Because of course they are! Now hopefully these cards cost a little less than the gaming cards and are in enough supply so that miners stop buying up all the graphics card stock from gamers.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nevj4m/gpu-makers-are-now-specifically-targeting-ethereum-and-bitcoin-miners
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Monday, June 26, 2017
Apple’s Upcoming iPhone May Be Causing Component Shortages
Another summer, another story about the iPhone and component shortages. This time, it's not Apple who can't get enough of whatever-the-hell thing they need. This time it's Apple buying up all the DRAM and NAND, causing the rest of the industry to adjust.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8x9pjx/apples-upcoming-iphone-may-be-causing-component-shortages
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8x9pjx/apples-upcoming-iphone-may-be-causing-component-shortages
More expensive headphones don't mean better headphones
An interesting bit I wrote on a new study that measured the frequency response (using several methods) for lots of different headphones. They used an artificial head and ears, so there was no "human preference" factor.
What they found was that there was no correlation between price and quality.
Note that this doesn't mean $15 headphones will sound as good as $200 headphones. Nor does it mean that you should just buy cheap headphones - you have build quality, durability, comfort, and style to consider. All this study says is that for accuracy of sound in particular, there is no direct correlation with price...(all more expensive headphones are not more accurate than all cheap headphones).
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qv4993/when-it-comes-to-audio-gear-price-and-quality-dont-always-correlate
Your best bet for buying headphones is to buy something comfortable, durable, and with as much accuracy as you can afford. Different people prefer different sound profiles, more bass or more mid-range or what-have-you, but you're best off just buying accurate headphones and then using an equalizer to get the sound you want.
What they found was that there was no correlation between price and quality.
Note that this doesn't mean $15 headphones will sound as good as $200 headphones. Nor does it mean that you should just buy cheap headphones - you have build quality, durability, comfort, and style to consider. All this study says is that for accuracy of sound in particular, there is no direct correlation with price...(all more expensive headphones are not more accurate than all cheap headphones).
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qv4993/when-it-comes-to-audio-gear-price-and-quality-dont-always-correlate
Your best bet for buying headphones is to buy something comfortable, durable, and with as much accuracy as you can afford. Different people prefer different sound profiles, more bass or more mid-range or what-have-you, but you're best off just buying accurate headphones and then using an equalizer to get the sound you want.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Why Dedicated Machine Learning Hardware Makes Sense for Your Next Smartphone
Apple's probably making a dedicated Machine Learning chip for its mobile devices. And I bet Google and Qualcomm are, too.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/why-dedicated-machine-learning-hardware-makes-sense-for-your-next-smartphone
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/why-dedicated-machine-learning-hardware-makes-sense-for-your-next-smartphone
Here's why phones are getting taller and slimmer
The new look of phones - taller aspect ratios, slimmer bezels. It's just a better experience.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/heres-why-smartphones-are-getting-taller-and-slimmer
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/heres-why-smartphones-are-getting-taller-and-slimmer
Monday, June 19, 2017
Tello carrier guide
Tom's Guide has a series of guides for MVNO and smaller carriers. I recently wrote the one for Tello.
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/tello-faq,news-25265.html
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/tello-faq,news-25265.html
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Is Google making its own mobile chips?
Yeah, it probably is. And that's almost certainly a good thing, if Google can pull it off.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/why-its-a-good-idea-for-google-to-make-its-own-phone-chip
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/why-its-a-good-idea-for-google-to-make-its-own-phone-chip
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
With Xbox One X, Microsoft Is Killing Console 'Generations'
Microsoft is looking to make the Xbox like the iPhone. No, they won't sell a new one every year. But they will sell them more often (every 3-4 years probably), with system software, apps, and games all working across the last several models.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/with-xbox-one-x-microsoft-is-killing-console-generations
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/with-xbox-one-x-microsoft-is-killing-console-generations
Just 3 Months In, AMD’s Ryzen Is Already Shaking Up PC Gaming
A quick thing I did on AMD's new processors, and how they have brought the benefits of real competition back to the PC space.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/just-3-months-in-amds-ryzen-is-already-shaking-up-pc-gaming
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/just-3-months-in-amds-ryzen-is-already-shaking-up-pc-gaming
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Logitech G433 review
Logitech's new $100 gaming headset is pretty good for the price.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/08/logitech-g433-gaming-headset-review
http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/08/logitech-g433-gaming-headset-review
Apple's WWDC, Distilled
I summarized the WWDC announcements for Motherboard.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/apples-wwdc-distilled
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/apples-wwdc-distilled
Monday, June 5, 2017
Apple Thinks You’ll Pay Double for Its Smart Home Speaker
My first post as a freelance gun for hire on Motherboard.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/apple-thinks-youll-pay-double-for-its-smart-home-speaker
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/apple-thinks-youll-pay-double-for-its-smart-home-speaker
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