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Samsung Just Entirely Changed the Movie Theater Industry With This New Tech

Samsung sent me to Cinemacon in Las Vegas recently, a convention where vendors go to show off the latest technology for movie theaters. From new ticketing solutions, to sound systems, 3D tech, and even those crazy moving chairs (really not a fan of those chairs). But the reason Samsung was there was because they’re breaking into the theater business in a big way. The Samsung Onyx Cinema LED Screen This is the Samsung Onyx and it’s a giant LED screen meant to be used in movie theaters (it’s called Onyx because of its ability to produce pure blacks, but we’ll […]

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Why You Should Disable iCloud Photo Library (& What to Use Instead) (Video)

Is it just me or does it feel like Apple is constantly trying to get us to buy more iCloud storage? And it would make sense really. Think about the number of iPhones, iPads, and Macs out in the wild and how much money it would mean if just a small percentage of them even had to fork over $0.99/month for the lowest amount of extra iCloud storage. One of the new features in iOS called iCloud Photo Library is definitely not helping. This feature, while in theory, allows you to backup all of your photos and videos on any

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Why Windows 10S is Just What Windows Needs (Video)

Windows 10S: faster, better battery life, and limited to Microsoft Store only apps. That last part doesn’t sound good but wait. Since it’s only store apps allowed they are vetted and optimized, and more importantly, are packaged in a way that they can’t affect Windows startup and are sandboxed from the rest of the system, much like MacOS. This is in comparison to regular exe programs that can basically do anything they want to your PC (and hence the for a lot more anti-virus software on a PC, etc.). Because they can’t affect the system’s registry and use a virtual

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Tango vs ARCore: What is the Future of AR on Android?

Difference Between Tango and ARCore Google originally dropped the Project moniker in front of Project Tango just last June to signal it was out of beta and the new hardware focused AR program was ready for the mainstream. Two consumer devices were launched including the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro and the newer Asus Zenfone AR. These devices have some extra hardware to help them sense where you are in the world as well as where other items are (super important in AR applications, of course). These include a barometer for elevation, dedicated motion tracking camera, dedicated infrared depth-sensing camera, a

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The Fastest Phone of 2017 (Surprising Results) (Video)

Doing a quick series of experiments here on the channel. I wanted to put all of the best phones of 2017 up against one another in a series of scientific not really that scientific challenges. Today, we’re going to start with speed. For this experiment, I put each device, on the same wifi network, installed the same popular apps and games that will, in this case, represent normal use, closed all of their open apps, and then saw how long it would take each one to load each app in a side by side. I chose the phones I figured

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Does Wifi, Airplane Mode, & Screen On Affect Charging Times? (Surprising Results) (Video)

I did a video recently where I compared the new faster charger solution for the iPhone 8 Plus to the iPad charger and when I did it I didn’t think to turn off the Wifi on one device so one had it and one didn’t and you guys pointed it out. Now, I didn’t think of it because I assumed it wouldn’t make much of a difference. But with how many of you guys call it out, it got me wondering. And we know what happens when I wonder… So I set up the iPhone 8 Plus and charged it

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What is Gigabit LTE and Why You Need It (Video)

Guys, we need to talk about a feature in phones that no one seems to be talking about: Gigabit LTE. Now, as the name implies, it’s LTE that is capable of delivering up to 1Gb/s speeds. I managed to, in San Francisco in the real world, not a lab get over 400mbps. Let me explain. Allied Content: This Video was Sponsored by Qualcomm (but it is something I thought was interesting to talk about or I wouldn’t have done the video 🙂 Hope you enjoy it!) How it works essentially is there are 4 LTE technologies that Qualcomm has managed

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Why You Should Be Excited About the Snapdragon 845 (Video)

I’m here in Hawaii for Qualcomm’s tech summit and if you’ve maybe heard they’ve just announced their successor to the super popular Snapdragon 835, the new 845 and frankly, while it might be hard to get super into a piece of silicon without being able to see what it’ll do in a device, I’m kind of excited about it. The list of features on this thing are pretty impressive and there are a few standouts that I think we should discuss. Firstly, and of course, something I’m particularly excited about considering my line of work is the capturing capabilities. This

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Face ID vs Touch ID: Which is Faster?

It’s the big debate, isn’t it? With the new iPhone X completely removing the home button and fingerprint sensor in favor of a facial recognition system instead, people are up in arms about TouchID vs FaceID. I’ve been using FaceID for a bit now, and even tested it with my buddy E from BooredAtWork, and I have to admit it works pretty well. But, it got me wondering, how does it actually compare to TouchID in terms of speed? So I’m going to test all the scenarios that use either security feature and let’s see which works faster TouchID on

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What is Qi Wireless Charging (& Why You Definitely Want It)

So maybe you’ve heard of this Qi wireless charging? The ability to simply set down your phone on a mat of some sort and it just magically charges. It’s been around for a while actually–slowly gaining supported devices. But, now, with the latest iPhones adopting it, in addition to it already being widely adopted by tons of phone manufacturers like Samsung, LG, etc. and other industry giants like Starbucks and IKEA, it’s probably safe to say it’s a good time to get familiar with it. The concept is pretty simple, you plug in a Qi wireless charger and can then

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Video: iPad Charger vs Apple’s New Fast Charger (Surprising Results)

So I recently did an experiment comparing the $75 Apple fast charging on the iPhone 8 Plus vs the included charger and while it was faster by a decent amount it’s still $75. A bunch of you in the comments pointed out the old iPad charger truck from the iPhone 6 which is that even back then iPhones had a form of faster charging built in and if you plugged them into an iPad charger they charged faster than normal. So that got me wondering how much faster than the iPad charger is the new iPhone fast charging solution? Let’s

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How Fast is Fast Charging on the New iPhones?

You’ve probably seen the whole debacle about the new iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X support a form of fast charging but Apple doesn’t include the compatible fast charger with the phones and apparently, if you were to buy one that is compatible from Apple, it’d run you about $75 plus tax. The reason for this price is that you need to buy a specific USB-C to lighting cable for $25 ($35 if you want a longer one) and at least the 29W charger, normally meant for a MacBook to be able to deliver the power you need. So it got

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Why You Should Buy the iPhone X Instead of the iPhone 8

I don’t see any reason why anyone would get an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus instead of just waiting for the X. Let me explain. Features First up, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are upgrades to the iPhone in very much the same way that most new iPhones are–incremental and with just enough features to try and entice you to ditch your current iPhone for the latest one. And they are definitely upgrades to the the existing iPhone lineup. Qi wireless charging is great, the camera is bumped up in performance not by new cameras but by the new

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How Formula E Works (& Why It Will Change the World)

Recently, NYC hosted the first ever internationally recognized car race in the city. Which is kinda crazy to think about on it’s own. But it was historic for another reason, too: it was also the first ever all electric car race to happen in NYC, as well. Qualcomm, the technology sponsor of the event, was kind enough to invite me to the race being held in Brooklyn to get a behind the scenes look at this relatively new motorsport. It was actually really fascinating, and, of course, I brought a camera, and when I asked you guys here on YouTube,

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How Tech is Changing the Music Industry (LG Tone Studio Session with ARIZONA)

LG was kind enough to invite me to a dinner & discussion they were having here in NYC last week. The topic? Tech and its role in music. The people? Oh, just some of LG’s execs, a bunch of tech writers, and the band ARIZONA. No big deal. If you’re not familiar, ARIZONA is the 142nd most streamed artist online, they average about 9 million unique listeners per month, and, oh, this is all in the course of a year–when they launched their debut album before being signed to a record label. Go check out their YouTube, you won’t be disappointed.

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