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Forthcoming Galaxy S5
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 24, 2014 at 01:54PMAnandtech has an article on the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S5. Its big on techie details but basically its more processing power, more memory, and a better camera. Check out the article here. -
Apple releases iOS 7.06
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 24, 2014 at 10:18AMTo combat a recently discovered security hole Apple has released a new iOS today. It's small - 13 mb. During the process my phone got stuck on the updating process - I'd get the Apple logo on the screen during startup but the OS wouldn't load. After connecting the phone to my laptop iTunes... -
Quilter Tone Block 200 Amplifier
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 13, 2014 at 10:09AMQuilter Laboratories have had a very busy couple of years. They've released amplifier heads, combo units, and now a head that offers some different features you won't find anywhere else. Recently they released the Tone Block 200 amplifier which was a big hit at the recent NAMM show. What is the... -
Flappy Bird Going Away
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 9, 2014 at 11:14AMIn a bizarre move the developer of Flappy Bird is pulling the app from the app store. You have until noon Eastern Time to get a copy of the game. This article states its not for legal reasons and the developer was making $50,000 a day in advertising. A strange move that doesn't make sense... -
Apogee Jam 96 kHz/24 bit guitar input
By Victor Oshiro | Posted February 7, 2014 at 10:58AMApogee's original Jam input device gave 48kHz /24-bit recording to musicians but Apogee recently sent out a press release for their 96 kHz Jam guitar input device. With this you can connect your guitar or other electronic instrument to an iPad or an iPhone. This is what intrigued me: 96 kHz /24... -
iPhone 6 and Phablet news
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Real Racing 3
By Victor Oshiro | Posted January 7, 2014 at 10:32AMI had thought to originally release this review during the holidays. My logic was that what better than a game played on mobile devices to pass the time during the holidays? As it turned out I had a very busy holiday season with family and work so just goes to show how the best laid apps of men... -
bublcam announced
By Victor Oshiro | Posted November 8, 2013 at 03:00PMYesterday I received an announcement for the forthcoming bublcam. Whats a bublcam? Head over to their website and check it out for yourself. I'm hoping we can get one in for review once the product is ready.
Bublcam is an innovative 360-degree HD video camera that captures everything around... -
TP-Link 300Mbps Range Extender
By Victor Oshiro | Posted November 6, 2013 at 06:09AMI've been lucky in my new home not to have WiFi dead spots. This doesn't mean I don't have any, just that in the places I use WiFi the most I'm not in a dead spot. My old home had a lot of them. I'm not sure if it is due to the construction of that home (the new home is also wood frame, sheet... -
Windows 8.1 Released
By Victor Oshiro | Posted October 18, 2013 at 10:32AMThis news is about 24 hrs old but I waited to see if there were any issues reported. Luckily it looks like this update should be a go for anyone with Windows 8. What's new? As usual there should be a lot of security enhancements but of note is the return of the Start button. A move back to more... -
ClearClick Software Guitar2USB
By Victor Oshiro | Posted October 8, 2013 at 09:54AMSeems like any recording devices for audio to computer or instrument to computer cost a hefty investment. Its not unusual to see equipment costing $200 or more and that is a price that can really hurt a struggling musician. I came across ClearClick Software's Guitar2USB setup a short while ago... -
iMessage not working in iOS7?
By Victor Oshiro | Posted October 3, 2013 at 11:10AMApparently I'm not the only one who found that iMessage no longer works in iOS7. Upgrading to 7.02 didn't help either. You did know 7.02 is out right? I suspect an update with a more classic look which also fixes all the glitches mentioned in this article will be out before too long. As far as... -
Impressions of iOS7 after a week
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 24, 2013 at 09:49AMAfter a week with iOS7 I think we can finally weigh in. We weren't lucky enough to get a pre-release evaluation peek at the OS or new iPhone 5s and 5c so like you we had to download the OS, update, and install. I think that there were conflicting reports out there, some even warning users not to... -
Is ios 7 more meaningful than the iPhone 5s?
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 11, 2013 at 10:32AMJust before the release of iPhone 5s Apple will release ios7. Since most of us aren't going to upgrade our phones, tablets, and watches on release day for 5s I think this will be a more meaningful attempt by Apple to hold onto its market share. If you can survive this long video let us know what... -
Plutoneium Chi-Wah-Wah Pedal
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 10, 2013 at 08:00AMMost people's first effect pedal is usually a distortion pedal. What comes next? For most of us its a wah wah pedal. The wah pedal isn't just for 60's rock and roll sounds. Ask guys like Steve Vai and Kirk Hammett why they spend so much time getting their wah technique down. Better yet, search... -
Seymour Duncan Hotrodded Humbucker Set
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 3, 2013 at 10:45AMThis is going to be our first guitar pickup review. I'm planning to bring you some different options, some very economical and some not so. Since this is our first pickup review I wanted to cover a well used combination that many players use to get a versatile rig: the Seymour Duncan Hotrodded... -
Huge iOS, OS X vulnerability uncovered that can render apps unusable
By Victor Oshiro | Posted August 29, 2013 at 11:52AM"Apple has been aware of this vulnerability for six months and has yet to patch the exploit in any currently available operating system build." Yikes, expect an update soon I suppose. So much hype with new OS releases to coincide with iPhone 5s probably made this a back burner at Apple. Read... -
Pedalboards and Organizing Pedals
By Victor Oshiro | Posted August 28, 2013 at 10:05AMAs we continue our addition of musical audio equipment with our normal tech articles and game reviews it came to me that perhaps a quick tutorial on pedalboards and organizing pedals was needed (clever title eh?). This article isn't going to cover preamp equipment which generally is rack mounted... -
Quilter releases head version of the Aviator
By Victor Oshiro | Posted August 7, 2013 at 11:11AMQuilter officially released their head version of the Aviator amp we loved so much. That amp has become our go to amp for practice and performance and getting a head version should help folks who have been sitting on the fence decide if they want to try it. Here's a link to the product at... -
Apple's iPhone 5S WILL have a fingerprint scanner
By Victor Oshiro | Posted July 30, 2013 at 09:07PMLooks as though this rumor is conclusive now. Whats the big deal? Biometric security could end up everywhere - from your car door to your front door. Maybe we'll lock someone out of the fridge if they don't do their chores or instead of entering a PIN with your debit card you can have your... -
Possible Big Leaks on the Iphone 5s
By Quincy Oshiro | Posted July 17, 2013 at 12:37PMAn inside source reported to BGR.com recently about the latest possible features to be available on the Iphone 5s or possibly Iphone 6. Some features may include a fingerprint scanner and a 12 megapixle camera. Who knows if this is true, none of these features have been confirmed and we are... -
VHT Special 6 1x12 Cabinet
By Victor Oshiro | Posted July 10, 2013 at 10:04AMIt occurred to me the other day that while I've done reviews of instrument amplifiers and combos I haven't as yet reviewed a speaker cabinet on its own. Well folks here it is: The VHT Special 6 1x12 cabinet in closed back form. An open back version is available which features a Celestion speaker... -
League of Legends Game Review
By Quincy Oshiro | Posted July 1, 2013 at 06:05PMOVERVIEW
As a major league gamer it is my duty to keep up with some of the most competitive video games out on the market. You may have heard a recent uproar in people using the term LOL. No it is not the term "laugh out loud" used by everyone today while texting. This stands for "League... -
Proposed release date for iPhone 5s and 6
By Victor Oshiro | Posted July 1, 2013 at 11:18AMAs bits and pieces of the news of the forthcoming iPhone keep coming in we now have a proposed release date. The release date for 5s seems about right - perfect for a holiday sales push, the release of the new iOS 7, and coincides with all the hardware news we've been seeing. What doesn't seem... -
Defiance. Worst MMO Third Person Shooter.
By Quincy Oshiro | Posted June 28, 2013 at 05:52PMOVERVIEW
So not too long ago a few buddies of mine wanted me to pick up a copy of this game "Defiance". They didn't exactly explain the concept to me. I thought it was going to a first person shooter fighting off aliens. Nope, did some research on the game and it was brought to my...
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