With all the attention that Apple Vision Pro garnered last week, the new MacBook Air 15 may have been overlooked somewhat. It shouldn’t be; it’s basically everything average Mac users want in a reasonably priced, relatively lightweight laptop.
Read MoreI attended Apple’s WWDC today and got a heads-on demo of Apple's new Apple Vision Pro headset. This report covers first impressions and snap analysis. This is a new platform; Techsponential will have additional reports — especially around competitive response — in the future.
Read MoreWith the $999 Dragonfly Pro, HP chose to focus on hybrid work freelancers who need a premium device for coding, web-based design, or collaborative office work. It didn’t quite succeed, but it came close, and with some changes to the hardware, branding, and distribution, HP could get all the way there.
Read MoreAhead of rival Google’s I/O conference, Microsoft held an event in New York last week to press its advantage applying generative AI to Bing Search and its Edge browser. Microsoft is opening up AI to consumers, expanding Bing Chat into a platform, and adding multimedia and productivity features. It still has problems, but Google is right to be worried.
Read MoreThis report is part of a new Techsponential series on hybrid work issues and tools. Microsoft is broadening the appeal and improving the design of its laptop docks with the Surface Thunderbolt Dock.
Read MoreSamsung launched the Galaxy A54 to little fanfare, but the phone is notable for at least three things.
Read MoreThis report is part of a new Techsponential series on hybrid work issues and tools. In this case, HP has decided that mouse noise is a hybrid work pain point. Is it?
Read MoreCES 2023 had no specific, overarching theme, but within each market segment, there were trends and highlights. This report covers Computing, Hybrid Work, Mobile (Phones, Wearables, and Tablets), IoT, AR & VR, and TV
Read MoreHP’s Dragonfly Folio G3 represents everything that the Windows ecosystem does well – flexible form factors and display options, touch and pen input, WWAN connectivity – and poorly – x86 performance/battery life relative to Apple Silicon, pricing power, and channel/branding issues.
Read MoreMicrosoft announced new versions of its main Surface laptops and convertibles, but the bigger news was around software.
Read MoreTechsponential is working on a guide for hybrid work (enterprise and SMB), including PC accessory recommendations. DROP sent over a custom keyboard configuration which provides insights into switches, keyboard layouts, and this growing hobbyist niche overall.
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