I received this Bullet 2C external camera directly from Imou some weeks ago and initially dismissed it (that was a mistake as it happens). At that time, I could find no information on how to get it to work outside of its own APP, nor how to get it to…
SQLITE3 Raspberry Pi Problems and Solutions?
If like me, upgrading Node-Red (in my case on Raspberry Pi) is often problematic – then it may well be worthwhile reading this update – at last solving a long-lasting issue including SQLITE and other installs which rely on NodeJS. If you regularly upgrade a Node-Red installation which makes use…
Rock T20 Universal Multi-function Dual USB Socket
The is a travel socket with a difference (info in the link but as Steve below in the comments says, this is now discontinued on the Banggood site even days after I received mine – a shame as it is a nice adaptor and they don’t seem to have anything…
ESCAM QF288 1080p WiFi IP Camera
Reader Paul Richarson wrote a comment in an earlier camera blog of mine which triggered me to get hold of an from Banggood as he suspected the camera is 3* optical zoom, not 8* optical zoom…. and he’s right – the ads claim 8x – I like the camera –…
Seeed WIO Terminal and Battery Pack
Some time ago I received a Wio terminal from Seeed and I remember thinking “great, finally a decent colour display system, cased, with decent IO capability – but why didn’t they put a battery in it?”. Well, now they have – or rather they have brought out a plug-in battery…
The CRICKET from ThingsOnEdge.COM
PLEASE NOTE – IT LOOKS LIKE THE COMPANY MAKING THE CRICKET, CEASED OPERATION IN SEPTEMBER 2022 – I LOOKED UP SYLWESTER BALA – COFOUNDER – on LINKEDIN! Of course we’ve all seen this form factor before – ESP8266 on a board with power and antenna, FLASH etc.. The ESP-12 is…
Mobile Hotspot thoughts and discussion
To start the ball rolling, here in rural Southern Spain where we have NO landlines on the outskirts of our village – for years we have used something like WiMax – that is, the local service provider (Habland) has an aerial in town which supplies broadband wirelessly to properties on…
88VF Max Lithium One-Hand Chainsaw
The exact unit I’m going to refer to is currently sold out but this shows several similar chainsaws and includes an identical model. This is a cute gadget. Now I should point out that unlike larger models, this (see link higher up – and thats a model number, not a…
Flsun® Q5 3D Printer Kit – Easy-Peasy
The from Banggood sounds on the surface like an all-day project (but it isn’t). If you have already assembled an SLA 3D printer, depending on your skill levels, you may know that this can be a treacherous task, which is one reason my first Tevo Tarantula Prusa I3 3D Printer…
Tasmota upgrade inconsistencies ?
I wonder if any Tasmota fans out there have any thoughts on something I’ve pondered many times but never put into print until now? So… I just updated a smartbulb from Tasmota dev version v9.3.0.1 to v9.3.1.2 using the web OTA. My screen showed the usual OTA lag after the…
Solar HD1080P IP67 Camera
This device was installed way back in summer 2019 and this update is December 2020 with bits added April 2021 – the Solar powered HD 1080p Wireless PIR waterproof security outdoor IP67 camera from Banggood. I’ve resurrected this article as I originally gave it a bad review as I felt…
ET8134 4.7-inch Large LCD Screen Smart True RMS Digital Multimeter
Last week, I got an in the post. I’ve not had a new meter in a while so I was quite interested to open this up – having seen the ads. For reasons which will be obvious when you see the stock photo on the right, I’d read this as…
LIVEN G-5 Smart Oil-free Hot Air Fryer
The which arrived from Banggood is interesting for several reasons – some of them nothing to do with cooking. Why use an air-fryer at all? Well, convenience, health, safety? Will that do for starters? Any why this one? This nice-looking hot air fryer came complete with Chinese-only manual – and…
Anycubic Photon Mono 3D Printer Revisited
The certainly has possibilities – but unlike my Crealty LD-002R who’s operation was immediately obvious and which works very well, the starting point with the Anycubic back in November 2020 suggested I had a faulty unit – as I develop this blog entry and associated videos, it will all hopefully…
And Now – The Poco M3
Regular readers know I’m a Pocophone fanatic – best mid-range phones around – I started with the Pocophone F1 and only moved it on when the Pocophone X3 came out – the latter is in daily use – I LOVE it. Now, no-one is suggesting that the newer M3 will…
The Itead Journey Continues
I’ve had the latest Zigbee dongle from Itead for a while but it was embargoed until release – I note that CNX was quick off the mark to announce this – anyway here it is.. version 3.0 of their incredibly cheap Zigbee dongle featuring Silicon Labs EFR32MG21 MCU (like we…
PC Upgrades – Vijim VL-3 Studio Lighting – and More
I’ve had my DELL desktop PC for some years now – originally kitted out with a pair of 1TB hard disks and 8GB RAM as well as an Intel I7 processor. The unit came complete with 6 USB2 sockets and only two USB3 sockets, neither of which can supply significant…
Blitzwolf BW-CMM2 Espresso Maker
The first of two household gadgets I’ve received this week – an Espresso-maker is not the kind of thing I normally write about (and to be fair there’s not much you can say about a coffee maker to the general public – though I have been reading up on the…
Bakeey 100W Model X9 8-Port USB PD Charger
Is this Bakeey charger/USB-supply neat or WHAT! I don’t know about you guys but I am CONSTANTLY rinning out of chargers and places to store chargers – I always need MORE power and that means MORE spare power sockets and more bench space. So, to say that I was excited…
K7 Double Spout Humidifier with 3.3L Capacity Tank
Banggood recently sent me this – both my wife and I suffer from dry throats at night and the smaller humidifiers – nice as some of them are, just don’t put out enough vapour nor do most of them last all night. K7 to the rescue. We both love it…