by Sandy Berger | Mar 18, 2020 | Consumer Electronics, IoT
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...
by Sandy Berger | Mar 4, 2019 | Consumer Electronics, Television
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...
by Sandy Berger | Oct 30, 2017 | Consumer Electronics, IoT, Mobile
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...
by Sandy Berger | Oct 16, 2017 | Case, Consumer Electronics, Mobile, Storage
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. Design and build Measuring 3.24” x 4.33” x 0.85” and weighing in at just over ½ lb., the My Passport...
by Sandy Berger | Sep 4, 2017 | Case, Consumer Electronics, Featured
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...
by Sandy Berger | Aug 28, 2017 | Consumer Electronics
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....