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Funxim X8 is a 10W Qi wireless charging pad that allows your iPhone or Android phone together with your Apple Watch.

Funxim X8 started out on Kickstarter on November 2017 where it raised a total of US$448,097 out of their initial goal of US$10,000 from 10,983 backers. They started shipping to their backers from January 2018.

Belkin Boost Up Bold 10W Wireless Charging Pad was announced back in January 2018 and was released in Singapore in September 2018 at a recommended retail price of S$99.

Belkin Boost Up Bold is a 10W Qi wireless charging pad. It charges your device at 5W, 7.5W, 9W, or 10W. For iPhones, it will be at 7.5W (including the newer iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max). For newer Android phones that support wireless charging, it will be at 10W.

As the product name suggests, the Belkin Universal Cable with Micro-USB, USB-C and Lightning Connectors comes with a base Micro USB connector and two additional connectors.

The two additional connectors are Micro USB to Lightning and Miro USB to USB-C.

CalDigit Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock is the newest product from CalDigit that was announced back in July 2018.

For the unaware, CalDigit makes popular Thunderbolt 3 products like the Thunderbolt Station 3 and the Thunderbolt Station 3 Plus.

In case you didn’t know, Belkin sells power banks as well. It is part of their Pocket Power series.

Three capacities are available, 5,000mAh, 10,000mAh, and 15,000mAh. For each of the capacity, there are three colors available, Silver, Rose Gold, and Black.

If you need to connect your iPhone to an audio system that doesn’t support Bluetooth audio streaming, the Belkin 3.5mm Audio Cable with Lightning Connector is for you.

The cable is MFi certified that works with any 3.5mm audio port. It’s digital to analog converter outputs high-resolution audio of up to 48 kHz, 24-bit.

The original Link Bracelet for Apple Watch costs S$668 for Silver and S$798 for Space Black. It is ridicuously expensive.

A couple of months ago, I chanced upon this Reddit thread and discovered that there is a replica for the Link Bracelet. It is sort of a Keep In View (KIV) for me, in case I wanted to get one for my Apple Watch 42mm Space Black Stainless Steel Case.

One of the main concerns of the Linksys Velop (Tri-Band) wi-fi mesh system is the price. Linksys Velop (Tri-Band) retails their 1-pack for S$349, 2-pack for S$599 and 3-pack for S$749.

With the introduction of the Linksys Velop (Dual-Band) on 28th July 2018, Linksys manage to solve the pricing problem. It is friendly to the wallet because is about two times cheaper. Linksys Velop (Dual-Band) retails their 1-pack for S$139, 2-pack for S$269 and 3-pack for S$399.

Three years ago, Linksys launched their first MU-MIMO router with the Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Gigabit Router.

Fast forward to today, Linksys launched their first DFS router with the Linksys EA8100 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Gigabit Router. DFS stands for Dynamic Frequency Selection. More on that in the later part of the review as that is the only selling point of this router.