by Brian Watkins | Nov 19, 2018 | Tech
It’s all over the news that SpaceX has received the go-ahead from the FCC for placing thousands of new internet-beaming satellites (dubbed the Starlink constellation) into orbit. At roughly 300-400 kilometers up, they’ll be lower than some satellites,...
by Brian Watkins | Oct 11, 2018 | Tech
For as long as watching TV has been a thing, saying that’s what you were going to do pretty much meant the same idea. You sat in a chair and stared at a box receiving video from an antenna or through cable. Programming was organized by channels, each something...
by Brian Watkins | Oct 2, 2018 | Tech
With devices like Microsoft’s Surface Tablet the idea of having one mobile device you can run your whole life through is now a thing. But I was impressed today reading about something a lot of people probably didn’t know. With Samsung DeX dock, you can...
by Brian Watkins | Sep 30, 2018 | Tech
With any new tech, whether it catches on or fades away after the hype largely depends on whether it’s adopted by influencers. In this case, it’s exciting to see Walmart (and Sam’s Club) embrace blockchain by setting forth a new mandate that requires...
by Brian Watkins | Aug 26, 2018 | Tech
Mobile service providers throttling internet connections, especially on supposedly unlimited plans, is not new. But what is rather disconcerting is a recent story of Verizon arbitrarily throttling the connection speed of 4G-enabled trucks during a series of wildfires...
by Brian Watkins | Jun 2, 2017 | Tech
If you haven’t heard the term blockchain it’s time to throw it into your vernacular. You may have heard of Bitcoin, which for several years has been the cryptocurrency of choice for all types of online transactions. How does this work? The video below...
