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CES 2022 has come to a close, and while many of us participated virtually, there was still a lot of news to take in. Like past years, there were some main themes that dominated the flow of announcements as all the major tech players set their sights on growing their business by expanding their offer
Read articleThis year at CES, many of the dominant semiconductor companies, including four in my Silicon Big 5 list, showcased their latest solutions for 2022. When it came to core computing devices, both AMD and Intel showcased their latest chips for notebooks and desktops. But, what I found most fascinating f
Read articleWhether you attend CES in person or virtually, it is easy to become overwhelmed with the sheer volume of announcements, gadgets, innovations and products on display at the annual Vegas show. Even with a plan, it’s a lot to take in in such a short timeframe, let alone process, but having a plan helps
Read articleCES has been traditionally a sound stage for PC manufacturers to showcase what is coming to market for the first 6 to 9 months of the year ahead. However, as the show has broadened its scope and PCs lost their shine over the past few years, fighting for attention was much more difficult. This year,…
Read articleSpending time using and researching a wide range of products is part of our day job. Few things make us more excited than when we discover a truly amazing product that adds value to our life. Our passion for great products is also a reason we launched the Delight Scale this year. While not all…
Read articleIt is becoming increasingly clear lately that the Nvidia acquisition of Arm faces more mountains to get approval. With the UK Competition and Market Authority as well as the FTC filing complaints, I struggle to see how the deal goes through without significant new remedy proposals from Nvidia on how
Read articleThere are now more than a few examples of device repairability announcements to declare hardware repairability in specific categories a full-scale trend. Despite legislation like the Right to Repair Act, many companies have been moving toward device repairability for many years now. The two main cat
Read articleThere has been an overwhelming focus on the so-called tech giants aptly named FAANG. With Facebook rebranding to Meta, this will be reorganized, but the acronym is for Facebook/Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google. The common thought was this group consisted of the tech companies driving the te
Read articleAs of now, a handful of companies are being vocal about the Metaverse and the role they want to play in bringing it about. But, like all early trends, there are more questions than answers related to the Metaverse. So, while presenting early vision casting as companies like Microsoft, Nvidia, and Me
Read articleThis week at a second Apple Event in just over a month, Apple launched the 3rd generation AirPods, HomePod Mini in new colors, two new chipsets, M1 Pro and M1 Max and two new MacBook Pro. You can find my colleague Ben’s take on the M1 Pro and M1 Max here. Apple also launched a…
Read article“The transition to Apple silicon is all about bringing its incredible performance, custom technology, and relentless focus on power efficiency to the Mac.” These were the succinct words spoken by Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies. Srouji kicked off the segment of A
Read articleThe component shortage keeps making headlines as technology companies from every sector of the market are struggling to get the necessary components to meet their manufacturing needs and satisfy their customer demand. This makes for interesting thinking when you factor in the record-setting pace of
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