AmpliFi, the consumer-side of Ubiquiti, will announce at CES 2017 that the "meshpoints" part of their AmpliFi system will be available separately AND that they can be used with your existing wireless router to add the benefits of mesh wifi to your home network. By working with your existing WiFi, this can actually solve the criticisms I have seen that the router is not … [Read more...]
Microsoft and Harman/Kardon tease an Amazon Echo/Google Home competitor
Pairing Cortana with a Harman/Kardon speaker, the personal digital assistant is coming to a standalone device in 2017. This would put Microsoft in competition with Google Home and the Amazon Echo. To succeed in this space, Microsoft will need greater abilities than a voice-based Bing search such as integrations with other smart home gadgets and streaming … [Read more...]
The new Bose Hearphones become their first foray into Personal Sound Amplification Products
Bose, maker of popular "room-filling" speakers, has been recently demonstrating a new category of products. Their new Hearphones are headphones that allow you to better hear your surroundings. For many people suffering from hearing loss but do not need or qualify for hearing aids, personal sounds amplification products can remove the frustrations of every day life. … [Read more...]
Your 2016 tech gift ideas
It is less than a week to Black Friday and the deals are out there. Are you looking for ideas to add to your own Christmas wish list or looking for gift suggestions for a techie on your list? This article has some of the hot products of 2016 across different budgets so you will be able to find something for everybody. Nintendo Switch While not available yet, you could … [Read more...]
Nexus 6P powers off when battery hits 25%
Android's fragmentation and carrier-delayed updates are the mobile platform's biggest drawbacks. That's the reason why I went with the Nexus line for my latest smartphone. A couple months ago I was able to update my Nexus 6P to Android 7.0 Nougat with an OTA update. While I enjoyed most of the new features of Nougat, I began to notice a problem whenever my battery would get low … [Read more...]