (3.0) – no wires, Chinese-only instrucions – so why not “learn with Peter”!! First things first, above…

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Banggood Fun – Aqara Opple Triple Zigbee Switch

August 19, 2021October 7, 2021 Peter ScargillGeneral, Zigbee6 Comments on Banggood Fun – Aqara Opple Triple Zigbee Switch
Aqara Opple

Aqara Opple 6-button Wall Switch offers a total of 30 actions – very useful

Pete’s First World Problems and a new “Wingle”

August 18, 2021August 27, 2021 Peter ScargillGeneral3 Comments on Pete’s First World Problems and a new “Wingle”

Observant regular visitors may notice I’ve a couple of existing reviews to complete and I’ve not been writing at anything like my usual speed over the past week or so. Well, I’ve been having my share of first world problems – here goes: Firstly the weather here in Southern Spain…

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Ravpower Goodness – their 30W 2 Port Wall Charger

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Peter ScargillGeneral

I’ve written about Ravpower in the past several times – I like their stuff. Another item that just arrived for me but has actually been sitting waiting for me in the UK since Christmas (thanks to lockdowns etc) – thank you for the samples Sun Valley – so this won’t…

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Ortur Laser Master 2 Pro

August 11, 2021March 19, 2022 Peter ScargillGeneral6 Comments on Ortur Laser Master 2 Pro
Ortur Laser Master 2 Pro box

In July 2021, Madethebest shipped me the Ortur Laser Master 2 Pro laser engraver with fixed focus 20W (input) laser – important specs include the ability to engrave wood board, paper board, black acrylic, leather, food, stainless steel, powder coated metal and more with claimed cutting ability including the above…

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SoundLiberty 80 Bluetooth 5 Noise-Cancelling Earbuds

August 8, 2021August 9, 2021 Peter ScargillGeneral

The part number of these delightful AI Noise-cancelling earbuds is TT-BH080. I was supposed to review these over Christmas 2020 but they were shipped to the UK where I would have been had it not been for Covid! I’m in Spain and they were sent along with some other good…

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OBSBOT Tiny – AI Powered, Auto-Tracking Webcam

August 4, 2021April 23, 2022 Peter ScargillGeneral1 Comment on OBSBOT Tiny – AI Powered, Auto-Tracking Webcam

Well, I was going to start this by showing you the unpacking of this new, exciting webcam – but I got over-enthusiastic about opening the packaging and ripped it to shreds. Suffice it to say the camera was well-packed. I’ll start off by saying (a) I’m not on commission and…

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Insta360 ONE X2 Camera Utter Idiot’s Guide

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 Peter ScargillGeneral

I have in front of me the Insta360 One X2 camera from Banggood – and no it’s not a sample – I bought it and I’m waiting for the selfie kit (purchased separately) to arrive. I paid (in Euros – I’ll leave readers to do the conversion) €376.66 for the…

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