May 15, 2022 | Android, augmented reality, Google, hardware
Google demonstrated an augmented reality product last week that may never exist. I don’t want you to look at it and decide to sit at your desk hitting refresh on the Google Store waiting for it to go on sale. It’s exciting but it’s not that kind of demo. It’s...
Apr 20, 2022 | Amazon, augmented reality, Echo, hardware, virtual reality
Amazon is quietly doing its own research into augmented reality glasses and apps. Evidence has been uncovered that Amazon is assembling a sizable team to work on some kind of AR/VR device. And in some sense Amazon is ahead of the others, because it has already...
Jul 11, 2021 | computers, hardware, laptops, shopping
Do not buy a slow Windows PC to save a few dollars. If you get a slow Windows PC, you will become bitter and depressed, people will mute you in Zoom meetings, and you will pound the keyboard with your fists in frustration. Has “Fists Of Frustration” ever been the name...
Aug 2, 2020 | Android, broadband, hardware, laptops, Lenovo, mobile, Windows10
This is a fun and interesting story that ends with me so angry that I want to feed my laptop into a wood chipper. Fair warning: to get there, you have to read a bit more about ARM processors and Intel processors. Yuck! I know, right? But this story is WAY easier than...
Jul 26, 2020 | Apple, business, hardware, Microsoft, Samsung, Windows10
These events have paved the way for Apple to dominate personal computing in the next five years. Intel has failed at keeping up with the needs of a mobile population. The best Intel processors are powerful, but Intel’s entire lineup lags far behind ARM processors for...
Nov 7, 2019 | Amazon, Android, Apple, audio, business, Cortana, Echo, Google, Google Home, hardware, home assistants, Samsung, web_services
Part 1: Ambient Computing – Buzzwords That Are Changing Your World Part 2: Google Wants To Surround You With Invisible Assistants Google, Amazon, and Apple are the only companies capable of surrounding us with connected networks of devices and services. Google...
