What is a smart ceiling fan? At its most basic form, the smart ceiling fan connects to your WiFi network and it replaces your remote with either a mobile app interface or with vocal commands using your favorite virtual assistant (Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri), but, since the IoT conversion is still ongoing in this … Read more
In most cases, a new network card should improve the WiFi performance, assuming that it’s a better card than the one that you’re replacing. So, what are you waiting for? Go on, install that new network card and enjoy a far better Internet experience. And I won’t deny that it a lot of cases, this … Read more
Yes, the type of WiFi adapter does matter, especially for gaming, but you don’t necessarily need to go for the most expensive option. Certainly, nothing beats an Ethernet connection, yet, but a good wireless router paired with a compatible WiFi client device can achieve a stable performance as long as you limit the amount of … Read more
The web content filtering is a clever way to ensure that the client devices won’t get infected by malicious third-party software by either blocking a set of host names, IP addresses or entire categories. And this shouldn’t necessarily be limited only to potentially dangerous malware-ridden sites, it can also be adult content, gambling websites or … Read more
The Haylou PurFree BC01 are the manufacturer’s brave new endeavor into the curious world of bone conduction headphones and yes, I admit that I was very skeptical of this technology, especially at a more affordable cost, so can the Haylou PurFree BC01 change my mind? I wasn’t really impressed by the Tayogo S2, but it … Read more
The MAC address of a WiFi device is hard-coded at the hardware level, so it can’t really be changed (imagine that it’s the serial number of your network adapter). But, that doesn’t mean that it’s not possible to trick the OS into believing that the MAC address is different, hiding the true, hard-coded MAC address. … Read more
The TP-Link EAP610-Outdoor was developed to showcase the advantages of the WiFi 6 features in an outdoor setting and, while it may seem as a replacement to the CPE series (WiFi 5), I am more inclined to believe that it’s part of a potentially new series with a different goal in mind. TP-Link EAP610-Outdoor Amazon.com … Read more
The SwitchBot 2K Pan/Tilt Cam can be considered the pro version of the original pan and tilt camera that the manufacturer made available a bit earlier this year. And it was a seemingly essential, no-frills camera that didn’t cost much, while offering some interesting features, such as the fairly accurate motion tracking. SwitchBot 2K Pan/Tilt … Read more
When having trouble getting a good performance from your wireless router or access point, the first settings that people usually change is the WiFi channel. And it makes sense considering that it may be just a bit ‘too crowded’, so change the number, save and the WiFi speed should come back to life, right? It … Read more
The latest semiconductor revolution brought us the GaN technology which started out shy, offering 10-20W in a slightly more compact case than the traditional chargers, but it quickly picked up steam and the manufacturer got far more bolder. UGREEN Nexode 140W UGREEN.com Check Product Amazon.com Check Product That’s how we end up with portable chargers … Read more