Yesterday, Apple held its virtual keynote where they announced the latest MacBook Pro and the new AirPods 3. The new AirPods 3 are a sensible evolution from the AirPods 2, with an overall design and feature set that makes them look like the lovechild of the 2 and Pro. The TLDR of this post would … Read more
I have previously reviewed the Twelve South StayGo USB-C Hub and found it to be excellent. While it wasn’t cheap, it has all the ports I could need and has been 100% reliable since I initially reviewed it. This is being marketed for the iPad or MacBook. However, there is no reason why this won’t … Read more
Portable projectors have become popular in recent years, allowing people to have big-screen movie nights without a gigantic projector in your living room. The Heyup Boxe is an affordable projector that can easily compete with much more expensive models, and appears to have a design inspired by the Among Us, party game. Specification Native 1080P … Read more
I am not much of a camper, instead preferring city breaks in hotels and Airbnb, and my days of festivals were over about 20 years ago. I knew you could get power banks with 3-pin UK plug sockets, but the world of portable power stations has eluded me. When Jackery asked if I would like … Read more
Virgin Media is one of the best options on the market for ultra-fast internet. Most fibre internet running over phones lines caps out at 76Mbps, but Virgin offers up to 500Mbps in most areas and gigabit for some lucky few. However, from time to time, those speeds are nothing like what you see in real … Read more
For whatever reason, it didn’t occur to me to review the Mcgill Microwave Systems Full Helium Installation Kit when I first bought it. So, I didn’t document or take many photos, so it is a bit of a limited review, but I think it is worth writing about regardless. My Helium hotspot has done OK … Read more
Today Realme announced the global launch of one of their most affordable phones of the year, the Realme 8i. After switching to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 for the 7i last year, Realme have move backed to Mediatek with the Helio G96 as well as upgrading the resolution of the display and improving its refresh rate. … Read more
Acer has announced three projectors today, two gaming focussed projectors and now the Acer L811, which is a an ultra-short throw projector that offers HDR10-compatible 4K resolution and 3,000 lumens of brightness for an incredible home-theater experience. Capable of offering a 120-inch projection from only 0.312 meters (1.02 feet) the projector defeats the traditional space … Read more
As part of today’s launch, Acer has announced four new Chromebooks. The most interesting one is the new Acer Chromebook 514 (CB514-2H/T) which features the octa-core MediaTek Kompanio 828 processor. At the time of writing this chipset has not been announced yet. Acer don’t go into details about the exact specification. The current MediaTek Kompanio … Read more
Intel has not formally announced the Alder Lake (12th-gen) CPUs yet, and it is expected they will announce them at the Intel Innovation event will take place on 27-28 October. Today, Acer is getting out ahead of this news with the announcement of the new Predator Orion 7000, which will feature the latest unlocked 12th Gen … Read more
I reviewed the Bose Frames a bit over two years ago. At launch, Bose promised big things, with the initial branding being Bose AR which was supposed to feature augmented reality. They were quite good, they were not bone-conducting like you might imagine, such as Aftershokz but they managed to sound good without creating too … Read more
I have reviewed a few Nacon peripherals in the past year, with the Nacon MG-X being my most recent review and previously the Nacon Pro Compact. They are now back with a new Xbox controller, this one takes most of the excellent features of the Nacon Pro Compact and ramps things up to the next … Read more
In today’s world, you can’t go anywhere without seeing hands clasped around smartphones – our trusted mini robot right hand man used for pretty much everything besides phone calls! The only thing faster than the development of technology itself is the number of tech brands popping up. From iPhones to Chromebook’s and everything else in … Read more
Netgear has gone all out for their latest mesh WiFi 6 system. Featuring the new WiFi 6E standard, the mesh system utilizes three different frequencies, 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz and 6Ghz. The problem with a WiFi 6E mesh system is that you need to use one band for the backhaul. If the system shares a backhaul channel … Read more
I will keep this post relatively short as it is only a hands-on, and several other sites published similar content at the end of September. Honor will be launching their latest phone, the Honor 50, on the 27th of October. This phone was released in China back in June, so most of the details about … Read more
Affordable brand Infinix has announced its latest phone, the Note 11 series. The two phones launching came just 4-months after the Note 10 series launch, and it is unlikely the western market will see them. As you would imagine, there is not much that has improved in four months but there a handful of notable … Read more