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A robot vacuum is one of those quality-of-life improvements that, on paper, should save you time. You’re able to set it up and, once it’s mapped your floor space, it can be left to do the job for you. Some robot vacuum cleaners can even empty their own dustbin and, if you’ve got hard floors,…

If you grew up in the 1980s, chances are you had a collection of cassette tapes. Remember those? The media format, about the size of a large stack of credit cards, was the primary way we listened to music in the ’80s before being overtaken by CDs in the ’90s and eventually streaming services like Spotify. If…

iPhones are known for their quality cameras, but what about when you only want to record audio? Maybe you’re interviewing someone, or want to record a class or meeting. Thankfully, it’s easy to record audio on your iPhone, and you don’t need to download any new apps for the job. 

Both of them bring iPhone apps to your car, but CarPlay Ultra takes it a step further.

I’m an Xbox gamer who battles with dead batteries pretty often. I’ve stuck with a pair of rechargeable AAs for years, and while I could hook up my standard-issue Xbox controllers to my consoles of the last few decades) ships with wireless-by-default controllers: convenience

Google Wallet is one of those apps that you quickly get used to having. Switching actual cards for virtual ones that let you pay for your shopping with your phone means you can ditch your physical wallet (and the clutter you’re keeping in it). Once it’s set up, you shouldn’t really need to think about…

This week two conversations about AI safety went viral that demonstrate just how hard it is to discern AI fact from fiction.

Smart TVs and standalone streaming devices, like Roku, Fire TV Stick and Chromecast, pretty much do the same thing. They let people watch content from platforms like Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu, among many others.

Embattled surveillance technology company Flock Safety unveiled a “generous” severance package for voluntary employee departures on Friday, according to a report in Wired.