Review

Wild Game Innovations VU50 Trail Pad Handheld Card Viewer

Wild Game Innovations VU50 Trail Pad Handheld Card Viewer is a no hassle snapshot viewer.  It’s as simple as removing the SD card from your trail camera, inserting it into the Trail Pad and scrolling through the photos taken while you were away.  Since it’s hunting season in New Jersey, I’m looking over a few ways to view hunting camera photos.  I recently took a closer look at the BoneView Trail and Game Camera Viewer for Smartphones.  That’s a great device for use with your smartphone.  The Trail Pad doesn’t require a smartphone and means no more need for your laptop … Read more



Square Jellyfish Jelly-Grip Car Air Vent Mount Product Review

Note – We have recently learned these are no longer manufactured.  We suggest checking out the Andobil Air Vent Mount as the best alternative to this mount.  Check out our detailed review of the Andobil Mount.   The Square Jellyfish Jelly-Grip Car Air Vent Mount has a strange name to be sure but don’t let the name fool you into avoiding this well made mount.  We took some time this weekend to evaluate this mount and were happy with the outcome.  So while, it’s fresh in my mind, here’s a review. Unboxing The mount comes professionally packaged in a retail box … Read more



iOttie Easy One Touch 2 Car Mount for SmartPhones

The iOttie Easy One Touch 2 Car Mount for phones is another version of the company’s very successful One Touch model.  We will take a closer look at this well priced car mount and how it differs from the older model.  We wrote about the older model which is the iOttie Easy One Touch and you can read about that mount here. Unboxing Like most universal mounts, the iOttie Easy One Touch 2 comes with two components.  The cradle and mount.  The mount itself differs from its predecessor by adding a sticky gel pad to the base.  I have seen … Read more



Andobil Car Air Vent Mount Product Review

Today we are taking a closer look at the Andobil Car Air Vent Mount.  There is a good chance you never heard of the brand name but don’t let that dissuade you from considering this well made mount. We appreciate an air vent mount that attaches to vertical and horizontal vents so we took some time this week to evaluate this mount and were happy with the outcome.  Here’s the details. What’s in the Box The Andobil Car Air Vent Mount comes professionally packaged in a heavy retail box that reminded me of something purchased at the Apple Store.  The … Read more



Bracketron Nav-Mat Bean Bag Car Dash Mount

We have taken a look at several bean bag car dash mounts in the past.  The Bracketron Nav-Mat Bean Bag Car Dash Mount is another popular entry in the bean bag mount arena.  The mount is compatible with most GPS, phone and tablet suction cup mounts on the market.  It’s easy to use and one of the least complicated mounts available. The photo that accompanies this article is of a GPS mounted on suction cup then attached to the Nav-Mat bean bag car mount.  This depicts the typical setup of this mount. The concept is similar to a lot of … Read more



My Quest for Wireless Charging with an Otterbox Ended with Companies Called Youshares and Saneo

My recent migration to a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge had me all excited about the prospects of wireless charging.  Right after selecting an Otterbox Defender as my day to day case, my excitement abated slightly as I remembered how thick this case was.  Thankfully I found two products that worked.  The first is called Seneo and the second was Youshares. Otterbox and Wireless Chargers Don’t Always Play Nice Settling on a wireless charging pad was no easy feat as I tried several other brands.  The issue is the Otterbox Defender.  While I am very fond of the Otterbox Defender, Qi … Read more