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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Surface Pro 4 vs. Surface Pro 3
The Surface Pro 4 is the one of the newest additions to the Microsoft Surface family, and adds some new features that will probably become the standard in future Windows devices. The Surface Pro has the same height and width dimensions as the Surface Pro 3, but is 7% thinner, measuring at 8.5 mm thick. Also, the display has stretched from 12" to 12.3" and is now made of glass, not plastic. The weight of the Surface Pro 4 is slightly less than that of the Surface Pro 3. In my experience, the Surface Pro 4 is very light when carrying it. The Surface hardly takes up any weight in my backpack, which actually had me double checking that I even had something in my backpack because it is so light. The Surface Pro 4 is made out of the same material as the Pro 3, magnesium. The Pro 4 still has the kickstand, with only the logo on the back changing as far as I can tell. The micro SD port on the underside of the kickstand is also still there. The cosmetic differences are minimal, however the resolution of the display is now 2736 x 1824, 24% sharper that the Surface Pro 3. Some of the new features that the Surface Pro 4 has to offer are a finger print sensor built-in to the keyboard, a new and improves stylus that has 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity, facial recognition, and an improved rear camera. Finally, a minor difference that you may notice when looking at the 2 different units are that the Surface Pro 4 lacks a windows button on the border of the screen, because windows 10 does not really have any use for it. In summary, the Surface Pro 4 has some neat features and specs that the Surface Pro 3 doesn't, but they are essentially the same device with small differences.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Apple Watch & Apple Watch Sport
Before I go ahead and start this review, I would like to point out that this review applies to both the Apple Watch and the Apple Watch Sport. I will go into details on each one later. First, lets go over the apple watch in general. Not about the case, band, color, or glass, but the interface itself. The interface at first seems flawless, but as you use it for a while, you can definitely find some flaws that apple should have improved on. First, the application on the watch do not run directly on the watch, but instead run off of your iPhone, and then your watch displays them. This is probably the greatest flaw within the apple watch, because I feel that the speed could be a little faster. With that flaw out of the way, lets talk about the good things. The apple watch, while not a necessary accessory, compliments the iPhone very well. The overall design of all of the watch is almost flawless, and the convenience of being able to text or call from your wrist is just amazing. With all flaws aside, the Apple Watch has surely made a huge positive impact on the smart watch world.
The Different Models:
The Different Models:
The Apple Watch
The Apple Watch model, not the sport, comes in stainless steel, and looks great. The picture above is the configuration that I have (SS Milanese Loop). The overall look of his is great, but the stainless steel scratches seemingly easily, and the watch is noticeably heavier than the sport model, while giving the same functionality. The weight flaw is not necessarily a bad thing, but I would prefer to have a lighter watch while having this look.
The Apple Watch Sport
The overall look of this configuration is not as professional looking as the other, but it does not look unprofessional. The band is great and cleans easily, and the anodized texture of the metal makes less scratches happen, or at least less noticeable. If you are looking for a cheaper Apple Watch that is the cheapest, I would head towards the sport edition.
Friday, July 10, 2015
Amazon Echo Review
Amazon Echo is Amazon's take on voice recognition. It is a cylindrical type speaker that is always plugged into the wall. It works the same way as Ok, Google or Siri where it has an activation word like "Ok, Google" or "Hey Siri". The activation word for Amazon Echo is "Alexa". In my experience of using Echo, the activation word works 99.9% of the time. You can ask echo many things such as "Alexa, how's the weather looking today?" or "Alexa, add butter to my shopping list.". Echo also can respond to more silly questions such as "Alexa, tell me a joke." Echo also doubles as a bluetooth speaker that can play any audio or music coming from your device. The bluetooth and other settings features such as volume can be easily controlled with your voice. Another way to control your Echo as well as see a detailed description of things you have done with Echo (Shopping List, Etc.) can be accessed from the Amazon Echo app on your smartphone. The app is also how you set up your amazon echo to your wifi. Some additional features that Echo has is that it can control Hue and WeMo devices. Amazon Echo definitely has lots of potential in voice recognition at home or in the office in my opinion.
Look Below For Tech Specs:
specs
- Wireless speakers
- Bluetooth, WiFi
- 9.25 x 3.27 in
- November 6, 2014
General
- Wireless speakers
Speakers
- 1
- 2.5 inches
- 1
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Connections
- Bluetooth, WiFi
Controls
- Mute
Power
- Internal
Size & weight
- 9.25 inches (h)
3.27 inches (w)
Pricing & availability
- Available
- November 6, 2014
- $199 USD
Colors
- Amazon ID (ASIN): B00L9EOQCO
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Surface Pro 3
The Surface Pro 3 is a sleek, fast, and powerful tablet, It runs full Windows 8.1 and can do pretty much everything that a regular windows laptop or desktop can do and more. The surface is very easy to carry around with you. An optional keyboard can be purchased to make the surface feel more like a laptop. Included with the surface is a stylus pen thingy that has a purple button on the top of it. When you press this button, Onenote will automatically open even if the tablet is asleep. You can customize the function of the button if you want to change what it does. On the lower part of the pen are 2 buttons. One button is to erase (in onenote), and the other is to right click or select. Overall, the design of this product is great and I defiantly think that it is worth the price. Here are the specs:
- CPU: 1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400
- RAM: 8GB LPDDR3
- Screen: 12-inch, 2160 x 1440 multi-touch (ClearType, 3:2 aspect ratio)
- Storage: 256GB SSD
- Ports: One USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort, microSDXC card reader (up to 128GB), headphone/mic jack
- Connectivity: 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
- Camera: Two 5MP webcams (1080p HD video)
- Weight: 1.76 pounds
- Size: 7.93 x 11.5 x 0.36 inches (W x D x H)
Friday, July 25, 2014
Chromecast
Google is the most used search engine in the world. They own many popular websites including Youtube. Not to long ago, Google released Chromecast. A media-Streaming device that is pretty small. When I was thinking of buying this, I thought that is was an interface that was interactive with you just like any Roku boxes or Apple TVs. But, that is not at all what is is. First, you set it up with your device (iPad, iPhone, Android ,PC, etc.). Then, you have to use it with one of the apps that is supported (Chrome, Netflix, Youtube, etc.). Even though you might think this may be bad, there is quite alot of options. Now, the interface of Chromecast is.................Oh wait there is none. But, this makes the whole Chromecast much more simplistic. Overall, I really like this device. If you are looking for a simple, easy to use streaming device, this is for you. One last thing. It only costs $35!!!!
Tech Specs:
Chromecast Specs:
- Output: HDMI, CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) compatible
- Max. Output Video Resolution: 1080p
- Dimensions: 72(L) x 35(W) x 12(H) mm
- Weight: 34g
- Wireless Standards: 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)
- Wireless Security: WEP, WPA/WPA2
- Power: USB (USB cable and power adapter included)
- Plugs into TV directly and powered from TVs USB port or wall outlet
Supported Operating Systems:
- Android 2.3 and higher
- iOS 6.0 and higher
- Windows 7 and higher
- Mac OS 10.7 and higher
- Chrome OS (on a Chromebook running Chrome 28 & higher)
Over the Air Updates: When available, Chromecast will automatically update to the latest and greatest Chromecast software version.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Apple iPhone 5s
As with all Apple devices, the iPhone 5s has a very sleek and shiny look to it. The phone is very fast and compared to the 4s (My old Phone) is noticeably faster. The camera has some extra features like slow-mo videos. It shoots at 120 FPS (Frames Per Second) which is pretty good for an apple camera. The screen resolution is very HD and is really responsive. This phone is available in 3 different colors: Gold, Space Gray, and silver. The casing is metal and looks very cool. This review would not be with reading if I didn't mention the finger print scanner. The scanner is very easy to program and makes getting onto your phone and logging into iTunes a lot easier and faster. That is probably the best part of the phone in my opinion. In conclusion, this phone is phenomenal.
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With an all-new design and all-new features, iOS 7 is the world’s most advanced mobile OS. In its most advanced form. Learn more about iOS 7
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.jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics
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English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Keyboard support
English (U.S.), English (Canadian), English (UK), English (Australian), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Stroke), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Dictionary support (enables predictive text and autocorrect)
English (U.S.), English (Canadian), English (UK), English (Australian), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German, Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Siri languages
English (U.S., UK, Canada, Australia), Spanish (U.S., Mexico, Spain), French (France, Canada, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong)
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Camera
Photos
Music
Safari
Maps
Siri
Phone
FaceTime
Messages
Mail
Game Center
Passbook
iTunes Store
App Store
Contacts
Calendar
Reminders
Notes
Voice Memos
Clock
Videos
Weather
Stocks
Calculator
Newsstand
iBooks
Compass
iPhoto
iMovie
GarageBand
Pages
Numbers
Keynote
iTunes U
Podcasts
Find My
Find My
Apple Store
Trailers
Remote
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