Cloud Storage Not Replacing Tape Drives Anytime Soon

Let’s say you have to run a backup of your environment, and figure this is for smaller business or enterprises or home photography enthusiasts whose file systems measure in the Terabytes instead of the Gigabytes.  Let’s say you want to back up 5TB worth of data and you want it done in a few hours, what do you think the feasibility is of using a cloud backup service for this? Even if you wanted to … Read more

New Trent Airbender Mini Case Review

Disclaimer: New Trent has provided Dragonblogger.com with the Airbender Mini case for evaluation purposes. Opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own. How many times have you wished that your nearly perfect iPad Mini case came with a few extra features? For example, wouldn’t it be lovely if you had a keyboard available at a moment’s notice and not have to dig around for an external one? New Trent has included the QWERTY keyboard you … Read more

UtechSmart USB 3.0 Card Reader 8-in-1

With so many devices using MicroSD cards sometimes it is easier to just pop out the MicroSD or SDCard and plug it into your laptop or PC than to lug all the various USB cables to fit your various electronics.  But not all USB Card Readers are all the same, so when UtechSmart asked me to review their 8-in-1 USB 3.0 Card Reader they know I would be putting it up against other SD Card … Read more

How to Root Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 (XXAMCE Firmware)?

The latest Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean official update for the Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS, model number GT-19082 arrived recently with the I9082XXAMCE build number. It is available to most countries both through OTA (over the air) updates and through Samsung KIES as well. We hope most of you have updated your device to the latest update and now you must be looking forward to a guide on how to root the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos again. … Read more

Review of the Logitech G930 Gaming Headset

I had a good solid month to use the Logitech G930 as my primary gaming headset and I used it for listening to music, doing some audio recording, talking on Skype, gaming and more.  I could not describe to you enough just how awesome I think this headset is and I loved using it constantly.  It is comfortable to wear for hours at a time after the first one or two days to get used … Read more

Review of the UtechSmart eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station

Well I didn’t realize how much I would leverage this Hard Drive Docking station until I had some spare 2.5″ laptop 5400 RPM drives (512GB each) and tested them out for this review.  If you ever upgrade your primary disk to an SSD and have your older hard drive lying around with no room in your laptop, then this is your device to make good use out of your old hard drive.  UtechSmart sent me … Read more

Say Goodbye to Custom ROMs with Xposed Framework for Android

If you have an Android phone, you may have tried a different ROM at some point of time, but now with the Xposed framework, you don’t have to flash a new ROM to change the theme, Icon pack and other settings. The Xposed Framework allows you to make all kinds of modifications to the stock ROM safely. The only requirement is to make sure the phone is rooted, and the instructions for rooting almost all … Read more

Review of the Sport TF Card Reader Media Headset MP3 Player

One thing I hate when working out is the annoying earbud or headset cords that hang between your ears and your smartphone or mp3 player.  They jiggle, they shake, and they can snag pulling the earbuds out of your ears.  Sure, I try tucking them in my shirt, clipping them to my shirt but ultimately I wanted to have 0 cord between my ears and the music delivery device clipped to my hip. Well, www.tmart.com … Read more

Limeade High Capacity Battery Review

Disclaimer: Limeade provided Dragonblogger.com with a Limeade Blast Ultra-High Capacity Battery for evaluation purposes. Opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own. Is it just me or do smart electronics seem to be getting thirstier and thirstier for battery juice these days? With countless social apps running in the background, and ongoing pinging for a 3G or wireless signal, your smart device will quickly find itself dehydrated. Not to worry! Now such a problem … Read more

Review of the 2nd Generation Anker Astro 3 External Battery

Anker has recently released their second generation Astro 3 which was one of their most popular external battery line and sent me one to review and compare to other external battery packs and I was very impressed with what it had to offer. First, the Astro 3 2nd Generation now ups the power capacity to 12,000mAH from the previous 10k mAH of the previous model, it also adds a 3rd USB port so you now … Read more

Review of the Arcadia ArcLight 2.0 iPad Keyboard Case

I have reviewed many Bluetooth keyboards and many cases for the iPad but this is one of only a few that try to combine both a case and a Wireless Bluetooth keyboard into the same accessory.  The Arcadia ArcLight 2.0 is also the best iPad Keyboard Case combo I have ever reviewed so far and I will share with you everything that worked well with this accessory and a few minor items that could be … Read more

Kindle Fire Game: Guns N Glory

Now, this game has held my attention for quite a while. I have played many other game like it, but to me this one has so much more to offer. In this game, your goal is to keep the settlers from getting through the canyon. I know what your thinking, you have played other games like this one before. Well, yes you probably have but what I found so different about this one was that … Read more

Review of the UTechSmart USB 3.0 Gig-E Adapter

Everybody talks about Gigabit Ethernet but the truth is broadband here in the U.S. tops out for most of us at 25 or maybe 50 megabits if your lucky.  Some may have Google Fiber with extreme broadband speeds that may necessitate using a Gigabit Ethernet connection for the optimum Internet speeds but that is few and far between. What you do get with Gigabit Ethernet is faster backup if you use a NAS or Network … Read more

Android Game: The Age of Warcraft

This game is an online MMORPG. It has a fairly large following, at well over 500,000 downloads. It boasts thousands of pieces of equipment available and near endless dungeon exploring action. You can play it alone, or as a part of a group. I am not sure why they chose the name “The Age of Warcraft”, as it has nothing to do with the other very popular online game with a similar name (probably to … Read more

Hard Candy ShockDrop iPad Mini Case Review

Disclaimer: Hard Candy has provided Dragonblogger.com with a ShockDrop Rugged iPad Mini Case for evaluation purposes. Opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own. Are you an iPad Mini owner with a sweet tooth? Then you may be delighted to hear about Hard Candy’s delicious ShockDrop Rugged Case for the iPad Mini, iPad 2, and the rest of the current generations. At first glance, you may not realize that the ShockDrop is in fact a … Read more

Kindle Fire Game: Blindscape

I have played text games before where only your imagination provides you a clue as to what the world described in the text looks like. This game is sort of like that. Here is the difference. There is no text. In fact, the screen is completely black. All you have are your ears, and a voice to guild you. This is another one of those games I just stumbled upon a few days ago while … Read more

Google Chromecast Unboxing and Review from the Dragon Blogger

I had to pick up a Google Chromecast the day it came out so I could compare it to the Roku 3 and other services which can stream your laptop video to your TV such as the Veebeam.  This $35 device with $24 Netflix coupon is basically a bridge between your TV and your Chrome browser or for now direct Netflix and YouTube apps on iOS. For this review I couldn’t test with an Android … Read more

Review of the Shockdrop Kindle Fire Hard Candy Case

I just got the Kindle Fire Shockdrop case for my older, non HD, 7 inch tablet. I can tell you that even before I put the Kindle inside of it, it looked very secure just sitting there. Well, you know that I could not just leave it sitting there without putting it together, so I opened it up. It took just a bit for me to figure out how to open it, as I have … Read more