Let's Talk Tech
It kinda looks the same?
HyperOS is here on my Xiaomi 13 Ultra, and there are some big claims being made about performance and new interoperability features. Plus, AI! We NEED the AI!
Taking a quick tour around the new skin, I think the largest claims being made right now will need to be tested over a longer period of time…
Continue reading “Xiaomi HyperOS Update! Where an American Tries to Figure Out What’s Different…”
HAPPY Monday! We’re BACK!
Netflix is potentially going to do something REALLY dumb with their game catalog. Apple is likely facing an antitrust lawsuit from the DOJ.
CES is in FULL swing with some hot announcements already hitting the show floor. Dell and Razer are showing off new laptops. LG has a smartphone on wheels concept. XREAL and Qualcomm are talking about AR.
And we should spend a little time catching up on the gear in the GadgetLab!
Let’s get our tech week started right!
Xebec is sponsoring this video to show off a FAST way to TRIPLE your laptop’s screen space! The Xebec Snap isn’t just a pair of portable monitors! It’s a whole system on magnets to quickly setup more features and accessories for working on the go! Continue reading “Xebec Snap: TRIPLE Screen Laptop on Magnets!”
OnePlus Open camera review! It’s easy declaring this “best cameras on a foldable”. OnePlus brings fantastic hardware to the folding phone genre, and the partnership with Hasselblad is paying off nicely. Still, there are a few sticky bits I hope can be addressed in software updates…
Is this a sneak peak at the OnePlus 12? Let’s take a look!
More info on the Open https://onepluscom.pxf.io/3eOOjn
Open on Best Buy https://howl.me/cluPckrexbg
Continue reading “OnePlus Open Camera Conclusion: The Best Cameras on a Folding Phone!”
Whenever you put a question in your article title, you’re trying to lead someone to a conclusion before they even read the article.
We just got the scheduled video link, the press releases, and all the affiliate links from creators are swarming. Samsung Unpacked is coming! The Galaxy S24 is coming! A NEW era for Mobile AI is coming!!!
But is it though? Really? Continue reading “Is Samsung Betting AGAINST Generative AI?”
Microsoft is pulling the plug on their Mixed Reality VR platform, and with it a bunch of headsets are about to become ewaste.
This platform could have helped spread VR, but why wasn’t there more support? Why wasn’t there more advertising? Will other companies try to compete? Continue reading “Microsoft Ends Mixed Reality Support: Is the Future of VR Looking Grim?”
Is smaller better?
I’m starting to crawl out of my shell more, and looking at more travel for family and for work. I’ve always been annoyed by aspects of travel, like getting through TSA security theatre checkpoints, and I’ve always enjoyed the challenge of moving more work to smaller and smaller mobile devices.
Foldables contribute to that conversation in an interesting way, but they also face incredible competition from other tech accessories.
Hopping another flight to New York, what was it like working out of a OnePlus Open?
Better than I thought it would be… Continue reading “Foldable Phones: The Better Travel Computer?”
UPerfect UFree V Monitor Review!
I’m a HUGE advocate for portable monitors, lapdocks, and XR glasses. I think a portable monitor of SOME KIND, is the single best accessory you can add to enhance the use of a FAMILY of other gadgets. I also have almost NO interest in taking these kinds of products wireless.
I’m just not THAT guy. With that in mind, here’s my biased review of a really interesting solution to cut the video cable, and hopefully maintain better fidelity! Continue reading “UPerfect UFree V Wireless Portable Monitor: How Bad Do You NEED to Cut the Cable?”