Month: December 2018

N88 IP68 Smart Watch (X9 PRO Smart Band)

I should mention that this post is not sponsored by Wish in any way. I just wanted to try the service out and see what I could get.

The N88 is one of a gazillion cheap Chinese smart devices on the market that can be easily bought on websites such as AliExpress and Wish (where I purchased mine).

My initial plan when I made my order on Wish was to see if I got anything I actually ordered and if they even worked at all. Well this story has turned into a full review of one of the three devices that arrived. Now the FCC ID on the back of this device calls it a X9-PRO smart band made by Shenzen Niyajia Technology Co. Ltd. Catchy right? Continue reading “N88 IP68 Smart Watch (X9 PRO Smart Band)”

Technobabble 043 – RANTZ

Newsly News

 

AMD vs Intel vs Nvidia

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/250214/msi-goofup-unlocks-overclocking-on-amd-athlon-200ge

https://mobilesyrup.com/2018/12/03/amd-processors-outsell-intel/

https://www.techradar.com/news/amd-is-readying-graphics-cards-to-take-on-nvidias-geforce-rtx-range

https://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/124724-intel-arctic-sound-gpu-event-expected-next-month/

https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/NVIDIAs-new-T-Rex-hopefully-not-flaming-dinosaur

https://www.techpowerup.com/250191/nvidia-presents-the-titan-rtx-24gb-graphics-card-at-usd-2-499

 

Hardware and Software

 

https://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/We-are-SSDs-I-got-all-my-QVO-me

https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Chrome-plated-Windows-Microsoft-making-magpie

https://www.thisisinsider.com/microsoft-edge-google-chromium-browser-2018-12

https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Incoming-friendly-fire-Microsoft-launching-more-patches

 

Gaming

 

https://gamingbolt.com/switchs-second-year-has-been-a-reality-check-for-nintendo-as-per-analysts

https://www.techpowerup.com/250255/epic-games-store-to-launch-soon-developers-to-receive-88-of-revenue

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3326060/gaming/epic-games-store-steam-rival-valve.html

https://mobilesyrup.com/2018/12/04/battles-pvp-pokemon-go/

 

Rants

 

https://kotaku.com/bethesda-is-sending-out-replacements-for-fallout-76s-n-1830833935

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/players-find-secret-emulation-menu-hidden-in-playstation-classic/

https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Incoming-friendly-fire-Microsoft-launching-more-patches

Music by Kevin Macleod from incompetech.com. Creative Commons.