Starting with the Hero 6 Black in 2017, GoPro switched to using its own custom processors in its cameras. The Hero 6 wasn’t a complete overhaul from the Hero 5 Black, but the processor, the GP1, allowed GoPro to push the camera’s resolution, frame rates and image stabilization to greater heights, which continued straight through to …

Apple announced the latest version of its 10.2-inch iPad on Tuesday as part of its fall iPhone launch event. For 2020, Apple put a faster A12 bionic chip in the 10.2-inch iPad, giving it a performance boost over the previous iPad model. Now the newest entry-level iPad will feature an A13 Bionic chip.  “It makes this iPad up to three …

Lenovo announced Wednesday the 14-inch IdeaPad Slim 7 Carbon and 16-inch Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7 Pro. The new models are aimed at people with a “hybrid lifestyle,” working both in and out of the office.  The 16-inch Slim 7 Pro is configured for creators with a 16-inch QHD touch display, support for 100% sRGB color gamut, 500-nit brightness and optional …

Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet was and still is one of the best Chromebooks we tested over the past couple of years. The 10.1-inch detachable two-in-one Chromebook is small and inexpensive (you can get one for $230) but still had a premium look and feel, good battery life and decent performance for its price. The new Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 uses the …

Although traditional film cameras are long dead to most people and even the DSLR is fading away, instant film cameras like Fujifilm’s Instax line and Polaroid’s Now and OneStep Plus continue to be popular. But even an analog instant camera can benefit from some digital assistance.  The $150 Polaroid Now Plus (£140; AU$330) takes the original Now camera and adds …

Aug 2021 There are plenty of 15.6-inch laptops, but 16-inch models like the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus are something of a rarity. The most notable being Apple’s MacBook Pro, but there’s also the excellent LG Gram 16 and Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Extreme, as well as a handful of gaming laptops. Those models all have something else in common besides their …

Why do cows have hooves instead of feet? They lactose.  This is the joke (a total dad joke if ever there was one) that popped into my head when the new 14-inch Gateway GWTN141-10 laptop landed on my doorstep. For anyone familiar with the PC and electronics brand from the 1990s and early 2000s, the name is inseparable from its …

There are a lot of Chromebook two-in-ones available, but the Asus Chromebook Detachable CM3 is the rare model that’s a tablet first and a laptop second. Instead of having an attached keyboard that flips around, this CM3 is a 10.5-inch Chrome tablet with a detachable keyboard. The design makes it easier to take advantage of Chrome’s Android app support and …

If you’re a gamer and streamer, you might skip using the mic on your gaming headset in favor of a higher-quality USB mic. Pro microphone maker Blue is now giving you another option with the Icepop, a broadcast-quality 10mm condenser boom mic that you can plug right into your existing Logitech or Astro gaming headset. The $50 mic (approximately £36 …

HP announced Tuesday the Chromebook x2 11, the latest detachable two-in-one to take advantage of Chrome OS’ tablet-friendly gesture controls and USI pen support. Unlike similar models, such as Lenovo’s Duet and Asus’ recently released Chromebook CM3 that uses MediaTek processors, HP partnered with Qualcomm and used its Snapdragon 7c compute platform, making the x2 11 the world’s first Chromebook detachable with …