Hardware Reviews

Review and Interview: Mission Workshop Radian travel pack The Radian $585 Mission Workshop When I saw the press release pictures of the new Mission Workshop Radian travel pack I had to see it in-person. Mission designed the Radian with sleek and urban lines but claimed a ruggedness ready for treks …

Review: SanDisk iXpand™ Flash Drive I evaluated the SanDisk iXpand™ Flash Drive several years ago. I found the original SanDisk iXpand a useful device, especially for travel. SanDisk recently sent me an eval unit of the new version. The smaller device doesn’t require a charge before use, but it still …

Review: Edifier W360BT Bluetooth Neckband Headphone The world has moved to the world of the wireless earbuds with the popularity of the Apple AirPods and other products like the Jabra Elite sport. Wireless earbuds, however, suffer from several issues: easily loss if not cared for, they don’t always stay in …

Review: Stark Technologies Retina and Focus VR headsets Stark Technologies offers a range of VR headsets in the “sophisticated Google cardboard” category. I have recently received the Retina VR Headset and the Focus VR Headset from Stark to review. As an overview, here is an overview video from Stark that …

Review: Denon AH-C820 Headphones A few years ago Polk sent me a pair of Nue Voe earbuds for review (see Headphones Roundup: Polk Nue Voe, Phiaton MS 100 BA, and TunePhonik iZX5at iPhoneLife). They included memory foam ear inserts for improved noise isolation. They became my earbuds of choice for …

HP Gets Collaboration with new HP EliteBook 800 and ZBook Releases HP announced a series of new devices, docks and displays today designed for the modern office environment. The integration of collaboration features in keyboards and microphones offers a leap that Microsoft has not made, despite their ownership of platforms …

Kensington Laptop Locking Station 2.0 $89.99 Kensington As computers get thinner, the familiar Kensington Security Slot finds itself homeless. When computers were heavy, a little extra reinforcement outweighed the cost and the weight with its value add. Now, there simply isn’t enough space in the frame to create a secure enough …

IFROGZ Impulse Wireless Headphones $59.99 Zagg I have been living on video conferencing lately. Skype, Skype for Business, Zoom, Moxtra and others. I have three hardware companions with me when invoking realtime communications: an older HD Microsoft camera, a Blue Microphone Yeti and the IFROGZ Impulse Wireless Headphones. Despite the …

Belkin USB Type-C Thunderbolt™ 3 Cable The recent arrival of a Dell XPS 13 promoted a deep inquiry into the benefits and future of USB Type-C and the various protocols that run through the new connector. What I discovered was a new connector that will likely replace all existing USB …

  Dell Chromebook 13 Review: The Chromebook Refined Dell’s Chromebook 13 brings a very 21st Century aesthetic to the often maligned Chromebook . Rather than marginal and underpowered or shiny and tiny, the Chromebook 13 offers a great screen and keyboard, enough memory for working offline effectively, and adequate ports and …