I can honestly say I haven’t seen anything like these clip-on headphones before! Yes, they clip on your ears rather than fit inside or over your ear canal. Wicool sent me these headphones to try out and while this is sponsored by Wicool, I was only asked to provide my honest opinion on them. For the most part, I really like these headphones, but for different reasons most people would buy any normal pair of headphones. These aren’t meant to compete with Beats, Sony, Jabra, Panasonic, Klipsch, or the other big names. These aren’t trying to be $200 headphones for a cheap price. These are offering consumers a way to enjoy music in a safer way.
Read MoreA Day in the Life of an (Paid) Amazon Reviewer / AKA How Fake Reviews Are Made
Do you shop Amazon and find more knock-off products in your search results than the brands you’re looking for? You probably also see a surprising number of 5-star reviews from these no-name brands too. If they’re so good, why haven’t you heard of them, right? That’s because the 5-star reviews are paid for, and they’re cheap. Having done it myself, I’ll reveal the entire process from a reviewer’s perspective and share everything I know from the process.
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Learning experience using mirrorless for concert photography (and Daytime Hooker / Grunge County photos)
Click to see more photos and learn my technique and learning experience while shooting these! This weekend, I shot my first small venue concert in a couple of years and it’s the first concert shoot with the camera I’ve been using for a little while. I discuss how using this camera differed from my previous, what I learned, what I’ll do differently, and end with my favorite photos from the night.
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(Before/After) Sunset Through the Leaves
This is one of my old, favorite photos that shouldn’t have turned out so well. This was shot in Door County, Wisconsin in August 2015. My wife and I were vacationing here for our anniversary and we had just had our first child.
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(Fix) Hey Google Not Controlling Phone
Have you been trying to use Google Assistant by talking to your phone only to find it not able to control things on your phone? You might say “Hey, Google” or “OK, Google,” your phone responds by presenting the Google Assistant, and you ask to skip a song or perform some other function related to your phone or tablet, Assistant will either do nothing or act as if there’s nothing to control. I have recently been dealing with this and it’s unclear to me how widespread this issue is. I recently found the cause and solution.
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OhSnap! Grip and Wireless Charger: An Honest Review
Anyone that knows me personally or has followed me for a long time would know I love technology and getting my hands on what’s new. When I saw the OhSnap! phone grip and it’s promises, I was genuinely excited. Once I received it, I really wanted to love it. After several tries to stick it on the proper location behind my phone and failed compatibility with my wireless charger, all I felt was disappointment.
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Featured at Floop Photography - Limited Edition Prints Available
If you’re a follower of mine, you may remember my self-published photobook The Chicago Commute. When I started this project, it was completely a means to explore a new genre and continue doing what I love. I never expected it to turn into something more than lots of bad photos and a handful of good ones. Now I’m finding six of these photos featured globally, printed in glasses-free 3D. Only 50 of each will be printed, keep reading to find out how to get your copy!
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Not My Bob's: Why Bob's Discount Furniture and their Goof Proof Protection is a Scam
The public deserves to know the truth about Bob’s Discount Furniture - their furniture falls apart quickly, they won’t work with you about their poor quality furniture, and their Goof Proof protection plan is designed to steal your money instead of protecting your furniture.
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[Off Topic] Reducing Delayed Notifications for Ring and Other Smart Home Devices
I’ve had a Ring doorbell for a couple of years now and I was always annoyed by the delay in notifications from it. A smart doorbell with a camera isn’t exactly doing it’s job if the motion detection goes off after the person is already gone or the doorbell rings your phone after you’ve already answered the door. It was also annoying to hear my wife’s phone receive the Ring notification before (or sometimes after) I did. Since owning the Ring doorbell, I have periodically looked for a reason or solution to the delayed notifications, but the only solution I could find I had already done.
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Why Does My Camera Stop Recording Video?
You just got a brand new camera and you’re ready to use everything it has to offer. You start by taking photos of everything and anything, testing out how good your pictures will look. Maybe you switch to burst mode and see how fast the camera can shoot - wow! It’s like a machine gun firing! Finally, you press record to capture some video. Then a few seconds later, it just stops recording. You think “huh, that’s weird” then try again. A few more seconds record, then it stops again. Maybe you exchange a few explicit words out of frustration and contemplate returning the camera - it must be broken, right? Or, if you’re here, you went online searching for answers instead. You want to know why it keeps stopping. Are you doing something wrong or is the camera actually broken?
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