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Is it time to make Earbuds for Girls? #2020Hearing

If your earbuds don’t fit properly, they’re going to sound terrible. A significant portion of the population has trouble finding a comfortable fit for inner-aural buds and IEMs, and it’s increasingly difficult to ignore that more petite individuals are left out of many earbud conversations.

What other options might those consumers have for shopping convenient, portable headphones?

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Shutter Speed vs Frame Rate EXPLAINED: Smartphone Video Tutorial

What is shutter speed? How is that different than your video frame rate? What makes video LOOK cinematic? How can you control the brightness of your video?

Let’s chat about your phone camera, and how to get the most out of it! Continue reading “Shutter Speed vs Frame Rate EXPLAINED: Smartphone Video Tutorial”

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Fake Reviewers and YouTube Drama

I feel I need to clear the air a bit.

We’re going through another round of Tech YouTuber drama. Some folks throwing accusations. Some people getting defensive. I know I play a part in the tone of some of these conversations.

When these drama cycles occur, it’s a good time to take a step back and talk about WHY we make the content the way we do.

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Is the OnePlus 9 Camera “Crippled”? No OIS? Let’s Compare!

Crippled is a STRONG word to use on a modern phone camera, but a handful of techies have declared the OP9 “crippled” for its lack of OIS. The thing about a bold claim like “crippled” we should be able to see some evidence of that pretty easily.

“Crippled” compared to what?

Let’s compare against a similarly priced phone WITH OIS, and see if we can tell the difference! Continue reading “Is the OnePlus 9 Camera “Crippled”? No OIS? Let’s Compare!”

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OnePlus 9 Pro THROTTLED Gaming! Premium Performance?

ONEPLUS IS THROTTLING YOUR GAME!

Dang. Performance testing is hard enough, but it’s been REALLY challenging THIS year on premium smartphones. We definitely seem to be dealing with SOME kind of GPU limiter on the OnePlus 9 Pro. That makes comparing phones a LOT more complicated…

Sigh…

This one needs a bit of explaining… Continue reading “OnePlus 9 Pro THROTTLED Gaming! Premium Performance?”

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Samsung vs OnePlus: Who built the better phone this year?

Galaxy S21 vs OnePlus 9? S21+ vs 9 Pro?

It’s time for a showdown! Samsung cut hardware to reduce costs, while OnePlus is moving up to a more premium tier! Which phone is the better bang for buck? Let’s discuss! Continue reading “Samsung vs OnePlus: Who built the better phone this year?”

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OnePlus 9 Pro 8K Vlog! Let’s Really USE This Camera!

OnePlus 9 Pro 8K video samples!

Why show a couple little clips when we can try to shoot a whole video ALL from the phone! This is the best quality footage the phone can produce, so let’s do a little walk and talk vlog.

Sharing my first day impressions, show some samples, and we can take a listen to the mics on the OnePlus 9 Pro! Continue reading “OnePlus 9 Pro 8K Vlog! Let’s Really USE This Camera!”

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Samsung Galaxy S21: A Poor Value

Galaxy S21 first impressions? Do not buy the Galaxy S21.
I’m early days into testing this phone, and it’s making me a little nervous. This year’s new Galaxy seems like a VERY poor value compared against last year’s Galaxy phones. Features, performance, and price. I think you’re better off shopping something else…

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