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To stand or not to stand? The choice is yours with an adjustable desk. (Hillary Black via Unsplash/) All bodies are not created equal, so any desk where we park ours for much of the day should offer some level of personalization. But most of us sit at the same desk despite what’s most comfortable for us individually (and we probably have no idea that things could be different). Enter: adjustable desks. The best adjustable desks will accommodate varying heights and body types of multiple users. You can maneuver height adjustable desks by lifting and lowering them to suit whatever...

REVIEW – Who doesn’t like to sit around a cozy fire pit on a chilly evening outside?  How about a fire pit that you can pack up and take with you?  How about one that will also let you cook on it and is designed to radiate heat out to the sides and create less smoke?  That is what the BioLite FirePit+ promises so let’s see if it can make good on its promises. What is it? The BioLite FirePit+ is the second iteration of a portable firepit created by the BioLite company.  This new fire pit is portable and...

CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – If you’re going to be on a trip for a few days, you might plan to bring a small suitcase for all your clothes and other items.  But what if it’s one of those trips where you spend most of your time walking from place to place—maybe you’re sightseeing a big city like Washington DC, London, or Hong Kong—and you plan to stay wherever you find yourself.  It isn’t really practical to drag a suitcase around all day; what you really need is a good travel backpack instead.  Is the new IndieGoGo-funded travel backpack from Pakt the...

Today, models can cost below $100 thanks to the miniaturization and mass production of components. But does a lower cost mean lower quality? DEPSTECH has provided its WF060 for review. Read on to see what I think! What is it? The DEPSTECH WF060 WiFi borescope is a video camera system with a rechargeable battery and electronics on one end, a camera and an LED light array on the other, with each end connected by a guide-wire and electronics. The borescope gets its name for being a scope for a bore or hole. The DEPSTECH WF060 is not an endoscope, which...

TPG Rating 75 100 Pros Very good seat; great food; cheap price in miles. Cons Inconsistent service; expensive and very slow Wi-Fi. 15/20 Ground Experience 25/30 Cabin + Seat 10/15 Amenities + IFE 17/20 Food + Beverage 8/15 Service SriLankan Airlines is a small carrier with just 26 aircraft in its fleet, so it sometimes gets overlooked. But it’s a member of the Oneworld alliance with British Airways, American Airlines and 10 other major carriers, so it was high time we gave Sri Lanka’s flag carrier a whirl. Its direct flight between London Heathrow (LHR) and Colombo (CMB) is a...