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Doug makes grilled cheese in the toaster
After setting his stove on fire, gadget reviewer Doug Aamoth finds that he's capable of making grilled cheese if the only steps involved are putting the sandwich into a bag and putting the bag into the toaster.
Zipping around town on the OJO electric scooter
The Ojo scooter is designed to get you where you need to go. With a max speed of 20mph, it’s legal to ride in the bike lanes, but that doesn’t mean bikers will be happy about it.
Huger Tech's electric skateboard impresses
The Huger Tech Racer electric skateboard is one of the best under $1,000.
Doug streams PlayStation 4 to his PC
Gadget reviewer Doug Aamoth knows that his wife's book club doesn't read books or even talk about books. Instead, they drink wine and complain about their husbands. So when book club comes to the Aamoth household, Doug needs a way to stream his living roo
Essential phone unboxing
We've spent the last few days with the Essential phone. It's the latest project by Andy Rubin, co-founder of Android. Here's a quick unboxing.
Doug tries to quit a bunch of online accounts
Gadget reviewer Doug Aamoth argues about whether it's "sick" sense or "sixth" sense as he gets a funny feeling that he has 231 online accounts. He then uses an online service to corral all of his accounts in one place so he can decide whether to delete th
Cycflix makes you workout for your Netflix
Cycflix is a project that lets you hook a stationary bike up with your Netflix account so that your favorite shows only play if you stick to your fitness routine. It works by hooking up an Arduino to your stationary bike, which (with Byrne’s Python script
Doug mounts a tablet to the kitchen wall
By all important measures except for one, gadget reviewer Doug Aamoth is a true American success story. The only thing that's missing? He doesn't have a tablet mounted to his kitchen wall that serves as a music player, TV, and digital organizer.
Phree is a digital stylus that works on any surface - almost
Developed by Israel-based OTM Technologies, Phree is a digital pen that you can use on your arm, the wall, an apple - almost any surface.
Ofo Bicycle Sharing
Ofo is the largest non-docking bicycle sharing platform in the world.