Category Archives: Technology

Poly Studio P15 Personal Video Bar review

Poly takes video conferencing to a new level with the Poly Studio P15 Personal Video Bar.

Over the last year and a half, I’ve watched countless absolutely horrendous video presentations that have made my toes curl. It’s fair enough that Covid caught us all unawares. If, however, you are presenting to a paying audience, or want to maintain the same level of professionalism remotely as you would face-to-face, you need a decent webcam and audio set-up. Continue reading Poly Studio P15 Personal Video Bar review

Kingston NV1 NVMe SSD review

Kingston has released its very affordable NV1 NVMe solid-state drive, but just how does it stack up?

NVMe SSDs have been a game-changer. These discreet devices pack a lot of very fast storage space in a tiny form factor. A far cry from hefty 3.5” hard drives, they measure just a few inches long and slot directly onto motherboards. PCIe adapters are also available allowing this comparatively lightning-fast data storage technology to be used even in machines without native compatibility. Continue reading Kingston NV1 NVMe SSD review

The HTC VR legacy- the past, present, and future of Vive

At their VIVECON 2021 virtual event, HTC announced some new additions to its Vive VR family of devices. The Vive Focus 3 is an all-in-one VR headset with a 5K display aimed at business users. The Vive Pro 2 is a premium 5K VR system, primarily for commercial and industrial use, but also suitable for high-end VR gaming. Continue reading The HTC VR legacy- the past, present, and future of Vive

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card review

After years of worshipping at the altar of Nvidia’s team green, I may be starting to see red with AMD’s Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU.

The unprecedented scarcity of beefy gaming GPUs due to semiconductors shortages and cryptocurrency miners makes reviewing such a device akin to rubbing it in. Desperate gamers are currently paying well the odds for whatever GPUs that they can get their hands on. As new stock arrives at computer stores it gets allocated to new systems rather than for retail as an upgrade. Continue reading AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card review