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…”
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?”
WearOS 3 is coming to the TicWatch!
Two years later, after tons of  delays, updates are always welcome, but is this software too little, too  late? Is this Mobvoi’s problem?
What should the TicWatch do next?
Continue reading “TicWatch Gets Wear OS 3: Too Late?”
What controller do YOU use with your phone?
Do you like the slider style (which looks more like a Nintendo Switch)? Do you like a traditional controller (that works with other consoles and computers)?
I await your hot takes! What’s the best way to game on your phone? Continue reading “How do YOU Game on YOUR Phone? Controller SHOWDOWN!”
My disappointment is immeasurable. I LOVE the 13 Ultra. I LOVE the idea of a photography case for the phone. The execution of this case is… lacking… Continue reading “Xiaomi MASSIVE Fail! 13 Ultra Case Falling Apart! #shorts”
I hate synthetic benchmarks and hype-beast clickbait.
You really get a sense that the tech hobbyist scene is dying generation-ally. The commentary on products is niche-ing down to cater to a smaller and smaller group of “tech dudes”.
More people than ever are USING tech, but fewer really seem entertained BY the tech. I digress.
I’ve read through three different hot takes now about Qualcomm’s new X Elite chip, comparing a couple of Geekbench scores against other chips from AMD, Intel, and Apple. They look at a couple number scores, and then draw a conclusion before any of these components have actually shipped in products to consumers. It’s kinda the worst flavor of arm chair tech reviewing.
(Get it? ARM chair? It’s a silicon pun.) Continue reading “WHOA! The Qualcomm DESTROYS the Apple M3 in a BLOODY Fight of BRUTALITY! SMASHED! WRECKED! BOOM!!! 🔥🔥🔥”