Observant readers may notice I’ve not put anything up here since mid-July, That’s because I’m enjoying a break up in the very north of America with relatives.We’re up in Minocqua by one of the many lakes up here, enjoying the sun and water.I am back in action mid-August but meantime, I have done a little more than just sunbathing… In order to do a little drone exploring while up here I brought my tablet, only to discover it’s capabilities were neither up to editing nor displaying 4K drone video – so, armed with Amazon by my side, I ordered a new 256GB Android 15 tablet.
Once again not able to handle 4K videos smoothly so that went back and before trying again, I borrowed by wife´s Samsung S9 FE tablet and within hours discovered that this, too, while much better than my first attempts, was barely up to the mark.It turns out that the Samsung S24 Ultra phone is more powerful than any of the above… the only disadvantage being the small screen.Next stop… Wallmart for a super thin 15″ travel monitor.
Magic.It turns out that the monitor and phone support USB C connected Samsung DEX… and if that means nothing to you, there are a ton of YouTube videos out there, well worth a watch unless you are an Apple fan.Last stop..
having then realised that my travel keyboard pad is not going to cut it, I bought a BT mouse… works a treat.I just need to find a better BT travel keyboard and I will be very happy.The current one keeps swapping key functions on me.
I will detail my purchases when I get back to Spain where I expect there will be lots of Home Assistant updates to do and gadgets waiting for me to review… meanwhile…
Yes that is this article being edited on the S24 Ultra on the big screen with external keyboard and mouse, all while leaving the normal phone screen alone.Amazing.
