Science & Technology

Fossil’s Gen 5 Tries To Fix The Smartwatch

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Fossil Group offers far and away the most diverse portfolio of smartwatches running Google Wear OS, and the newest installment is finally here. The Fossil Generation 5 seems likely to serve as the jumping-off point for most of the new Wear OS watches we’ll see from Fossil this year, with a resurrected speaker/mic pair and four new battery modes to try solving the Gen 4’s biggest pain points. I’ve spent the past four days giving it a trial run, so join me for the Fossil Gen 5 Hands-On!... Read More | Share it now!

Stay Cool: High-Tech Ways To Beat The Heat

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Too hot this summer? Join the club! The good news: we seem to be on the cusp of a wave of innovation in personal cooling. For this video I’m giving you a look at three products that use good old-fashioned physics to try to keep the sweat down … even if you can’t find a spot in the shade. Join me for a MrMobile tour of the Evapolar EvaCHILL, Embr Wave, and Sony Reon Pocket!... Read More | Share it now!

These Aren’t Your Typical Smartwatches

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Apple and Samsung don’t just dominate the smartphone market in the US; they also make most of the smartwatches I see on a daily basis. So for this video, I wanted to introduce you to three less-common smartwatches. Whether they’ll be counted among the best smartwatches of 2019 remains to be seen; but each of these is interesting in its own way. Join me for a look at the Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 4G LTE; the Casio ProTrek WSD-F30; and the Garmin MARQ Captain – and be sure to vote in my Smartwatch 2019 Review Poll [in the Community tab on my Channel page] so you can have a say in which of these gets the full review treatment!... Read More | Share it now!

Sony Aibo Review: How Much Is That Robot In The Window?

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In July of 1999, Sony gave tech lovers the perfect pet to kick off life in the new millennium: the first robot dog for the home. “AIBO” stood for Artificial Intelligence roBOt, but when pronounced in Japanese the word also means “buddy, pal or accomplice.” And even though it cost $2100 and was only sold on the internet – again, back in 1999 – Sony sold 5000 Aibos in its first week.... Read More | Share it now!

How Many Batteries Does It Take To Power A Desert Island?

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When I found two huge batteries –totaling 440 Wh of power– in my mailbox, I thought that deserved more than your typical battery test. So I packed up every piece of tech I brought with me for my Fourth of July weekend, and then I asked my friendly neighborhood boat captain to give me a ride to a different kind of testing lab: an island that would only give me four hours before it sank beneath the waves. Watch the MrMobile Island Battery Test to see how much luck I had draining these monster batteries before the tide came in!... Read More | Share it now!