The Raspberry Pi 3 is a nice small hobby computer along with built-in WiFi and Bluetooth. All the extra components can make the Pi 3 more power hungry than its predecessors. The original A unit needed a 700mA supply. The requirements have slowly been moving up with each new release with the Pi 3 recommended… Read More »
The Ugreen Receiver is a small device that converts a Bluetooth signal to a 3.5mm audio Aux line-in. This can be useful in many situations when electronics don’t have Bluetooth built-in and it needs to be added. Often this happens with older devices such as car stereos or speakers. Older devices can be easily upgraded… Read More »
As you may have heard the Parliament of the European Union approved the EU copyright directive including the worst parts of it, Articles 11 and 13. The consequences could include more GEO restrictions on big websites like YouTube and Facebook, and Europeans might be blocked entirely from smaller websites who are unable or unwilling to… Read More »
Free Over-The-Air TV broadcast are a great way to get local stations and basic TV for free. How many channels that can be received depend on the location lived at with big cities having the most stations. Often 40-50 station or more can be picked up and watched for free. This is what the 1080P… Read More »
Anyone who has not setup a home IP internet camera in awhile will be in for a shock how easy new units have become with the ease of installation. New Cloud based IP cameras are basically a three step installation process, install an App, log into your WiFi, and scan a QR code, it really… Read More »
Having a smart doorbell camera with two way voice communication is a nice feature for any home. They have a variety of uses from seeing who is at the door from the couch to answering while away on vacation. Most all units will have a smartphone app which will allow video and audio communication over… Read More »
The ACEPC T9 is a Mini PC running some good basic hardware and can be used in many scenarios from home media center to home server. It uses an Intel Cherry Trail x5-Z8350 processor running up-to 1.92GHz, along with 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage. *This unit sent to me to review with… Read More »
The V201 Bluetooth headphones are built to drown out external sounds with noise cancelling technology. They are a nice mid-range set with good build quality and price range. They also have many nice features such as noise canceling and a built-in microphone making them a good hands free calling set. *This unit was sent to… Read More »
2020 UPDATE: The SANNCE 8CH and cameras are still working well since I setup the unit. It has been roughly 3 years since I installed the system and all is still working good. It is a good DVR for anyone who needs a BNC type of unit. I was in need of setting up a… Read More »
With so many options for streaming which one should you go for? Here we go through the features of the current top streaming devices, the NVIDIA SHIELD TV, Apple TV 4th generation, Roku 4 and Amazon Fire TV Gaming Edition. Kicking things off is the Nvidia Shield and I have to give Nvidia props here,… Read More »