Category: Gadgets

Thoughts on consumer technology. How it works, what it does and how it relates to you.

3 things you should know about consumer tech today (20190829)

Apple and Huawei may have their CPUs stopped, Fitbit outs the new Versa 2 with Amazon Alexa support and a new camera that I truly love.

Harmony is not (yet) on song

Huawei’s new operating system is trying to sneeze against thunder, but it just might turn Harmony OS into a storm-calming symphony.

Top Galaxy Note 10 launch takeaways

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is a hot mess of a device that appeals to my particular interests. I could marry this phone, even with its flaws.

What we lose in the lite

I’m an unabashed LG premium smartphone and Nintendo Switch fanboy and both those things got issued in compromised form last week.

The upside of downsizing

A trip to India for the TECNO Phantom 9 launch taught me a lot about the benefits of downscaling and cheap data. Saving money on technology changes lives.

This is why I love technology

Jony Ive leaving Apple on the eve of the Walkman’s 40th birthday gives surprising clarity to the importance of personal devices.

Don’t panic about your Huawei device

Your shiny new Huawei P30, Matebook X and Mate 20 Pro is still fine and will be for the immediate future. But Huawei are in serious trouble, unfortunately.