Author: Juan Carlos Bagnell

Juan has been obsessed with consumer electronics since before computers had GUI’s. Out of college he worked on a JIT computing contract which supported DOE facilities in New Mexico. He’s been featured on numerous podcasts and radio shows lending his tech insights. You can also find him in LA directing voice over actors and producing spoken word recording.
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#SGGQA 149: Creator Chat – Vyyyper! The Captain of Team Apple!

The game has changed.

What YouTube looks like today for a new creator is a completely different than what I experienced coming up. I’ve mentioned on this podcast that I think it looks like a more difficult path building an audience and monetizing a channel.

Over the last couple years, one of my favorite channels to follow is hosted by Vyyyper. The man about tech. The self-proclaimed captain of team apple. He’s putting out high energy, entertaining tech commentary, and he’s been collaborating with high profile channels to talk about cool gadgets. Continue reading “#SGGQA 149: Creator Chat – Vyyyper! The Captain of Team Apple!”

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TCL 10 Pro: By The Benchmarks!

TCL 10 Pro is kicking off an exciting year for mid ranger Androids! This phone is a shocking collection of hardware specs!

How does it perform in some real world benchmarks? Let’s take a look!

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OnePlus 8 and Value: “OnePlus Has Lost Their Way!”

OnePlus was a darling brand for gadget fans, but now they have the audacity to sell a phone at $999! How dare they!

Now there’s a OnePlus which is THE SAME PRICE as an iPhone 11 Pro! This travesty must not stand!

Here’s the REAL scoop on OnePlus and “VALUE”! Continue reading “OnePlus 8 and Value: “OnePlus Has Lost Their Way!””

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#SGGQA 148: FCC Fines Sinclair, Apple Sued for Antennas, and I Have TOO MANY PHONES!

The FCC delivers its largest fine ever to Sinclair Media. Social media struggles to contain spread of misinformation. Apple gets hit with a second lawsuit over antennas in less expensive iPhones. Amazon sued over digital movie downloads which you don’t really own.

And let’s chat about the awesome phones coming soon to video reviews near you!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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#SGGQA 147: Creator Chat – Joshua Vergara on Tech, Tea, and Gratitude

A community is like a garden. With some care and attention, you grow community you want. You wouldn’t want to put all your energy into building a community of poison ivy.

Joshua Vergara is one of the more thoughtful creators I follow. I particularly appreciate his focus on the lifestyle side while reviewing lifestyle tech. He took a little time to chat about what it was like moving from one smartphone publication to another, how he got started shooting video reviews, and we took a little time to catch up and chat about tea.

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LG V60 Camera Conclusion: One MAJOR Upgrade…

This year marks a generational improvement to phone camera tech. Larger sensors, more pixel dense arrays, a focus on higher quality video.

The V60 takes advantage of this new trend, and it’s right on the pulse. Images are more photographic. Video is more cinematic. Low light performance is incredible.

Yet for all the improvements we see on this main camera, this is still a “cost cutting” year for LG. Some of the peripheral camera tech hasn’t kept up as well…

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Do you really NEED a “nicer” microphone? Comica STM01 Review!

Do you really WANT a nicer mic? Comica is one of my favorite manufacturers, making great inexpensive audio gear for content creators. They’ve delivered their first studio grade microphone, an attractive large diaphragm condenser, so let’s give it a listen!
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#SGGQA 146: Disney+ Tweet Backfires, Xiaomi Tracking, TCL 10L Reactions

A judge orders FCC to release more information on fake Net Neutrality comments. No one’s been paid by the Equifax settlement. Xiaomi sending off all your browser data to poorly protected servers. Disney+ trying to OWN #Maythefourth.

And the TCL 10L made QUITE an impression on gadget reviewers.

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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