The outlandish name of the show is precisely what made me check out God Friended Me. Considering my hatred for social media and not being very religious, the marketing department deserves high praise for getting my attention in the first place. Maybe that was their goal? The mere notion of God using social media as a tool for helping people […]
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If you’ve been shopping 4K UHD projectors, you know that there isn’t really much out there in the “affordable” range. So Epson’s new $2,000 Home Cinema 4010 “PRO-UHD” projector massively shifts the playing field here. Of course there are a couple caveats that come with the price tag; mainly the lack of Dolby Vision HDR support, and that this isn’t […]
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First off, this review is way outside of what we usually cover here, but I was so impressed with the results of a recent upgrade for my bike that I couldn’t help myself. So, having warned you – let’s dig in. While planning a full group set upgrade for my 2015 Trek Domane, I discovered that Trek does their own […]
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Fractal Design makes fantastic cases, at reasonable prices. Even now, after years of ownership, I still appreciate the thoughtfulness that went into the design. Standards have changed since they first arrived, so if there is one thing that would prompt an upgrade it’s adoption of modern features, like USB Type-C. Fractal Design Expand Define R6 line with USB Type-C model […]
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Synology isn’t the first company to produce software which turns a mobile device into an IP camera, but they have taken it a step further than I’ve seen with other products and integrated it into their Surveillance Station NVR application. It’s a great level of integration which makes it really easy to have a flexible array of cameras, assuming you […]
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I put a “smart” sprinkler controller on my shopping list a long time ago, but it was not until last month when I woke up to the sound of rain and saw that my sprinklers were on! I decided it was time to take action. Part of the reason why I had not before, is that there are so many […]
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When Nest first announced the Nest Hello last winter it piqued my interest. The Nest Hello is currently their only video doorbell product. At $229, is slightly less expensive than the $249 Ring Pro, so still not inexpensive. If it delivers on what it promises the Hello could be an added value to an existing external camera setup or replace […]
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I have to admit that the first thing that I did when receive the email about the CL2 Planar, was Google “planar magnetic headphone” :). It didn’t take much research to discover why I wasn’t familiar with the term (read high-end-audiophile-kit), but the benefit to the technology was also apparent, which is a more even, precise sound than is typically […]
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I am amazed. SiliconDust has done something so fantastic with their new HDHomeRun Premium TV service, that it almost difficult to contain the level of awe. And the best part is that anyone with a modern HDHomeRun tuner can get in on this, 2 minutes at a time, as well because they’ve pushed the channel line up to everyone. Best […]
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I had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn’t April when I ran across the news that SD is bringing out an OTT + OTA TV service. Price isn’t bad for the channels selection, 45 in all, at $35/month. Feature set looks great too. Well done SD. HDHomeRun Premium TV offers 45 of the most popular CableTV channels […]
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