Author Archives: Ted Kritsonis

Review: Dropcam Pro offers a clearer picture of your home

By Ted Kritsonis

Home surveillance has come a long way in a short time, and the Dropcam Pro is a reason why, improving the optics and overall performance in such a way that you can get a very clear picture of what’s going on in your home no matter where you might be.

What CES 2014 may tell us about tech in the New Year

By Ted Kritsonis

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is coming up from Jan. 7-10 and as it usually does, the trade show introduces and foreshadows what is to come in the consumer tech world for the rest of the year. From bigger TVs, wearable gadgets and increasingly connected homes and cars, there will be plenty of possibilities once things kick off next week.

Gift Guide: Gadgets under $100

By Ted Kritsonis

You can be forgiven for thinking that buying a tech gift for someone special this holiday season might burn a hole through your bank account, but it doesn’t have to be that way. For $100 or less, you can find a quality gadget that would not only make a great gift, but would be easy to put to good use as well.

Does Lenovo have a winner with Yoga Android tablet?

By Ted Kritsonis

Actor Ashton Kutcher almost seems to have done an about-face, portraying the late Steve Jobs in a biopic about the Apple CEO’s life, and then joining Lenovo as an actual employee to help the company engineer and design great new products. The Yoga tablet isn’t a Kutcher creation but it signals that Lenovo is serious about making a quality Android tablet and building a brand around it.

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One — is there a clear winner so far?

By Ted Kritsonis

It’s early days, but the fact that the two marquee game consoles launched this month before the holiday shopping season raises the question of whether the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One can claim the crown as the best between them. The truth is, there is no easy way to determine who might even be in the lead, much less win outright.

Xbox One more gaming than entertainment hub

By Ted Kritsonis

Microsoft’s launch of the Xbox One now fully kicks off the next-generation gaming battle for the living room, as it wars with Sony’s PlayStation 4 for consumers’ attention and their hard-earned dollars.

PlayStation 4 ready to launch, details finalized on user interface

By Ted Kritsonis

The Sony PlayStation 4 is set to launch officially tomorrow at midnight at some retailers, marking the end of a giant push to market the game console and all its features, and the beginning of a new generation of console gaming that will set the tone for interactive entertainment for at least the next five years.

Review: Fuji X-M1 a solid camera that needs time to learn

By Ted Kritsonis

Compact point-and-shoot digital cameras are being cannibalized by smartphones, but better price points for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras means that it’s becoming a little easier to ramp up your photography skills. Fuji’s X-M1 offers the company’s smallest and lightest body with a level of performance that could compare favourably to a DSLR.