Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley
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Harman Kardon Invoke Picture Gallery
We’ve snapped many pictures of the Harman Kardon Invoke speaker, its parts, and packaging. Specifically, these come from the various posts we wrote about this Cortana enabled device. We’ve put these photos together here in our Harman Kardon Invoke picture gallery for easy viewing. Further, we’ll add more as we add them to new posts…
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JBL Flip 5 Not Charging, How to Fix
Most JBL Bluetooth speakers, including the Flip 5, offer truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can recharge the speaker with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, the JBL Flip 5 is not charging fully, or at all. To solve that, we offer information here to…
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Bose Wave Radio 1 AWR131 Review
While some may call the Bose Wave Radio 1 model AWR131 merely a glorified clock radio, its notably extensive yet not muddy bass qualifies it as more like a high performance stereo receiver; one that just happens to support clock radio functionality. Indeed, this model Wave Radio sports a bright, easy to read green clock…
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JBL Charge 3 Charger Type
The Charge 3 JBL Bluetooth speaker comes with an AC adapter, discussed in this post. Furthermore, this JBL Charge 3 charger type can fully recharge the speaker’s built in power bank in less than five hours. Then, the unit can play for up to twenty hours. So here, we describe the type of charger that…
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JBL Charge 3 Firmware Update Instructions
Here, we run through the JBL Charge 3 firmware update instructions on this speaker. So this upgrade can take up to thirty minutes depending on the speed of your internet connection. Also, you cannot easily undo it. Thus you won’t be able to return to the previous firmware version once you do this. So, be…
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JBL Xtreme 2 Not Charging
Sometimes the JBL Xtreme 2 is not charging fully, or at all when you connect the charger. This can occur due to a faulty adapter, bad battery, dead outlet, or a faulty speaker. But doing some easy steps like can usually solve this problem. Things like checking that the outlet is live, the charger works,…
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Dohm DS White Noise Machine Review
We’ve owned a few copies of the Dohm DS white noise machine for two decades, and review it here. We run them most every night in bedrooms and guest rooms without noticeable harm or any ill effects whatsoever; either to ourselves, or to these sound conditioners. This Dohm DS white noise machine indeed helps enhance…
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JBL Flip 3 Not Charging, How to Fix
Most JBL Bluetooth speakers, including the Flip 3, offer portable operation via their lithium ion batteries. And when said battery dies, you can recharge the speaker with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, the JBL Flip 3 is not charging fully. Even when you connect the adapter it still does not charge. So to…
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How to Connect iPhone to JBL Flip 4
This post demonstrates how to connect iPhone to JBL Flip 4 speaker. How to Connect iPhone to JBL Flip 4 With your JBL Flip 4 powered off (power button is dark), run through this routine to pair it to your iPhone. We’re using an iPad Air tablet for this demo since we do not have…
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JBL Xtreme 2 Red Light Blinking, How to Fix
Many JBL speakers, including the Xtreme 2, have a red light blinking when the battery is almost dead. We find this lamp in the battery gauge on the front of the speaker’s base. Sometimes though, this light blinks for long periods as you play the speaker. E.g. It starts flashing and does not stop, even…