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Video Review: Matias Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard

July 7, 2016 / Dave Taylor / YouTube Video Reviews / No Comments

Oh sure, you can use a keyboard with a leash, tying it to your Windows PC, Mac system or Linux device, but what if you also want to use it with your Android or iOS tablet? And use it with your smartphone for data entry on rare occasions too? All the same keyboard? What the heck kind of connection do you need in that case??

What you need is a bluetooth keyboard, one that frees you up from the tyranny of the USB wire and lets you use it with any device that supports Bluetooth (which is pretty much everything you want to enter data on, whether it’s an Intel ComputeStick, an iPad Mini, the latest Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, a Windows server or even an iMac).

Most bluetooth keyboards are constrained to only be able to pair with a single device at a time, however, which is a pain. It leaves you having to unpair it from one device before you can pair it with another, which is even more hassle. Yikes!

Enter the slick Matias Wireless Bluetooth Aluminum Keyboard, which can pair with up to four devices simultaneously. My video review:

In fact, this review was written on the Matias Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard. And it was a very pleasant experience!

Pick up a Matias Wireless Aluminum Bluetooth Keyboard for yourself at Amazon.com for only $105 in one of four different colors.

Video Review: ChargeTech ThinCharge iPhone Battery Case

July 6, 2016 / Dave Taylor / YouTube Video Reviews / 1 Comment

If you have a smartphone, you’re stuck having to pay attention to your battery life and your mantra might well be “ABC” — Always Be Charging. Any time you’re near a power outlet, car charger or computer, out comes the lightning cable and your topping up your battery because you never know when you won’t be able to get juice when you need it.

Add trade shows, busy days in school where you never slow down, and apps that eat up lots of battery (yes, like games) and it’s a bit of a disaster. Worse, the transition from the iPhone 6 to the iPhone 6s actually shrunk the battery capacity, of all things! So it’s a constant hassle.

Fortunately there are a lot of companies doing smart things to help you keep your battery topped up, notably including ChargeTech with its terrific and remarkably thin iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s battery case.

My video review of the ThinCharge:

Ordinarily $129.95, the ThinCharge from ChargeTech is only $59.95 at Amazon.com, which is a bargain for such a simple, elegant and useful addition to your beloved Apple iPhone 6 or iPhone 6s. And it comes in multiple colors too!

Video Review: WaterField Designs “Cargo” Messenger Bag

June 3, 2016 / Dave Taylor / YouTube Video Reviews / 1 Comment

If you like the design of messenger bags over a briefcase but are either an executive seeking a status symbol or just enjoy a computer bag that’s not just made out of the same nylon material as a teenager’s school backpack, there are precious few options available. In fact, it’s almost a conspiracy how darn many computer bags are made out of black nylon when you’re looking at messenger-style bags.

Enter WaterField Designs, a San Francisco-based company that recognizes there are plenty of customers who want a premium product – particularly with leather features or elements – and are quite happy to pay what is often a premium cost to get it.

Their classic messenger bag is the Cargo and indeed, the company just re-released it with waterproof zippers and leather features. So I got ahold of one to check it out…

You can learn more about WaterField Designs and its Cargo Computer Bag. $349.99 at sfbags.com

Video Review: Oittm Light-up Bluetooth Speaker

May 30, 2016 / Dave Taylor / YouTube Video Reviews / No Comments

There are lots of bluetooth speakers on the market, but with few exceptions, they’re monoliths, brightly colored or otherwise, a big lump of metal and plastic that sits on a table or outdoors, nothing visually interesting at all. Fortunately some manufacturers know that with the advent of bright, low power LED lights, there’s a lot more you can do with a speaker to make it more fun and interesting.

Enter the Oittm bluetooth LED speaker, which features tons of lights around the entire round speaker, voice prompts for pairing to make it super easy to work with, and decent sound for a speaker about the size of a can of Pringles.

What’s more cool is that the lights react to your music — or your speaker phone call! — making this a great choice for teenagers or even a college dorm room late at night.

Oh, and there’s a hidden feature of this speaker that I found quite amusing when I reviewed it, as you’ll near in this video:

Check out the Oittm bluetooth LED speaker, $79.99 at Amazon.com: http://amzn.to/1sSnASw

Video Review: Kensington Expert Mouse Trackball

May 20, 2016 / Dave Taylor / YouTube Video Reviews / No Comments

If you spend as much time with laptops as I do, you’ve become so accustomed to the built-in trackpad, and perhaps a touchscreen if you’re on a fancy PC — that you might have forgotten that there are other pointing devices available, and that in many situations they’re actually better, more accurate and more relaxing for your poor, overworked hand than that flat sheet of metal.

And there’s no better company to check in with regarding alternative pointing devices than Kensington, a company that’s been making mice, trackballs and other accessories for as long as I can remember. (note: the company Web page says it’s been making these devices for more than 30 years. So, yeah, a long time).

But modern trackballs and mice don’t come with a leash because we modern computer users want freedom from clutter and annoying cables as much as possible.

Enter the confusingly named “Expert Mouse” from Kensington, a trackball that supports both Bluetooth and its own wireless dongle-based communication system (and includes the gizmo you need to plug into your computer for it to work too). Whether you opt for Bluetooth or use the USB connection, it’s a breeze to get going — just plug it in! — and works great with both Mac and Windows PC systems.

Check out my video review:

Learn more about the Kensington Expert Mouse trackball at Kensington.com. $89.00 at Amazon.com.

Disclosure: Kensington sent me the Expert Mouse for the purposes of this review.

Video Review: Teclast X10 Android Tablet / Phablet

May 13, 2016 / Dave Taylor / Android Help, YouTube Video Reviews / No Comments

Can a 10.1-inch tablet that runs Android 5.1 and costs just a bit more than $100 be worth the money? What if it has all the necessary circuitry to be a cellphone too, making it a “phablet”? Turns out that the critical variable is setting your expectations before you open the box, because the Teclast X10 phablet is actually a pretty decent piece of hardware and at a phenomenally good price when compared to the major tablet brands on the market today.

It’s just not a competitor to the iPad Pro or the beautiful Samsung 10-inch tablet either. The camera’s a few generations old in tech, the screen resolution is fairly low (though not visibly so), and it’s going to be hard to figure out how to find a case that’ll fit perfectly, but at the same time, a $105 tablet is one that you can forget on a plane without it breaking the bank, or your teen can break it without having to work for the entire summer to earn the replacement cost.

Still, there’s one major flaw in the design of the Teclast X10 tablet and it’s a big one. Watch my video review for the details, and definitely factor that in before you decide whether to move forward with this investment:

Learn more about the Teclast X10 Android Phablet (man how I hate that word! Tablet. Let’s call it a tablet!) on the Gearbest.com site. MSRP $169, current price as of this writing: $105.

Disclosure: Gearbest sent us the Teclast X10 Android Tablet (see? I said I wouldn’t say “phablet”!) for the purposes of this review.

Video Review: 1More Triple Driver In-Ear Headphones

May 10, 2016 / Dave Taylor / YouTube Video Reviews / No Comments

If you’re like me, you’re always looking for better gear, for a sleeker and more protective smartphone case, a better computer bag to tote your gear around, and, of course, better headphones or earbuds that will let you get even more out of your favorite music and make your voice even that much better for people on the other end of a phone call. Problem is, just because something’s new it doesn’t automatically mean that it’s better, as everyone who lives on the cutting edge of tech knows all too well.

And then there are surprises, products that you don’t have particularly high hopes for but turn out to be a delightful surprise, with splendid design, great performance and even great packaging. That’s exactly what I found with the 1MORE Triple Driver in-ear headphones when I went to review them, earbuds (I have no idea why they call them in-ear headphones!) that are really good with packaging that lifts the baseline for “overachievers” both for design and what’s included.

But don’t just read my words, watch my video review of these elegant headphones. Um, earbuds. Err, in-ear headphones:

Learn more about the 1MORE product line and these specific triple driver in-ear headphones at 1MORE.com, or pick up a pair for yourself through Amazon for $99.00.

Disclaimer: 1MORE sent us these headphones for the purpose of this review. And I’m using Amazon associate links too. Just helps keep the lights on!

Video Review: Dell UP3216Q 32-inch 4K Monitor

May 9, 2016 / Dave Taylor / YouTube Video Reviews / No Comments

When Dell sent me the splendid XPS 12 laptop hybrid [see my review] the company included a monitor that absolutely dwarfed the unit, the brand new UltraSharp 4K UP3216Q, a monitor so big that it’s like sitting in front of a television screen, not a computer monitor at all. With its breathtaking resolution of 3840×2160 pixels, it’s capable of working at 4x the resolution of an “UltraHD” screen, and with its extraordinary color precision, what you see is exactly what you’ll get for graphic design professionals.

Where the Dell UP3216Q really shows off its capabilities is when hooked up to multiple computers, as I demonstrate by quickly flipping between Windows 10 running on the XPS 12 in tablet mode and Mac OS X running on a MacBook Pro. Both immediately adjust to the resolution and offer up huge gains in productivity. Or you can just use the extra screen real estate to watch your favorite soccer match through Sling.TV, as I briefly also demonstrate.

But enough talking about it. Here’s my video review of the Dell UP3216Q UltraSharp 4K display monitor:

You can learn more about the unit at Dell.com but (shhh) if you want to get one for yourself, you’ll save a lot of coin by just going directly to Amazon.com instead. Here’s a handy link: Buy the Dell UP3216Q at Amazon.com

Disclaimer: Dell sent me the UP3216Q monitor for the purposes of this review. And they ain’t never getting it back. It’s that amazing. 🙂

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