Motorola Slim Pack 2000 Review

                       The Slim Pack 2000 by Motorola is a nice ultra portable battery pack that can be used to charge not only a phone with a micro USB port (located on the top of the device) but also plug in an external USB cord to charge something like an Iphone, Ipad etc. The Slim Pack 2000 has only one button located on the front of the device used to to show the battery percentage as well as activate the USB port, along with 4 LED indicators that tell you how charged the pack is. The device has a neat attached micro USB cable that is tucked away along the side of the pack for ease of use. Along the left hand side of the unit is another micro USB port that can only be  used to charge the Slim Pack 2000. If you would like to purchase one of these devices please click on the the Amazon link. 

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Article by Marc Pawelczyk
2/24/15

Moto 360 Smartwatch Review

My Review of the Motorola 360 Smartwatch

        Ever since my first Motorola phone I have always been a big fan of the company and their devices but I never thought that I'd see them make a watch. Well on September 5th 2014 the company announced a bunch of new products including the Moto 360, Moto Hint, and two new models of the Moto x and Moto G. After a couple of months watching the news for anything on the new watch I finally got some information including the materials and some of the specs. Below is my review and options of the Moto 360. 

     First off let's talk about materials and design. The Moto 360 uses the round look of a traditional watch but adds some major enhancements. The watch body is made of stainless steel and comes in either black or sliver. The watch bands are made of real Horween Leather that look and feel fantastic. The buckle on the strap is also made of stainless steel. The watch itself has a singular button that's used for power/sleep/wake. The Moto 360 is the first of it's kind to have inductive charging which means it charges wirelessly.

                             Now let's look at what's under the hood of this smartwatch. 

Operating system	Android Wear 5.0.2
System on chip used	TI OMAP 3
CPU	1 GHz
Memory	512 MB
Storage	4 GB

Display	1.56 in (40 mm) LCD with RGB matrix320×290 pixels (205 ppi) Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Input	Pedometer (9-axis sensor) Optical heart rate monitor (PPG) Ambient light sensor Dual microphones
Connectivity	Bluetooth 4.0
Power	320 mAh All day (mixed use) wireless Qi charging

        I personally love this smartwatch, I think that not only does it look elegant but I've had no problems with durability. The Battery get's my through a 10 hour day just fine with moderate use, and the display is great. For $250 I don't see how you can go wrong so do I recommend this watch? Absolutely, If you're the kind of person that loves to have the newest gadgets and gizmos then this is for you!

Article by Marc Pawelczyk

2/23/15

My review of the Microsoft Surface 2

My review of the Microsoft Surface 2

*Not review device*

First of all I would like to start off by saying that I bought a broken model of my Surface 2 on purpose. In no way has this affected my views OR usability of the product at all.

Let’s start off by looking at the specs of the tablet,

Exterior: Dimensions: 10.81 in (275 mm) x 6.79 in (173 mm) x 0.35 in (8.9 mm)

Weight: Less than 1.49 lbs (676 grams)

Casing: Vapor Mg

Color: Magnesium (Silver)

Integrated Kickstand: Dual-position (display angled to 24 degrees or 40 degrees)

Physical buttons: Volume up/down, Power

Storage and Memory: 32GB or 64GB

2GB RAM

Display: Screen: 10.6 inch

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (widescreen)

Touch: 5-point multi-touch

Durable display

CPU and Wireless: NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) 1.7 GHz Quad Core

Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Bluetooth® v.4.0 technology

Network Specifications for Surface 2 (AT&T 4G LTE): 2G GSM (Quadband: 850/900/1800/1900)

3G UMTS (Bands 1, 2, 5)

4G LTE (Bands 2, 4 ,5, 7, 17)

Battery Life: Up to 10 hours of video playback

7-15 days idle life

Charges in 2-4 hours with included power supply

Camera, Video and Audio: Two video cameras on front and back

3.5 megapixel front-facing camera

5.0 megapixel rear-facing camera

Two microphones

Stereo speakers with Dolby® sound

Ports: Full-size USB 3.0

microSD card reader

microSIM card slot (with AT&T 4G LTE model only)

Headphone jack

HD video out port

Cover port

Sensors: Ambient light sensor

Accelerometer

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Proximity Sensor

Digital Compass

The specs aside, this is a great device for anyone that wants to do more at school (like me) or at work. With Windows 8.1 RT you will be relying on the windows app store for your needs seeing as this device doesn't support (.exe) programs. Although the Surface 2 does come with Microsoft Office 2013 pre-installed so you can do more, unlike the Surface Pro 2. 

You have your choice of getting the touch cover 2 or the type cover 2, or you could use the USB 3.0 port and hook up a number of peripherals. With the mini HDMI out you can extend your productivity to another screen!

Let's talk about pricing and availability! You can pick up the Surface 2 by Microsoft at the following Stores, to see it just click the store name! (prices may change)

• Microsoft Store for $449

• Amazon for $354.95