If you’ve been wondering if “now” might be the right time to upgrade your TV to a 4K display, C-NET has a quick cheat sheet. Generally speaking, if your TV works and you’re happy with it, don’t worry about upgrading. We’re a long way off from the majority of TV shows and movies being in 4K resolution, let alone high-dynamic […]
Read moreI’ve been thinking a lot about finally grabbing a fitness tracker this holiday season, but I’m struggling to figure out which one really suites my needs. If you have experience with one of the shortlist, or have a suggestion that isn’t on it – I’d love to hear your thoughts. Microsoft Band 2: If I end up with one of […]
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$240 is a lot to pay for a consumer level motherboard, but the brain melting amount of I/O throughput available from three M.2 x4 RAID SSDs would make for an amazing server. Have to wonder though, outside of server user (VHD, database, etc.) where would the consumer space benefit from that much throughput? Yes, most computing is I/O limited now, […]
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Streaming is winning the format war, but that doesn’t mean that Blu-ray is down-and-out. In fact, there’s a [last gasp] effort to update the format to support 4K (UHD) and HDR – with Tech Rader making a case for why it’s important. I get their arguments, as they are essentially the same as the apology for 1080p Blu-ray (looks better, […]
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Not sure how I feel about posting deals, but $249 for a Nest ($249) and a $50 Amazon gift card is a killer deal if you’re in the market for a Nest. For some reason I can’t deep link the deal, so make sure to select it before checking out. Amazon
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Speakers work by moving air. For a subwoofer to be any good, it needs to move a lot of air, right? With this in mind, I was pretty skeptical about how well a 7.5x8x9″ sub could do anything more than tickle. But like a lot of things, how well something works depends significantly on how you plan to use it, […]
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The main point of interest looks to be news that the Windows Universal App should be in the store in the next seven days or so, but there are a few more including news for Android and updates to the current VIEW app. It’s hard to be patient :). Windows Universal App The HDHomeRun VIEW Windows Universal App is […]
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I’ve stopped by the Stream TV booth at CES a few times, and TBH never left that impressed with their glasses free 3D tech. Now that could be because I mainly saw it in the digital signage application, and when it was on a consumer type display the resolution wasn’t high enough to provide a decent experience (similar to the […]
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If I’m honest, my first impression wasn’t kind to the idea of skins for an Arlo camera, but after thinking on it a bit I’ve really come around to the idea. One of the drawbacks to the device is that you can have any color you want, as long as it’s shiny and white – this changes that. Whether you […]
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If you’ve been holding on to an older pre-Graphics Core Next (GCN) GPU, AMD has finally EOL’d driver support for these chips. It’s a bit difficult to determine just from the name of the GPU which set have been put out to pasture due to AMD’s bizarre moniker recycling scheme, but the gist of it is that if your card […]
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