GoPro and compact action cameras are as good as synonyms by now, and the followers of this cult never seem to have enough! From extreme athletes to adventure seekers, GoPro cams have become indispensable and so has the possibility of making the most out of them. Aficionados of photography have shown how the best way …
Posts from: June 2018
I don’t get the opportunity to review much desktop PC related stuff, so I was excited when Thermaltake asked me to review one of their latest cases. The Thermaltake View 22 Tempered Glass is a mid-tower full ATX case which features streamlined front panel structure, one durable 4mm thick left tempered glass window, one preinstalled …
Garmin hasn’t officially announced the update for the the the Garmin Fenix 5 range yet, but they have put the page live for on the Garmin website with full information of the entire range, including the price of the 5-Plus Saphire edition which is $849.99 As previously reported the new plus range is updated with colour TOPO …
With increasing insurance prices and insurance fraud via crash for cash becoming increasingly common it is stupid not to invest £100-200 into a dash cam system when driving. Cash for crash fraud costs the UK £340-million every year and Association of British Insurers says that every year fraud costs honest policyholders around £50 each in …
I have previously reviewed the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, and you would think the two XPS laptops are the same apart from the convertible nature. However, there is a reasonably significant difference with the processor. The 2-in-1 version uses the ultra-low voltage chips while the standard model uses the more powerful U-class of mobile chips …
I have reviewed many power banks now, functionally they are all the same, they are big batteries with one or more ports to charge your devices on the move. They are all good from my experience, but each one differs in size, ports and pricing. The EasyAcc 20000mAh Type C Power Bank as the name suggests …
As someone that works from home and has dozens of devices connected to the network, I have found myself getting frustrated with consumer networking equipment. I long ditched WiFi in favour of Ethernet for any machine that stays in one spot such as all my media streamers, and PCs. I initially used multiple Netgear GS108Ev3 …
Having the necessary clothes and shoes for running and practising sports, we think that this is enough to feel easy and comfortable. After all, what other running outfits are needed to get a full pleasure of training? There are accessories that enable to alleviate some problems. Using them, you are unlikely to be able to …
The HP Envy 13 is a rare breed of laptop that combines a small form build with a dedicated graphics card in the form of the MX150 while still being quite affordable. The model I have been sent is a 2017 model laptop, as the current generation is not available yet and the specification includes: …
I recently reviewed the excellent POLAR V650 which I have continued to use as my primary bike computer, mainly because I like the mapping functions it has built it. I also own the Garmin Edge 520 which is a great mid-level option so I decided to see how they both compare to each other, as well as …
Having recently reviewed the Ring Doorbell and loved it, I thought it would be good to compare the options currently available for a smart doorbell. With Nest Hello now being available, there is a bit more competition on the market and it offers some appealing features over the Ring products if you can justify the …
In our modern age, connectivity is becoming ever more vital and nowhere is this more apparent than with our young people. Unlike most of us, they were born into a world brimming with technology, where iPhones, 4G and social media are the norm – practically part of the furniture. With that in mind, it’s extremely …
It has been a while since I have reviewed an ultra-budget laptop, but they are popular on Amazon, and for good reasons, because they are so cheap. iOTA is one of the many brands offering such a device, they don’t have the brand recognition as Dell or Acer, but the laptop they sent me is …
Qualcomm is on a bit of a roll as of late, announcing chips for multiple purposes other than a Smartphones, they have announced a new wearable SoC as well as new chips specifically for VR headsets. They are now going all in with Windows 10 on Arm, moving away from focussing on just smartphone chips. The …
WWDC is more about software than hardware, but it often includes some new releases, last year there were several announcements with the 10.5in iPad Pro, iMac improvements and the HomePod. This year then felt a bit underwhelming as we saw no such releases, it was all about the software. iOS12 The biggest news as always is the …
We are seeing lots of new products come out from ASUS this year at Computex 2018. With the most interesting being the new ASUS ROG Phone which has some mighty impressive specs which put the Razer phone to shame. ASUS claimed to have developed the phone using speed-binned Snapdragon 845 SoC making it run at 2.96Ghz compared to the …