If you’re one of those folks who keep hanging their TV too high on a wall for some reason, Amazon has you covered with two new Alexa-powered smart displays. We’re happy to report thatrumors of the Echo Show 15’s demisewere premature. As noted in ourEcho Show 15 review, this versatile device is perfect as a small kitchen TV or a smart TV you’re able to take to any room. Now, it’s been upgraded with new features....
Summary Some people don’t like liquid cooling on their PCs. It’s hard to install, and in a lot of cases, it can be tricky to fit one inside of your PC. Cooler Master makes some great air coolers, and this new one looks pretty good. Cooler Master has just unveiled the Hyper 612 Apex, its latest air cooler, and probably one of the best we’ve seen from the company yet. This CPU has been quietly on sale for some time, but the company decided to make the formal announcement today....
Summary You may have noticed that some songs on Apple Music are mastered for “spatial audio”, which sure does make the music sound different. But, does it actually sound good? I spent a few hours listening to spatial audio tracks, and the answer isn’t as simple as “yes” or “no.” What Does Spatial Audio Do to Music? Only a small subset of the music on Apple Music is available as spatial audio....
Quick Links It’s all too easy to geta new Wi-Fi router, spend a few minutes doing some basic setup, and then ignore it until it’s so old and slow you’re forced to upgrade. Here are some settings and features you should take advantage of now. Automatic Updates Keep Things Running Smoothly Not every entry in our list of features worth looking at will benefit everyone, but just about everyone will benefit enormously over time from enabling automatic updates if their router supports it....
Amazon is finally offering some new Wi-Fi 7 routers. The new Eero 7 and Eero Pro 7 launch later this month with prices starting at $170. Unfortunately, neither of these routers would be my first choice when shopping for an Eero mesh system. On paper, theEero 7andEero Pro 7are very competent routers. They support theWi-Fi 7standard and offer extreme wireless speeds—up to 1.8 Gbps wireless throughput with the standard Eero 7 or 3....
While I may not be a gym rat, fitness tracking is one of the main things I do with my smartwatch. My smartwatch of choice has been a Galaxy Watch for many years, but I’ve tried every version of the Pixel Watch as well. As much as I want to make the switch, the Fitbit integration keeps letting me down. A Problem From Day One Let’s start with the first Pixel Watch in 2022—our first look at Fitbit software on a Google device....
If you’re a business owner or individual who’s managing multiple accounts – social media, e-commerce platforms, websites, gaming – you’ll be familiar with the challenges of juggling myriad processes online. You may need to operate several brands’ social accounts with a diversity of geographic locations or engage with various audiences while maintaining proper security on each individual account. Regardless of your activity, there is a way to manage multiple accounts safely, while avoiding IP bans and geo-restrictions, and maintaining distinct online identities....
Summary Always one to make a spectacle, the Arch-based Linux distribution Garuda Linux has released a major update that comes with several visually impressive additions and redesigns. The part the Garuda team is promoting the most and that I also found most interesting is the arrival of a new centralized utilities menu. The application is called “Gaurda Rani,” with Rani being an acronym for “Reliable Assistant for Native Installations.” Overly technical name aside, the important thing to know is that Rani is planned to meld and replace what is currently three separate utility programs: Garuda Welcome, Garuda Gamer, and Garuda Assistant....
Home Assistant, the self-hosted smart home platform, is dropping support for two installation methods and three legacy CPU architectures. If your device is affected, you have a few months to migrate your setup before official updates end. Home Assistant is deprecating two installation methods, meaning they will continue working for now, but support will end in six months with the release of Home Assistant 2025.12. This includesHome Assistant Core, which runs in a Python environment, andHome Assistant Supervised, which involves running your own operating system underneath Home Assistant....
Quick Links Summary There are plenty of pre-builttiny PCsout there. But what if you want to undertake the challenge, and build your very own, tiny PC? It’s certainly a complicated task, but not an impossible one, as long as you control your expectations. Here’s how you can do it, and how you can’t. How Tiny Can You Go? First off, we need to clarify how small can you go as far as a tiny PC goes....
Quick Links A URL (i.e. a web address) is often more than meets the eye. Before you share a link with someone else, or even click it yourself, you’ll want to give it a close look and perhaps snip off the bits you don’t trust! Why Clean Links? A web link can be absolutely stuffed with parameters that include ways to track you, tell the website to do certain things that completely change the way it looks or operates, or more often than not tells a site where you got the link from so that they can do something with that information, such as pay the link provider a referral fee....
Summary The PlayStation 5 allows you to remap buttons on your DualSense, DualShock 4, or third-party controller. This allows you to use a custom control scheme for all games, apps, and menus on the console. Here’s how to find the right settings. Accessing the Custom Button Assignments Menu To change your controller’s button assignments on the PS5, open the system settings by selecting the gear-shaped icon on the top right of the home screen....
Quick Links Summary Press and hold the Ctrl key as you click files to select multiple files at once. you’re able to also hold down the Shift ke and click files to select ranges of files or press Ctrl+A to select all files in the current folder. You can reduce the time it takes to manage your files by selectingmultiple files on your Windows PC. It’s easy using a keyboard shortcut or your mouse in File Explorer....
