With a built in 4×4 802.11ac Wave2 MU-MIMO access point, five GbE (1x WAN, 4x LAN), and a CPU capable of 700Mbps (according to Reddit, Ubiquiti doesn’t appear to have any official claims), this $299 all-in-one network solution looks a great option for many home users that want a better network experience. Personally, I’m much more interested by the business […]
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I have had several Fitbits, currently rocking* the Charge 3 with NFC, and I have mixed feelings about the news that Google has purchased the wearables manufacture for $2.1B. Fitbit has been struggling lately, or if we’re totally honest, forever. It doesn’t seem to have a cohesive strategy, or understand its own devices very well. The pace of change is […]
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In the same week that PlayStation VUE limped off the field, Apple has announced its own OTT service completely unconfusingly named “Apple TV+”. Which while you can naturally use it on your Apple TV, actually has nothing to do with it…. The price is $5/month, which seems reasonable, although I guess it really depends on what they have, that I […]
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I forgot to document the final step in the process of setting up automatic refresh rate changing in the previous video. Part 2 demonstrates how to enable per-app rate changing.
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$200 for a PoE LTE WAN adapter isn’t bad, but I think going with an embedded AT&T SIM reduces the flexibility of the device. For me, because I don’t care for AT&T wireless and there are more cost effective providers, but also in the larger market there are plenty of locations where AT&T’s coverage isn’t good enough for a primary […]
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I think dedicated provider buttons on remotes are stupid. Mostly because it’s marketing, but also it’s real estate that could be better used for something else. But there is a plus side, especially when running on a device like the NVIDIA Shield TV, because like a PC, you can install real apps/software on it. So it’s possible to reclaim control […]
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The 2019 NVIDIA Shield TV is a welcome update to the solid platform which replaced my need for a HTPC in the A/V stack. Unboxed, and with a few hours on the device, I wanted to share my thoughts and some of the issues I encountered so far.
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The existence and specifications of the 2019 Shield models could have been the worst kept secret of recent times, but that’s totally OK with me. Not much to say besides, go out and get one. I will be. Just need to figure out which one… Besides the obvious form factor difference, the Pro adds 1GB of RAM (3GB v 2GB) […]
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Apparently it’s Kickstarter season, or maybe more things have piqued my interest lately. This 4K@60FPS 67g (battery included) action camera looks pretty cool for a few reasons. Mostly because it sorts the maybe-you-shouldn’t-put-stuff-on-your-helmet problem, but also the HEY-there’s-an-ugly-camera-creating-aerodynamic-drag-on-your-helmet issue as well. Cambox claims that it will attach to the bill(?) of any helmet, but the details around HOW are a […]
Read moreThis will never happen, mostly because networking OEMs aren’t really into doing anything for free*, but also because when you look at what the researchers at BYU have done it doesn’t really deliver a practical benefit. Holding on to a painfully slow (i.e. less than 1Mbps) connection isn’t really very useful for devices that people actually use. But, for IoT […]
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