ROG, BlackShark, RedMagic. Gaming phones are becoming a more popular category for folks who really want to drive POWERFUL pocket computers. Spending some time with the RedMagic 5S from 2020, here’s what I hope to see on gaming phones this year! Continue reading “What’s NEXT for Gaming Phones in 2021?”
#SGGQA 194: Huawei’s New Foldable, Samsung AR Glasses, Apple M1 Malware, What to do about LAZY Reviews?
The GOP wants to kill municipal broadband. Facebook has been LYING about their advertising stats. New malware targeting M1 Macs has been found. LG has a new budget phone for India (which looks REALLY familiar). Samsung’s AR play has been leaked. Huawei’s new foldable ALSO looks familiar.
And as a community what should we do about LAZY reviews?
Let’s get your tech week started right!
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Canon 7D in 2021: Shooting on a TEN Year Old Camera!
Taking a trip down memory lane.
The Canon 7D is one of my all time favorite cameras. I bought it to produce a webseries in the early days of online media. While I contemplate switching to another camera system today, I wanted to spend a little time taking this tank back out for a little fun.
Eleven years later, it’s still performing like when it was new… That’s some legit pro gear… Continue reading “Canon 7D in 2021: Shooting on a TEN Year Old Camera!”
If Sony Should Stop Making Phones, at LEAST Tell Us Why?
We can always count on techies to “punch down” on brands with smaller marketing departments.
Sony is now apparently one of the targeted brands, falling into the techie “common knowledge” net of a company that ‘just can’t do anything right’.
It’s not enough to make videos celebrating Samsung and Apple on their own merits. We also need there to be phone “losers”, so Samsung and Apple can be seen ‘winning’.
Whether it’s refusing to include a Pixel in a camera comparison, or highlighting a Galaxy Fold in a Sony editorial. It seems we’re just going to keep reinforcing the same tired tropes that get our community mocked ruthlessly on Reddit.
It’s fine. This is fine.
Continue reading “If Sony Should Stop Making Phones, at LEAST Tell Us Why?”
Panasonic Toughbook 33: A Brutal Windows Tablet PC!
I honestly don’t have the words to describe the TOUGHBOOK 33. This is obviously not a consumer focused device. Spending some time with this slate PC, there’s a LOT here I wish we could get on more mainstream laptops and tablets.
Industrial practicality still has a place in the consumer conversation.
Let’s chat ToughBook! Continue reading “Panasonic Toughbook 33: A Brutal Windows Tablet PC!”
Periodic Audio Rhodium: Revenge of the USB DAC?
Periodic Audio Rhodium USB DAC Review!
I know I have a fair number of cabled audio fans watching these reviews. We never got those great mainstream options we’d wanted to get for USB audio adapters. I’d always hoped a high profile audio manufacturer would step in with a DAC or an adapter, but sadly, these options seem to slide more boutique.
Well, Periodic Audio is a nerd-core boutique label, so let’s take a listen to what the Rhodium has to offer! Continue reading “Periodic Audio Rhodium: Revenge of the USB DAC?”
#SGGQA 193: Net Neutrality in California, AT&T DSL is SLOW, Xiaomi’s Camera Bump!
The Justice Department is stepping down from a lawsuit against California over Net Neutrality! Lawmakers in North Dakota are trying to force app store competition on Apple and Google. Qualcomm might be frustrated with the idea of NVIDIA owning ARM. How much does it cost to SHAME AT&T into offering you faster service?
And what’s going on with this HUGE camera lump on a Xiaomi?
Let’s get your tech week started right!
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Has the Sony A7S iii convinced me to dump Panasonic?
Sony A7S iii Review! BUT NOT REALLY!
I’m actually proper torn on this one. I’m leaning towards staying with my Lumix cameras because this Sony body is pricey.
But Damn.
Damn the A7S3 is a fantastic camera… Continue reading “Has the Sony A7S iii convinced me to dump Panasonic?”