(Image: Dan Bartlett/NASA)Many known celestial events are periodic, meaning they’re enjoyed from Earth on a regular basis thanks to their individual orbits around the Sun. The average person might be familiar with Halley’s comet or the far more common total solar eclipse, both of which can be enjoyed within the average lifetime. But some celestial
Read MoreBrowsing the thrift stores will net an amazing array of old cameras for dirt cheap prices, meaning that a film enthusiast can have plenty of fun without wasting money they could spend on the film itself. Unfortunately many of the more interesting cameras are those which use film long out of production, leaving the photographer
Read MoreChris Rosato / WVUE-TV: Under a new Louisiana law, visitors to websites that contain 33.3% or more of pornographic material must verify their age, including by using LA Wallet — BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – The porn industry has been around for a while and in today’s digital age business is booming.
Read MoreApple has reportedly told suppliers of parts for its AirPods, Apple Watches, and Macs that it doesn’t need as many because of slow demand for products.
Read MoreThe new X16 can be configured with an improved version of Alienware’s backlit trackpad. | Photo by Monica Chin / The Verge Alienware is unveiling a refreshed lineup of its M- and X-series gaming laptops at CES 2023. Like some other laptop companies, including Razer and Acer, Alienware is shifting focus away from 15- and
Read MoreThe 27-inch X27U is wall-mountable, while Acer still doesn’t seem to know whether its curved 45-inch OLED will be yet. | Image: Acer PC and console gamers who want brilliant picture quality and contrast will have two more OLED monitor options to consider in 2023, thanks to Acer. Today, the company is announcing a 27-inch
Read MoreImage: Acer Acer is introducing the Halo Swing, a portable smart speaker with glowing lights and a simple display that can show you weather, alerts, and more. The Halo Swing is compatible with Google Assistant, so you can use it to set alarms and control other smart devices with just your voice. Like the older
Read MoreThe Helios 16 and 18 look similar in pictures due to each having a tall 16:10 aspect ratio display. | Image: Acer The Predator Helios is at the top end of Acer’s lineup of gaming laptops, and it has some special updates in store for 2023. The Helios comes in two new sizes, including 16-
Read MoreImage: Shutterstock / Rawpixel.com Acer’s latest Aspire S all-in-one PC packs a desktop computer into an aluminum chassis that could almost blend in as a standard monitor. The display, which has an extremely slim bezel around a 1440p panel, comes in either 27- or 32-inch sizes and is on a stand that handles power, ports,
Read MoreThe screens on the Blade 16 (left) and the Blade 18 (right) appear to have taller aspect ratios than what I’ve seen on Razer’s previous gaming laptops. | Image: Razer Razer has announced the Blade 16 and Blade 18 gaming laptops at CES 2023, two new sizes that will stock the latest Intel and Nvidia
Read MoreThe eKinekt BD 3 in “working” mode, allowing the rider to sit upright while typing. | Image credit: Acer In case your New Year’s resolutions include more multitasking, Acer has a new bike desk for that. Called the eKinekt BD 3, the bike desk is meant to allow you to work, exercise, and generate your
Read MoreAcer’s Aspire 5 lineup comes only with a 13 Gen Intel Core processor. | Image: Acer Acer’s ditching AMD in its latest lineup of Aspire 3 and Aspire 5 laptops. The company’s new Aspire 5 devices come only with options for Intel and Nvidia products, ranging up to a 10-core Intel 13th Gen Core i7
Read MoreThe Alienware AW2524H is a 24.5-inch, 500Hz, 1080p monitor. | Image: Dell If you’re having a strong sense of déjà vu, you’re not alone — last January, I brought you word of the first prototype 500Hz gaming monitor, and Asus announced what should have been the first actual 500Hz gaming monitor nearly seven months ago.
Read MoreThe Apple Pencil 2 was released back in 2018, and I’m still eagerly awaiting a next-gen upgrade. Perhaps this new Apple patent could bear some fruit in that regard. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple has filed a patent for an Apple Pencil stylus that can identify and digitally replicate colors and
Read MoreImage: Intel Intel’s 13th Gen desktop CPUs have already delivered impressive performance to beat their AMD counterparts, and now Intel is bringing Raptor Lake to its mobile processor lineup. The flagship Core i9-13980HX is built for upcoming gaming laptops, and there are also the regular H-, P-, and U-series chips for a variety of more
Read MoreCync’s new dynamic Effect Neon Rope lights can be configured into any shape you want. | Image: Cync GE Lighting announced a big expansion of its smart lighting brand Cync’s Dynamic Effects line this week. The new entertainment-themed products position Cync even more squarely as a cheaper Philips Hue and Nanoleaf competitor. New hexagon wall
Read MoreWell folks, we made it through another one. While it would be a stretch to call 2022 a good year for those of us in the hacking and making community, the light at the end of the tunnel does seem decidedly brighter now than it did this time 365 days ago. It might even be
Read More(Image: Michael Fousert/Unsplash)Norway is leading the charge when it comes to electric vehicle (EV) adoption. In 2022, four out of every five vehicles sold in the Scandinavian country were EVs, offering a glimmer of hope that Norway could be the first to ditch new gas-powered vehicles by 2025—if a new luxury vehicle tax doesn’t get
Read MoreCredit: Fossil Fossil has unveiled its Gen 6 Hybrid Wellness Edition watch. The smartwatch has several fitness-focused features along with smartwatch-like features. Fossil’s new watch will sell for $229. After releasing a Wellness Edition of its Gen 6 smartwatch back in October, Fossil is continuing to focus on fitness with the announcement of a new
Read MoreZuck promised his “metaverse” could bring people together. All I got were glitches and disappointment.
Read MoreCredit: GE Lighting The GE Cync products that already exist on store shelves are not scheduled to get a retroactive upgrade to Matter. Instead, GE will release new versions of older products with Matter support and discontinue production of older, non-Matter versions. Select new Cync products will receive Matter support going forward. In the smart
Read More(Credit: AMD) (Photo: AMD)Over the holiday period, AMD has been embroiled in a bit of controversy. Its all-new flagship GPU is overheating for some users, which has spurred the company to investigate. With most of the tech media on holiday, though, there hasn’t been much new information. However, overclocking wizard De8auer has dug into the
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Intel details its 13th Gen range for laptops, including the flagship Core i9-13980HX with eight performance and 16 efficiency cores and low- and mid-range chips — Intel’s 13th Gen desktop CPUs have already delivered impressive performance to beat their AMD counterparts …
Read MoreIf you think about it, our lives these days are made up of multiple inboxes. Whether it’s your email inbox, your WhatsApp account, your texting app, your Slack channels, or your social media feeds, everything is more or less an inbox. But nothing sparks more anxiety than the email inbox. With over 200 billion new
Read MoreThe annual CES trade show is about to get underway in Las Vegas. This year, it seems like OLED gaming monitors will be a staple at the event. Though the opening keynote isn’t until Wednesday, companies like to get ahead of the avalanche of press releases by coming out of the gate early. The first
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