I’ve tried lots of different ways to light up the patio in my backyard so I can enjoy sitting outside into the wee hours. Everything from fairy lights to path lights to standard string lights has been wrapped around the myrtles or dug into the borders. But none have survived more than a couple of scorching South Carolina summers. So, I was excited to test two new smart outdoor string lights from Nanoleaf and Lifx.The Nanoleaf Matter Smart Multicolor Outdoor String Lights ($129.99 for a 49-foot string with 20 bulbs) and Lifx Outdoor SuperColor String Lights ($129 for a 24-foot…
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Legos are everywhere these days, including criminal enterprises. Earlier in the week, California’s Organized Retail Crime Taskforce performed a series of raids against an illegal fencing operation spread across four buildings in LA and Orange counties. During those raids, authorities found a collection of Lego sets estimated to be worth $300,000 overall.This Week’s Toys Are Straight From a Multiverse of Marketing MadnessVarious items were stolen from popular retailers like Target and Lowe’s, but the Legos were said to make up the bulk of stolen product. According to CBS News, there were so many boxes that they were lined up across…
Welcome back vintage camera lovers for another trip down memory stick lane, and today it’s the turn of Sony’s Cyber-shot F828, a high-end prosumer bridge camera launched in 2003 at a price of around a thousand dollars or pounds.I reviewed it for both MacUser and PC Advisor magazines when it first came out, and just over two decades later bagged an untested model from eBay for just £43 which sprang into life given a new battery. So join me as I take it for a spin around Brighton 21 years after it was launched, and see why it can still…
Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an “I live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money in. If that’s you — and there’s no judgment here from a certifiable gadget nerd — then you can probably think of more worthwhile ways to spend $1,000 than on a phone.Budget phones to the rescue. These devices are roughly $500 or under, and they’re more capable than ever before. You won’t get all the bells and whistles, but…
Are you eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program? If so, you can get a free Unity Wireless Tablet! This portable device opens doors to online learning, job searches, and entertainment. No more being tied to a desk or couch. Ditch expensive data plans and monthly fees. Our guide shows how to claim your free Unity Wireless Tablet through the ACP easily. Read on! What Is Unity Wireless Free Tablet? Is It Legit? The Unity Wireless Free Tablet is a legitimate offer provided by Unity Wireless as part of the government-backed Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to make internet and mobile services…
The idea behind the Humane AI Pin is a simple one: it’s a phone without a screen. Instead of asking you to open apps and tap on a keyboard, this little wearable abstracts everything away behind an AI assistant and an operating system Humane calls CosmOS. Want to make a phone call, send a text message, calculate the tip, write something down, or learn the population of Copenhagen? Just ask the AI Pin. It uses a cellular connection (only through T-Mobile and, annoyingly, not connected to your existing number) to be online all the time and a network of AI…
The year was 1982 and computers had finally made the jump from machines that took up a full room to something that could fit on a desk. But they were still far from portable, so three entrepreneurs decided to change that. Started with $3,000, Rod Canion, Jim Harris, and Bill Murto founded a little company called “Compaq,” a portmanteau of the words “compatibility” and “quality.” The name represented the company’s vision, which was to take on the behemoth known as International Business Machines (IBM) and to make an IBM-compatible PC that was as powerful their top-of-the-line desktop unit but in…
OPINION: Samsung might’ve been one of the first to market with a foldable with the release of the original Galaxy Fold back in 2019, but the competition has caught up – and arguably surpassed – the Korean giant in the past few years with alternatives that are thinner, lighter and more user friendly. However, rumours suggest that could finally change with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6. The source of this rumour is the ever-reliable Ice Universe, who took to X (formerly Twitter) earlier this week with a whole host of leaked Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 spec claims…
Do you think a judge will make Google allow an Android version of the Epic Games Store to live inside its own Google Play Store, let the Epic Games Store have access to every app inside Google Play, and let Android users begin sideloading apps with a single tap? Because Epic’s asking for those and a whole lot more in the aftermath of Epic v. Google.On December 11th, Epic won a surprise victory against Google in federal court. A jury unanimously decided that Google had turned its Google Play app store and Google Play Billing service into an illegal monopoly.…
A couple of weeks ago I upgraded from the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II to the OM System OM-1 Mark II. One of the reasons was for the OM-1 Mark II’s greatly enhanced wildlife tracking functions. The first few times I took the new camera out for a spin I used my Olympus PRO telephotos. Then a few days ago when I was rummaging around in my lenses drawer, I came upon an 11-year-old Olympus 75-300 f/4.8-6.7 II that I graduated away from years ago. It’s the 35mm equivalent of 600mm. I wondered how it would perform on the OM-1…