GEEKOM Mini IT8 Mini Desktop PC Review – With Intel Core i5-8279U, 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe for £410
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GEEKOM Mini IT8 Mini Desktop PC Review – With Intel Core i5-8279U, 16GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe for £410

Mini PCs have grown in popularity in recent years. The Intel NUC may be the best-known option on the market, but it has spawned many alternative options. These small PCs are an excellent option as they have a wide variety of uses that a full-sized desktop is not suitable for. With exponentially increasing electricity costs,…

BLUETTI EB3A Portable Power Station Review – A 268Wh LiFePO4 battery power station with a high-power output
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BLUETTI EB3A Portable Power Station Review – A 268Wh LiFePO4 battery power station with a high-power output

I have been on a roll of reviewing portable power stations recently. However, I have only reviewed options from EcoFlow and Jackery. Both brands make superb power stations, but there are plenty of other options on the market, and BLUETTI is probably the next most popular brand there is. The BLUETTI EB3A launched within the…

MediaTek Pentonic 1000 Chipset for 4K 120Hz Displays Announced: Integrating Wi-Fi 6E and decoding for AV1, HEVC, VP9, AVS3 & VVC (H.266)
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MediaTek Pentonic 1000 Chipset for 4K 120Hz Displays Announced: Integrating Wi-Fi 6E and decoding for AV1, HEVC, VP9, AVS3 & VVC (H.266)

Continuing with the Mediatek product announcements. Today they announced the Pentonic 1000 chipset, which is designed for 4K displays with a refresh rate of 120Hz. This new powerful chipset integrates all the technology you could want for a modern TV. As well as the 4K 120Hz support, it is capable of VRR up to 4K…

Mediatek Kompanio 520 & 528 Chipset Chromebooks Announced with Arm Cortex-A76 & Mali G52

Mediatek Kompanio 520 & 528 Chipset Chromebooks Announced with Arm Cortex-A76 & Mali G52

At the annual summit, Mediatek announced its new Kompanio chipsets for Chromebooks: the Kompanio 520 and Kompanio 528. The early press release I have received is a little thin on details, and I will update the content during the event. Kompanio 520 & 528 Specification It seems that the two chipsets are identical apart from…

MediaTek announces 4nm T800 5G Thin Modem for Industrial IoT, M2M, and always-connected PCs

MediaTek announces 4nm T800 5G Thin Modem for Industrial IoT, M2M, and always-connected PCs

During the annual summit, MediaTek announced the new 4nm T800 5G Thin Modem. This is designed for applications other than phones. While most phones that launch nowadays are 5G, many connected devices have not advanced as fast for connectivity. Even now, there are not many 5 G-equipped always-connected PCs. The new T800 5G modem should…

Philips Hue Festavia String Lights Announced: How do they compare vs Twinkly Strings
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Philips Hue Festavia String Lights Announced: How do they compare vs Twinkly Strings

Yesterday, Philips Hue announced the new Festavia String Lights, which are a perfect addition to your Christmas and holiday decorations. I have previously reviewed the Twinkly Strings Christmas tree lights and was impressed with them. Twinkly is perhaps still the best option for people that want to set up complex Christmas and holiday lighting. This…

Best Portable Power Station for Blackouts in the UK this Winter
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Best Portable Power Station for Blackouts in the UK this Winter

I apologise for capitalising on the fearmongering the media has been peddling in recent months about the possibilities of rolling blackouts across the country this winter. I am fortunate that whatever the scenario, the outcome won’t be that bad for me, but many people won’t be in the same position, and I, therefore, hope this…

EcoFlow RIVER 2 MAX vs RIVER 2 Pro vs DELTA 2 Size and Feature Comparison and Review
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EcoFlow RIVER 2 MAX vs RIVER 2 Pro vs DELTA 2 Size and Feature Comparison and Review

I have recently reviewed the EcoFlow DELTA 2 and the EcoFlow RIVER 2 MAX. Both are amazing portable power stations EcoFlow were kind enough to also send me the top RIVER 2 Pro model. This is an interesting model as it is getting close to the DELTA 2 capacity while being in a more portable…

Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Pro Review – Explorer 2000 Pro + SolarSaga 200W
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Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Pro Review – Explorer 2000 Pro + SolarSaga 200W

Jackery has finally brought the new Pro range of solar generators to the UK. The Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Pro is the flagship product and consists of the Jackery Explorer 2000 Pro + SolarSaga 200W solar panels. The model I have been sent is the Explorer 2000 Pro + two SolarSaga 200W solar panels, but…

MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Announced with Arm Cortex X3 & Immortalis G715 GPU
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MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Announced with Arm Cortex X3 & Immortalis G715 GPU

Today, MediaTek announced the new flagship Dimensity 9200. The Dimensity 9200 is the first smartphone chip to integrate an ultra-core Arm Cortex X3 with operating speeds over 3GHz, and the first to feature the Arm Immortalis GPU with a hardware-based ray tracing engine. During my pre-brief, perhaps one of the most important takeaways was that…

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