Gadget Tech Fundamentals: The Complete Guide
Quick take
Beyond phones and laptops, most gadget marketing leans on spec numbers — Hz, DPI, dB — that sound impressive but don’t mean much without context. This...
Beyond phones and laptops, most gadget marketing leans on spec numbers — Hz, DPI, dB — that sound impressive but don’t mean much without context. This guide covers the display, audio, and input specs that actually matter across monitors, headphones, keyboards, and mice.
Displays beyond the phone screen
- Monitor Refresh Rate Explained: 60Hz vs 144Hz vs 240Hz for Gaming and Everyday Use — covers whether 144Hz or 240Hz monitors are worth it for gaming versus everyday use.
- HDR Display Explained: Why Not All ‘HDR’ Labels Mean the Same Thing — explains why not every HDR label on a box means the same level of actual HDR performance.
- Mini-LED Display Explained: The Middle Ground Between LCD and OLED — covers Mini-LED as the middle ground between older LCD and true OLED panels.
Audio
- Active Noise Cancellation Explained: How Headphones Cancel Sound With Sound — explains how noise-cancelling headphones use sound to cancel sound.
- Bluetooth Audio Codecs Explained: SBC, AAC, aptX and LDAC Compared — compares the Bluetooth audio codecs — SBC, AAC, aptX, LDAC — and what they actually change about sound quality.
Input devices
- Mechanical Keyboard Switches Explained: Linear, Tactile and Clicky Compared — compares linear, tactile, and clicky mechanical keyboard switches.
- Gaming Mouse DPI Explained: Why Higher Isn’t Automatically Better for Aim — explains gaming mouse DPI — and why a higher number isn’t automatically better for aim.
