Streamcom HTPC chassis look fantastic, have good build quality, and are well thought out – at least that’s been my experience. The F12C looks to be no exception either, although I do find the front to be a bit too boring-slab-of-aluminum for my personal taste. While up until this chassis hit the lab for testing, we will admit that Streacom […]
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Picking the right chassis for a server build can be just as hard as what you select for your HTPC. Not usually because there are too few options, but the opposite. Finding a chassis that will keep everything cool, quiet, have plenty of expansion, and look good without breaking the bank can be difficult. We’ve reviewed a few options in […]
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Very few OEMs have embraced the SFF like Zotac with their Zbox line of mini-PCs, so it’s great to see them expanding the lineup with Skylake. It looks like they’ve opted to start with a very capable CPU; the 35W quad core Intel Core i5-6400T. The good stuff doesn’t stop there however, with M.2, a 2.5″ drive slot and support […]
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Just when you thought the pace of change in the 802.11AC market might be slowing, it looks like it’s time for another refresh – this time bringing AC3150 forward. The 2nd Ultra (read big-red-spaceship, which I happen to like BTW) model is a “MU-MIMO capable” device based on Broadcom’s 4×4 hardware. Like all the competative models running the same SoC […]
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My family always tells me that I’m impossible to shop for, and there’s definitely some truth to it. I’m quite particular, not just about what I want, but down to the specific model of a thing. So every year I make a list to make my wife happy, then watch it get ignored. While there’s definitely value in exercise, this […]
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There are a lot of reasons to include a travel router in your kit bag when heading out for an extended excursion. The most obvious, is providing a single interface to captive Wi-Fi portals used in hotels, resorts and many cafés. This can save you some money if a per-device access charge is levied, but even when that is not […]
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There is a lot of noise and rumor out there on the interwebs, so I don’t tend to give them all equal footing, but when the guy who introduced me to Intel’s Broadwell NUC at CES last year tweets about it… I sure hope they do have one coming, would love to see how it does with madVR. We’ve been […]
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There is a ton of great information around AMD’s future plans for 10-bit, Rec. 2020, and many other things in the AnandTech write-up, but two items stood out for me: HDR and HDMI 2.0a support in 2016 GPUs. Huzzah! As part of AMD’s RTG technology summit, I had the chance to sit down and hear about RTG’s plans for their […]
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I’m not sure I’d settle for anything less than OLED in my next TV, but if you have to save some dosh and need one now – that’s not really an option. That said, Samsung LCD’s do tend to perform well, and have a good set of features, so it shouldn’t hurt to much to “settle” for this “HDR Dazzler”. […]
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Microsoft bills their Continuum enabling display dock as “A PC-like experience”, and I think the “like” in that title requires some serious attention. Reviews of the dock + Windows 10 Mobile device (currently only supported on the 950 & 950XL) have been a bit thin so it was great to see Ian Dixon’s video showing the experience. Unfortunately, I just […]
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