Posts tagged with Hardware
The Kinesis Advantage 2
How do you build the successor to the perfect keyboard? Fortunately, we don't have to answer that question, as the OG Kinesis Advantage keyboard was a great, but far-from-perfect keyboard. Released back in 2002, the original Kinesis Advantage…
Impressions of the iPhone X
When they released the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus last year with the same physical form factor, everyone knew that Apple had something special in mind for the 10th anniversary of their flagship product. A year later, amidst milder shortages…
The Case for a Single 27" 4K Work Monitor
At home, I've had a 34", 21:9-screen-aspect-ratio ultra-wide monitor for about 18 months now. It's attached to a movies and gaming PC, and that expansive screen real estate works very well, both to fill…
Smartwatches as Glorified Fitness Trackers
I temporarily ditched my Withings hybrid watch for a slightly smarter cousin. My curiosity got the better of me; I knew that a hybrid smartwatch could represent the best of both worlds, but I imagined how a second screen on…
A Future of Mesh Routers
Of all the new computing hardware that was announced in 2016, I was most excited to get my hands on two upgrades: the new MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar, and Google's take on a Wifi mesh network.…
Personal Computers as a Niche
I’m typing this post from a new MacBook Pro 13”, recently upgraded from my aging behemoth of a laptop, a discontinued 17” MacBook Pro that has eschewed retina screens and portable form factors for half a decade. The new…
