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Not exactly consumer tech, but I cover fitness, and sleep is an essential part of that, which has led me to review several mattresses in the past (+ I am just a bit obsessed with improving my sleep). Most mattresses have deals on throughout the year, and you should never buy one full price. Like…
During the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm outlined its vision to advance mobile computing with innovative AI collaborations that drive the convergence of mobile and PC to bring cutting-edge mobile innovations to Windows 11 PCs. Leaders from Microsoft, Adobe and Citi described how Snapdragon technology, including breakthrough AI capabilities, is changing their businesses and expressed support for…
During the Snapdragon Summit 2022, Qualcomm announced its latest Bluetooth audio platforms that will power premium headphones and TWS earbuds. Optimized to work with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, these feature-rich, ultra-lower power platforms add new features to Snapdragon Sound, including spatial audio with dynamic head-tracking, improved lossless music streaming, and 48ms…
One of the more exciting announcements from the Snapdragon Summit 2022, Qualcomm has announced the new Snapdragon AR2, which will complement the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 chipset that is used to power VR headsets such as the Meta Quest Pro. This is the world’s first purpose-built head-worn augmented reality platform. Qualcomm have focused on two…
A few days after MediaTek announced their flagship chipset for 2023, Qualcomm announced their new flagship, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will remain on the 4nm TSMC fabrication process, but it is unclear if this is the 2nd gen 4nm like the MediaTek counterpart. The new Prime core will…
The biggest sale of the year is almost here. BLUETTI is kicking off the holiday shopping season on November 11. Beyond tons of great deals on power stations, it also offers Mystery Boxes and Exclusive Giveaways, and even arranges Lucky Draws. Score the following best-buys and freebies now or never. Modular Solar Generators If you’re…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Yesterday, the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) announced the launch of Matter: the new industry-unifying standard that enables smart devices to work together seamlessly. Signify, the company behind Philips Hue, has been a partner with the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) from the start. Therefore, as you’d expect, Philips Hue is now rolling out updates that will…
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