Announced back at CES 2020, the Yale Linus Smart Lock has only recently been made available. This adopts a different approach to the Conexis L1 smart lock, and it addresses the concerns many users had with that. The lock retains its old-fashioned cylinder allowing you to optionally use you key when leaving or entering your…
Best Kindle Alternative: Nook vs Kobo Want to read your favorite book but don’t want to carry a large book around, technology is there to save you. E-book readers are amazing space savers and they allow you to read any book you want with one click! An E-book reader is a must-have for book readers…
Announced on the 28th of December, the Xiaomi Mi 11 beat the Samsung Galaxy S21 to be the first phone featuring the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. The launch was limited to China, and there has been no word on the Pro model yet. Eager to try out Qualcomm’s latest flagship chipset, I opted to…
With most of us working from home, many of us have been looking for ways to improve our productivity and comfort while at home. I am fortunate enough to work from home in a dedicated office with a desktop, but most of the people I know seem to be working off laptops. As good as…
This was part of the Xiaomi Mi 11 review I am finalising, but it ended up being so long it warranted its own post. My tests here are not the most thorough in the world, but they still highlight some issues that have been raised by others regarding the phone, and potentially the SD888 chipset….
Nothing beats the thrill we get from buying new electronics. It doesn’t matter how old we are, once we get our hands on a new device—we become like a child. Getting a new gaming device is as thrilling as ever, and when you throw in a new TV set into the equation—the possibilities are endless….
Towards the end of last year, I went down a rabbit hole of indoor air quality, from how to monitor it to how to improve it. After years of suffering from congestion issues, proactively attempting to improve the indoor air quality of my home has improved my breathing considerably. Vacuum cleaners play an essential role…
Many people think that bingo is just a lottery game where players have to listen to the announcer and match the numbers mentioned on the card in columns and rows. Nonetheless, this is not the sole way of playing this classic game. This simple game a number of variants that can enhance the gameplay. If…
Following the announcement of the MediaTek Dimensity 1200, Realme were quick to tease a new phone based on the chipset, which was later confirmed to be the Realme X9 Pro. Perhaps to get ahead of unofficial leaks, Realme have sent out the exact specification of their two new flagship devices, the X9 Pro, and then…
I have already looked at how the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 & 1100 improve on the previous generation Dimensity 1000+, and how they compare with the Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 2100. However, the new Dimensity chipsets may be more comparable to the just-announced Snapdragon 870. In terms of overall performance, it seems unlikely the MediaTek Dimensity…
Today, Mediatek took the wraps off its latest two flagship chipsets for 2021. I have already covered how they improved on the Dimensity 1000+, but how do they compare with the Qualcomm and Samsung chipsets you find on the likes of the Galaxy S21 and Xiaomi Mi 11. MediaTek Dimensity 1200 & 1100 vs Qualcomm…
Today, MediaTek has announced two brand new chipsets targeting high-end devices, the Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100. While these chipsets offer improvement from the previous generation, the main thing I am hoping for is that they are more widely adopted in the global market, providing an affordable alternative to flagship phones based on Qualcomm and…