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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Kamrui made a weird AMD chip choice! Will it deliver the bang for buck? E3B Mini PC Review!

Kamrui E3B review!

With an AMD V2748 chip! Mini PC manufacturers are getting really creative. With component costs rising, how do we make and affordable system, with good specs, good performance, at a good price?

Kamrui is taking one of their AMD machines, and swapping out the chip for something we would normally see in a kiosk or signage. Is that gonna work for your needs?

Let’s see what it can do… Continue reading “Kamrui made a weird AMD chip choice! Will it deliver the bang for buck? E3B Mini PC Review!”

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Pebblebee Halo: Personal Safety Tracker Tag for iPhone and Android!

Location tags and trackers are really popular accessories that help us keep track of our belongings. Pebblebee just launched a new tracker that can help us take care of our loved ones. Halo works like an AirTag, but also includes a siren and strobe light, and will auto alert your contacts that you’re in trouble.

Best of all, it wont break the bank! Continue reading “Pebblebee Halo: Personal Safety Tracker Tag for iPhone and Android!”

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Meze 99 Classics V2 vs 99 Neo (and the 105 Silva) FANCY HEADPHONE SHOWDOWN!

Meze 99 Classics V2 Review!

Meze has a HUGE reputation for making beautiful headphones, which are incredibly comfortable, and sound great. I have to admit, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the original 99 Classics.

Now refreshing the Classic line, Meze is claiming that the 99 V2 has a more neutral sound. Let’s see if they can thread that needle. Can they make “mids junkies” like me happy, without alienating fans of the original 99’s? Continue reading “Meze 99 Classics V2 vs 99 Neo (and the 105 Silva) FANCY HEADPHONE SHOWDOWN!”

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#SGGQA 437: Netflix Price Hike, Playstation Price Hike, RIP Mac Pro, Vivo X300 Ultra Global

Musk lost a court case! Meta and Youtube lost a court case! Internet service providers won a court case! RAM prices are fluctuating, but Sony and Netflix are hiking prices. Microsoft had a really bad quarter. Vivo announces the X300 Ultra! Android might get a handy feature back soon!

And I have to say a fond farewell to the Mac Pro…

Let’s get our tech week started off RIGHT!

Continue reading “#SGGQA 437: Netflix Price Hike, Playstation Price Hike, RIP Mac Pro, Vivo X300 Ultra Global”

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What’s the BEST Way to Play Tomb Raider on Your Phone?

I’ve been wanting to put this video out for a while now.

Feral Interactive is a company which does amazing work porting console and PC games to Android. Their newest release is an ALL TIME CLASSIC!
Tomb Raider 2013 is a great adventure title, and even though it’s over ten years old now, it’s still head and shoulders above many of the games we get for mobile. Continue reading “What’s the BEST Way to Play Tomb Raider on Your Phone?”

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Saramonic Air SE Wireless Microphones! Great Audio! Tiny Case! LOW PRICE!

Saramonic Air SE Wireless Microphones!

This is an EXCELLENT travel mic! Easy to use. Fast to set up. TINY case so you can take it anywhere! It’s one of the best ways you can improve the audio quality of your phone videos, and it WONT break the bank!

Take a listen! Continue reading “Saramonic Air SE Wireless Microphones! Great Audio! Tiny Case! LOW PRICE!”

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#SGGQA 436: OpenAI needs more Human BRAINS, Android Side-Loading Explained, iQOO 15R Impressions!

More drama around Elon Musk’s defrauding of twitter investors. UK government backtracks on AI permissions. Adobe penalties listed in subscription lawsuit. Tim Cook claims he’s not political. OpenAI plans to double current employee count.

FireFox is adding a free VPN tier. Microsoft starts damage control on Windows 11 reputation. Amazon might try another phone. Google details the silly restrictions on installing apps.

And I’ve been spending some quality time with the iQOO 15R!

Let’s get our tech week started off RIGHT!

Continue reading “#SGGQA 436: OpenAI needs more Human BRAINS, Android Side-Loading Explained, iQOO 15R Impressions!”

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Poco X8 Pro: Plain, but Packs a Punch!

The Poco X8 Pro is in for a review, and I have a LOT of thoughts on Poco’s latest mid-ranger! Let’s take a look at a REALLY plain design, that hides some SURPRISING performance!

Continue reading “Poco X8 Pro: Plain, but Packs a Punch!”

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