The recent F8, Facebook Developer’s Conference, held in San Jose gave us a lot to chew on. At developer’s conferences, we usually expect to get a glimpse of the company’s near future ideas. Facebook always talks about its 10-year plan, but this year’s Facebook Developer Conference was quite different. This year Mark Zuckerberg, president and […]
WD My Passport 4TB Portable Drive
You’ve heard it over and over again. Back up. Back it up. Be sure to back up. It’s good advice and the Western Digital My Passport portable hard drive makes it easy. WD My Passport Design and Build Measuring 3.24” x 4.33” x 0.85” and weighing in at just over ½ lb., the My Passport […]
iLive Concierge Challenges Amazon Echo
The iLive Platinum Concierge is one of the first stand-alone speakers to use the Amazon Alexa voice service (AVS). The iLive Concierge emulates the Amazon Echo in both design and capabilities. The goal of the Concierge is, however, to be even better than the original Amazon Echo. It offers several important features that are missing […]
Insignia Roku TV – A Great Bargain-priced 4K TV
With cord-cutting quickly becoming popular, it is not surprising that televisions are now coming with integrated streaming capabilities. This feature saves the cost of purchasing a streaming stick separately. The Insignia 43” Roku TV that I am reviewing here has many likable features. It not only includes an integrated Roku, a software which connects your […]
Amazon Dash Wand – Part of Amazon’s New Lineup of Gadgets
Our high tech world is changing quickly. Just a few short years ago we could only communicate with devices by typing or touching. Now we can gather information and control devices with our voices. From computers to smart phones, voice control is now being built into all of our hardware. Amazon started this movement with […]
Roku Ultra Proves Itself the Best
After looking at several older Roku streaming devices, I was turned off by overheating and fan noise issues. Upon hearing that these issues were eliminated, I decided to take another look at one of the newest Roku’s. The Roku Ultra which is currently selling for 109 at the Roku website, and 70.99 at Amazon, is […]
Sony 4K Blu-ray Player X-800
While some so-called 4K Blu-ray players only up-convert the video to 4K, the Sony 4K Blu-ray Player X-800 is a true 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player. Not only is the 4K video performance impressive, but this player is also a universal disc player and a hi-res audio player. The Build The build quality is truly […]
Amazon Echo Show
The Echo Show is the latest in a long line of unique devices from Amazon. First there was the full-sized Echo, then the Echo Dot and the Echo Look. Now they added a camera and a touch screen in the Echo Show. The Echo Show is far from perfect, yet, depending on your needs, it […]