Mike Carrall

Mike Carrall is a tech executive by day in Silicon Valley who writes under a pseudonym. Mike's passions include extreme sports, testing audio gear, trying (not so successfully) to restore a vintage 70's McIntosh receiver and spending time with his seven year-old daughter.
BioBidet Discovery DLS manuals (Review)

In Review: Bio Bidet Discovery DLS smart bidet seat is a stellar performer that undercuts the competition

A luxury product without the premium price tag. The future is here.
Coway Airmega 250 air purifier

Coway Airmega 250 features sleek design, HEPA air filtration

South Korean-based Coway has released a new air purifier. The Airmega 250 is a sleek unit that promises to clean air in your home 24/7 using a HEPA-based system. Better still -- and this is a trend we're seeing in the air purification industry at large -- is the new...
WWDC 2020 - iOS Home Screen Widgets
Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy brand customer satisfaction report

Trendspotting: Apple leads in customer satisfaction ratings, narrowly beating Samsung

But the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 remains the favorite smartphone in the U.S.
Apple AirPods Pro

Deal Spotting: Apple AirPods Pro now on sale, lowest price ever

The discount might not be huge, but then again you don't often see Apple products go on sale. If you act fast you can now get the well-reviewed AirPods Pro for the lowest price ever on Amazon. At $228 USD you can grab a pair of the true wireless earbuds...
Apple Watch Series 6 features leaked
Fewer than 10% of Americans are buying $1,000 smartphones, report says
New Apple iPad - Deal, discount, slickdeal, sale

Deal Spotting: Apple iPad 10.2-inch tablet on sale, now discounted

Your new best friend for shelter-in-place.
Plexamp streaming music app

Plex Launches Two New Apps: Plexamp for music streaming, Plex Dash for remote admin

Media streaming company Plex has announced two new apps. Plexamp is an app for streaming music from a Plex server. With remote services enabled you could access your personal music collection on your home server anywhere you travel. Plex says the app includes a "best-in-class audio engine" and gives user...
iPadOS 13.4 adds full mouse and trackpad support

iPadOS 13.4 with full mouse & trackpad support released

That iPad you have sitting in a forgotten drawer is about to become more useful. On March 24, 2020 Apple is set to release iPadOS 13.4. Among many new features and bug fixes is the main headline many have been waiting for: full mouse and trackpad support. And this time...