While my main workstation is a Desktop PC, I do occasionally use laptops which have the bad habit of disconnecting some of my external storage devices. The reason why that happens is because the portable computers need to preserve the battery life as much as possible, so disconnecting unused USB drives drawing unneeded power is … Read more
If you’re one of the unlucky souls that has decided that now (at the beginning of 2021) is a good time to built a new PC and actually managed to get a hold of the Ryzen 5 5600X CPU, along with a MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi motherboard, then you do need to flash / … Read more
The Mosonth PC002A is a budget-friendly webcam that promises to offer an excellent video quality due to its 2K resolution (2560 x 1440p) and the possibility to have clear conversations (on conference calls) due to a fairy capable microphone. And that’s pretty much what the regular user expects from a webcam, but I don’t doubt … Read more
The Tenvis TW888 is a plug & play 1080p webcam and I know that most people rely on the built-in cameras from their laptops or smartphone for video conferencing, so the focus group is mostly going to be Desktop PC owners or people that only have a TV (console gamers?). Well, if your laptop has … Read more
The RAVPower RP-PC136 is a multi-port desktop charger that offers a total output of 65W which gets intelligently distributed between up to four simultaneously connected devices, ensuring that all of them get recharged as quick as possible. RAVPower RP-PC136 RAVPower.com Check Product I immediately noticed that there are a lot of similarities with the RP-PC133 … Read more
The GoVoce VC100 is a compact smart car charger which, besides offering two USB ports (yes, not all cars have them available, especially the older models), it adds voice commands to your car via Siri or Google Assistant. Well, it communicates a bit less with your car and a lot more with your smartphone (be … Read more
The Kensington VeriMark IT fingerprint key is a small USB biometric authentication device with built-in anti-spoofing techniques and which relies on a match-in sensor to ensure that the fingerprint image remains within the sensor (‘off the grid’), therefore reducing (close to zero) the risk of any security breaches and the beauty of this device is … Read more
The Choetech HUB-M13 is a very small and compact USB-C hub especially designed to work with the iPad Pro series from Apple (the recent models), but, unlike the Choetech HUB-M14 which is solely compatible with the MacBook Pro and Air series (due to the dual USB-C ports), you do get the option to use the … Read more
The M.2 NVMe enclosures have only recently gained some traction after JMicron has developed the JMS583 bridge chip, so it’s no surprise that most manufacturers (including Choetech with its USB-C 3.1 to M.2 enclosure) make use of this controller to allow the connection of a fast NVMe drive to a computer using the regular USB … Read more
Whether we like or not, the dongles and the docking stations are here to stay, so, if you prefer to quickly swap your ultra-portable laptop between your home and your work office, then a reliable docking station will significantly simplify your workflow. At the moment, the ultrabooks predominantly make use of two types of transmission … Read more