David Pogue's Blog, page 5

Wi-Fi for Every Room in the Home

When a Wi-Fi signal is weak, there is still hope. You can try a Wi-Fi range extender.

What Is the Point of Google’s Chromebook Pixel?

Google's latest offering, the Chromebook Pixel, is just a bit baffling.

Weighing In on Sensor Size

My post about the relationship between sensor size and soft-focus background drew about 100 comments from people trying to make sense of a complex topic.

Blurry Backgrounds, Big Sensors and Bokeh

David Pogue analyzes the debate on blurry photo backgrounds and how cameras get them.

How to Use Windows 8? Search for It

David Pogue is mystified why Windows 8 forces a user to search for nearly everything.

More Things to Love About the BlackBerry 10

David Pogue finds a score of new smartphone features that BlackBerry has innovated.

Three Windows 8 Features Worth Celebrating

Here are three completely overlooked features in Windows 8, discovered while mucking around in the operating system's deepest, darkest corners.

The Fitbit Flex Improves on Its Rivals

At the Consumer Electronics Show, FitBit flashed the features of the FitBit Flex. It's a silicone bracelet just like the Up and Nike bands, but with neither of the drawbacks - it does track sleep and it does use energy-saving Bluetooth 4.0.

C.E.S. 2013: A Genuinely Novel Gadget, the Self-Driving Car

Google, which has had a successful self-driving car experiment for some time, was not at the Consumer Electronics Show this year. But a few other companies were showing their own take on the concept.

C.E.S. 2013: What’s New in TVs

David Pogue walks the floor of the International Consumer Electronics Show and finds humor in the excess -- mostly of it unintended by the companies.