Phones are computers, and now phones around $500 have largely passed that threshold I describe as "overkill for daily needs". Testing the new Vivo V70, we can see how it hangs against some PREMIUM expensive devices as a pocket computer! www.patreon.com/posts/by-ben...

RayNeo has a new pair of Cinema AR Glasses out now! These are the first HDR10 certified glasses, and they're only $250! Here's a quick look! youtube.com/shorts/J1O0z... Why buy a phone for a privacy screen, when you could have your own travel private movie theater?

Just like when folks criticize "new" features on iPhones which Androids have had for years, we should be critical of influencers hyping a Samsung feature which a smaller brand pioneered. Horizon lock IS a cool feature (it was a cool feature 5 years ago on a Vivo too)! youtube.com/shorts/QX84C...

Seems like tech publications are SUPER anxious about criticizing big brands or AI, but now thanks to that complacency, their monetization is falling off a cliff while AI steals all their traffic. Well played techies! Well played! growtika.com/blog/tech-me...

I waited to write my Xiaomi 17 Ultra review until we saw the new Galaxy S26 Ultra. More than just "which device is betterer" in some stupid singular benchmark, I tried to consider "which company's business model would I want to support more". youtu.be/2U8TuDc_BFs

Free editorial on the Patreon: MacBook Neo: When Apple Defines the Mid-Range... www.patreon.com/posts/152795... Some thoughts on the media's response to the MacBook Neo, and a little snark for you reading pleasure... #tech #technews #technology #apple #macbook #laptop #geek #gadgets #patreon

New Feature Drop for Pixels finally delivered the Desktop Mode, but how much has it REALLY improved over the last five years? Let's take a quick look back, and see if an Android phone really can replace your PC! youtu.be/KJMgCQ_Fyyc #tech #technology #technews #android #geek #gadgets #video #review

Digg WAS back. A lot of us were excited, but after a couple weeks, the team at Digg just pulled the plug. No warning, no consideration for moderator efforts, just nuked the whole thing. I DEFINITELY had some thoughts... Free editorial on the Patreon www.patreon.com/posts/digg-c...

Tech IS politics. He's one of the most effective politicians of the modern age. Apple pours money into marketing and lobbying efforts, has tremendous influence over governments, and appeals against regulations. Apple is a political bully. Tim Cook is a liar. www.businessinsider.com/tim-cook-res...

I'm not sure what's crazier, how busy the gear store is or how expensive this sweater with Jensen Huang is. Or maybe the 5090 line that starts at 3am.

Can a PHONE camera be worthy of the Leica red dot? www.patreon.com/posts/xiaomi... Patreon exclusive: Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition Real Camera Review is LIVE! Let's spend a half hour looking at some photo and video samples!

I have to take a sick day from the podcast today. My voice is shot. But I did TWO podcasts this week to help fill in the gap! Yesterday, had a chat about wacky acrobat robots and AI in movies with the Tech Disruptors Podcast: www.youtube.com/live/7aodJpf...

And I had a great chat with Average Dad Tech about tech influencers, fancy new batteries, and the phone import business. youtube.com/live/9vDYRuD... Enjoy! And have a GREAT start to your tech week!

And just for fun, folks on my Patreon got a slightly extended rant on influencers and battery tech. CRANKY RANT! www.patreon.com/posts/vivo-v...

I didn't realized there have been new things brewing up over here. I first noticed the reply section now mimics Reddit style, and there's now the ability to go Live. Interesting.

news websites made a mistake when they killed on-site comment sections and outsourced all audience interaction to hyper-scaled, badly-run trash fires like Facebook

The Shot on Android community on Digg has just passed 100 members! digg.com/shot-on-andr... It's fun celebrating little milestones for communities. If you like playing with the cameras on your phone, I hope you'll check it out. Share some fun captures from your Android cameras!

youtu.be/IKIZgePKA5A Xiaomi helped usher in some incredible phone camera tech. Few companies have delivered as consistently in the mobile camera space. Is the 17 Ultra really delivering an upgrade over previous Ultras? Let's take a look back at how we got here, and what the 17 Ultra can deliver!

Your phone is crazy powerful. It just needs some better hardware to USE all that power! youtu.be/4fAteJ-zkEc The new NexDock looks a little lacking on paper, but I think I like this experience better than the last model... #android #tech #technology #technews #review #video #youtube #PC

There's NO reason why a decent mid-range phone couldn't be someone's main desktop or laptop. The NexPhone is a mid-range rugged phone which connects to a monitor to be a Debian or Windows 11 PC! youtu.be/qfY5t6N8YxM Phones are computers. I ramble about that a lot. This phone is LITERALLY that!

My "fave" replies are from folks who DESPERATELY need to tell me this idea is worthless. "Maybe some day it will work when we can get REAL operating systems, and not this MOBILE garbage..." I mute all of them, because really, who needs that level of entitled weaponized ignorance in their lives.

I really thought we would have moved on by now, but I'm still getting requests to review USB drives based on a "standard" that doesn't really exist. youtu.be/Y_OCsYdSQ4k Moving forward, I'll only use USB4 ports, and show that you can only get HALF the speed advertised by the manufacturer...

My "favorite" is being subscribed to my friend's YouTube channel (TK Bay), and I've SMASHED THAT BELL, and I KNOW he put out a video yesterday, but I got no notification AND it's not in my subscription feed. Youtube is actively working AGAINST creators.

Building a smartphone photography community for Android users on Digg. You should share some photos! digg.com/shot-on-andr...

Since my Reddit account got banned and won't be recovered despite multiple disputes, it's a good time I tried out the rebirth Digg. I already tested it while using Desktop Mode on my LG Wing, and I'm surprised how already usable it is on a large screen.

呪術廻戦好きな方大歓迎です！！ たくさん呪術のお話し出来たら嬉しいのでよろしくお願いします！ #コスプレイヤーさんと繋がりたい #カメラマンさんと繋がりたい

My old work laptop is too old to get an update to Windows 11. Funnily enough, my daughter's school laptop runs Ubuntu, and it's a LOT less powerful than my old work machine. Looks like it's time to swap the operating system and give her an upgrade! somegadgetguy.com/2025/10/24/r...

I honestly wasn't sure I would publish this one. I didn't intend to bag on the Pixel as hard as I did, but I can't help being a little frustrated with this year's phone launch... somegadgetguy.com/2025/10/28/i... #tech #technology #technews #geek #gadgets #android #smartphone #google #video

It's like living in the future! I'm 72 hours into using the vivo X300 Pro, and it's already one of the best phones of 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFFs... #tech #technology #technews #review #geek #gadgets #smartphone #google #android #video #youtube

Partnering with Sony to chat about my experiences with hidden hearing loss. This new generation of OTC hearing aids is getting really good! somegadgetguy.com/2025/11/07/s... #tech #technology #technews #sony #geek #gadgets #audio #accessibility #video #youtube

Rugged tech is so much fun! RuggOn makes a MONSTER of a Windows tablet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VElM... I hope we see more of these ideas in consumer grade gadgets. #tech #technology #technews #review #gadgets #geek #windows #tablet #video #youtube

It's clear YouTube has been reworking algorithms to devalue the relationship between creators and audiences. They want the same mindless open scrolling that TikTok has. ANOTHER YT channel discussing this openly... www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5-b...

Of course Phone specs still matter. It’s silly to argue otherwise. somegadgetguy.com/2025/09/09/o... From a hardcore mobile junky, there's a LOT of information consumers are missing on their mobile devices, and it's probably costing them a lot in the long run... #tech #gadgets #android #smartphone

Apple executives have long discussed how to slow innovation, or outright regress features, to get their customers to pay more less. The iPhone Air is the realization of that greed. somegadgetguy.com/2025/09/10/t... #tech #apple #iphone #technews #gadgets #geek

Wrapping up the week with a fun little review, an inexpensive capture card to record your gaming or footage from your camera. ORICO has some fun tricks, including 4K60 support, dual video inputs, and inputs for microphones and mixers. somegadgetguy.com/2025/09/26/4...

It's wild to me that tech "reviewers" STILL TODAY trot out these hack editorials supporting phone manufacturers removing features like Micro SD card storage expansion. Since they keep publishing these bad takes, let's take some of these lame arguments apart. somegadgetguy.com/2025/10/03/p...

Qualcomm is acquiring Arduino, and they're launching a new SBC (Uno Q) combining a Dragonwing SoC with an Arduino microcontroller in the Uno form factor. What implications does this have for makers and education? Quick video covering the news: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfKX...

Anyone want to tell him? Maybe give him a hint what kind of chip is in the Switch 2? Anyone? It's encouraging that someone is interested in the really fun nerdy stuff we can do with phones, but it's also frustrating that same person really isn't much curious to know what tech is in our gadgets...

Early access on Patreon! We just go word of the new chips from Qualcomm, so I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at the last year of owning a Windows laptop with a Qualcomm chip! www.patreon.com/posts/surfac... I like where this is going...

How BIG a Battery Do You Need for Your Fridge? The DUMBEST Way To Figure It Out (That Still Works)! somegadgetguy.com/2025/10/10/h... If it's dumb, but it works, then it's not SO dumb right? #tech #technology #video #technews #geek #gadgets #video #youtube

Google wont EVER sell me on their AI apps until they can create a filter that weeds out the HUNDREDS of BS crypto scam comments I get on my YouTube videos. Making me manually scrub all this trash while pretending there's NO WAY they can automate this just proves to me AI is a stupid useless bubble.

More of this please! Despite tech influencers glowing on thin phones, sales of the iPhone Air are performing below Apple's expectations. Samsung is cancelling the Galaxy S26 Edge. I love seeing people vote with their wallets. Maybe these companies can start innovating on features again...

TIL that you don't need to use the Elgato HD60 S's HDMI OUT port if you use different source for input. I connected my phone to the capture card's input port and the capture card's USB-C port to my PC, and my PC can detect the phone.

Part 2! I chatted with Nathan Proctor about U.S. PIRG grading companies on how well they comply with new #RightToRepair laws! It's encouraging to see more companies offer better support! somegadgetguy.com/2025/07/16/r...

A PAIR of interviews with folks from U.S. PIRG! First, I sat down with Lucas Gutterman to talk about the eWaste Graveyard, all the products that have been killed early because of software or a lack of support. somegadgetguy.com/2025/05/09/h...

Some thoughts on retiring my Galaxy Note 4 after eleven years of use. www.patreon.com/posts/131770... It's proof that a few practical features can help us keep gadgets out of landfills for a really long time. (Available now for free members on my Patreon.) #tech #technology #gadgets #geek #android

Here's a practical test for Google's AI services. I wont give Google a DIME for AI until they can figure this out. I took a week off looking at my YouTube comments, and came back to HUNDREDS of low effort, spam-bot, crypto-scam messages.

You can play PC games on your phone! somegadgetguy.com/2025/08/13/g... GameSir has a PC gaming emulator called GameHub, so lets see which phone chip plays games better! MediaTek or Qualcomm? Let's go! #tech #technology #technews #review #gaming #pcgaming #android #geek #video #pc

I'm pretty confident calling this the best Chromebook of 2025! Let me explain why... somegadgetguy.com/2025/08/19/t... The chip in your laptop matters, and this has a nice new chip from MediaTek! #tech #technology #technews #laptop #chromebook #google #lenovo #video #youtube #geek #gadgets