In 2012, Apple announced a new upgrade to their iPhones and iPods. Older Apple devices had used a wide, 30-pin adapter, ever since the original iPod had launched. But it had been nearly 11 years since the first iPod, and the old connector left a lot to be desired. For one thing, it was fairly …
As technology becomes increasingly compact and agile, we’re not able to take it with us wherever we go. But where laptops are concerned, they’re often not designed to withstand the environments we need them. Just as we rely on cases to keep our phone safe, there are many laptop cases available to help them survive …
With USB 3.1 becoming increasingly common, manufacturers are dropping support for older interfaces in favor of the latest trends. With support for up to 10 Gbps of bandwidth, the new standards seem to leave the once-popular Firewire in the dust. But for most applications, 10 Gbps is excessive. You certainly can’t write to external storage …
As many as eight million Americans are affected by carpal tunnel syndrome every year. Nearly half a million of those affected will suffer badly enough to seek relief from surgery. Most of these injuries originate with people working an office job, lurched over their computers for hours on end. The price of enduring carpal tunnel …
Whether you’re a gamer, a creative professional, or just have to write a lot of emails, your keyboard is important. Sure, a cheap chiclet keyboard is just fine for light use. They even make sense in laptops, where size and weight are at a premium. But for serious computer users, a mechanical keyboard is where …