Apple today announced the Homepod Mini, a lilliputian smart speaker that looks to be about 1/3 the size of the standard Homepod. The top of the device serves as a touch panel for controlling the device. It also illuminates in a myriad of colors when the user calls on Siri for queries or controls. Sound […]
Monthly Archives: October 2020
ASUS drops support for Ryzen 5000 processor series on X470 motherboards
AMD may have announced that the Ryzen 5000 series would support X470 and B450 motherboards from January 2021, but ASUS has other ideas. Multiple motherboard manufacturers, including ASUS, have already released updated BIOSes for 500 series chipsets, but the company has dropped X470 motherboards from future plans. ASUS is yet to officially confirm this, but it is letting […]
The new Beats Flex are surprisingly budget wireless earphones from Apple
Apple has devoted much of its latest Special Event to the iPhone 12 series, which has been revealed to be as expensive as its predecessors in some cases. However, the company has launched accessories that are much less so. The Beats Flex earphones offer some popular wireless features for a relatively bargain price. These new products share a “neckbud” form-factor […]
Auzai 21.5-inch monitor is super cheap and super average
Auzai is currently selling a 21.5-inch 1080p monitor for less than $100 USD on Amazon. The company recently sent us a unit to test and, after playing around with it for a couple of days, it may be wise to hold onto your hundred dollar bill if you value higher quality monitors. The first major […]
Samsung unveils new Plus-line SDXC cards for 2020
Samsung has announced products that may be for professional photographers, vloggers or prosumers looking for a new and reliable full-sized SD card. The 2020 EVO Plus and PRO Plus models are all SDXC, but for the smallest 32GB SKU of each line, which are SDHC. This variant of the PRO Plus series is also the only one that misses out on […]
Xiaomi’s Mi 55W Wireless Charging Stand offers ultra-fast charging for under US$40
The Mi 10 Ultra has a lot going for it, including its ability to charge wirelessly. However, while many modern flagship smartphones support wireless charging, few can recharge as quickly as the Mi 10 Ultra can. Xiaomi boasts that the Mi 10 Ultra can wirelessly charge at up to 50 W, a wattage that is well beyond what the capabilities of […]
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon announced; no US or European releases seemingly planned for lightweight Tiger Lake laptop
Lenovo has unveiled the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon, its compact Tiger Lake ultrabook. According to Liliputing, Lenovo does not have any plans to bring the machine to North America. However, it will be available in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Vietnam from this month. Pricing for these countries remains unknown, though. It is also unclear […]
Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro irreparability revealed in teardown video
Xiaomi has released yet another teardown video, this time for the Mi 10T Pro. Officially called the Mi 10T Pro 5G, the device features a bevvy of flagship hardware, such as a Snapdragon 865 chipset, UFS 3.1 storage, a 108 MP camera and a 5,000 mAh battery. The company’s teardown video underlines just how complex and irrepairable […]
Zeblaze Thor 6: Smartwatch with full-size smartphone CPU and Android 10 available in the US
While Apple and other big manufacturers dominate the international smartwatch market, there are still more and more startups coming up, especially in China, that are trying to gain a foothold in this rapidly growing market. These small companies like to take unusual approaches to their devices to attract attention. One of these manufacturers is Zeblaze, which does a […]
Fortnite can now run at 90 FPS on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and Galaxy Tab S7+
Despite high-refresh-rate screens becoming increasingly commonplace even among low-cost smartphones, many applications cannot take advantage of it. In particular, several mobile games max out at 60 FPS and require direct intervention from their developers to run at higher framerates. Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and Galaxy Tab S7+ owners will be pleased to know that they can now […]