By Ted Kritsonis
The Roku continues to be the little box that could. The streaming device, and the platform that goes with it, has managed to carve out a significant portion of the market. This refreshed version of the Roku 3 doesn’t change a great deal, but if you want the extra features, it’s worth the price of entry.
By Ted Kritsonis
Bluetooth headsets have never been highly touted or even popular with consumers, yet they have improved in performance at the same time. If you like the idea of going hands-free at home and on the go, there are models worth paying for.
With less time spent practicing and performing real face-to-face communication, the scientists’ worry, social skills will decline, much as without physical exercise, muscle tone in our bodies will decline.
by Lee Rickwood
Text and photos by Ted Kritsonis
A new year means a new crop of flagship smartphones, and among the group of Android handsets, Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and HTC’s One M9 are two of the best to choose from. Both are compelling and refined, making the decision more of a practical one.
Text and photos by Ted Kritsonis
Since Samsung announced it would launch two versions of the Galaxy S6 — a regular “flat” model and the Edge — consumers will have to choose between them. But the only real difference is the latter’s edged display, so what does it do and is it worth the extra $100 asking price?
It’s good that development companies are aware that some of the tools they are creating can be used for, well, purposes other than intended.
by Lee Rickwood
Their work is at the leading edge of trends to use mobile phones and digital devices as more of an interface to other real-world activities, not just as a self-contained virtual space for data abstraction.
by Lee Rickwood
By Ted Kritsonis
The makers of Prezi, the intuitive presentation software, have launched a mobile app called Nutshell that fuses together photos into a short video filled with text and graphics to add effect. The result can then be shared with others via social media or email and text messaging.