4 hours agoSonos Bets on Spatial Audio as a Key Brand DifferentiatorSpatial audio has excited the audio market ever since Apple announced movie and TV content supporting it in iOS 14 at the WWDC event in June 2020. Spatial audio essentially delivers surround sound and 3D audio through headphones via dynamic head tracking. …Sonos7 min readSonos7 min read
Mar 10Microsoft’s Phone Link App Might Disappoint iPhone UsersLast week, I wrote about my longing for Windows users to have the same robust experience that macOS users have for accessing iMessage on their Mac devices. …Microsoft6 min readMicrosoft6 min read
Mar 3Intel Unison Is Still a Work in ProgressThe inability to share data easily and reliably between a smartphone, laptop, or desktop has been a source of aggravation for Windows PC users who also possess an iPhone. Apple has solidified a strong ecosystem reputation with its products and core device operating systems by highlighting the advantages of enabling…Intel9 min readIntel9 min read
Feb 24Windows 365 and the Coming Abyss in the PC MarketPersonal computer sales recently began to slow down to levels not seen since early 2020, before the pandemic turbocharged the PC space. By all estimates, PC manufacturers are battening down the hatch for yet another challenging year after shipments fell markedly in 2022. The pandemic-fueled sugar high of PC shipments…Windows 3659 min readWindows 3659 min read
Feb 11Nvidia’s Eye Contact Effect Changes the Game for Video Content CreatorsVideoconferencing, podcasts, and webinars surged in popularity during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 as remote work became part of the new normal. With the pandemic now in the rearview mirror, video communications techniques have shown no sign of slowing down. What’s been amusing to me is that despite…Nvidia7 min readNvidia7 min read
Feb 6Nvidia’s Eye Contact Effect Changes the Game for Video Content CreatorsVideoconferencing, podcasts, and webinars surged in popularity during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 as remote work became part of the new normal. With the pandemic now in the rearview mirror, video communications techniques have shown no sign of slowing down. What’s been amusing to me is that despite…Nvidia7 min readNvidia7 min read
Jan 27CES 2023 and the Smart Energy LetdownCES is undeniably the most famous and influential tech show on the planet, held yearly in Las Vegas. With the pandemic still hanging over the world last year, its 2022 attendance was a shadow of its former self, attracting only 45,000 people — down from its pre-Covid high 150,000 —…Schneider Electric9 min readSchneider Electric9 min read
Dec 21, 2022Is a Mac Your Next Windows PC?An interesting thought occurred to me while I was on Thanksgiving vacation, thousands of miles away from my home in Silicon Valley. …Windows7 min readWindows7 min read
Dec 7, 2022Calix Expands Managed Service Capability to SMB, MDU MarketsCalix has been one of the major success stories in the highly competitive technology communications space over the past several years. …Calix6 min readCalix6 min read
Nov 25, 2022MediaTek Ups Its Mobile Game With the Dimensity 9200 SoCMediaTek’s brand is often associated with affordable, budgeted, Android phones. However, the company has made incremental inroads into the more premium, high-performance models. The launch of the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 chip is a potent step in that direction. Like all smartphone chips, the Dimensity 9200 is a system on a…Mediatek5 min readMediatek5 min read
