I’ve been testing review units of the M4 iMac and MacBook Pro with M4 Pro ahead of launch just long enough to answer a few questions and form some first impressions.
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Apple spread out Mac and Apple Silicon announcements with launch videos and press releases on three consecutive days. Apple updated desktops and laptops with more memory, launched the first carbon neutral computer, and answered rivals’ improving silicon with M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max.
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T-Mobile took the first steps in making it significantly less expensive to connect smartwatches, tablets, and laptops to its cellular network. It's mostly aimed at adding value to Go5G Next but it makes connected cellular devices easier to justify.
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Samsung chose the highest end Snapdragon X Elite chips for its Galaxy Book4 edge 16” laptop, and it performs well, but battery life doesn't match smaller competitors, among other form factor compromises.
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IFA celebrated its 100th anniversary with silicon drama, Lenovo Innovation World, and plenty of A/V, wearables, and gadgets. Including some silly ones.
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It’s easier to list the things I don’t like about Lenovo’s YOGA Slim 7x Copilot+ PC than what it gets right. The YOGA Slim 7x packages Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite platform with compelling features at a good price.
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HP’s EliteBook Ultra G1q represents the launch of a new silicon platform, a new version of Windows on Arm, new Copilot+ PC and AI features, and new branding for HP (...and a new laptop).
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OnePlus has been expanding its ecosystem beyond phones and earbuds with watches and tablets with “better together” software messaging. Counterintuitively, this is enabled by Google competing with its licensees with Pixel hardware.
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Logitech’s Combo Touch iPad Pro keyboard case is less expensive than Apple’s Magic Keyboard and better! …For some things. It’s worse for others. The design is the reason to buy it — or not to buy it — more than the cost savings.
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There’s been a lot of hype around AI, but Microsoft is bringing substance, and it’s enabled by exceptional Snapdragon-powered hardware that finally makes Windows laptops competitive with Apple MacBook Air.
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Apple’s iPad Pro (13” 2024) has key advances in design, display, and silicon. I went hands on with the new iPro Pro over the past week; here is my review and a bit of market analysis.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a short video to Instagram with bold claims about the Meta Quest 3 vs. the Apple Vision Pro. It's worth a watch — and some quick analysis.
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As usual, CES had product announcements that were exciting, some that were impactful, and lots that happened behind the scenes. This report covers Displays, Computing/AI, and Sustainability.
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At CES 2024, Targus added to its EcoSmart line of PC peripherals that use 85% post-recycled plastic. They also have design details that make them particularly well suited for hybrid work.
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I put nearly a dozen smart glasses and spatial computing rigs on my face at CES and got a chance to assess the state of smart glasses and spatial computing just ahead of Apple Vision Pro availability.
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This report looks at the hybrid work benefits of upgrading to external microphones, and how the rise of AI-based audio capabilities on new PCs impacts the market.
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Microsoft is starting to integrate CoPilot generative AI into its OS, productivity apps, and browser – potentially changing how knowledge work is done. Three Surfaces get updates, too.
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I took HP’s latest ultralight laptop with me to Apple’s Wanderlust event and came away impressed with Apple’s phones and watches, and the Dragonfly laptop I used to cover them.
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This report is part of a new Techsponential series on hybrid work issues and tools. With computing moving to new form factors and OS/silicon combinations there’s a need for truly cross-platform encryption solutions without using the cloud. Kingston has a solution.
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In the weeks since Techsponential got heads-on with the Apple Vision Pro , we have been asked numerous questions from journalists, Apple partners and resellers, and Apple competitors. This report provides a comprehensive look at the hardware, software, ecosystem, and implications of Apple’s entry into AR and VR.
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