Read update Smart alarm clocks might not seem necessary, but they’re leagues better for your nightly routine than the alarm on your smartphone. You can set special alarms, simulate the light of sunrise and sunset, and, most importantly, get some time away from your phone screen. UPDATE: 05-06-2025 We’ve reviewed our recommendations, and these are still the best smart alarm clocks currently available. Amazon Echo Spot 2024 What to Look For in a Smart Alarm Clock in 2024 Ever since smartphones rocketed into the mainstream, alarm clocks have largely beenconsidered a relic of the past....

There are now even more choices for a Nintendo Switch 2 game controller. Several of 8BitDo’s controllers and adapters are now compatible with the Switch 2, after you complete a quick firmware update. There were some issues with several 8BitDo controllers because they wouldn’t connect or work properly with the new console. However, 8BitDo quickly fixed the issue by releasing a firmware update that made eight of their main controllers compatible again....

When you think of Isuzu, it’s likely that you don’t think much at all. If you look at their endeavors in the car market, they have been barely existing for the last two decades. However, there was a time when they produced a sports coupe that featured performance technology that no one else was using. Back in the prime of Japanese sports cars, during the 80s and 90s, Isuzu attempted to make a name for themselves....

Quick Links Record players were a thing of the past until people of the present realized there’s just no other way to get that vinyl sound. Records are nowas popular as ever, but sometimes, a Bluetooth speaker is all you need to enjoy your favorite songs. WithVictrola’s V1 Soundbar, you don’t have to choose. Barring a few hiccups like a dust cover that you have to stow away when not in use and loud robotic alerts that you can’t customize, the V1 Soundbar and includedS1 Subwoofersound terrific, look fashionable, and work in more ways than one....

Quick Links Summary “Health Connect” is a service from Google that syncs data between health and fitness Android apps that otherwise would not be able to communicate with each other. Smartphones andwearableshave made it easy for anyone to track their health and fitness. The problem is there are so many apps to choose from, and they don’t work together. That’s where “Health Connect by Android” comes in. What Is “Health Connect by Android”?...

Quick Links Summary Blue moon, as a term, is pretty misleading. It’s neither particularly rare, as suggested by the popular idiom “once in a blue moon,” nor blue in color. So, what does a blue moon signify? Here’s everything you need to know. A Calendar Blue Moon or a Seasonal One? The term blue moon has two commonly known definitions. The most popular and widely known definition comes from a man named James Hugh Pruett, who, in March 1946,wrote an articlecalled “Once in a Blue Moon” in theSky & Telescope magazine....

Summary Brightness and contrast are two self-explanatory display settings and are pretty easy to configure. However, you might have noticed a mysterious third setting called “gamma.” This article will explain everything you need to know about gamma and what to set it to. What Is Gamma? Gamma is the correction factor that adjusts the complete brightness levels of images to ensure that our eyes can correctly perceive them. This need for gamma correction arises from differences in the linear way cameras capture light and how our eyes interpret those differences in light....

Quick Links Chrome updates are speeding up again. The “Early Stable” version of Chrome 110 was released last week, and the final stable version is available starting February 7th, 2023. This update brings enhancements to Google Translate, “Safe Browsing,” and NVIDIA RTX graphic cards. Password Manager Improvements Google Chrome has a pretty goodbuilt-in password manager. Chrome 110 adds a few enhancements to make it even better. For starters, thecompromised password featureworks with even more websites now, taking you directly to where you may change your password....

Summary SD cards have long been a staple in digital storage. While they’re still used by photographers, handheld gamers, and enthusiasts, they’ve fallen out of the mainstream since the moment phones stopped shipping with microSD card slots. I believe they deserve to be back in the spotlight. A Terabyte in Your Wallet My favorite thing about SD cards is that they’re so small that you’re able to put one into a paper-thin wallet and hardly notice it, yet they can store vast amounts of data....

Quick Links Every tech company under the sun seems to have made a pair of true wireless earbuds, yet for the most part, they all look extremely similar. You either get wannabe AirPods or a compact bean that sits snuggly inside your ear. My favorite earbuds, however, break the mold, and I’ve yet to find another pair like them. Open vs Closed Earbuds All earbuds—whether “true wireless” or not—fall into two categories: open or closed....

Summary You’d think that a guy who loves tech would always have the latest smartphone in his pocket. Well, that’s not always true. I’m still rocking a Realme X2 Pro, a mid-range phone from 2019, and there are several reasons why I just can’t convince myself to upgrade. The Performance Is Still Lightning-Fast Performance has always been the number one reason to upgrade for me. I couldn’t care less about the design, wireless charging, or all those different cameras....

Quick Links Summary Wi-Fi 7 is the newest Wi-Fi standard that brings significant performance improvements. But as it’s still in its infancy, does it make sense to upgrade to Wi-Fi 7 or opt for the relatively more common Wi-Fi 6E? What Is Wi-Fi 6E? Wi-Fi 6E is a variant of theWi-Fi 6standard, which can use the 6GHz frequency band in addition to the conventional 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. But it’s not an entirely new standard and is also based on the same IEEE 802....

Windows doesn’t have the same restricted security model as iPhones or Android devices, allowing most software to access any files, modify system settings, or use connected hardware. That might finally be changing. Microsoft just announced many features and changes coming to Windows 11, including aWindows Copilot AIbuilt on the same technology as Bing Chat and ChatGPT. The company also revealed a new security feature that will isolate Windows applications in a sandbox environment, preventing them from accessing data and settings that aren’t necessary....