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Beau Hamilton

Beau has been producing tech videos for several years on his YouTube channel 'Beau HD' and has recently began contributing content for PhoneDog. Native to the Pacific Northwest, Beau enjoys playing basketball, hiking, and most recently snowboarding. While he can always appreciate a road-trip to the mountain or the coast, he rarely strays too far from technology. Beau is currently studying business and film in hopes of furthering his technology career.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 S-View Flip Cover Review - PhoneDog

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 S-View Flip Cover Review

This is the official S-View Flip Cover case for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5. For about $50, the S-View Flip Cover offers some pretty unique functionality beyond its primary goal of protection. The case...
'Hey Siri' Event Recap: iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, Apple TV & iPad Pro

'Hey Siri' Event Recap: iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, Apple TV and iPad Pro

The internet was buzzing today about the new Apple event. There was a lot of new products announced. We have a new Apple TV, some new Apple Watch bands, we have two new iPhones, and we have a new...
BLU Vivo Air LTE Unboxing & First Look - PhoneDog

BLU Vivo Air LTE Unboxing and First Look

Along with the BLU Pure XL, BLU sent me the Vivo Air LTE. I reviewed this device about a year ago at CES 2015 when it launched and it remains as one of the most popular BLU devices out on the market...
BLU Pure XL First Look - PhoneDog

BLU Pure XL First Look

BLU sent me their 2015 flagship smartphone, the Pure XL. It’s the first smartphone to launch in the US with the MediaTek Helio X10 chipset, which is an octa-core chipset and it’s comparable to the...
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch Unboxing & First Impressions - PhoneDog

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch Unboxing and First Impressions

Hands-on with the 9.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S2. Some of its specs include an Exynos 5433 octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 8MP camera sensor, 9.7-inch Super AMOLED display, and TouchWiz running on...
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8-inch Unboxing & First Impressions - PhoneDog

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8-inch Unboxing and First Impressions

I picked up the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2. I went to Best Buy with the intention of buying the Tab S2 to review for you all but I wasn’t totally sold. I actually demoed them beforehand and I asked you...
OnePlus 2 Challenge: Day 11 - Does the Snapdragon 810 Overheat? - PhoneDog

OnePlus 2 Challenge: Day 11 - Does the Snapdragon 810 Overheat?

Welcome to the 30-day challenge of the OnePlus 2. This is the first video you are watching in this series. Be sure to check out my thoughts of the display and the hardware of the OnePlus 2. In this...
Must-Have Back to School Apps for iOS - PhoneDog

Must-Have Back to School Apps for iOS

It’s that time of the year where summer is coming to an end and school is starting back up again. I know some of you will be starting school very soon. Some of you have already started, I’m sorry....
Must-Have Back to School Apps for Android - PhoneDog

Must-Have Back to School Apps for Android

It’s the time of the year where summer is coming to an end and school is starting back up again. I know some of you guys have already started school. Some of you will be starting very soon. But I...
OnePlus 2 Challenge: Day 7 - Display, Buttons & Fingerprint Scanner - PhoneDog

OnePlus 2 Challenge: Day 7 - Display, Buttons & Fingerprint Scanner

Welcome to Day 7 of the OnePlus 2 30-Day Challenge. Last week, I went over the hardware, the build construction and just the overall durability of the device. In this video, I’m going to give you my...
Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 4.7" Unboxing & First Look - PhoneDog

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 4.7 Unboxing and First Look

In front of me is the 4.7-inch Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 that just recently went on sale in the US for $180 off-contract. If you remember a few months ago, the 5.5-inch OneTouch Idol 3 went on sale and...
Android Marshmallow: Overview of Developer Preview 3 - PhoneDog

Android 6.0 Marshmallow: Overview of Developer Preview 3

I just received my over the air update to my Nexus 6. If you guys don’t know, my Nexus 6 is running the developer preview of Android M—that being Android Marshmallow as it’s officially called now....
Galaxy Note 5 & Galaxy S6 edge+ DOUBLE UNBOXING - PhoneDog

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ DOUBLE UNBOXING

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ are now available on every single major carrier here in the US. In front of me, I have the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6...
24 Hours with the OnePlus 2 - 30 Day Challenge - PhoneDog

24 Hours with the OnePlus 2 - 30 Day Challenge

Finally my OnePlus 2 arrived. I went with the $389 version with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. And I decided to go with the Sandstone Black variant as that’s probably the variant most of...
Moto G (3rd Gen): 30 Minute Underwater Test - PhoneDog

Moto G (3rd Gen): 30 Minute Underwater Test

I thought it would be kind of fun to test the IPX7 water resistance of the Moto G (3rd Generation). The IPX7 certification translates to a water resistance of up to 1 meter for 30 minutes. It’s...

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