Android Coliseum

Circle to Search is cool... but is it useful. Found an instance that has me scratching my head. So for here, Lens definitely made more sense.  I want it to interpret what it is, vs. the 'sea...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/04/comparing-circle-to-search-with-lens.html

I love our Roomba.  For us, Rosey cleans when we don't want to, and does so before we want to so we don't have to not want to... if that makes sense.  But, I've had a lot of people raise the is...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/04/irobot-has-perfect-essential-companion.html

I love Tile.  I have one on an old battery pack (built in), and then for each sets of keys in the house. But one thing I'd found is that Tile is only as good as there are other Tile users out ...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/04/googles-find-my-device-network-is-up.html

You can't turn around these days without seeing AI talked about in some mode or another.  I was just at a conference and I would estimate about 1/3rd of the topics were involving AI and automati...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/04/oneplus-is-joining-in-with-more-ai.html

So, I am not usually a fan of doom and gloom, those reports of "oh another one to pile on the Google Graveyard"... but it looks like Google is adding another name to the list of services no longe...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/04/googles-one-vpn-may-be-going-away-for.html

To keep up with the competitors our there, OnePlus is announcing some AI of its own to their phones .  The first of which is going to be AI Erase. Now OnePlus's photo gallery app has a way alr...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/04/ai-erase-will-come-to-oneplus-phones.html

So the new month means new updates for Pixel fans For the phones , not much to really speak about outside of security patches, just some minor glitch, stability fixes. For the watch  they...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/04/april-pixel-update-is-here.html

They say April showers bring May flowers, but April's bringing deals to the OnePlus store : ONEPLUS 12 512G CA$1,199.99 April 1 through April 30 Enhanced Trade-in (Save CA$150)  ONEPLU...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/04/sales-are-on-for-april-at-oneplus.html

One of the more transformative things about us having our phones with us all the time is the ability to take photos and document our life, moment by moment.  The increasingly amazing tech that g...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/04/oneplus-could-award-your-photo-10000.html

Okay, maybe it's because I don't have a Pixel 8 Pro with the on-board AI module, but since the Pixel launch they talked about the new AI, now called Gemini (was Bard), going to have a home in you...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/gemini-in-google-messages-is-here-kinda.html

Oh my - an absolutely missed feature on the Pixel line up (and the OnePlus too) - being able to connect an adapter and have the display go on a monitor.   It's a small thing.  But during COV...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/pixels-finally-getting-hdmi-out.html

And if you want a laptop... having a 'pro model' is definitely a 'pro move'. ASUS LAUNCHES THE NEW AI-POWERED ASUS VIVOBOOK PRO 15 OLED (Q533/Q543) With this stylish and high-performance lapto...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/new-asus-vivobook-pro-15-oled-q533q543.html

I'm trying to live in a mobile only world... tablets, phones, but you just can't escape the need for a decent computer to get some work done - so why settle?  Asus has made some absolutely stunn...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/new-asus-zenbook-14-oled-q415q425.html

Okay, so a habit of those of us in the great white north, we plug in our cars when it gets cold.  It's funny if we have someone from not our areas see our vehicles and having that cord just out ...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/schosche-has-some-jump-starters-for.html

How many can you remember? 3.1415926535897932384626 Who doesn't love pi

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/happy-pi-day.html

ASUS INTRODUCES ZENFONE 11 ULTRA — A NEW ERA OF SMARTPHONE Latest flagship phone delivers unrivaled camera, battery, AI, and performance FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 14, 2024 —  ASUS...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/asus-unveils-zenfone-11-ultra.html

Okay, that's a weird headline, but let me get to it... that's for 2 reasons. 1:  It has more than just WearOS built in, it's got RTOS as well 2: It doesn't use the WearOS companion app, whic...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/oneplus-watch-2-is-great-wearos-watch.html

A new month means new update for the Pixel family This month they've packed a few features in: Improved Call Screen HDR photos/images in Instagram Circle to Search (now for Pixel 7) More ...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/pixel-march-2024-update-is-here.html

So I have always mentioned the need for a 'middle form' styled device.  Not a phone, not a desktop/laptop, but something in between.  A tablet is that midground and for some it's meant as just ...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/oneplus-pad-has-become-is-one-feature.html

I've loved these Asus Zenbooks, and now coming with a brand new AI powered i7, sounds pretty cool Read more »

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/asuss-new-zenbook-s13-oled-has-new.html

LG G3... I remember that phone.  It was on the heels of their good G2, and led into an amazing G4... But this review isn't about a phone from several years back, it's about the new LG line of...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/03/lgs-g3-is-tv-thatll-make-you-wow-your.html

So, yeah, my 'videos' aren't that great.  I want to say that they're 'low quality' as they reflect the truism of who I am, and is representative that I'm not an 'elite' and part of the everypers...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/02/youtube-create-beta-launches-in-canada.html

Sometimes... when I have a moment or 2 to myself, I like to play a little game.  Sometimes it's those mindless tap and play RPG style - but I do love a good puzzle. Sometimes there are games...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/02/hidden-through-time-2-myth-magic-game.html

So, I'm always looking for a good game to help fill the time.  I came across this one, as I do like those kinds of puzzle games.  You gotta fiddle around, find clues, poke at something out of ...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/02/please-touch-artwork-2-game-review.html

I absolutely love a good watch.  I haven't taken one off since the LG G Watch all them years ago and have loved having the watch be my hub of notifications and get my interactions out of the wa...

https://www.androidcoliseum.com/2024/02/unboxing-oneplus-watch-2.html