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Quick Links ChatGPT has beenhitting the headlinesfor its ability to code, search, and write “just as well as a human.” But is that the case? And could you use OpenAI’s chatbot to produce something a lot of professional writers never will — a novel? Well, no, you actually can’t. You may think you can, and anxiety about AI taking everyone’s jobs, coupled with stories about ChatGPT somehow becoming the “mostprolific writer on Amazon,” may reinforce that theory....

Quick Links These days, we’re like zombies when it comes to consuming movies and TV shows. It’s not your fault you’re being plunged into huge libraries of free media—emphasis on free, by the way. Two Free Streaming Services With so manystreaming services to choose from, you can get lost in the sea of competing companies. You start to compare prices, which can still be too expensive, and prices for streaming servicesseem to keep going up....

Summary I’ve always wanted to try out bone conduction technology, and the affordableRaycon Bone Conduction Headphonesseemed like a good place to start. They’re truly a great option for those who want to be aware of their surroundings, but they take some getting used to. Open-ear headphones with bone conduction technology. Price and Availability The Raycon Bone Conduction headphones are normally $100 but may be found on sale for as little as $70....

Many laptop computers have SD card slots, and they aren’t just for transferring data from cameras or game consoles. You can keep an SD card in your laptop as permanent storage, just as you would with a phone or tablet, but is it a good idea? Even the fastest SD cards are much slower than the solid state storage used in most laptops, and sometimes slower than even traditional hard drives....

Summary I recently dipped back into the world of Chromebooks. Well, whatactuallyhappened is that I twisted our Editor-in-Chief’s arm just a little to whip out the company credit card and order me a Chromebook Plus, because it’s been years since I’ve had one of these laptops and it’s clear our readers just love them. So I wanted to see how far they’d come. While my opinion of modern Chromebooks will be coming, I was taken by surprise when the initial setup of the laptop offered me a one-year subscription to Google’s AI services....

Many music enthusiasts now prefer streaming music. This is because it is more accessible, convenient, affordable, and often of higher quality than traditional CDs. It also lets you access your favorite out-of-print recordings and doesn’t require local storage. YouTube Music What to Look for in a Music Streaming Service in 2023 Library size is the first consideration for most music lovers because the more songs from artists you like, the merrier....

No one is completely happy with how their TV looks right out of the box. It’s too bright, the colors are too warm, or too cold. Something about the picture is justoff. This doesn’t look as good as the demo model you saw on the floor! Did you get a lemon? No! Don’t panic. You can get your TV to look just the way you want (or as close as it can manage) by simply adjusting a few settings....

Summary When my boss Dan asked me “What would you say was your ‘holy grail’ Blu-ray player?”, I’d never even thought about it. My stance has always been to get the best bang-for-buck tech I can. So, I decided to think about it, and from the heavens descended the Panasonic DP-UB9000. The PanasonicDP-UB9000was launched all the way back in 2018, with a refreshed “mk2” model released a few years later. Both are identical save for a difference in audio chip, which Panasonic changed for supply chain reasons....

Super Massive, the developer behind the PlayStation exclusiveUntil Dawn, The Quarry,and theDark Pictures Anthologyseries, has reportedly canceled aBlade Runnergame. Super Massive’s latest release wasThe Casting of Frank Stone,a narrative-horror game set in theDead by Daylightuniverse. It released to middling reviews, sitting at a68 on Metacriticfor the PS5 version. Supermassive Games also has another game set to release later in 2025,Directive 8020,the next entry in theDark Picturesseries, featuring more action and a sci-fi setting, which sounds pretty similar to the pitch for aBlade Runnergame that the company had apparently been working on....

Summary Apple Silicon Macs run the same basic hardware as iPads and iPhones, which means you can run mobile apps right there on your Mac! It was one of the coolest promised features, but despite my initial excitement, I hardly ever use this option. Too Many Developers Opt Out Developers have the option to indicate that they don’t want their apps to be available on Macs, and remain only in the iPhone or iPad stores....

Want to do more with the Linux terminal? You might not instinctively put videos and the command line together, but with FFmpeg you may actually do a lot with a video file just by typing a simple command in your terminal. In case you haven’t heard of it,FFmpegis a command line tool that can handle anything related to media. It’s available in most Linux distros' repositories, so you just need to find and install the package to start using it....

The amount of time I’ve spent sitting in a van would drive most people to madness, but it was made bearable by the glow of Nintendo’s handheld consoles. Recently, however, I’ve found myself reaching for my Steam Deck more than my Switch, and I’m not the only one. The innovation and nostalgic warmth of Nintendo has been replaced by the sheer power of Valve’s portable PC-gaming beast. Withwhispers of Nintendo’s follow-upgrowing, here are some lessons I wish the company would learn from the success of the Steam Deck....

Quick Links Your Google Pixel has manyclever features, some tucked away in menus or introduced quietly. If you’ve updated toAndroid 15or even if you’re running an older version, there’s a good chance you’re missing out on some of these hidden gems. 5Quick Tap Quick Tapis a super handy feature that brings back memories of those rear-mounted fingerprint sensors on older phones. With a simple double-tap on the back of your Pixel, you can trigger actions like taking a screenshot, controlling your music, or pulling down the notification shade....