Hardware

A brief review of the Garmin tactix 7 AMOLED smartwatch, coming from an Instinct 2X Solar Tactical Edition, specifically focusing on a feature that is exclusive to Garmin’s high-end models: The Electrocardiogram.

Having gotten rid of my sole multimedia editing machine – a 2018 MacBook Pro – and tried but failed to implement a workflow on my computer, I set out and tried a different approach with the Google Pixel Tablet. Instead of using Google’s Android, however, I’m running GrapheneOS. This is a brief review of my experience with the De-Googled Pixel Tablet.

Project updates from the current consecutive three-month period, with info on the current status of my projects and next steps. You might find this interesting in case you’re using any of my open source tools.

The RAMA M6-C Dualshot edition.

Going off-the-grid with an add-on for the Star Labs StarBook – and pretty much every other laptop – that adds situational awareness through various sensors and removes the need for privacy-invasive cloud services for things like GPS positioning and current temperature.

The HIBI MIA Botanical edition.

After over four years, I am simplifying the UPDC to make it more lightweight, more portable, and less in the way. This is a status update on the Ultra-Portable Data Center.

Project updates from the current consecutive three-month period, with info on the current status of my projects and next steps. You might find this interesting in case you’re using any of my open source tools.

The Google Pixel 9 has just been released, making this probably the best time to snap up its predecessor, the Pixel 8 – a solid phone with years-long software support – and switch to GrapheneOS along the way!

A build log and brief review of the Corne V3, as well as the Kunai case.