PC Magazine - USA (2020-08)
L anding on a single standard to rule them all is an elusive aim in the realm of personal technology. At best, you end up in a f ...
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UNDERLYING SUPPORT: THE MANY ROLES OF USB-C You might think of your old USB Type-A port as simply a data port for connecting dri ...
THUNDERBOLT 3: LAYERING MORE SPEED ON USB-C Perhaps the most useful protocol that a USB-C port can support is Thunderbolt This ...
That Thunderbolt uncertainty will change with the upcoming USB 4 standard. USB 4 ports will support Thunderbolt 3 speeds by defa ...
Also, newer docks for PCs and docks for Macs have now widely integrated USB-C. Having only one USB-C port LVQRWDSUREOHP< ...
FEATURES BY JOHN R. DELANEY, ANGELA MOSCARITOLO ...
T he Internet of Things (IoT) initiative that connects smart home devices such as doorbells, lights, locks, security cameras, an ...
Z-Wave creates a mesh network that allows signals to hop from one device to another, and each network can support up to 232 devi ...
Bluetooth wireless technology is popular in devices that will be controlled locally using a mobile app, such as door locks and l ...
Many of the latest home automation hubs support multiple protocols, so you don’t have to settle on just one. The Wink Hub 2 is o ...
OTHER TYPES OF HUBS +RPHDXWRPDWLRQLVDOVR¿QGLQJLWVZD\LQWRVRPHRI the latest smart security systems. The Abode Home 6HFXU ...
$SSOHGRHVQ¶WVHOODGHGLFDWHGKXEIRULWV+RPH.LWSODWIRUPEXW\RXFDQXVH certain Apple products, such as an Apple TV, HomeP ...
W hen you buy a camera that can change lenses, you’re actually limiting your choices when it comes to choosing lenses. For the m ...
The reason is one of physics and optical design. Lenses are made so they can focus on far objects, as long as they are the prope ...
FIRST-PARTY LENS ADAPTERS Camera makers that have moved or are in the process of moving from SLRs to PLUURUOHVVV\VWHPVWHQGWR ...
Sigma, which also makes its own cameras and lenses, sells the MC-11 and MC- 21, which let you use Canon or Sigma SLR lenses with ...
9HU\VSHFL¿FFRPSDWLELOLW\LVVXHVDUHDFRQFHUQWKRXJK There are so many lens, camera, and adapter combinations that it’s rea ...
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