Category: Hardware Review

Kingston Nucleum USB-C Hub Review: 7 Ports That Elegantly Transform Port-Starved Devices

What we like Kingston’s beautifully designed Nucleum™ USB-C hub turns a single USB-C port into a workhorse with the following ports: The Kingston Nucleum appears designed primarily as a mobile hub for situations where the computer sits on a desk. It’s 7 ports bring enough features to fit most situations. The 2-year warranty from a.

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CameraReady Deluxe LiteBar Kit review: Great 3-Source Videoconferencing Lighting, A lot of Wires

CameraReady Deluxe LiteBar Kit: 2020 taught us to compromise and to look beyond expectations. It also taught us that we need good lighting for video conferencing. These two concepts come together in the CameraReady Lighting kit that arrived post-CES. These cinema-inspired light bars offer a comprehensive lighting solution for video conferencing and other activities like.

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HP P500 SSD Review: Solid Light and Tiny Storage for Home or The Road

My HP P500 SSD story: During virtual 2021’s virtual CES I met with a company named BIWIN. BIWIN is not a household name, but it is if you are a component buyer in the computer industry. If you own a portable HP branded disk drive chances are good that you own BIWIN designed product. Since.

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Star Trek Power Bank Review: FAMETEK Revs its Battery to 10,000mAh for More Power

The slim Star Trek power bank does exactly what it’s supposed to do: charge stuff. FAMETEK offers versions for TOS and TNG fans. What we like This slim $24.95 power bank from FAMETEK fits snuggly in a back pocket, a purse, a satchel, or some other bag taken on an away mission. It delivers 1.1A.

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Boldly Listen with the Star Trek Enterprise Bluetooth Speaker: FAMETEK Warps TNG’s 1701-D to a desk near you.

Let’s make sure history never forgets… the name…”Enterprise“! Star Trek TNG, “Yesterday’s Enterprise.” FAMETEK provided the Star Trek TNG U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-D Bluetooth Speaker for review. Some images courtesy of FAMETEK. Serious Insights is an Amazon Affiliate. Click on Amazon links may result in a payment to Serious Insights. For more serious insights on hardware click here.

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Twelve South Curve SE: Instantly Elevate Notebook Computing to a 10 With This Classy Stand

The $59.99 Twelve South Curve SE delivers a beautifully engineered white stand that elevates MacBooks above a desk, and the stand against all its more complicated competitors.  What we like The Curve SE’s clean design fits into modern decors but doesn’t disrupt more traditional furnishings. The single piece of well-sculpted metal sits at the right.

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The Brilliant 8-Port Kingston Workflow Station Serves Up a Media Port Bonanza for Creatives

For those looking to bring in big files in the field, Kingston created the Kingston Workflow Station and modular readers for supporting input from SD cards and USB sticks. Overall, the concept works well, but as an ecosystem, it lacks a couple of features, like an SSD-sized module. What we like The $129.99 four-bay Kingston.

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HyperCube Wireless Charging Station and Sleep Aid Review: Enthusiastic Folding with Flawed Secondary Features

I first saw Ampere’s $169.95 HyperCube Wireless Charging Stations and Sleep Aid at a CES 2020 press event. The gangly transformer of a charger emerged from a successful indigogo campaign like some alien artifact from an alternative universe where solid asserted a subjective note. In use, it sometimes seems that its various elements were actually.

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Mophie Wireless Charging Stand+ Review: Elegant Charging for All Your Devices

Mophie Wireless Charging Stand+: The mophie Wireless Charging Stand+ proves an elegant and outstanding companion to the full suite of Apple’s wirelessly charging devices. It also supports other Qi-enabled devices. What we like Zagg’s mophie product line continues to deliver outstanding power and charging designs for Apple and other mobile devices. The Mophie Wireless Charging.

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JBL Tune 215TWS Review: Great Wireless Earbuds on a Budget

JBL Tune 215TWS bring Apple’s AirPod inspired style, but at fraction of the cost. Less expensive does results in trade-offs, such as Apple unique features, an IP rating, and active noise cancelation (ANC), but these earbuds offer great sounds and a good user experience. What we like I was skeptical about the ear dangles associated.

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