Just the other day, I was at a popular bike racing event and when one of the fans had the opportunity to do a ride-along, he put on his helmet and then attached an action camera to it. I never got to see the footage of the ride-along, but it dawned on me that it had to have looked fantastic. Small and durable action cameras have really picked up in popularity with the assistance of YouTube and the ability to share your action recordings with millions of people. The most notable action camera used among YouTubers is the GoPro. GoPro…
Author: Justin Vendette
In a recent review, I took a look at a computer that is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. That same company even makes computers small enough to fit inside an HDMI stick that plugs directly into a TV. With computers becoming portable and tablet sales back on the rise, typing on small or far away screens isn’t always the ideal situation. In fact, sitting at a table or desk with your fingers cramped on a tight keyboard can cause strain on your hands and even your neck if you need to look at a flat…
It was three years ago that I reviewed the original BlackVue DR600GW-HD in-car dash camera. It was an interesting time, because when I wrote that review dash cameras were really beginning to pick up in popularity. The proof of concept for a dash camera is easily explained. In the United States, the person who has frontal car damage is almost always given the blame. Yet, the person with frontal car damage isn’t always at fault. There have been countless close calls in my driving life where people pull out in front of me, cut me off, or nearly accidently backup…
In most magic-inspired fictions, the wizard uses a wand or magic-infused weapon to cast their spells. It’s their own words and magic that casts the spells, but without a wand, they are essentially powerless. In modern times, we lack the power of magic, but we do have the power to control things. Instead of a magic-infused wand, we use internet-enabled devices that send commands to our receiving devices. It may not be the same as the magic in movies, but to somebody born a century ago, it may as well be magic. Most of us will be familiar with how…
I used to be an avid reviewer of portable battery banks because of their unique design aspects. Some would have flashlights, others could start a car, and there was even a couple that could charge a smartphone seven times over. However, as the reviews continued on, I began to notice that once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. You can still find them on Tech Support Forum, but battery banks aren’t quite nearly as exciting as a new smartphone review or similar product. While I may have slowed down the reviews on battery banks, there are a few new…
At one point in time, we used a mouse with a little rubber ball on the bottom of it and a keyboard that most likely had a beige color. This combo was a staple among all computer users, including those who played games. As time moved on, new computer accessories were introduced to the market and looking back at it now, how far we’ve come in technology, just for the small things like mice and keyboards, is quite impressive. Any gamer will tell you that using a mechanical keyboard is almost a must. The actuation feel of each individual keystroke…
Forty-six years ago, a man named John Blankenbaker ended up changing the entire world. John was the developer of the Kenbak-1, the world’s first personal computer. While computing was beginning to be used in business and governments, the consumer had no sense of what a computer even was. Purchasing price of the Kenbak-1 was $750 or $4,576.11 in today’s dollar and for this high price tag, you didn’t even get a screen. In fact, it didn’t have much of anything of importance to the everyday user. It lacked a microprocessor, a CPU, and stored 256 bytes of memory; that’s just…
Finding the right Bluetooth speaker can be a tricky endeavor. There are tall ones, short ones, fat and heavy ones, cheap vs. expensive ones, speakers that are for an indoor setting, while others are for the outdoors, and the list goes on and on. There’s a general rule of thumb with speakers and that is, the more money you spend, the better the quality. A sort of “you get what you pay for” scenario. At least, that is the case with many speakers on the market. With smartphones and mobile devices coming with tinny and poor sounding speakers, we tend…
Ever since I reviewed the Synology DS216j home network attached storage (NAS) device, I’ve been raving to tell anybody with an IT background about it and the brand. Its simplicity and ease of usability make it one of the top five favorite devices I’ve ever reviewed. It’s not just me who has these thoughts, many other reviews for Synology products share the same love for the products and brand. I’ve raved so much about the product, that co-workers of mine have gone out to purchase similar Synology NAS units and they too can’t stop talking about it. It’s a product…
Music is one of the ways that we can stay focused, even in a crowed public setting. The music is constantly giving us something new and keeping our brains satisfied while we work on a task. Although, as some of us know, headphones and ear buds can sometimes not be the best noise blockers, unless you turn up the music to 11. Then, if you do that, the people around you become distracted and annoyed. To create a win-win scenario, a headset with noise cancellation would be perfect in this case. You get to enjoy peace and quiet, while not…