December 2016

2016: The Year in Streaming

Streaming services were a pretty big deal in 2016. Here are the hits, misses, and groundbreaking moments for this year in streaming. With the dawning of a new year, we took a look back at…

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CES2016: Early Preview

It’s almost time. The International Consumer Electronics Show kicks off a week early for 2016, and we’ll have a team on the ground covering it next year! This is going to be a big change for…


FUN FRIDAY: Life in 2017 (as seen from 2007)

This recently unearthed video shows us what people thought things would be like in 2017. It was made back in 2007 and I’m not saying it’s wrong, just not quite right. Facial recognition? check. Biometric payments?…


Guaranteed wrong predictions for 2017

Every year, the smartest minds in the country get together and forecast what we’ll see in the next 12 months. All I’m saying is, there’s no one who could have guessed what we’d see in 2016,…



2016: The Year in Computers

This was the year the PC came roaring back. After years of downward spirals brought on by smartphones and tablets, the traditional PC sprung back to life this year, driven by the successful release of…


Should you get a booster or a microcell?

This is one of our most popular products… the SureCall EZ4G. It’s the perfect solution to the problem of working at home or in an office with really bad cell reception, because it boosts the signal that…


2016: The Year in Cellular

There’s no doubt at this point that the cell phone is the most important possession most people have. Assuming the weather was nice enough, I’m pretty sure most of us would do without pants instead of…



2017 International CES: Early Preview

It’s almost that time again. The International Consumer Electronics Show is coming next week in Las Vegas, Nevada, and there’s one big question that seems to come up every year, at least lately: What is there…


2016: The year in antennas

How do you talk about TV antennas, which are based on laws of physics that haven’t changed at all in 2016? That’s the question. This year, over-the-air antennas were big, and surprisingly there actually were some…


2016: The year in satellite

Every year, I do a little retrospective on the products that we offer here at Solid Signal. It’s my way of getting ready for an even better year to come. Today, let’s take a look at…


PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Mini Gadgets

It’s like, you can be James Bond. If you’re looking for an easy way to record the world around you, look no further than MiniGadgets products available at Solid Signal. These devices look like normal, everyday objects like…