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Pixel Buds A-Series Review: Pretty Good Buds

Kellen August 4, 2021 13

The Pixel Buds (2nd Gen), as good as they sounded on paper and as comfortable as they were in the ear, were a bust for Google. Those first true wireless buds from Google clearly had hardware flaws that couldn't be fixed with software. The list of complaints...

OnePlus 9 Pro Review: Camera Delivers, Battery Life Doesn’t

Kellen March 29, 2021 20

Prior to writing up this review, I spent some time talking about how the Android landscape in the US at the ultra high-end level of phone has shrunk down to just two players: Samsung and OnePlus. You have Samsung's Ultra phones in both S and Note lines, and...

Yummly Smart Meat Thermometer is My Latest Kitchen Addiction

Tim March 8, 2021 27

It was a while ago when I was first introduced to the MEATER smart thermometer at a Pepcom event during CES. Since then, I've been using it all the time to cook steaks on the BBQ and bake other meats like chicken and fish. Smart thermometers really take any...

Samsung Galaxy S21 Review: Cuts That Don’t Feel Good

Kellen February 25, 2021 57

When you regularly review phones like we do, and maybe more specifically when you get to jump from one phone line to the following year's, it's pretty easy to be able to pick out what has changed for better or worse. You can tell if the camera has improved, if...

Google Pixel 5 Review: Simple Kind of Works

Kellen October 24, 2020 141

In the rumor and hype period leading up to the Google Pixel 5 launch, I argued that Google may as well get weird with their next phone because their previous approach was clearly not working. The Pixel 4 was a disaster of a phone that Google killed off only a...

OnePlus 8T Review: Their Best Phone Yet

Kellen October 16, 2020 83

The OnePlus 8T arrives at a time where companies are taking steps back from $1,000+ phones and giving customers new options that aren't missing much in the $700 price range. This is an area of the market that OnePlus has long been a part of, only they didn't...

TicWatch Pro 3 Review: 4100 Off to a Good Start

Kellen October 7, 2020 33

Wear OS has been in a sad state for some time, mostly because of the lack of anything to improve it from the operating system's two most important players: Google and Qualcomm. While Google has shown that it has little interest in improving Wear OS on a...

The Microsoft Surface Duo is Really Bad

Kellen September 14, 2020 110

The Microsoft Surface Duo has been in my hands for 72 hours and I can't bring myself to use it much longer. After just three days, this will join the Motorola Razr on the list of the most deeply unpleasant devices I've ever touched, though there is a touch of...