Nerd Techy

Free charging cables are usually no good. Sure, you can plug them in and they work. But what you really need to be worried about is how long they’ll continue to work, and about the charging speeds necessary to restore your devices to life in quick order. It’s actually amazing how long it’s taken for right angle cables to catch on. It seems like such …

Anyone who’s played around with the Joy-Con remote already understands the issue. It’s not that the controller is bad, it’s just a little weird. It throws you off. It’s not great for people with larger hands. The list of tiny complaints really goes on. Because people have differently sized hands, there’s really no such thing as a one-size fits all controller. The Joy-Con was an …

If you are new to sound design, you tend to underestimate the importance of good room acoustics. You might go out of your way to get an excellent microphone and some studio monitor headphones, only to end up fairly disappointed in your results. That’s because the acoustics of a room contribute to sound distortion as much as any other piece of equipment involved in recording. …

True wireless earbuds offer freedom from wires, but they do create new problems. You can end up with poor sync between the buds, or battery management issues related to the use of independent batteries in each bud. There are advantages to staying wired. But for people who love the freedom of being wireless, there’s really no substitute to a pair of great true wireless earbuds. …

Portable ear headphones need to stay with you throughout the course of a day. That’s easy to do when you’re sitting at a desk, taking a flight, or are otherwise in a stationary position. But when you start to walk, or enter into athletic activities, suddenly it’s not so easy to get Bluetooth headphones to stick inside your ear. If you’re choosing headphones in the …