Category Archives: Hardware
Smartwatches. The Next Big Thing?
I’ve always found wearable technology a bit… well… gimmicky. Whether it was a Bluetooth headset, or a mini clip on MP3 player (iPod Nano). However there is now one form of technology that does somewhat intrigue me. Smart watches.
Smartwatches have technically been around for a while now and they’ve all sucked pretty much. Early smartwatches were basically standard watches (digital) with a load of buttons on them that could double up as a little calculator. Very gimmicky indeed. If we advance sightly we’ve seen watches that double up as “cell phones”. Basically the same sort of design as the calculator watches but included a radio transmitter, a sim card slot, a speaker and a mircrophone. They’re actually still around too, in the form of cheap imported GSM devices with wrist straps that are beyond unusable.
Are APUs The Future?
As we geeks know, the typical I/O system of a desktop or laptop system usually consists of a CPU and a GPU. CPU stands for Central Processing Unit and is in charge of managing… well… pretty much everything really. And the GPU which stands for Graphics Processing Unit is usually in charge of… you guessed it… graphics.
But what is an APU? Is it better? Is it more efficient? Well this article aims to show you the difference and help you make the decision between an APU system and a conventional system.
128GB iPad Recently Released
Apple recently released a new option for the iPad on their website. A 128GB version! Overall I think this was a good move by Apple to offer an iPad with a higher capacity to truly compete with many recent tablets being released also offering fairly high storage options.
This iPad really isn’t for everyone though, the WiFi version alone retails for a heavy $799. That’s a lot of money for a device which still isn’t very content production oriented! But hey, if the iPad is literally the only computer you need and you plan to keep it for a fairly lengthy amount of time and you have an unusually large collection of media, this tablet may just be the one you’ve been waiting for.
What is 4K?
If you watch and or listen to tech news, you may have came across a recent buzzword of “4K”. You may be wondering what it’s all about and how it may benefit you. This article aims to shed some light on the matter and allow you to understand what it is, when you may see it and how much it costs.
A Bright Future For PlayStation 4?
For those of you who may not know Sony recently announced the PlayStation 4, the official successor to Sony’s previous popular video game console the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation 4 is due for release in Q4 of this year and the future definitely seems brighter for Sony and the PlayStation.
So lets go over the bulk of the information that Sony gave in their February event.
First of all the PlayStation 4 will be the first console released by Sony that will embrace the x86-x64 system architecture, which as many geeks may know is widely used in today’s modern PCs. The previous architecture that Sony was using was the Cell architecture. The reasoning behind this change was to make it easier for developers to develop applications and games for the upcoming console. Seeing as modern PCs are based on x86-x64 architecture, games and applications could be tested natively on the very same development system rather than in some sort of emulated environment.
iPhone 5 Impressions
So I’ve now had my iPhone 5 since the 26th of February and overall it’s been a fairly decent upgrade from my aging iPhone 4. So in this post I’ll be going over my impressions.
The story of my slightly surprising purchase.
Why the iPhone 5?
Well I already had an iPhone 4 and I still enjoyed what the platform had to offer. Seeing as I also have an iPad running the same OS and a Mac computer which all talk to each other seamlessly, it made sense to go for the latest device on the iOS platform.
My impressions: Unboxing and initial Setup
BlackBerry Z10 Initial Impressions
Last week my work colleague went out and purchased BlackBerry’s new Z10 smartphone to replace his aging BlackBerry Bold 9780. So fortunately I managed to get my hands on the device and get a thorough sense of what was new in the BlackBerry ecosystem. I’ve never been much of a fan of BlackBerry’s devices for anything other than business but the Z10 certainly breaks the mould that BlackBerry have been using for years.
So let’s get started with our overview of this new device.
My impressions: Unboxing and initial Setup
How To Keep Your Laptop Cool
We’ve all been there. You leave your laptop on the bed for 5 minutes and when you pick it up it’s hotter than the sun! Laptops are well known for cooling and ventilation issues. Due to their small form factor, the heat has less places to go. It also doesn’t help that the fan is underneath.
So how can you make your laptop run cooler and perhaps even quieter than what it may be currently? There are quite a few solutions and most of them cost little to nothing so let’s get started.
Why do laptops typically get hot?
Google Nexus 7 8GB Impressions
So this may be somewhat of another delayed post but I purchased a Google Nexus 7 back in late october for my mother.
She’s had it now since her birthday in late october and overall she’s loving it.
So here’s how it all started.
The Story
My mother doesn’t really like buying new tech things if she’s already happy with what she as and if she doesn’t need it. She also lives by the old saying of if it isn’t broken don’t fix it. And it’s a fair point! Why buy something that you do not need or want. So shortly after the release of the Google Nexus 7 I showed her how cheap the Nexus 7 was and how she might make use of a tablet. She was already at this point thinking about purchasing a Kindle or another digital reader of it’s kind. So I suggested (knowing that she won’t go and get one) that I get her one for her birthday. And she accepted my offer.
iPad 4th Generation Impressions
So this may be somewhat of a delayed post but I finally purchased an iPad!
So I’ve now had my iPad since the 26th of November last year and overall I’m loving it. So in this post I’ll be going over my impressions.
The story of my slightly surprising purchase.
