Who is the Surface Duo for? 4K Vlog Shot on the Surface Duo!

Let’s not pretend this is a great camera. It CAN shoot 4K video, and this is what your video will look like! But the capabilities of the Surface Duo extend beyond an OK selfie shooter. Who is this phone for? That’s the first question of a longer conversation… Continue reading “Who is the Surface Duo for? 4K Vlog Shot on the Surface Duo!”

Microsoft Surface Duo Setup Live Stream With Guys Who ACTUALLY LIKE Dual Screen Phones!

You’ve seen all the pre-embargo “reviews”, now we start using this thing for real! Kicking off my Surface Duo coverage, what SHOULD we expect from a “Pocket Surface”, and what is it like setting one up?

I think I need to call in some help on this one! How about those crazy guys Sam and Matt from ‘Across the Pondcast‘? They should be good for a laugh! Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Duo Setup Live Stream With Guys Who ACTUALLY LIKE Dual Screen Phones!”

PROFESSIONAL Time-Lapse Camera! Brinno TLC2020 Review!

Let’s speed things up!

YEARS ago I reviewed a funky little camera from Brinno! Now they’re back with a stellar new time-lapse camera which can record for MONTHS on a single set of batteries. How serious are you about time-lapse projects?

Because you might need a serious time-lapse camera! Continue reading “PROFESSIONAL Time-Lapse Camera! Brinno TLC2020 Review!”

Top 5 New Features in Android 11!

It’s here!

Pixels are updating like crazy with the first public release of Android 11! This isn’t an earth-shaking, radical update from Google. There are some nice quality of life improvements though.

Here are my five favorite new features on my Pixel 4a! Continue reading “Top 5 New Features in Android 11!”

Goodbye iPhone XS: Two years and a thousand dollars later…

We get really excited about the new shiny. It’s always worth looking back to see if a gadget lived up to our early expectations. Getting on two years, I’m saying goodbye to my iPhone XS. Did I REALLY get $999 worth of performance out of this phone?

Well… No…

Not really… Continue reading “Goodbye iPhone XS: Two years and a thousand dollars later…”

#SGGQA 171: WWE says NO Social Media, EA adds ads in UFC4, Apple vs Privacy, Velvet on T-Mobile

Happy Labor Day!

It’s a Holiday in the USA, but we still have tech to talk about! WWE says NO SOCIAL MEDIA for wrestlers! EA added commercials to UFC 4 to make the game more realistic! Ajit Pai peddled false information about broadband adoption.  Content farms are ruining YouTube! T-Mobile is finally getting the LG Velvet, but it’s a little different.

And Apple is promoting privacy while delaying their new advertiser tracking for users.

Let’s get our tech week started right!
Continue reading “#SGGQA 171: WWE says NO Social Media, EA adds ads in UFC4, Apple vs Privacy, Velvet on T-Mobile”

Pixel 4a vs Pixel 3a: Worthy of a One-Year Upgrade?

The highest praise I can give a new phone is that it’s so much better than last year’s, it’s worth flipping the old phone to upgrade. That’s an EXCEEDINGLY difficult metric to meet.

When working lower prices on phones like the Pixel 3a, does the new 4a have the goods to warrant a one-year upgrade? Let’s see… Continue reading “Pixel 4a vs Pixel 3a: Worthy of a One-Year Upgrade?”

Ghost Canyon NUC Long Term: Mini and Mighty

I thought I killed it!

You just can’t keep a well-built PC down. Swapping in a new GPU did the trick, and the Ghost Canyon is back behind my TV. Let’s detail a little power user benchmarking, some gaming, and a few of my concerns about the NUC’s case.

Tiny PC’s are rad. Continue reading “Ghost Canyon NUC Long Term: Mini and Mighty”