Author: JeffreyB

The world has been trying its best to move away from using passwords and toward alternatives like passkey, fingerprints, facial recognition, and other forms of passwordless options through solutions like Windows Hello. Passwords are usually still associated in one form or another but it allows multi-layered protection in so many cases. But security researchers have found a way to circumvent these methods (at least, partially). The researchers at Blackwing Intelligence have been working with Microsoft to put these methods to the test and this is when they came up with their unfortunate results. Someone could develop a USB device capable…

Affordable ribbon headphones? This is a first! Ribbon headphones are typically known for their high price tags and limited selection, but Sineaptic is shaking things up with a more affordable pair. You’ll find more ribbon-design tweeters within speakers than you will ribbon headphones overall. But Sineaptic is a company looking to draw a little more attention to the headphone type. It is doing this by launching its SE-1 Wireless Ribbon Driver Headphones, aiming to be the world’s first “mass-produced” ribbon headphones. Allowing the company to lower the expected price of the headphones to just $200 and allowing the average consumer…

When was the last time that you ever used WordPad to edit or create something on your PC? When was the last time you ever remembered that it existed within Windows? Most would know what it is if mentioned, but many would likely answer that it has been a long time. Microsoft seems to feel the same. WordPad was created a long time ago, launching within Windows 95 (back in 1995). It has since proven to be a simple go-to for someone needing a little more than what Notepad can handle but didn’t want to cough up the money for…

iFi Audio is looking to take your favorite pair of IEM (in-ear monitors) and turn them wireless so that you can use them while traveling or during downtimes without the need of running a wire to them. Because wires aren’t always friendly. This is all thanks to the company’s new iFi Go Pod. A wearable Bluetooth amp solution with multiple adapters for various connection types. IEMs are most commonly used by vocalists and artists both in the studio and live on stage. Depending on the model, IEMs can deliver incredibly custom or flat audio to your ears and easily disappear…

Typically, you don’t ever associate a brand new 4K HDR TV with the word “free”, but it seems one company is looking to break that ice. Not by offering sweepstakes giveaways but by covering the cost of your new TV using ads. This is what Telly is looking to accomplish and it is taking reservations now. Telly is a company by Ilya Pozin (Pluto TV co-founder) who is looking to make 4K TVs more available to users using this method. It is a 55” 4K HDR theater display that comes with a streaming stick so that you have your favorite…

From time to time we get a question or run into a conversation about the best possible speakers one can put into their vehicles aftermarket and why manufacturers almost never offer these options within their premium packages/upgrades. It’s a fair question and an easy one to answer. We never test in-vehicle sound systems here for content since there is a completely dedicated community out there for this topic. It would also cost a fortune to violate our own warranties or risk scratching personal vehicles by constantly swapping out parts just to see how they sound. However, that doesn’t change the…

Virgin Orbit, a company within Virgin Group (owned by billionaire Richard Branson), hasn’t been doing so well this year since its first official launch failed in January. The launch failure caused a complete loss of cargo, resulting in a significant financial loss for the company. Although some companies like SpaceX would see this as growing pains filled with valuable data to learn from so that future launches have a better chance, Virgin Orbit didn’t seem to have the same vision. Last month, the company made the decision to furlough the majority of its employees instead, causing a continued drop in…

Microsoft’s Edge browser is a speedy contestant in the browser games and has proven to be one of the best attempts the company has ever made in the history of launches. It is based on Chromium, which is the same framework that the Google Chrome browser (and so many others, now) is based on, resulting in a fast and user-friendly experience. However, nothing is perfect, which leads to my little rant today. The company is a rockstar at creating popular gaming systems and operating systems (at least, every other one they launch into the world). But sometimes it makes poor…

Back in 2020, Yamaha launches its YH-E700A ANC headphone model that took on the likes of Bose’s QC 35 II and claimed its space within the active noise-canceling (ANC) market. Since then, there have been plenty of Bose vs Yamaha reviews and comparisons, making for a successful entry for the company. Now, it has launched the successor to the YH-E700A headphones, calling the new model: Yamaha YH-E700B ANC Wireless Headphones. The new model features a noticeable change to the overall design of the headphones, along with some improvements made to its signature features (such as ANC). And although the tiny…

The first time we came across a microphone solution from Saramonic, we nearly missed it. There had been a ton of new names popping up around the world and many of them weren’t worth talking about due to quality control issues that were running rampant. However, the attention to detail and quality of build had caught our eye, resulting in our looking further into it. Something we never came to regret, because it become one of our favorite new brands to enter the industry within an affordable category. This was the UwMic9 series and its build and sound quality was…