Several companies introduced new Thunderbolt and USB-C docks at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January 2024. The docks connect to Mac and Windows laptops to add ports and expand capability. Thunderbolt 5 debuted in late 2023. It offers faster speeds up to 80 gigabits per second (Gbps), double the speed of…
Samsung has quietly revealed a new 990 EVO SSD. The drive was discovered on Samsung’s Ukrainian website and Amazon Germany. Product link: https://www.samsung.com/ua/memory-storage/nvme-ssd/990-evo-2tb-mz-v9e2t0bw/ https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0CP42QVT8 https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0CP43PS7B The 990 EVO is an M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/5 NVMe SSD. It will be offered in 1TB and 2TB capacities using Samsung’s V-NAND TLC flash memory. Performance is strong,…
Japanese company Kioxia has started mass production of the world’s first 2 terabyte (TB) microSD card. The new card, called the Exceria Plus G2, will allow smartphone users to store massive amounts of data. Kioxia used advanced 3D flash memory technology to build the card. By stacking 16 layers of dense 1TB memory dies, they…
It’s not just tablets that are on sale for Black Friday Week but plenty of tablet accessories too. Here’s a good list of tablet accessories that are the most useful, the highest discounted, at their lowest prices ever, and on sale through most of the Black Friday Week until Friday 24th. The Runelk keyboard case…
Samsung revealed it’s latest portable SSD drives today with the new Samsung T5 EVO, which is launching with options of 2TB, 4TB, and 8TB storage capacities. The release date is November 21, when it’s launching from $189: https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Portable-External-MU-PH4T0S So it is a little pricey, but Samsung underlines that the new T5 EVO is optimized for…
Samsung is introducing a new monitor series this week in the form of the Samsung S33GC at kind of entry level prices. These Samsung monitors will be released on November 10 from $149: https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Computer-Compatible-Border-Less-LS24 That’s the price for the 24-inch model (LS24C332GANXZA), but the 27-inch model (LS27C332GANXZA) isn’t that much more expensive at $189. Samsung…
Apple didn’t announce any new iPads today but they did announce a new stylus pen for iPads. The new Apple Pencil is still called Apple Pencil, though to distinguish it, the full name is Apple Pencil (USB-C). And as the name indicates, the Apple Pencil (USB-C) does not support wireless charging like the other Apple…
Logitech started taking orders for their ocean wave keyboard today in the Logitech Ergo Series of ergonomic keyboards, Logitech Wave Keys: https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Ergonomic-Cushioned-Comfortable-Easy-Switch/ While it is on the same product page as an older model, this new model will be released on October 18. The new Logitech Wave Keys are ergonomic across all x, y, and…
Alldocube is shipping one of their wireless Bluetooth keyboards with some of their tablet bundles, including the Alldocue iPlay 50 Pro Mini so I thought I would test and review this small keyboard, which is also available by itself in black, white, and several other colors for around $12: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088ZWT5N1/ The size of it is…
Samsung introduced their new T-series of portable SSD storage/backup hard drives today on October 3. Samsung T9 Portable SSD is being released later this month, on October 16: https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Portable-Professionals-MU-PG2T0B We can see by the design that they are in the now very recognizable Samsung T-family of portable SSD storage, even though the wave design pattern…
If you’re dissatisfied with the audio quality from your tablet or smartphone and are looking for more bass or stereo sound, a brand new JVC Gumy wireless speaker is launching on October 3 for $19.99: https://www.amazon.com/JVC-Gumy-Bluetooth-Lightweight-Capability What’s interesting about the portable JVC Gumy (SPSG1BTB) apart from the low price, is the fact that this small…
SanDisk’s new 1.5TB microSD card Specification Specification SanDisk 1.5TB Ultra microSDXC Released September 18, 2023 Capacity 1.5TB Read Speed Up to 150MB/s Write Speed Up to 30MB/s Dimensions 0.04 x 0.59 x 0.1 inches Operating Temperature -13° to 185°F (-25° to 85°C) Storage Temperature -40° to 185°F (-40° to 85°C) Durability Waterproof, shockproof, X-ray proof,…
Logitech will launch the new wireless keyboard Logitech Pebble Keys 2 (K380s) on September 18: https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wireless-Customizable This black or white keyboard has been created for the daily situation of easily using one keyboard for both a desktop PC, a tablet, and a smartphone, all with just the switch of a button. And unlike many of…
Netgear has started taking pre-orders for the new Netgear Nighthawk (MK93S) series of Wi-Fi 6E routers they announced this week: https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Tri-Band The release is dated to September 29. It can be bought as a set of a router with two satellites known as Nighthawk Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6E System, or as individual satellites (with model…
Display company ViewSonic has announced their new 2023-2024 series of portable monitors for tablets and laptops, which includes a new 4K OLED portable monitor: https://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-VX1655-4K-OLED-Portable-Monitor-Speakers/dp/B0CDJF17G These new portable monitors are in the ViewSonic VX16 series and consists of three different portable monitors at 15.6 inches with high specs. The main one is the VX1655-4K-OLED which…
Linksys has started taking orders for their Wi-Fi 7 router Linksys Velop Pro 7 (MBE7003) which will be released on September 25, with a launch price of $1199: https://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Velop-Mesh-System-MBE7003/ Thy are even starting with a mesh “bundle” of 3 nodes which should ensure the best opportunity to utilize the Wi-Fi 7 benefits throughout an entire…