Since the Xiaomi 17 Ultra was released, I’ve been looking for reviews that really talk …
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Huion Kamvas Pro 19 Review
While consumer grade tablets like the iPad are great for larger screen couch pen computing, sometimes you really need the power and robust software capabilities of a real computer, but still with that precise pressure sensitive pen interface for excellent creative control. Well, that’s what pen displays are for! My first computer pen interface was the Koala Pad on an Apple II in the 1980’s and as a computer arts student growing up I always …
Continue readingIs my phone about to explode? Why the EU is right to mandate removable batteries.
For a long time now, smartphones have had glued-in non-removable batteries that you have to recharge, and it kind of sucks. I’m sure a lot of young people have never even had a smartphone with removable batteries. You might not even know how great it once was to be able to use a phone until it dies, pop-off the back, take a fresh battery out of your wallet, pop-in the new one and be back …
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If you think Airdrop is cool, wait until you try FTP
Sure, Apple’s AirDrop is great for making adhoc Wi-Fi connections between nearby devices and quickly transferring large files, but Airdrop has one major problem; it only works with Apple devices. That’s a huge disadvantage for people who care about tech diversity and autonomy. If you don’t want to be a slave to the Apple ecosystem you really need to invest in tech diversity. Wouldn’t it be great if there was an open standard protocol for …
Continue readingTECNO’s new mobile camera tech is extremely interesting
At TECNO’s “Future Lens” event we got to hear about some very interesting technology that TECNO hopes to someday integrate with their mobile phone cameras. There aren’t any prototypes to review or evaluate yet, and we kind of have more questions than answers at this point, but still, it will be very exciting to see what comes out of these innovative ventures TECNO is working on. Personally, I’m very much looking forward to seeing how …
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Lenovo Legion Go Review: A PC Gamer’s Dream Portable
High-end Windows PCs have always been the best devices for the best graphics in the latest video games, but what if you want to play some of those PC games while you’re bored sitting on a plane or train on your way to somewhere else? Well, there are plenty of gaming handhelds available in the market right now, but now (finally) there’s an “ultra-mobile PC” with acceptable graphics capabilities for real gaming on the go. …
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Unihertz Jelly Star Review: There’s nothing like this gorgeous tiny Android phone
Have you ever missed the old days around the turn of the century when smartphones were designed to fit in your hand and actually be usable with that hand? In 2004, the i-mate JAM was the talk of the town in the tech world for being small and powerful. That was one of my favorite smartphones ever. Don’t you wish there were some modern smartphones that weren’t giant slabs of the touchscreen but could still run …
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