Review: Amazon Echo Spot

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Amazon has defined the smart speaker space with its range of Echo devices which serve as speakers of varying size and quality and also work as conduits to smart home systems, entertainment, online search and news and music playback. With a 72 per cent market share in the US and a growing global presence, Amazon’s Echo devices are far from peaking. Thanks to various partnerships, Alexa is shipping on even more devices such as desktop PCs, high end hi-fi speakers and even in-car infotainment devices.

One of the latest devices from market leader Amazon is the Echo Spot which is a smart speaker that also packs a clever 2.5-inch display as well as a camera for video conferencing.  Echo Spot can do everything other Echo speakers can, but it uses the display to show useful information, play back video from YouTube or Amazon Prime Video as well as visualize various responses (i.e. album art for music playback, news briefs, weather updates and other useful information.

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Microsoft reportedly coming out with lower cost Surface tablet

A report from Bloomberg says that Microsoft is getting ready to release a more affordable Surface-branded tablet costing around US $400 by late 2018. Written by Mark Gurman, a prolific Apple leaker who has a good track record and accurate sources, this report shows Microsoft may be ready to capture a wider market segment with Surface.

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Customer feedback and spirit of innovation fuel HP’s new premium devices

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

New York- HP invited select media to New York City to be the first to experience their new product lines for premium consumer and premium professional and creative users.

Integrating customer feedback and understanding real world use cases has given HP the ability to create a wide assortment of personal computing devices that integrate power, connectivity and desirable build and materials. HP's latest devices don't just bring a high-level of design and premium materials, they feature  various notable innovations not found elsewhere in the industry. Jump for a roundup of the new HP premium portfolio.

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Microsoft addressing Surface Pro 4 "Flickergate" issue with out of warranty replacements

Surface Pro 4 Flicker issue from Gadjo Sevilla on Vimeo.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

There's an issue affecting selected units of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 devices where the display begins flickering. This issue cannot be addressed via a software update and is a problem with some of the displays used in the 2-in1 device. I've unfortunatley experienced the fkickering issue and have taken my out of warranty unit to various Microsoft Stores in Canada and in the US to be told that the issue can only get worse through time and that the best option in to move my apps and data over to another unit at my expense.

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