Matricom Arc Smart Home Management System (Router, Z-Wave controller, and media player)

Matricom Arc Smart Home Management System (Router, Z-Wave controller, and media player)

Matricom is a company I have not been aware of in the past. However, they appear to have had some success with Android TV Boxes in the form of the G-Box Q2 as well as various controllers for these devices. The Matricom Arc is an ambitious device that aims to combine multiple smart home devices…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Exynos 9820 Flagship SoC Comparison
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Vs HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Exynos 9820 Flagship SoC Comparison

Qualcomm has just announced the new flagship system on chip at their Tech Summit event in Maui, Hawaii. This is the chip that will power nearly all the flagship phones on the market that don’t come from Huawei or Apple. It also means we now have information on all the main SoCs that will be…

Survey reveals most UK consumers are concerned about IoT smart home security
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Survey reveals most UK consumers are concerned about IoT smart home security

During the Black Friday sales, it was clear that both Amazon and Google are determined to get consumers to adopt their voice assistant technologies. Both companies offered deep discounts on their own products with Amazon selling the Echo Dot for less than half price at £19.99, or the newly launched Echo 2nd generation with £30…

Sony Xperia XZ4 specifications leaked well ahead of MWC 2019
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Sony Xperia XZ4 specifications leaked well ahead of MWC 2019

Sony, like many other companies, announces their latest flagship phone during MWC at the end of February each year in Barcelona. This timing works well with the newly announced Qualcomm Snapdragon chips that get launched in December each year. However it appears like details of the new Sony Xperia XZ4  have been leaked well ahead of…

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 details leak ahead of the official launch
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 details leak ahead of the official launch

Qualcomm is currently holding their annual tech summit in Hawaii this week. This is traditionally when they announce their latest and greatest system on chip which will be responsible for powering most of the flagship phones in 2019 from companies like Samsung, Google, and Xiaomi. We have already revealed details that the new chip is…

Nvidia Titan RTX launched for just £2,399
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Nvidia Titan RTX launched for just £2,399

Because the RTX 2080 Ti wasn’t expensive enough or powerful enough in the first place, Nvidia has launched their latest Titan card the Titan RTX. The Titan range is a weird consumer/prosumer crossover card that should be used by people that can’t afford or don’t need a Quadro/Tesla but ends up being used more frequently in excessive…

Arlo introduces new security camera with 4K and spotlight
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Arlo introduces new security camera with 4K and spotlight

Arlo has expanded their range of wireless outdoor security cameras further with the introduction of the Arlo Ultra. The wireless camera features a 4K Ultra HD resolution sensor with high dynamic range (HDR) and comes with a built-in spotlight that can place a bright beam on anyone who moves in front of the device.  As far as…

AMD Ryzen 3000 & X570 Chipset to Support PCIe 4.0, Launching at Computex 2019
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AMD Ryzen 3000 & X570 Chipset to Support PCIe 4.0, Launching at Computex 2019

AMD look like they will continue to dominate with their Ryzen AM4 platform in 2019. New details of the  X570 chipset have been leaked showing some interesting features. The new information comes from several slides that have been leaked from a presentation made by Gigabyte. These slides mentioned that Matisse, the codename for the upcoming Ryzen…

Nvidia Geforce RTX Titan is coming as multiple sources show off sample images
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Nvidia Geforce RTX Titan is coming as multiple sources show off sample images

If you thought the new Geforce RTX 2080 Ti was expensive you had better brace yourself for the impending arrival of the Geforce RTX Titan. The Titan range of cards has always been more of a professional or prosumer card but it is typically a souped-up version of the flagship consumer model costing several thousand. This inevitably leads…

Thermaltake Tt eSports Shock Pro 7.1 RGB Gaming Headset Review
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Thermaltake Tt eSports Shock Pro 7.1 RGB Gaming Headset Review

I have reviewed a LOT of Thermaltake cases recently, so it is nice to get something a little different to try out with the new TteSports Shock Pro 7.1 RGB Gaming Headset. Tt eSPORTS is a relatively new subdivision of Thermaltake focussing on peripherals and accessories for competitive gamers. The Tt eSports Shock Pro 7.1…