I got to take a look at the new BMW Operating System 9 in some new Mini Countryman and Mini Cooper cars to learn about the new user experience. The most obvious and unique aspect …
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Author: Adam Z. Lein
Designer & web developer since the mid 1990's starting on the DEC intranet. User experience consultant since 1998. Photographer since 1995. Tech journalist since 2002.Fediverse Profile
How to tell if it’s trustworthy
The best way to tell if something is trustworthy is if you’ve actually seen the proof and the proof is reproduceable. If there is no proof, then trust is a decision based on belief. For …
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Redmi Buds 6 Pro Review: high-end features for a mid-range price
The Redmi Buds 6 Pro are the top-of-the-line wireless earbuds in the Redmi sub-brand of Xiaomi. Xiaomi also has some higher-end earbuds called the Xiaomi Buds and Xiaomi Buds Pro, so these are more like …
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Redmi Note 14 Review: attractive budget friendly smartphone
Redmi’s Note 14 series for the global market was just released, and while we already took a look at the higher-end Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G model, now we’ve also got the regular Redmi Note …
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Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G Review: High end looks for mid-range money
Redmi is a subsidiary brand of Xiaomi that was made to signify lower-end entry-level and mid-range Android smartphones while the Xiaomi brand would be reserved for higher-quality designs. So Redmi devices are going to be …
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Lenovo nicely took my advice with the Legion GO S & SteamOS
Back in August of 2023 I got an early first look at the original Lenovo Legion Go before it was officially announced. I was very impressed with the Windows 11 based portable gaming PC. After …
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The FBI wants you to stop texting, but switching to WhatsApp, Facebook, or Signal would be stupid, too.
There are tons of articles out right now about how the FBI suggests that you stop using text messaging on your phones due to security concerns with Chinese hackers. Unfortunately, a lot of these articles …
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The Dynabook Portégé X30W-M tablet PC convertible has great specs and a light weight.
Today Dynabook announces another new laptop computer; this time an updated Portégé X30W-M tablet PC convertible. I’ve been using Windows based tablet PCs and tablet PC convertibles since 2002 when they were first launched with …
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Finally someone is innovating with CPU cooling tech and it’s Ventiva
A company called Ventiva has created a new type of part for laptop, tablet, and other mobile computing devices that aims to replace the noisy fans that so many computers rely on these days to …
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One year later: the Lenovo Legion Go mobile game console is better than ever.
I first got to see the Lenovo Legion Go back in September of 2023, and then got to review the final Legion Go in November of 2023 (also see: Lenovo Legion Go Review: A PC …
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