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Category: Mobile Devices

  • Using the Pixel Wireless Charging Stand (2nd gen)

    Using the Pixel Wireless Charging Stand (2nd gen)

    I like the idea, and technology, of wireless charging. I like the idea of having my Pixel 6 Pro being a clock at night. Putting those requirements together with a Pixel Wireless Charging Stand (2nd generation) seems like a match made in heaven. Is it? Yes! With Qi wireless charging capability, the Pixel Stand is…

  • Using the Pixel 6 Pro

    Using the Pixel 6 Pro

    Ordering Adventure I spent the morning of October 19, 2021 at the Vet for Blaze and TRYING to order a Pixel 6 Pro, a case, and a 30 watt charger. I experienced N-U-M-E-R-O-U-S problems with the Google web site (I suspect they under-estimated the interest)….. Here is the error code I experienced: Then, after an…

  • Beta Testing Android 12 on my Pixel 5

    Beta Testing Android 12 on my Pixel 5

    Still playing engineer even though I am supposed to be “retired” except for my blogging and ForCarol.com, Inc. charity directorship, I decided once again to beta test the latest operating system for the Pixel 5: Android 12. So far, and we are one week or so into version 2 of the Android 12 beta…..this has…

  • Using the Pixel 5

    Using the Pixel 5

    October 29, 2020 is the day I received the new Pixel 5, and the day I realized….hmmmmm, this phone is small. 🙂 Not that small is a bad thing….for sure it is the lightest phone I have had in 4 years or more, weighing in at 5 3/8 ounces naked, or 6 5/8 ounces dressed…

  • Beta Testing Android 11 on My Pixel 3 XL

    Beta Testing Android 11 on My Pixel 3 XL

    Update 9/14/2020: Google will announce new products Sept 30, 2020 (go here to participate). That includes my next phone….the Pixel 5 (ordered a Sorta Sage, Pixel 5 (8 gig RAM, 128 gig storage, 5G capable, with two back cameras one being a 16 Mpixel wide angle)….due to arrive early November) 🙂 Update 9/9/2020: Android 11…

  • What is 5G and What Does it Mean for You?

    What is 5G and What Does it Mean for You?

    Here is a a very cool introduction to 5G for your smartphones from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). FYI….my Masters degree (University of Kansas) is in “Microwave Communication Theory” soooooo, I love this stuff. For those students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), this is a VERY interesting field to…

  • Beta Testing Android Q on My Pixel 3 XL

    Beta Testing Android Q on My Pixel 3 XL

    One thing I like about using the Google phones is that I can stay in the loop with Beta testing the latest and greatest software. History: Those who know me, know that any new software or hardware that falls into my lap, will break. It is the story of my life, but, also very handy…

  • Foldable SmartPhones: Will They Change the World?

    Foldable SmartPhones: Will They Change the World?

    A few years back, mobile phones had the ability to make and receive a phone call, send and receive text messages, and…..hmmm, that’s about it. And they WERE foldable!!! They were just called flip phones and they were the hottest rage back in the day. Then along came a guy named Jobs who founded a…

  • Pixel XL & Pixel 3 XL: The Accidental Photographer

    Pixel XL & Pixel 3 XL: The Accidental Photographer

    I have always been intrigued by photography even though I never pursued it besides taking photos during vacation or taking a few thousand pictures of corn plants while getting my Masters degree in electrical engineering at the University of Kansas. Seeing the reviews of the Pixel XL camera in 2016, I knew I had to…

  • Pixel 3 XL Night Sight

    Pixel 3 XL Night Sight

    Google has released the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL Night Sight camera feature.