Review: Intocircuit 2nd Gen Power Castle 15000mAh portable charger

Text and photos by Simon Cohen

The Intocircuit Power Bank has enough capacity to recharge an iPhone 6 just over 8 times, or a GoPro Hero 4 just over 12 times. Heck, you could even extend the operational life of your iPad Air 2 by another 20 hours or so, assuming you started with a full charge.

Power! Need MOAR Power! It sounds silly, but the reality is, with all of the digital devices we tote around with us every day, running low on power has become a fairly constant concern for a lot of us. Especially frequent travellers who find themselves far from handy wall outlets for the better part of their day.

These road warriors are already familiar with the endless parade of smartphone power packs that are typically integrated into some kind of hard-shell phone case, with Mophie being the most well-known brand (at least for iPhone owners). These so-called “backpack” batteries are fine if all you need is to make your phone last a little longer. But what about your other gadgets?

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Review: LG G3

A fast-as-lightning processor mated with a stunning qHD display makes the LG G3 a superb choice for your next smartphone as long as its size and battery life aren’t show-stoppers for you.

By Simon Cohen

These days, if you want to win the hearts and minds of smartphone shoppers, you need an edge; something that sets you apart from the pack – especially if you’re going to use Android as your OS.

Samsung has done this with its Galaxy S5 – it boasts a fingerprint sensor, water-resistance and built-in heart-rate monitor. So it was a forgone conclusion that when LG launched its latest flagship, the G3, it too would trot out something the other ‘droids didn’t have.

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Why I decided to back The Micro, a home 3D printer

By Simon Cohen

New Kickstarter project brings the price of 3D printing down-to-earth for the first time ever.

I’ve been a little (OK a lot) fascinated with consumer-grade 3D printing ever since I saw my first MakerBot device in the flesh at the Consumer Electronics Show back in 2010.

The MakerBot booth was surrounded by onlookers on a nearly constant basis and not because the company had employed scantily –clad women to attract the milling masses. They didn’t need to. They had something way better than a booth babe: a new technology that let people create virtually any 3D object from scratch. Show attendees huddled around small wooden boxes that looked like they’d been made from spare TinkerToy parts, while a robotic mechanism jumped and jerked around, slowly producing a 3D object, layer by layer. It was mesmerizing.

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