This is where we learn that two Smart Scopes are better than one!
Category: Gadgets
These are posts about gadgets and any kind of tech.
I seem to have ordered a new toy. I have dabbled in astronomy before, and even a little astrophotography. I have a decent 4.5″ Orion telescope in the garage, that I keep planning to get out and see if the mirror has survived.
I’ve been posting a bit about power stations, particularly the Ecoflow brand, so I thought I’d add this nugget of info about their X-Boost feature.
I’ve been looking at Power Stations. By that, I don’t mean Battersea or Hinckley Point. I mean the battery backed boxes that can power mains kit when there is no mains electricity available.
I have had fun setting up the watch the way I want it, with a nice non-fussy face (ChronoBasic) and a personal target of 6,000 steps, rather than the usual default of 10,000.
My Pod Point charger was installed today. It went very smoothly, and the guy installing it was helpful in setting it up on my WiFi.
I’m sure I could be doing better things with my spare time, but I have had great fun diving down the rabbit hole of Calibre, the ebook library software.
I’ve no idea when, but at some point Alexa has started taking a more global view on things like alarms and reminders.
But Eufy also do little cameras, quite similar to my Netvue. I read the Amazon reviews, and they seemed decent, so I bought 3 – two pan-tilt and one fixed, to replace my old Netvue cameras. They arrived today, and while better than the Netvue, they aren’t by much. Still buffering, also prone to freezing – both the app and Alexa feed. And when I view it via my Echo Show screen, it always starts with a loud repetitive beat (not feedback), and 50% of the time doesn’t load at all.