I spent part of my afternoon rummaging around spatial.io’s metaverse. Not only is it lonely, but it is awkward. Awkward because my avatar has no legs. I remember the first time I put on a VR headset and looked down to find I had no legs. Metaverse technologies have not improved on the leglessness of virtual experiences. Spatial.io seems to have made avatars without legs a … [Read more...] about Wandering in Spatial.io: Why the Metaverse Remains Legless
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Lenovo ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 Review: A Powerful Workstation, A Workhorse without Training Wheels
Lenovo ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 Review Serious computing on the go. And a strong back. And strong arms. You’ll need all of those things to justify and carry the Lenovo ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 behemoth of a mobile workstation. Some configurations of this massive “laptop” run over $9,000. Lower-end, i5-based units of a device this big don’t seem to make sense, if they are more … [Read more...] about Lenovo ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 Review: A Powerful Workstation, A Workhorse without Training Wheels
Philips Fidelio L3 Headphones Review: Powerful ANC Audio in a Beautiful Design
Philips Fidelio L3 Headphones Review With the $349.99 Fidelio L3 Philips shipped a pair of headphones that establishes the company as a contender to Bose and others in the high-end wireless, active noise cancelation (ANC) headphone market. The 40mm custom-tuned drivers slam sound into your tympanic membrane with firmness and dexterity. What we like Look at the … [Read more...] about Philips Fidelio L3 Headphones Review: Powerful ANC Audio in a Beautiful Design
Satechi 3-in-1 Magnetic Wireless Charging Stand Review: A Compact and Attractive Way to Charge Your Most Personal Apple Devices
Satechi 3-in-1 Magnetic Wireless Charging Stand Review Satechi makes beautiful products, often of sculpted aluminum with bright plastic accents. The $120 Satechi 3-in-1 Magnetic Wireless Charging Stand is no exception. It looks great while supporting its cadre of Apple products. But it’s perhaps a little too Apple-centric as it struggles to accommodate charging of non-Apple … [Read more...] about Satechi 3-in-1 Magnetic Wireless Charging Stand Review: A Compact and Attractive Way to Charge Your Most Personal Apple Devices
Serious Insights Buyers Guide: How to Choose a USB-C Dock
How to Choose a USB-C Dock Docking stations used to be proprietary accessories that locked onto a laptop, not only expanding its ports but also providing additional heft to smaller computers. Some docks added CD-ROMs and other mechanical features. While some more traditional docks persist, most laptops neither need them nor are they designed to use them. Modern docks tend to … [Read more...] about Serious Insights Buyers Guide: How to Choose a USB-C Dock
