What comes into your mind when you hear the words “universal remote”, “media player” and “online backup”?

Most of you would say – hey, there’s nothing new with this stuff. Some tech-savvy individuals would even cite a media player or two that might probably be better than Windows Media Player.

True, you might not be needing to hear news. To the mainstream consumers, knowing the coolest gadgets before you buy is best researched through authority blogs like Gadget Advisor.

The universal remote

When I first heard about this universal remote gadget, I was under the impression that there is nothing new to it. Not until I read that Logitech Harmony Universal Remote Control eliminates all those numerous remote control clutter at home. If you have a DVD player, a TV and a sound system and other gadgets you could end up with a lot of remote controls. Having this universal remote is a good solution to this clutter.

have multiple remotes? eliminate all of these – by Logitech

A good media player

There are a lot of networked media players around, but this DViCo TViX M-6500A Network Media Player one got an internal hard drive that does not need any external power and supports a lot of file formats. It can be connected to a USB port where files can be transferred to and from, plus some slots for USB flash drive for additional playback. This network media player works well on HDTV too – almost.

network media player (on my wishlist) by DViCo

An online backup service

I had been using IDrive for several months. One big thing that I like on this is that I don’t get to babysit on my backups. It had eliminated downtime due to backup maintenance. That downtime can be used for regular blogging duties or freelance work. IDrive simply performs automatic backups which are stored on my 2GB free online account.

I have not tried Mozy Pro and Intronis SureIT and I have not plans of doing backup online with these other two. I am very much happy with using IDrive on my personal home PC.

no babysitting on backup – my IDrive interface

Cutting Through the Cutting Edge

These are just some of the things that you will see in Gadget Advisor. I definitely agree that they had handpicked the best gadgets in the market and made good reviews on it. Do you often wonder which equipment or gadget is the best in the market? Gadget Advisor just might give you a good idea.