Founder & Editor
Devin spent years as a software engineer before becoming a technology journalist, which means he can read a spec sheet and a marketing deck with equal suspicion. He founded Halvoryx to translate consumer tech into plain language and help people buy and use it wisely. He is convinced most of us need far less device than we're sold.
Articles
Skip the spec-sheet arms race. A plain-language guide to picking a laptop around your real habits, the handful of specs that matter, and not overpaying for power you'll never touch.
Devin Cole
Forget the flagship hype. A clear-headed guide to picking a phone around your ecosystem, the camera and battery traits that matter, and whether mid-range is the smarter buy.
Devin Cole
Your doorbell, thermostat, and TV are quietly going online. Here's what the Internet of Things really is, what it does well, and the privacy and security trade-offs worth knowing.
Devin Cole
EVs and self-driving features get talked about as if they're the same revolution. They're not. A plain-language guide to what each one really is and the honest trade-offs of both.
Devin Cole
CPU, RAM, storage, GPU, display — what those laptop spec words actually mean, in plain English, so you can read any listing and know what you're looking at.
Devin Cole
Stop guessing and stop overpaying. A practical way to figure out how much storage you actually need, what really eats space, and how local and cloud storage work together.
Devin Cole
5G got sold as a revolution and feared as a menace. The truth is calmer. A plain-language look at what 5G really does, why coverage varies so much, and which claims to ignore.
Devin Cole
Robots aren't taking over, and they aren't useless either. A plain-language look at where automation genuinely helps today, where it falls flat, and a balanced take on jobs.
Devin Cole
Each year brings a shinier phone and the nagging feeling you're falling behind. A hype-free guide to telling a genuinely worthwhile upgrade from clever marketing.
Devin Cole