Review: Apple TV 4K

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple is finally bringing the Apple TV into the 4K HDR present, making their erstwhile 'hobby' and set-top box compatible with the latest Ultra HD and 4K capable TVs.

The latest update finally gives the Apple TV parity with rival devices like the Roku 4, Chromecast Ultra and Amazon Fire TV. This means that videos coming from the Apple TV will show up in full 4K resolution, and if they are compatible with the HDR (High Dynamic Range) standard, will show the added detail and saturation.

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Review: Google Home Mini

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google Home has been one of the best combinations of hardware and technology that I have happily adopted into my home and into my family’s life. The device is used mostly to play back podcasts and music from Spotify and Google Play subscriptions but it has since expanded in many ways. Now, we take a look at the smaller Google Home Mini.

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Bluewave Audio's wireless headphone amp solves disappearing headphone jacks

Apple Inc. was excoriated for leaving out the headphone jack on the iPhone 7 a year ago. Many believed this omission was unnecessary or 'Apple being Apple,' by taking away a beloved and useful feature. Since then, almost all the new smartphones coming to market are missing the headphone jack. This leaves consumers little choice but to use an unsightly dongle to plug in their wired headphones or jump into the still nascent Bluetooth headphone space. 

Well, now there's another option. Bluewave Audio's GET is a standalone Bluetooth amplifier. You connect it to your phone's Bluetooth connection and you plug in a wired headset. 

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Everyone can now virtually visit Quttinirpaaq National Park in Nunavut thanks to Google Street View

Google Street View has gone the most north ever — to Quttinirpaaq National Park in Nunavut. And it's taken every one along for the ride.

With treks along the ocean shoreline and climbs up to lofty ridges, the resulting imagery is spectacular — a digital reflection of one of the world’s most rural locations. Canada’s Arctic is one of the most incredible and remote places on earth. We’re proud to be able to show the world this spectacular landscape and share a part of Canadian culture few people have ever seen.

Featuring wilderness and isolation at its most extreme, Quttinirpaaq (pronounced 'koo-tin-ir-pa-ak'), as the Inuktitut (the local Indigenous language) name suggests, really is the 'top of the world.' Located at the northern tip of Ellesmere Island in the High Arctic, it is a vast landscape that offers thrilling adventure to those who are fortunate enough to explore it.

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