Surface Pro 9 SQ3: What do YOU want in a 5G tablet?

Surface Pro 9 5G! Is it a tablet? Is it a computer? WHAT’S A COMPUTER???

Wrapping up my review time with the Surface Pro 9 SQ3 soon, I’m curious what people’s thoughts are. What would YOU want in a 5G enabled slate?

We’re in an interesting area, with tablets and laptops blurring the lines on mobile functionality. Here are a few more of my experiences. Some of the things I think the SQ3 does really well, and a few more things that kind of failed.

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MSI Z17 Creator Laptop: A WORK Laptop for Grownups!

MSI sent over this beauty! The Z17 is a DRAGON of work laptop.

A Creator machine should feel different from other laptops. Even with similar hardware, it should look and feel different from a gaming laptop. Chatting about the use, who would be a good fit for a computer like this, and WHERE you might want to use it.

Does stylus support make sense for a laptop like this? Continue reading “MSI Z17 Creator Laptop: A WORK Laptop for Grownups!”

Rokid Air AR Glasses: A BIG SCREEN for Portable Gaming! (Premiere)

Rokid Air AR Glasses for Mobile Gaming!
Consoles like the Switch and the Steam Deck are really hot right now! We can take our games anywhere we want! Wouldn’t it be nice if we could also carry a BIG SCREEN TV with us, just as easily as we carry that portable console? Rokid is impressing with a new, affordable, wearable display!
The Air AR Glasses can fit in a shirt pocket, but they deliver a BIG image! Let’s take a look!
Rokid Online Store: http://bit.ly/3Y3pVJo
Rokid Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3jkxn36

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#SGGQA 279: PJ Podcast! Rokid Air Glasses, and Your Favorite Holiday Music

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Our last podcast of the year! Keeping it chill, wrapping up 2022, a conversation about our favorite holiday media. Plus, I’m still cutting tech videos, and we’ve got a few MAJOR reviews coming up!

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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Vivo iQOO 11 SHOWDOWN! Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 App and Gaming Performance! It’s the real deal!

Vivo iQOO 11 performance review!

The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is here! iQOO has one of the first phones out with this new SOC, and it’s a CRAZY performer! Let’s see how the iQOO 11 compares to the iQOO 9T and iQOO 9 Pro! It’s the 8 Gen 2 vs the 8 Gen 1! Spoiler alert, the 8 Gen 2 wins!

2023 is going to be a great year for enthusiast phones! Continue reading “Vivo iQOO 11 SHOWDOWN! Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 App and Gaming Performance! It’s the real deal!”

#SGGQA 278: PJ Podcast! NuraTrue Pro Earbuds, Sponsored Videos, and Breaking in the RODE NT-USB+

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Another low key podcast for the season! Let’s hang out and chat about some fun gear. Playing with some new premium earbuds, breaking in a new USB microphone, and we can chat about some recent sponsored videos. What does it REALLY look like to work more closely with a brand for coverage.

Let’s get our tech week started right!

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Giving Away 5 EXPENSIVE Gifts with StockX (Surprise!)

I was honestly shocked to be a part of this video. I’m really proud of the work I’ve done with the SlickDeals team, and this was a wonderful surprise. It’s kind of like a holiday bonus for us content creators and hosts. 😊

I hope you’re all having a wonderful Holiday Season!

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Can we just admit that Google Photos kinda sucks?

HUGE UPDATE!

Almost a year after I wrote this editorial, I’m happy to report that Google Photos has been updated, and we see a HUGE improvement to processing times!

The rest of the app is still ugly and clumsy, but now it’s ugly, clumsy, and FASTER!!!

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Not the SERVICE Google Photos. The SERVICE is great. I’m talking about the Google Photos app.

Google Photos (the app) kinda sucks. Allow me to explain.

I’ve been digging into the iQOO 11, and performance testing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. It’s really exciting to see the improvements coming to PREMIUM tier smartphones. These are much better behaved hot rod pocket computers.

I’ve added some new tests to my collection of benchmarks, and I’m tracking two different tests using Google Photos.

Google Photos is painful to use. Continue reading “Can we just admit that Google Photos kinda sucks?”