WiSA is neat tech. So I always make a point to put them on the list of groups to meet with at CES. There wasn’t much new this year; the chips still top out at a Dolby Atmos unfriendly channel count. Although as a “better” alternative to a soundbar (i.e good in a good/better/best) for the vast majority of consumers […]
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Last year, I was really impressed with First Alert Onelink‘s Alexa/Google Home enabled smoke/CO detectors. This year, even more so with their plans to release a Wi-Fi mesh model. Details were a bit sparse on the floor, but I was promised more information in “early 2019”. Such an amazing idea, that should solve wireless connectivity in most any modern home. […]
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So in my search lately for better and more controlled home automation, I have tried many platforms. One of them is Home Assistant. Upon reading on a page of Konnected (awesome alarm conversion stuff if you haven’t looked), I came across the fact that Home Assistant is owned by Ubiquiti Networks and really is getting some push beyond it. I […]
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Another Google product comes to an end. This affects me personally using 4 of these great devices. Has me really re-thinking any future google purchases. Our product portfolio continues to evolve, and now we have a variety of products for users to enjoy audio. We have therefore stopped manufacturing our Chromecast Audio products. We will continue to offer assistance for […]
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I often wonder how vendors select demo material to show off their products. Some of them just don’t seem to understand, SVS does not fall into that category however. With a selection of content which always makes their kit look, er sound, great and usually puts a big grin on my face – they clearly get it (who doesn’t love […]
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We all have a friend or family member who would be a great candidate for cord cutting, but the complexity of setting up a NAS or PC “server” is too much for them. The new $199 SiliconDust Scribe Duo could be the perfect solution for them. It has 2 OTA tuners, access to SD’s premium service, 1TB of hard drive […]
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When RHA announced the CL2 Planar was one of the first companies I put on the “must stop by” list for this CES, and I was not disappointed. They are hands down the best headphones I have ever experienced, which, given the $900 price tag they should be. The clarity, responsiveness, and quick transitions all stood out, but it was […]
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Wi-Fi 6, or 802.11ax, is a thing now… And there appear to be real benefits to the updated standard, especially in congested locations. Naturally early adoption isn’t cheap, with this new ASUS RT-AX88U SRP’g for $350. But, if future proofing (at least for a year or two :)) is on your resolutions list, this could be exactly the thing for […]
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If only that were a joke! This Windows 10 article has my blood boiling for a number of reasons. Microsoft stated Windows 10 would be their final operating system. Then, they forced it down everyone’s throat with the enticement of a free operating system upgrade, unadulterated chicanery, plus the threat of pulling the free upgrade after a year, thereby making anyone […]
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Apparently all is not lost! Logitech has taken the opportunity to listen to its customers and realized that closing off local access for dubious “security reasons” effectively removed significant value from the Harmony Hub, and local control is a good thing. Perhaps there really were security concerns, I for one would love to get a detailed technical breakdown of what […]
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