What is a Torx Screw? Torx is the trademark for a type of screw head, developed by Camcar Textron in 1967. It’s characterised by a distinct, 6-point star-shaped pattern and is often called a ‘star screw’ that requires a ‘star screwdriver’ with a ‘star bit’ to tighten and unti...
Looking for online definition of TORX or what TORX stands for? TORX is listed in the World's most authoritative dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms
One thing I recommend is to stay away from screw driver sets (and hex driver sets) that come with one single handle along with a number of slide in bit ends. They work fine & if budget is tight are worth consideration, but they are a real pain to use when you have to stop and ch...
Whether the Hoover products are any good is a different question, but they tend to have a good track record, and the same is true for Ryobi’s cordless vacs and blowers. At the time of this posting, Acme Tools has a 15% Spring Cleaning promo on Hoover ONEPWR cordless products, thru 3...
Inside there is a pair of AKM AK4490EN DACs, able to handle audio up to 32bit/384kHz and DSD256. There are seven drop-out filters (one each for volume control, amplifier, DAC, line-out, aptX Bluetooth, low-pass filter and microprocessor), each with its own power supply. MORE: aptX...
Both brands are professional/industrial quality, with Gedore being a bit better known. It’s the standard name for pro tools there. They’re not as “elegant” as Stahlwille or Hazet, but are more affordable and are much more commonly used. A good comparison to Gedore/Dowidat is the old...
HTC made a not so subtle tease today that anew version of the HTC Vive is on the way with improved resolution. While it doesn’t look like this will be positioned as a ‘Vive 2’, here’s what we could see from a ‘Vive 1.5’ when it debuts next week at CES on January 8th. ...
the annoying wobbling effect when using the touchscreen in laptop mode is present. It’s not as prominent as other models we’ve tested, but it’s there. Speaking of the screen, we would have really appreciated if the bezels were a bit thinner. The bottom cover feels good as well but ...
There is some appeal to Sonic Tools’ business model. They have a “skip the truck” video where they describe how you’ll save time and money buying from them over traditional tool truck brands. Sonic also has a “24 hour tool exchange” warranty process that sounds good in theory. ...