You’d be right to think there wouldn’t be much to say about a third party lightning cable for Apple iPhone 5 and newer devices (which of course includes recent iPads). That’s because the questions about what makes a good cable are simple. Is it high quality? Does it both charge and sync?...
“Hi, my name is Bill Loguidice and I have a cable management problem.” (I’ll assume you said “Hi, Bill,” in response in your most sincere sounding voice.) Fortunately, I know I’m not alone. Until the (for now) science fiction future of wireless everything mated to lifetime batteries, cables and their...
The market is saturated with portable power banks. While these are usually designed specifically for smartphones, such devices can also provide power to just about any other device that can be powered over USB within their specifications, including videogame controllers or wireless headsets. The main challenge with sorting through all of the...
As technology enthusiasts, we often focus on the primary technology to the exclusion of most everything else. What I mean by this is that we’ll carefully research and then purchase, say, an expensive mobile device costing hundreds of dollars, then cheap out on a $5 case or charging cable. Musical instruments are...
Atomicom’s Switch Galaxy Ultra is a futuristic, track hopping race-against-the-clock and collect-em-up for the Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4) and Vita, which was released on December 17, 2014, in Europe, and February 24, 2015, in North America. I’ll be reviewing the North American version on both platforms. Switch Galaxy Ultra on...
If there’s one thing that’s universally true for those of us at Armchair Arcade, it’s that we love our gadgets. As such, we sometimes run into the issue of where to stow those gadgets, particularly when on the move. That’s where something like the Swift-n-Snug Running Belt comes in so handy....
This is the second in a series of posts on using the XRGB-mini Framemeister with a wide variety of computers and consoles from my collection. This time up, it’s the obscure Sord M5 computer. As before, I’ll be using the versatile classic Commodore 1084S-P (CRT) as the “control” or gold standard for...
This is going to be the first in a series of posts on using the XRGB-mini Framemeister with a wide variety of computers and consoles from my collection. I’ll discuss optimal settings and configurations, as well as any potential pitfalls. Wherever possible, I’ll be using the legendarily versatile classic Commodore...
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