Android 11 Desktop Mode! Can the OnePlus 8 Replace a Computer?

The OnePlus 8 is a monster powerful performer, but what can you do with all that power?

Our phones are capable computers, but we need good software! A quick look at Android’s desktop UI, it’s still pretty raw, but we are seeing some improvements. Let’s see what’s new! Continue reading “Android 11 Desktop Mode! Can the OnePlus 8 Replace a Computer?”

Pixel 4a By the Benchmarks: Performance Punching above the Price!

The Pixel 4a is a champ!

Redefining mid-ranger performance, Google’s optimization punches well above the modest price tag. This phone hangs with more expensive options!

Let’s take a look at some numbers! Continue reading “Pixel 4a By the Benchmarks: Performance Punching above the Price!”

Google Pixel 4a: Who is this even for?

Eff it. Let’s just go clickbait for this title. Why not?

The 4a is pretty much for anyone who wants a good cheap phone. Instead of reading specs at you, and pretending any of us care about the packaging the phone came in, let’s DO something with this phone.

My very first video ABOUT the Pixel 4a was shot, edited, and rendered FROM the Pixel 4a! Continue reading “Google Pixel 4a: Who is this even for?”

How the Pixelbook Go became our Family Computer

My favorite “unnecessary” Star Trek tech is in the Holodeck.

A Starfleet officer calls out “Arch”, and an archway with a touchscreen appears in the holographic simulation. It’s an utterly silly 1990’s idea of how we’d interact with computers hundreds of years in the future. When you think about Trek Tech, there’s really no need for such an elaborate mechanism to appear. A free-standing touch panel is all you need, but you’re also standing in a holographic environment, so why not make any kind of control surface you’d want out of the same “hard light” hologram magic?

That mini-nerd rant aside, the Pixelbook Go has become our family’s “Arch”. And we love it. Continue reading “How the Pixelbook Go became our Family Computer”

LG Velvet vs OnePlus 8: The fight for “Affordable” 5G!

Velvet vs OP8!

Looking at power, this is an easy win for the OP, but looking at the WHOLE spec sheet, LG is making a different argument for a feature packed phone. Two companies with very different solutions for bringing 5G down to more reasonable prices.

How much phone do you want? How much phone do you need? Continue reading “LG Velvet vs OnePlus 8: The fight for “Affordable” 5G!”

ZeroLemon Battery Case for the Pixel 4: Because we KNOW the Pixel could use a little help…

The Pixel 4 was not one of the more popular phones of 2019, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t get some good accessories!

ZeroLemon offers up a solution to help with one of the phone’s most glaring issues. Need to power your Pixel out in the field? Minimize down time? This might be the solution for you! Continue reading “ZeroLemon Battery Case for the Pixel 4: Because we KNOW the Pixel could use a little help…”

LG V60 vs V50: Worth a One-Year Upgrade?

LG V60 vs LG V50! Showdown time!

The toughest recommendation for ANY manufacturer, is a new phone improved enough to recommend flipping a one-year-old gadget? The V60 is a BEAST, but are there enough improvements here to out-muscle one of the most brutally powerful phones of 2019?

Continue reading “LG V60 vs V50: Worth a One-Year Upgrade?”

UAG Monarch Case for the Pixel 4 XL: When your fabric case gets gross…

Phone design is irrelevant. There. I said it.

When factoring in minute differences between glass on glass sandwich gadgets, a fraction of a millimeter of bezel, or an edge of a sidewall taper, manufacturers have largely agreed on what a modern smartphone should resemble.

That aesthetic is incomplete.

We want a daily driver phone, able to survive lifestyle abuse. To make our phone functionally usable in the real world, without having to baby it, you have to “finish” the phone hardware on your own dime.

You gotta slap a case on it. Continue reading “UAG Monarch Case for the Pixel 4 XL: When your fabric case gets gross…”