Jon L. JacobiFreelance contributor, TechHive
Jon is a Juilliard-trained musician, former x86/6800 programmer, and long-time (late 70s) computer enthusiast living in the San Francisco bay area. jjacobi@pcworld.com
Highlights include a camouflaged OLED display, better color, and wireless streaming Samsung mobile devices, but there's still no support Dolby Vision HDR.
Hisense H9D Plus 4K UHD smart TV review: Great color, but not enough brightness to make HDR shine
This 55-inch TV doesn't offer a lot of peak brightness, but its wide color gamut helps with HDR.
TCL P-series Roku smart TV review: Dolby Vision hits the mainstream
Support for Dolby Vision elevates the TCP 55P607's image chops.
Back up all your data—and we mean all of it—to your NAS box without installing any software
NAS boxes can use old-school protocols and their own apps to back up your PCs from far and near, as well as sync with cloud services to keep your mobile data safe.
G-Technology G-Drive Slim SSD review: A svelte, speedy USB 3.1 drive aimed at the Mac crowd
If you want internal SATA speed in an external drive, the G-Drive SSD delivers—if you have a 10Gbps USB 3.1 port.
Netgear tweaks its home security camera line by introducing the Arlo Pro
The Arlo Pro features a host of improvements, including two-way audio and a rechargeable battery.
Vava Voom 20 Bluetooth speaker review: Weatherized style with average sound
This stylish $80 outdoor Bluetooth speaker features easy pairing via NFC. For being small, it produces a good amount of bass, but as with many water-resistant speakers, the upper mids and highs are muddled.
How LG uses fuzzy math to label some of its LCD TVs as 4K
By replacing every fourth red, green, or blue subpixel with a white one, LG boosts the brightness of its 6100-, 6500-, and 6800-series models. The trick works, but it sacrifices resolution.
WD My Passport Wireless Pro review: A portable hard drive made for mobile streaming
With an integrated Wi-Fi hot spot and the Plex media server, this drive lets you take all your shows (and all your tunes) on the road.
Logitech's Pop Home Switch promises to simplify smart-home control
Setting up a smart-home system might not be simple, but this innovative device could make it a whole lot easier to use.
Aukey SK-M12 Outdoor Bluetooth speaker review: Surprisingly sonorous
Though it reminds us of Altec Lansing's Lifejacket II and has the same mounting hard point, this larger weatherized, Bluetooth speaker has the same clarity with more bottom end.
Dolby Vision versus HDR-10 TV: A format war and more
High dynamic range (HDR) TV is here and it looks great. But it's in its early stages, and there's a potential format war brewing.
With just enough top-end sparkle to keep things clear, the MIni Lifejacket III is the best-sounding waterproof Bluetooth speaker we've heard.
Elgato Eve connected-home system review: Elegant design and operation with HomeKit compatibility
Elgato's HomeKit devices couldn't be designed more elegantly; and except for the Eve Energy, they're reasonably priced.
VLC for Apple TV review: Goodbye format woes
If there’s a codec VLC doesn’t support, we haven’t found it.