Tech Talk is a series highlighting a member of the Gophermods Family. We presented each of our technicians, managers and employees with a series of questions. These are their answers. Today our guest is Allen Hansen: globetrotter and technician extraordinaire. Allen Hansen is a Technician at Gophermods and is one of the multiple UM students Gophermods is proud to employ. 1. Where are you from? I currently live in Minneapolis; however, I was born and raised in central Michigan. 2. What do you do at Gophermods? I am a technician at Gophermods. Working at both the IDS and St. Anthony [...]

Mobile World Congress - What is it? Considered the biggest event in the Mobile Industry, Mobile World Congress(MWC) is where many companies launch their phones to get the biggest exposure. Consider it the “Detroit Auto Show” of the Smartphone world. Companies and people in attendance range from executives of Network Operators like Verizon or AT&T, to Research and Development department engineers showing the latest advances in the global phone market. Updates on the status of Network Speeds, and roadmaps for carrier network rollouts are a common thing to be showcased at the gathering. Started 30 years ago, in 1987 [...]

Tech Talk is a series highlighting a member of the Gophermods Family. We presented each of our technicians, managers and employees with a series of questions. These are their answers. Today our guest is Priya Prashad: our Business Relations, Human Resources and Accounting Manager. 1. Where are you from? Born and raised in St.Paul, MN Priya manages Human Resources and Accounting in addition to working with Business Customers. 2. What do you do at Gophermods? I am the Business Relations Manager for Gophermods. 3. What is your favorite phone to repair and why? Being the Business Manager I do not do [...]

The following is a review of the Google Pixel by Gophermods Technician Matt Fraser.  Meet the Pixel; a phone by Google. Photo by: Michael Speer In October of 2016, Google held a tech conference about a few major hardware initiatives for the rest of the year. One of these keynote high points was the release of the first phone designed by Google, the Pixel. With the Pixel out in the wild, and one in my pocket, I’ve been able to put the phone through its paces. Visually, it is a subtle mix of premium materials and a conventional design. [...]

Tech Talk is a series highlighting a member of the Gophermods Family. We presented each of our technicians, managers and employees with 10 questions. These are their answers. Today our guest is Nick Persinger: Marketing and Social Media Coordinator 1. Where are you From?  I am from Hudson, Wisconsin, just across the Saint Croix! 2. What do you do at Gophermods?  I am a technician at Gophermods, and work in the company's marketing as well. 3. What is your favorite phone to repair and why?  My favorite phone to repair is probably the iPhone 6. It is compact, durable, manufactured to [...]

Surge Protectors - Save Yourselves the Shock Surge protectors offer some level of protection against power spikes. How much and how well varies considerably.  Surge protectors offer protection in amounts called joules.  A joule is the work required to produce one watt of power for one second.  A power surge is basically a spike in your home's electrical current. The spike is very brief, usually lasting less than a thousandth of a second, but it can still cause damage to your home, electronics and appliances.  The joule rating of a surge protector is only a reservoir of protection, it will [...]

It’s the beginning of the Tech New Year. The Consumer Electronics Show, commonly referred to as CES allows companies from all branches of technology to showcase forward looking concepts such as 8K Televisions, to the unveiling of new flagship products like the HTC Thunderbolt – the first true 4G LTE Smartphone for the United States. History CES first started as an offshoot of the Chicago Music Show in 1967. The keynote speaker for that conference was the chairman for Motorola, Bob Galvin. Attendance at the first CES was approximately 18,000 people with over 100 exhibits and company showcases. Today average [...]

Tech Talk is a series highlighting a member of the Gophermods Family. We presented each of our technicians, managers and employees with 10 questions. These are their answers. Our next guest is Video Game Repair Guru and St. Anthony Assistant Manager, Benjamin K. 1. Where are you from? I am fron Keshena, WI, a small town about an hour north of Green Bay. 2. What do you do at Gophermods? I am a repair technician that specializes in video game console repair and I dabble in phone/tablet repair. 3. What is your favorite phone to repair and why?  My favorite [...]