Jabra brings great earbuds to the market, and the Elite 85ts are the best so far. The company extends the design improvements of the Elite 75ts, which just acquired active noise cancelation (ANC) via a software update, to electronic ANC. And they included wireless charging in the box. What we like These earbuds refine a design Jabra has been working on for several years. … [Read more...] about Review: Jabra Elite 85t. The Airpod Challenger.
Review: Jabra Elite 75t Earbuds. Jabra’s Middle Child Becomes The Value Earbud Buy.
The Jabra Elite 75t earbuds currently sit in the middle position between the aging 65t models and the new 85ts. In some ways they exceed the new 85t specs, but not in important categories. But they are very competent earbuds that compete well with the standard Apple AirPods. At around $100 less than the new 85t headphones, and sporting the recent active noise cancelation … [Read more...] about Review: Jabra Elite 75t Earbuds. Jabra’s Middle Child Becomes The Value Earbud Buy.
HyperX Solocast Review: Superior Recording on a Budget
What we like The $59.99 HyperX Solocast is the perfect microphone to enhance video calls or snare podcasts narratives on a budget. The cardioid, electret condenser microphone offers plug-and-play on PCs, Macs, gaming devices, and the iPad. It captures audio at 16 bits. The host device powers the HyberX Solocast over USB 2.0. It comes with a USB-A to USB-C cable. I … [Read more...] about HyperX Solocast Review: Superior Recording on a Budget
HyperX Cloud II Wireless Gaming Headphones Review: make WFH more pleasant and more badass
The gaming classic HyperX Cloud II wired headphones wrap games in a deep auditory envelope. As work from home (WFH) locked everyone into a video conferencing stare, people sought headphones that could deliver the voice of colleagues with the same veracity as Lara Croft or John Marston. HyperX delivered the HyperX Cloud II Wireless headphones to not only relay screams and … [Read more...] about HyperX Cloud II Wireless Gaming Headphones Review: make WFH more pleasant and more badass
Apple M1: A Chip That Goes Back to the Future
Apple moved to its own silicon for better control of user experience. Its core supplier is no longer the partner it once was. And because it can innovate more quickly. That happened in 1994. Apple moved to the PowerPC and its RISC architecture away from the struggling Motorola 68000 family of chips. The Apple M1 chip is not a strategic break with a legacy. It represents a … [Read more...] about Apple M1: A Chip That Goes Back to the Future