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Why Buy an XREAL Beam or Rokid Station for Your AR Glasses (When You Can Just Buy a REALLY Expensive phone)???

AR glasses manufacturers are taking matters into their own hands.

I’ve spent some time using the XREAL Air and the Rokid Max glasses, and both companies have recently started shipping “brain” computers to help people use these glasses more easily.

I have separate videos on the XREAL and Rokid “brains”, and I collaborated with TK Bay to do a combo of comparison videos for the glasses and the “brains”.

I expect I’ll be talking about these glasses a lot over the next year, as we wait for the really expensive Mixed Reality headsets to arrive. Consumers might be interested in trying a more “price accessible” portable face display.

But who are these “brain” computers even for?!?!? Why not just use your phone?!?!? UGGGGGHHHH!!! Continue reading “Why Buy an XREAL Beam or Rokid Station for Your AR Glasses (When You Can Just Buy a REALLY Expensive phone)???”

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Dear Google and Samsung: Copying Apple Vision Pro is a DUMB Move…

Dear Samsung and Google,

This is a bad idea.

Trying to make a copycat Mixed Reality headset to compete against the Vision Pro is a bad idea.

Augmented reality could be so much more, but we need to cover the basics first.

Be the Anti-Apple.

Love,
Juan

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We ALL Suffer When Apple Products DON’T “Just Work”

Apple needs to be held to the standard they advertise for themselves. When they slip, they should be criticized harder than any other consumer tech brand operating today. When they make mistakes, they deliver those mistakes at a scale no other brand can approach.

The potential for consumer harm from an Apple mistake is an order of magnitude higher than any other competitor, and Apple has a clear track record of trying to break standards to sell proprietary solutions for their own benefit.

Case in point: AirTags.

AirTags are a really cool idea. Continue reading “We ALL Suffer When Apple Products DON’T “Just Work””

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Blank YouTube Homepage? DON’T Change Your Watch History Until You See This FIRST!

A Blank YouTube Home Page is annoying, but Google might be giving you a gift! Here’s a recommendation for leaving it blank. DON’T change your watch history settings until you see this first! Continue reading “Blank YouTube Homepage? DON’T Change Your Watch History Until You See This FIRST!”

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Shooting “Cinematic”? Why Phone Video at 24 FPS Usually Looks Like Garbage!

Can your phone shoot CINEMATIC video? What IS “cinematic” video?

Shooting “cinematic” doesn’t mean JUST shooting 24 fps, or shooting super shallow depth of field. It means CONTROLLING the shot, and getting the view you really want. Phone cameras are getting REALLY good, but if we want to use them to shoot better content, they need a little help.

Our VERY first step? How do we control light? Continue reading “Shooting “Cinematic”? Why Phone Video at 24 FPS Usually Looks Like Garbage!”

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XPERIA 1 V: External Monitor Mode Tour! Record Your Camera on Your Phone!

Sony XPERIA External Monitor Mode! A tour of the new monitor app, and the new settings and features! Now we can record directly to our phone storage!

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Sony XPERIA 1 V Camera Tour: Three Apps Are Better Than One?

Sony has a winner on their hands this year, but these are the LEAST familiar camera apps available on a phone. NOTHING shoots like a Sony, but that also means a LOT more explaining. How does all this stuff work? Let’s take a look!

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Do YOU use Action Stabilizer Modes on Your Phone Camera? (Pixel 7 Pro / Vivo X90 Pro VLOG)

Video stabilization is REALLY important, but do YOU look for other stabilization modes on YOUR phone?

If we’re running after kids, or doing some high adventure vlogging, what features matter most to you? Not all stabilization is created equal, and we can surely point to some phones that shoot smoother in full auto. There are OTHER options to smooth out video though, both features on your phone, and other devices we can mount our phones to.

If a camera offered you better image quality, but it came at the expense of slightly shakier IS, would you make that trade? Continue reading “Do YOU use Action Stabilizer Modes on Your Phone Camera? (Pixel 7 Pro / Vivo X90 Pro VLOG)”

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