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I love this tiny Roberts DAB radio we bought in the UK last week and for such a tiny radio, the sound is incredible. It takes USB-C charging, the battery lasts for up to 20 hours, is an alarm clock, has Bluetooth and RDS.
DAB radio doesn't exist here which makes no difference anyway.
My old hillwalking mate always insisted Roberts radios were the best. 
As for gadgets I don't think I've bought any since living here. Lack of choice and too expensive.
My old hillwalking mate always insisted Roberts radios were the best.
As for gadgets I don't think I've bought any since living here. Lack of choice and too expensive.
I've got four Roberts radios now and the oldest is from 1984.
No new gadgets here, but I sure like your new little Roberts!
I have bought a cable holder
Sounds like a worthwhile upgrade. Always interesting to open the hardware to make an improvement.
I do not follow hardware closely, especially what is best for gaming. Though at the end you mention that if your motherboard ever dies the next choice will only be Intel or AM5. You are talking about future CPU choices, right? If so, Microsoft has opened the door to new ARM technology which for now is the Qualcomm's Snapdragon CPUs. Will people use those now or in future for gaming?
Secondly, you do not enable TPM because of performance concerns? I have done that on new hardware specifically to also use encrypted storage (bitlocker on windows). Just in case a machine ever gets stolen.
Since my husband is traveling extensively, and he uses his phone for everything, from transportation, to hotels and directions, after he complained about running low on battery at dinner time, I bought him a wireless magnetic charger. He has been enthusiastic about it and it cost just 26 Euros.
We had a wired one, which - of course - he left home.
I’ve wondered about these, serafina , and am pleased to hear a good reaction. Did he say how often he has to charge it?
I bought it on Temu last year, and it has been a blessing with two cats and their litter box, which we have under the bathroom sink.
It is a portable vacuum cleaner with several attachments, that doubles as a blower if you attach the heads on the opposite end of the motor.
It is USB rechargeable and the battery lasts over a week for our use. The filters are washable. It is useful also to pick up hair from the bathroom floor, and to blow into small space to dust them off or remove stuck leaves in the windows rails.
Ours has three power settings, the minimum is fine for our use and preserves the battery longer.
I paid it €25 and it should be available also on ML, but for 2-3x.
The spare HEPA filters I had to order from abroad, though.
Display MoreI bought it on Temu last year, and it has been a blessing with two cats and their litter box, which we have under the bathroom sink.
It is a portable vacuum cleaner with several attachments, that doubles as a blower if you attach the heads on the opposite end of the motor.
It is USB rechargeable and the battery lasts over a week for our use. The filters are washable. It is useful also to pick up hair from the bathroom floor, and to blow into small space to dust them off or remove stuck leaves in the windows rails.
Ours has three power settings, the minimum is fine for our use and preserves the battery longer.
I paid it €25 and it should be available also on ML, but for 2-3x.
The spare HEPA filters I had to order from abroad, though.
I use one of those, but for PC cleaning.
I’ve wondered about these, serafina , and am pleased to hear a good reaction. Did he say how often he has to charge it?
I am sorry I had missed your questions 1.5 years ago, Rice ! He says that he charges the power bank every night when he travels. He can completely charge his iPhone twice with it.
Of course, the level of battery consumption when he's out and about is much more higher than ordinarily.
Thanks, serafina ! That’s a handy-looking little gadget.
Hi everyone — great topic 😊
My “new gadget” isn’t something I bought… it’s something I invented.
It’s called the Boludómetro.
Elisa and I are MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) field investigators, riding out into the Argentine campo on our two Honda NX400 Falcons to interview people who had seen La Luz Mala, strange lights, aliens — the full Argentine paranormal catalog. During interviews I used a small black box which I invented with a needle from 1 to 5, a hidden buzzer, a flashing LED, and secret finger controls underneath.
At some point I would say, very seriously,
“Now I’m connecting to the satellites so we can compare your story with the data…”
— wait for the buzzer —
and then continue the interview.
The Boludómetro never failed to give me… useful information 😄
About us:
Elisa (from Spain) and I (USA) came to Buenos Aires on sabbatical in 2003 and somehow never left. We’ve been permanent residents since 2006. We live in Pinamar now, but lived in BsAs until the pandemic. We travel to BA often because we own a motorcycle parking/storage (coacheras) in Recoleta.
We’d really enjoy meeting more people from the expat community — for a coffee, a ride, or just good conversation.
Un abrazo, http://www.xfiltrate.com
Ed & Elisa
Display MoreHi everyone — great topic 😊
My “new gadget” isn’t something I bought… it’s something I invented.
It’s called the Boludómetro.
Elisa and I are MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) field investigators, riding out into the Argentine campo on our two Honda NX400 Falcons to interview people who had seen La Luz Mala, strange lights, aliens — the full Argentine paranormal catalog. During interviews I used a small black box which I invented with a needle from 1 to 5, a hidden buzzer, a flashing LED, and secret finger controls underneath.
At some point I would say, very seriously,
“Now I’m connecting to the satellites so we can compare your story with the data…”
— wait for the buzzer —
and then continue the interview.The Boludómetro never failed to give me… useful information 😄
About us:
Elisa (from Spain) and I (USA) came to Buenos Aires on sabbatical in 2003 and somehow never left. We’ve been permanent residents since 2006. We live in Pinamar now, but lived in BsAs until the pandemic. We travel to BA often because we own a motorcycle parking/storage (coacheras) in Recoleta.We’d really enjoy meeting more people from the expat community — for a coffee, a ride, or just good conversation.
Un abrazo, http://www.xfiltrate.com
Ed & Elisa
Great invention! You need to get up to Capilla del Monte, Cordoba to talk to UFO witnesses. We went a couple of years ago and it's a pilgrimage for many.
I ride a RE Himalayan if you fancy a ride when you're next in BA.
Cheers and welcome!
Hi Ed good to have you on the forum.
Also in the north of Argentina, in Cachi (Salta) there seems to be a UFO landing strip.
I remember we visited an alien-related museum during our honeymoon in Peru, but I can't recall where. My husband says in a valley near Cuzco. What was on display was mummies of deformed foetuses.
About us:
Elisa (from Spain) and I (USA) came to Buenos Aires on sabbatical in 2003 and somehow never left. We’ve been permanent residents since 2006. We live in Pinamar now, but lived in BsAs until the pandemic. We travel to BA often because we own a motorcycle parking/storage (coacheras) in Recoleta.We’d really enjoy meeting more people from the expat community — for a coffee, a ride, or just good conversation.
Un abrazo, http://www.xfiltrate.com
Ed & Elisa
Welcome on the forum, Ed & Elisa. I lurked at your website, and immediately forwarded it to a friend who has been dreaming of traveling throughout Argentina on a bike. Not that he is retired, he has no excuse. It seems your business is a great idea for those looking forward to explore Argentina on 2 wheels.
Hola Serafina, UK Man y Splinter — and everyone else who jumped in so fast —
what an overwhelming and generous response to my first post. Elisa and I are amazed at how lively and good-humored this community is. Gracias
Splinter — yes… Capilla del Monte, our national Argentine Roswell 😄.
We rode there on the NX400s, climbed all the way to the summit with full paranormal detection mode activated… and detected absolutely nothing.
Well — nothing except perfect air, a great view, and the strong sensation that the aliens had taken the day off.
Our only confirmed “close encounter” in Argentina remains the famous vaca parcialmente colgada en un árbol, which clearly suggests either:
a) extraterrestrial field research
b) a very advanced bovine climbing program
c) a bureaucratic error in the intergalactic transport system.
UK Man — that artist’s rendering of the B.S. meter is magnificent.
I must confess my Boludómetro Mk I operates on similar technology, though mine includes satellite synchronization, a covert finger switch, a buzzer, and a flashing LED for maximum scientific credibility.
Peer review is ongoing.
Serafina — those OVNI reports from the Valles Calchaquíes are now officially entered into our growing database, and the UFO museum in Peru has been placed on our future expedition list. Any institution willing to take the phenomenon seriously — or at least display it with good lighting — has our full respect.
Argentine beef is not only world-famous.
It is intergalactically renowned.
We have multiple “reports” of football-field-sized silent hovering craft over the pampas, projecting beams of light and selectively lifting cattle.
Logical conclusion:
This is not random.
This is supply chain management.
Somewhere in the Orion arm there is:
“Parrilla Don Andrómeda – Since 12 million B.C.”
with an “All-You-Can-Eat Pampas Experience” for interstellar tourists.
The surgically precise extractions?
Clearly the work of highly trained cosmic asadores.
Meanwhile, Elisa and I continue compiling what will soon be recognized as:
The first database of irrefutable, scientifically adjacent, emotionally convincing evidence.
Field work will continue wherever there is:
Un abrazo fuerte to all — and thank you for making our debut here such fun.
If any spacecraft landings are scheduled, please give us 48 hours’ notice so we can arrive on the Hondas.
— Ed & Elisa
(Boludómetro Research Unit – Región Pampeana)
“Several of you have asked about our field equipment…”
.
FIELD LAB UPDATE – EQUIPMENT RELEASE
Given the unexpected level of interest in our research program, a few of you asked (privately and telepathically) about the rest of our certified expedition gear.
We can now declassify the most important instrument in the entire operation:
The PESOLUX Tactical Expedition Table.
Developed for:
Key advantages:
✔ weighs approximately the same as a medium planetary fragment
✔ impossible to steal unless the thief is properly motivated
✔ doubles as an anti-abduction anchor point
✔ zero plastic — approved by the Intergalactic Sustainability Council
Elisa produced the official field demonstration film, in which Pesolux plays itself and I perform all technical maneuvers under strict supervision.
For those wishing to review the scientific data:
👉
Warning:
Do not attempt to pack this table unless you have completed Level-4 Overlander training.
Although we have received several orders, the Pesolux table is not for sale, trade or exchange.
More equipment releases pending as soon as the satellites reconnect.
— Ed & Elisa https://www.xfiltrate.com/OverlandFitnessVideos.php
Departamento de Investigación Asado-Paranormal
