The Raspberry Pi 3 not only runs Kodi but also has built-in WiFi and Bluetooth. I have setup Kodi on a RasPi 3 and it makes for a small basic Kodi box. After setting Kodi up on the Pi 3 we began to test it out including using Bluetooth remote control keyboard combos. We used… Read More »
The Oittm WiFi Smart Plug is an AC outlet that can control devices from a smartphone app or Alexa device such as the Amazon Echo DOT. New smart home devices such as the Oittm can control remotely the power a device receives shutting it on or off with an app. *This unit was sent to… Read More »
Several top Kodi Repositories and Add-ons have shut down and are no longer available. It started last week with Supremacy which has been a long time popular repository with many add-ons shutting down. On June 19th Maverick TV, Egg-man, and 13 Clowns Repositories also shut down. List of Kodi Repositories that Have Shut Down… Read More »
Dodocool makes many WiFi products including the N300 wireless extender and signal booster. It is a Wireless-N (802.11n) dual band network device so it will fit into any WiFi network old or new. Wireless-N is the only protocol to work in both the old 2.4GHz frequency and the new 5Ghz band. This makes it a… Read More »
Kodi is great at streaming videos, especially from a home video library. Setting up Kodi with a home video library is a nice thing to have since there is no need for add-ons which means no buffering. If you have a collection of videos sharing them on a home network is easy to do. A… Read More »
The Netgear AC1200 is a USB 3.0 Dual Band USB wireless adapter built for high wireless transfer speeds. It can deliver a theoretical speed of 300Mbps on 2.4GHz Wireless-N, and 867Mbps on 5 GHz Wireless-AC. For those unaware wireless-AC is the newest WiFi protocol with the fastest speed. It work in the 5 GHz frequency… Read More »
Samsung mobile devices such as the Galaxy S6 or Edge has built-in wireless charging ability. The Galaxy S6 can use both the Qi and PMA wireless phone charging protocols. This means that most any wireless smartphone charger will work with a S6 or EDGE. One of the things to keep in mind about wireless charging… Read More »
Cell phone spying tools and bugs have been around for awhile now, and used mainly by companies trying to get a edge on each other or private detectives working to get evidence of a cheating spouse. There is no doubt the many uses of listening in on someone else conversations for any number of… Read More »
If your wireless Xbox One controller loses sync with the console there are a few ways to fix this. Losing sync with the console is a common occurrence such as when switching from using the Xbox One controller on a computer then going back to a console. The easiest way to pair a wireless controller… Read More »
CB radios are not only fun but also an efficient cheap way to communicate at short range. In the era of smartphones many would think CB radios are a thing of the past but this is far from the truth. CB radios can give real time communications to a large group or another… Read More »