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Tag Archives: Samsung
The 8 Best Sports TVs for Game Day
Super Bowl Sunday is traditionally one of the biggest TV-watching days of the year averaging 150 million viewers. In anticipation of the game, now’s the perfect time to replace that old TV. Read the rest of this roundup here at Popular … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Mechanics, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, 8K, Amazon TV, Android TV, e-sports, FALD, Google TV, HDR, Hisense, LED, LED TV, LG, local dimming, Mini-LED, OLED, QLED, Roku, Samsung, Sony, Super Bowl, TCL, UHD, Vizio, webOS
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SmartTechCheck Podcast: CES 2022
My January 12, 2022, appearance (S02 E01) on the weekly SmartTechCheck podcast with host Mark Vena and fellow tech reporters John Quain and Rob Pegoraro. This week we recap CES 2022 and discuss TV buying tips before the Super Bowl. … Continue reading
Posted in SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged 4K, 8K, CES, CES 2022, Dreamchaser, e-bikes, Las Vegas, LG, Matter, Samsung, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Space, smart home, Sony, space tech, TCL
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What Tech Trends Will ‘Matter’ In 2022?
Will Matter be the key to finally bringing interoperability to smart home devices? Read this report here at TWICE.com.
Posted in Apple, CES, smart home, TWICE
Tagged 5G, AI, Alexa, Amazon, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Connectivity Standards Alliance, CSA, Google, Google Assistant, HomeKit, Matter, Samsung, Siri, smart home, SmartThings, sustainability, Zigbee
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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Social media algorithms, Matter and Samsung, FCC nominations
My October 27, 2021, appearance on the SmartTechCheck podcast with host Mark Vena and fellow tech reporters John Quain and Rob Pegoraro. This week we discuss social media regulation, the Matter smart home standard, and adding the last FCC commissioners. … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, smart home, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged Alexa, Amazon, Amazon Alexa, Apple, Facebook, FCC, Google, Google Assistant, Matter, Samsung, Siri, SmartThings, Twitter
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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Windows 11 launch, proprietary chip designs, tech supply chain problems
My October 13, 2021, appearance on the SmartTechCheck podcast with host Mark Vena and fellow tech reporters John Quain and Rob Pegoraro. This week we discussed the release of Windows 11, smartphone vendors moving to their own proprietary chips/SoC designs, … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged Apple, Apple M1, Bionic, chip shortage, Exynos, Google, Huawei, MediaTech, Microsoft, Oppo, Pixel, Qualcomm, Samsung, supply chain, Tensor, Windows, Windows 11
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Your 2025 Smartphone
With apologies to Zager and Evans (look ’em up), in 2025, I will surely be supremely embarrassed. Someone—maybe even me—will dig up this column, read my fearless predictions of what smartphones will look like and how they will function in that year, … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Digital Tech Consulting
Tagged 5G, 6G, AMOLED, Apple, cellular, foldable, iPhone, Samsung, satellite, Zager and Evans
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Face-Off: Noise-Canceling True Wireless Earbuds
What the world needs now is active noise-canceling (ANC) true wireless earbuds. ANC buds meet the needs of the moment by providing a way to boost audio quality during Zoom calls while simultaneously isolating us against intrusive environmental factors (remote-schooled … Continue reading
Posted in ear/headphones, Sound & Vision
Tagged Ausounds, Bluetooth, Bose, Bose QC, ear buds, Earfun, Edifier, Jabra, JBL, JVC, QuietComfort, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, Tribit, true wireless
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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Apple vs. Epic, the new Connectivity Standards Alliance, foldable phones, ransomware
My May 11, 2021, appearance on the SmartTechCheck podcast with host Mark Vena and fellow tech reporters John Quain and Rob Pegoraro. This week we opine on the Apple vs. Epic court battle, the new Connectivity Standards Alliance – Matter … Continue reading
Review of the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro
Samsung’s new second-generation Galaxy Buds, the Buds Pro ($199.99), takes a well-deserved place among the upper tier of great-sounding buds with effective noise canceling. But one feature separates the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro from all other true-wireless buds: the best ambient sound … Continue reading
Posted in cell/smartphones, ear/headphones, Techlicious
Tagged Bluetooth, Buds Pro, ear buds, earphones, Galaxy, Samsung, Samsung Buds Pro, Samsung Galaxy S21, true wireless
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