Science & Technology

Kona Electric Road Trip: LA To Vegas In Hyundai’s Long-Range EV

The last time I got behind the wheel of a Hyundai it was the NEXO – a fuel-cell SUV that took me 900 miles on the power of hydrogen. The Hyundai Kona Electric is similar, from the number of seats to the preponderance of buttons in the cockpit – but where the Nexo confines you to a handful of hydrogen stations across California, the Hyundai Kona Electric has a battery big enough to go from Los Angeles to Las Vegas on one charge (or it would, if there weren’t so many mountains in between). In my latest road trip I take the 64 kWh Ultimate Trim of the Kona Electric from LA to LV to see just how close it comes to the promise of a true Tesla Model 3 competitor.... Read More | Share it now!

Lenovo Yoga C930 Review: An Ultra-Portable PC With Perks!

The Lenovo Yoga C930 is an ultrabook, built with portability in mind, and a guy named “MrMobile” has to love that, right? But Lenovo didn’t stop at making a thin and light PC; it built in nearly everything you need for a premium computing experience, from the gorgeous 4K display to a Dolby soundbar in the hinge to a built-in cover for the webcam. There’s even a silo for the included stylus. The only thing keeping me from making the Yoga C930 my go-to Windows machine is the absence of discrete graphics – but even here, Lenovo’s foresight provides a workaround. See what I mean in the Lenovo Yoga C930 Review! ... Read More | Share it now!

I’ve Always Hated Earbuds. The EARIN M-2 Changed My Mind

The EARIN M-2 earbuds are as close as I’ve gotten to the fabled Apple Airpod experience on Android. No, I’m not talking about the obvious knockoffs you can find for $50 that give you all of the awkward Airpod looks and none of the convenience; I’m talking about an alternative approach to earbuds that makes sense, sounds great, and almost totally disappears into the ear. Of course, you pay a pretty penny for a package like that — but seeing as how the EARIN M-2s have held their price for over half a year now, it seems I’m not the only one who feels they’re worth it. Join me for the MrMobile EARIN M-2 Review!... Read More | Share it now!

Huawei Watch GT Review: Two-Week Battery Life (!)

The worst thing about smartwatches: you need to charge them almost every night. For some, the answer to that frustration is the hybrid smartwatch, which can last months between top-ups but sacrifices most smart features to get there. Walking the line between the two categories is the Huawei Watch GT: a smart wearable with a big beautiful display that lasts about two weeks between charges. That’s an impressive feat, and it’s a claim I’ve been eager to test since the device was announced. But it turns out that the Huawei Watch GT is less a full smartwatch than a fitness band in disguise. See what I mean in the Huawei Watch GT Review!... Read More | Share it now!

Retro Review: My First Mobile Phone!

2019 marks the 20-year birthday of the Samsung SCH-3500, a sleek Sprint cellphone notable for its petite form factor and amazing (for 1999) voice-dialing feature. The SCH-3500 was also MrMobile’s first … mobile. So when a bunch of my most excellent tech-YouTube brethren told me they were getting ready to run videos about their first cellphones, I eBayed me a ‘3500 and jumped on that rocket faster than that Pizza Hut delivery hit the ISS in 2001. That joke go over your head? The video makes it clear, so jump on in to the latest Retro Review and take a trip back in time – in MrMobile’s First Cellphone Retro Review! ... Read More | Share it now!