The HoloLens was demonstrated running their recently acquired IP from Mojang game called Minecraft. Let's just say that the E3 demo impressed me, nay, made me drool. Minecraft and VR are a match made in heaven which made me wondering when I could run such a setup. Who wouldn't enjoy feeling like they were part of their Minecraft creations? I know I would! Enjoy the video below and leave your thoughts!
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
News: Microsoft HoloLens and Minecraft - A Match Made in Heaven
It's no secret to those who know me that I love Minecraft. I also love all things technology and one thing I have been keeping my eye on is VR (Virtual Reality). There are a lot of major players out there right now working on this technology as we speak: Sony, Microsoft, and Oculus Rift (owned by Facebook of all companies). One of these has stood out to me more recently and that is Microsoft's HoloLens.
News: EasyAcc Anniversary Deals
EasyAcc, a gadget and accessory manufacturer on Amazon, will be celebrating Amazon's 20th Anniversary as well as their own 3rd Anniversary during the week of July 13 - July 19th with daily deals and giveaways.
Amazon 20th x EasyAcc 3rd Anniversary Celebration
At the time of Amazon 20th anniversary celebration, we all also come to embrace the celebration for EasyAcc 3rd anniversary. Just as various promotions will be on line during Amazon 20th celebration period, we also pick out some hottest items of every product line set at the best price, up to 65% off, to thank all your support and trust on EasyAcc all the time. Surely, giveaways and lightning sale at £/$/€ 7.16 will be offered. That's the chance of great savings you couldn't miss. This summer promotion is not only for Amazon 20th promotion, BUT for EasyAcc 3rd Anniversary.
Details for EasyAcc 3rd Anniversary Promotion:
1. Offers valid on purchases during the dates from 7.13 to 7.19;
2. All available offers are the hottest items at the best price;
3. Limited number of giveaways and lightning sales only available in 7.16;
4. Free shipping is available for Prime members (free trial) or on orders of $35+/£20+/€29+.
Rules for Promotion in 7.16
If lucky enough to win the Giveaway/Lightning Sale, please fill in with your name and email. And our customer-service staff will contact you ASAP.
Rules for Giveaway on EasyAcc Official Facebook
1. Following our Official Facebook and share the post;
2. Every 100 shares, 10 hot products will be randomly sent out.
Rules for an iPhone 7(6s) Giveaway
1. Taking a picture of an EasyAcc product;
2. Share the picture and @EasyAcc (or send a private message) on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram till 31st, August;
3. 10 creative pictures (>100 participants) will be selected out by EasyAcc's Design Team;
4. Open voting for the last winner from 31st, August to 30, September;
5. Announcement and prize delivery;
6. All participants will get a 20% off code, available to all EasyAcc products;
7. The 10 finalists will get any EasyAcc product free of charge;
8. The last winner will get a free iPhone 7(6s).
· For more details, please visit: http://www.easyacc.com/anniversary-hot-sales/http://www.easyacc.com/anniversary-hot-sales/
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Review: Merit Sweatproof Bluetooth 4.1 Headset
The Merit Sweatproof Bluetooth 4.1 Headset is great value workout headphone. I've been using them for a little while now and have very much enjoyed using them. While I am no workout junkie by any stretch (seriously), I found them a pleasure to use. Here is a breakdown of the pros/cons:
+ Easy bluetooth pairing. Couldn't test NFC pairing on my iPhone 6+.
+ Lightweight.
+ Sweatproof. (Mowing the lawn in 100+ degree weather counts.)
+ Cable perfect length.
+ Excellent battery life and fast charging.
+ Microphone works great.
Neutral:
= Sound isn't best in class, but definitely better than default Apple Earpods.
= Siri doesn't work super great, but I didn't expect it to.
Cons:
- Kind of big.
- Inserts are a little stiff.
Overall, given the price and features, this is an excellent value. If you're looking for an audiophile pair of bluetooth headphones then these are definitely not it, but that's not the target market. These are meant to be a simple, no-fuss bluetooth headphone that will last for a while and deliver your tunes while breaking a sweat. Highly recommended.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Review: EasyAcc USB 3.0 Card Reader
In today's world, all of our data has to be stored somewhere, and if you are into photography like myself, you probably have a mix of cards lying around. It's becoming more critical to transfer that data quickly from one medium to another.
The card reader itself has a nice finish and is very solid, though it is a tad bigger than others, but this is just a minor issue. It comes with a USB 3.0 cable which will work on any computer, Mac or PC, with a USB port (USB 3.0 is backward compatible) and does not require any drivers. It supports these card formats (which will suit 99.9% of people needs): MS, TF, M2, SD, XD, and CF. Though, another minor quibble would be a Micro-SD slot as well. To be fair, most micro-SD cards come with an SD adapter, I just don't always have mine with me.
My test set up was to take a lot of pictures on my Canon 6D in RAW mode with a 64GB Lexar SDXC 90MB/s, where most images are about 25MB apiece. In the end, I had 3.04GB of data spread across 124 files. The test was to check the time it would take to transfer all 124 files from the camera's USB port and then from the EasyAcc USB 3.0 card reader. I chose this setup, because for me, this is the most common use case. Here are the results:
From Camera: 4 minutes 25 seconds
From Card Reader: 0 minutes 50 seconds
I think one of the telling factors here is I believe the Canon 6D is only USB 2.0 compliant which would explain the speed difference. In retrospect, I'm starting to wonder how I ever got by transferring my images over the camera USB and not a card reader such as this, especially since I have had USB 3.0 for a while.
Overall, this is a great little unit and will be an integral part of my photography workflow, especially during weddings when I need to transfer pictures quickly. Recommended.
My test set up was to take a lot of pictures on my Canon 6D in RAW mode with a 64GB Lexar SDXC 90MB/s, where most images are about 25MB apiece. In the end, I had 3.04GB of data spread across 124 files. The test was to check the time it would take to transfer all 124 files from the camera's USB port and then from the EasyAcc USB 3.0 card reader. I chose this setup, because for me, this is the most common use case. Here are the results:
From Camera: 4 minutes 25 seconds
From Card Reader: 0 minutes 50 seconds
I think one of the telling factors here is I believe the Canon 6D is only USB 2.0 compliant which would explain the speed difference. In retrospect, I'm starting to wonder how I ever got by transferring my images over the camera USB and not a card reader such as this, especially since I have had USB 3.0 for a while.
Overall, this is a great little unit and will be an integral part of my photography workflow, especially during weddings when I need to transfer pictures quickly. Recommended.
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Review: PB6400CS Portable Charger
Portable chargers have become a staple for me lately. If you are even remotely a gear junkie like myself, then one of these bad boys is a must have. If you're traveling often, it's silly to go without one since you don't have to scurry around the airport to find a wall outlet or be "that guy" at the conference who's hogging the wall outlet.
The EasyAcc portable charger is a no-fuss, simple charger with great features. The 6,400mAh capacity is plenty to give my iPhone 6+ two full charges (we'l get to the numbers later). The iPhone 6+ is already has excellent battery life, but this makes it all the better. It feels well constructed and has a nice, smooth finish, giving it a nice, solid feel in the hands. The footprint is very small and easy to carry. The one thing I particularly like about this model is that it has a single 2.1A x 5V USB output which is best for rapid charging with a 2A x 5V input USB-micro input for charging the charger. There's also an LED for flashlight mode, which can be redundant if you have a smartphone, but it doesn't hurt anything to have it there. There are 4 blue LED lights around a single on/off button which give the status:
4: 75-100% Capacity Remaining
3: 50-75% Capacity Remaining
2: 25-50% Capacity Remaining
1: 5-25% Capacity Remaining
Blink: 0-5% Capacity Remaining
For real-world usage data, I used my trusty iPhone 6+ on iOS 8 with Wi-Fi on and Bluetooth on. I took several calls, checked e-mail, browsed the web and played a game or two during each charge (since you'd likely be using it if you're charging, at least I do.)
Charge iPhone from 36% to 100% took 1:21 hours to charge. Charger went from 4 lights to 2.
Charge iPhone from 29% to 100% took 1:44 hours to charge. Charger went from 2 lights to blinking.
If you weren't using the phone during charging, you could theoretically get two full charges on the iPhone 6+, but I was pretty happy with these numbers.
Overall, you can't go wrong with this charger. It's the best balance of price vs. features and does and excellent job on delivering. I highly recommend it if you are looking for an excellent charger.
The EasyAcc portable charger is a no-fuss, simple charger with great features. The 6,400mAh capacity is plenty to give my iPhone 6+ two full charges (we'l get to the numbers later). The iPhone 6+ is already has excellent battery life, but this makes it all the better. It feels well constructed and has a nice, smooth finish, giving it a nice, solid feel in the hands. The footprint is very small and easy to carry. The one thing I particularly like about this model is that it has a single 2.1A x 5V USB output which is best for rapid charging with a 2A x 5V input USB-micro input for charging the charger. There's also an LED for flashlight mode, which can be redundant if you have a smartphone, but it doesn't hurt anything to have it there. There are 4 blue LED lights around a single on/off button which give the status:
4: 75-100% Capacity Remaining
3: 50-75% Capacity Remaining
2: 25-50% Capacity Remaining
1: 5-25% Capacity Remaining
Blink: 0-5% Capacity Remaining
For real-world usage data, I used my trusty iPhone 6+ on iOS 8 with Wi-Fi on and Bluetooth on. I took several calls, checked e-mail, browsed the web and played a game or two during each charge (since you'd likely be using it if you're charging, at least I do.)
Charge iPhone from 36% to 100% took 1:21 hours to charge. Charger went from 4 lights to 2.
Charge iPhone from 29% to 100% took 1:44 hours to charge. Charger went from 2 lights to blinking.
If you weren't using the phone during charging, you could theoretically get two full charges on the iPhone 6+, but I was pretty happy with these numbers.
Overall, you can't go wrong with this charger. It's the best balance of price vs. features and does and excellent job on delivering. I highly recommend it if you are looking for an excellent charger.
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