Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Lenovo ThinkPad X260 Review

Lisa Gade reviews the Lenovo ThinkPad X260, a 12.5” business Ultrabook with plenty of ports, Lenovo's Power Bridge Battery system and 6th generation Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs options. The 2.9 lb. laptop may not be the skinniest, but it offers creature comforts that super-thin laptops lack- a very comfortable keyboard with good travel, removable batteries and a strong selection of ports including 3 USB 3.0, HDMI, mini DisplayPort, Ethernet, SD card and a WWAN LTE 4G SIM card slot.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Review!

Galaxy Note 7 - when it's not exploding, it's actually a pretty great phone!

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Galaxy Note7 First Impressions: https://youtu.be/ObDkWUm10OQ

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Monday, September 26, 2016

HasselBlad True Zoom Moto Mod Review

Lisa Gade reviews the Hasselblad True Zoom Camera Moto Mod for the Moto Z family of Android smartphones. The Hasselblad replaces your camera's sensor and lens with a 10x optical zoom lens (sweet!), with an equivalent 25-250mm zoom range. It has a 12MP 1/2.3” sensor with 1.55um pixel size. It has a Xenon flash, OIS for photos, EIS for 1080p @ 30fps video and a fairly limited macro mode. The Mod sells for $300 direct from Moto and $250 from Verizon Wireless in the US.
Check out our video review of the Moto Z Play at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNmpuX4WRIc
Check out our video review of the Moto Z and Moto Z Force at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeaFY-rf91I
Check out our written review of the Moto Z and Moto Z Force at: http://www.mobiletechreview.com/phones/Moto-Z-Moto-Z-Force-Review.htm

Friday, September 23, 2016

Tesla Model S P100D Impressions!

One of the first Tesla Model S P100D in the world. Her name's Apollo.

Shot on iPhone 7 Plus in 4K. Unboxing: https://youtu.be/J5HtSy5bATk

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Camera Comparison: iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy S7 & Note 7

Lisa Gade compares photos and video taken with the iPhone 7/ iPhone 7 Plus vs. the Samsung Galaxy S7 family (S7, S7 edge and Note 7). Both the iPhone 7 family and Galaxy S7 family have perhaps the best rear cameras you'll find in a smartphone today. Their specs are similar too: 12MP, an f/1.7 lens for the Samsung, f/1.8 for Apple, 4K video recording, slow motion, panorama and large pixel sites. Of course, the iPhone 7 Plus has a dual camera that sets it apart from Apple and Samsung's other phones. Who's the best? Watch our video!

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iPhone 7 Plus Camera Portrait Mode Review

Lisa Gade tests, demonstrates and gives you her opinion on the new Portrait mode, aka bokeh or blurred background effect for the iPhone 7 Plus. The software generated background blur uses both lens to determine the subject and depth of field to simulate the bokeh you'd see with a wide aperture dSLR camera lens. It's a part of Apple's beta OS program right now, and will be available to all iPhone 7 Plus owners with an October 2016 update. We compare it to a Sony a7 camera with the very similar focal length 55mm f/1.8 Sony Zeiss lens.
Check out our full video review of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcYmU9ZOLnQ

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Apple Watch Series 2 Review

Lisa Gade reviews the Apple Watch Series 2, the higher end series in Apple's 2016 smartwatch lineup. It's available in sport aluminum, stainless steel and ceramic. Pricing starts at $369, and there's a Series 1 for $269. Thanks to Braintree for supporting our channel. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to http://www.braintreepayments.com/techreview

As ever, the Apple Watch (all models) can make and receive phone calls piped through from your iPhone via Bluetooth, and has both speaker and microphones. The Watch runs WatchOS 3.0 with Siri, Apple Pay and native apps available for download. Series 1 and 2 have a new, faster dual core CPU, but only Series 2 has a GPS and 50 meters water resistance. The Apple Watch supports a variety of workouts, has a heart rate monitor more.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Review

Lisa Gade reviews Apple's 2016 flagship smartphone duo: the 4.7” iPhone 7 and the 5.5” iPhone 7 Plus. Both sport displays with wider P3 color gamut but the same resolution as their predecessors, and they run iOS 10 on the 2.3 GHz Apple A10 Fusion quad core, 64 bit CPU with 2 gigs of RAM on the 7 and 3 gigs of RAM on the 7 Plus. External changes are minimal but there are quite a few new features inside: IP67 water resistance, stereo speakers, larger storage capacities, 7MP 1080p front camera and improved rear cameras.

The iPhone 7 Plus has two rear camera lenses, both 12MP: a standard wide view lens and the new telephoto lens (56mm equivalent). The standard camera has OIS, as does the iPhone 7, but the tele lens lacks OIS. The headphone jack is gone, replaced by the Lightning connector, and Lightning earbuds and a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter are in the box. Battery life is improved, the home button is now solid state with haptic feedback.

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iPhone 7 Headphone Roundup!

iPhone 7 has no headphone jack. These are your best audio options!

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Friday, September 16, 2016

Asus ROG Strix GL502VS and the MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro Comparison Smackdown

Lisa Gade compares the Asus ROG Strix GL502VS and the MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro 15.6” slim and light, yet powerful gaming laptops. Both notebooks have NVIDIA Pascal series 10 dedicated graphics and Intel Core i7 quad core CPUs. Check out our video review of the Asus ROG Strix GL502VS with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLANjchETPs
Check out video review of the MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A9pfHQ5S40
Check out written review of the MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro at: http://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/MSI-GS63VR-Stealth-Pro.htm

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

iPhone 7 Unboxing: Jet Black vs Matte Black!

iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Unboxing and new color comparison.

iPhone 7 First Impressions: https://youtu.be/uVRcbo9_OdA

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LG V20 - the Pre-Review

Lisa Gade looks at the global unlocked LG V20 Android flagship smartphone with a 5.7” QHD display plus secondary display. As you might guess, this is the successor to the LG V10, and it's due out later this year. Ours is a late stage, but still pre-release model, so this is a “pre-review” rather than a final full review. The phone runs Android 7 Nougat on the Snapdragon 820 CPU with 4 gigs of RAM and 64 gigs of storage. It has the same dual rear camera set up as the LG G5. The V20 has a removable 3200 mAh battery, which may seem particularly appealing to those who are concerned about the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery fiasco. The phone has a high quality ESS Sabre audio DAC and it does have impressively good headphone audio. We expect it to be available on most major carriers, likely in October 2016.

Monday, September 12, 2016

Moto Z Play Review

Lisa Gade reviews the Moto Z Play, which is available as the Droid edition on Verizon Wireless in the US and as a GSM unlocked phone direct from Motorola's website. This is the most affordable Moto Z model at $408, but it's looks, materials and full compatibility with Moto Mods make it feel like a higher end Android smartphone. The Moto Z Play runs Android 6 Marshmallow on the octa-core Snapdragon 625 CPU with Adreno 506 graphics, 3 gigs of RAM and 32 gigs of storage. It has a 5.5” 1920 x 1080 Super AMOLED display.

The phone has a microSD card slot compatible with cards up to 2 TB, a 16MP rear camera with laser and phase detection autofocus as well as 4K video recording and a front 5MP camera. It has long battery life and a high capacity 3,500 mAh battery that supports fast charging (Turbo Charger included).

Thursday, September 8, 2016

iPhone 7 Impressions: 10 New Things!

iPhone 7 is official. This is everything new and my first impressions!

Explaining the lack of headphone jack: https://youtu.be/gGrPigM0NeE

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Asus ROG Strix GL502VS Review (NVIDIA GTX 1070)

Lisa Gade reviews the Asus ROG Strix GL502 15” thin and light gaming laptop with the new NVIDIA Pascal generation GeForce GTX 1070 8GB DDR5 dedicated graphics. Thanks to Braintree for supporting our channel: to learn more about them, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to http://www.braintreepayments.com/techreview

This is one of the most powerful 15.6” laptops on the market, which is particularly impressive since it weighs 4.93 lbs. (2.2kg) and is 1.2” thick (30.1mm). The notebook has the Intel Skylake 6th gen Core i7-6700HQ quad core CPU, 16 gigs of DDR4 RAM (32 gigs max) and a 256 gig PCIe NVMe SSD + 1 TB HDD. It has a bright 1920 x 1080 matte IPS display with G-Sync (4K option coming in the future). The notebook has an aluminum lid, a red backlit keyboard and passable stereo speakers. This config sells for $1,699, and lower priced configs will be available. Our model is the GL502VS-DB71.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Hasselblad True Zoom Camera Mod!

Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod... it's proof of concept.

Moto Z Review: https://youtu.be/yXYZQFTs8h0

Hasselblad True Zoom Mod: http://motorola.com/us/products/moto-mods/hasselblad-true-zoom

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Friday, September 2, 2016

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Recall: What You Need to Know

Lisa Gade tells you what you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recall, based on information directly from Samsung and the carriers.

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs. Galaxy Note 5 Comparison Smackdown

Lisa Gade compares the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and the Galaxy Note 5 Android smartphones. Check out our video review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHjxHsJI07s
Check out our written review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 at: http://www.mobiletechreview.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-7.htm
Check out our video review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEEuSPrJ1Sc
Check out our written review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 at: http://www.mobiletechreview.com/phones/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-5.htm