Adonit PhotoGrip Qi – Better Photos, More Power!

I LOVED the original PhotoGrip, and I’m always excited to see a product evolve. The PhotoGrip Qi removes one feature from the original PhotoGrip, and adds a new feature to extend your phone’s battery life out in the field. I’ve been using it for a couple weeks, here are my thoughts!
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BenQ Screenbar Lite Review: Office Lamp for Your Laptop!

BenQ Screenbar Lite review! Get it? LITE? It’s smaller AND it’s a lamp? Get it? I know office equipment isn’t the sexiest kit to review, but I have a lot of fun with office tech. We spend so much time working, at desks, looking at monitors. We should look at how to do that healthier. A good office lamp will help reduce eyestrain, and this option from BenQ is pretty nice…

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Nokia 9 PureView Two Weeks Later: NOT the final word…

Well, it’s LIKE a review!

HMD has delivered something fun, something unique, but aside from a crazy camera experiment, we also need to see how it behaves as a phone. This is shaping up to be a longer conversation than I was expecting, and it all hinges on the next update Nokia pushes out to the 9.

Doesn’t mean we can’t talk about general phone performance, some bugs I hope are addressed, and how this phone compares to a more refined option already on the market. Let’s take a look!

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Revenge of the Mid-Range Smartphones: Best lineup since 2016!

Revenge of the mid-range phones! In 2019 we’ll see premium flagships with 5G launch at $1500. We’ll see folding phones OVER $2000! What you can get for roughly HALF the price of an iPhone XS is pretty remarkable. This is the best year for mid-range competition since 2016, so let’s take a look at what you can get now for a LOT less! Incredible how much phone you can buy for LESS than the launch price of a Galaxy S4…

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Honor View 20 vs View 10: The best one-year upgrade?

Splitting up my commentary on the View 20, having a little more fun covering specific features. One of the most difficult questions to answer about a phone, is it good enough to warrant a one-year upgrade? Compared against its predecessor, how much better is the View 20? What new kit did we get? What did we lose? Where is there still room to improve? Let’s take a trek through the mid-range!
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Huawei Watch GT: The prettiest fitness tracker!

It tracks your activity. It tracks your heart rate. It tracks your location. It tracks for up to TWO WEEKS on a charge. And, it looks REAL GOOD doing it! The Huawei Watch GT looks great, but will it scratch that smartwatch itch? Let’s take it for a spin!
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Nokia 9 PureView Camera: Not ready for a review…

Wading in to some expanded coverage on the Nokia 9. Lot’s of people asking about comparisons, RAW vs RAW, low light vs Night Sight. There’s a lot happening here, so we can have a conversation about what this phone is doing, and show off a few samples, but it’s REALLY not ready for a full review…

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Honor View 20: Phone for gaming or “gaming phone”?

Lot’s of phones are good at playing games, but what pushes a phone over to become a “gaming phone”? The Honor View 20 is a monster collection of features and performance at a fantastic price. Will it host your Twitch streams? Let’s take a look!

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