I wanted to love Sony’s Xperia 1 VII, but its outdated priorities made that impossible

by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2025 | Reviews, Sony Xperia

It’s been a little while since a Sony phone passed my desk, so I was chomping at the bit to get my hands on the brand’s 2025 flagship, the Xperia 1 VII. As has been the way with almost all Xperia handsets in recent generations, it is undeniably familiar — Sony is...

I’ve always been more of a Flip fan, but the Galaxy Z Fold 7 has won me over

by dbadmin | Aug 14, 2025 | Foldable Phones, Reviews, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7

I’ve been on board with foldable phones since the start, but I’ve always preferred flip phones. To me, it’s always made so much more sense to reach for a tiny phone that opens into the size of a regular phone, than a regular phone that folds out into a pseudo-tablet....

The CUKTECH 15 Ultra strikes a great balance between raw power and portability

by dbadmin | Aug 14, 2025 | Battery, Battery Packs, Power bank, Reviews

After testing a wide variety of battery packs, I often find myself craving something more balanced. Smaller ones are very convenient to carry around, but are never powerful enough. The bigger ones get the job done, but they can be a bit too hard to carry around. The...

The Narwal Flow is the closest I’ve seen a robot vacuum get to being perfect

by dbadmin | Aug 14, 2025 | Narwal, Reviews, robot vacuum

Today, I looked at my floor and noticed it looked exceptionally good. I have been reviewing the very best robot vacuums for quite some time now, so they are constantly running in my home. What bot made me take notice? That would be the Narwal Flow. Not only does the...

Facer is back on Wear OS 6, and worth the reinstall

by dbadmin | Aug 10, 2025 | Google Wear OS, Reviews, smartwatches, Wear OS 6, Wearables

After going quiet for a while due to compatibility issues with Wear OS 5, Facer’s finally back with full Wear OS 6 support, and it’s a notable upgrade. The app supports Google’s Watch Face Format (WFF), which means faces sync directly from the phone app to your watch,...

I spent over a week with the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and it’s not the foldable I wanted it to be

by dbadmin | Aug 8, 2025 | Foldable Phones, Reviews, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7

For a company that basically invented (or at the very least popularized) foldable flip phones as we know them today, Samsung’s commitment to the form factor has left me disappointed over the last couple of years. While Motorola has pushed the niche forward in the...