The best smart scales for 2024

Back in 2007, I bought a dirt-cheap, dumb scale and drew my own graphs in order to chart my weight’s downward progress after a rough year at university. I think that while 2007-me wouldn’t be pleased with my own fitness journey, he would love the fact that the process is entirely automated, affordable and pretty … Read more

Lenovo’s Project Crystal laptop looks like a Star Trek prop

from Lenovo Crystal Project is definitely sci-fi technology brought to life. Currently, there are no plans to turn the laptop concept into a retail product. Again. Instead, its ThinkPad division commissioned an exploration of the potential of transparent microLED panels and, sigh, AI integration. Engadget The most obvious use for a laptop's transparent screen would … Read more

NVIDIA’s RTX 500 and 1000 Ada GPUs bring more AI smarts to thin and light workstations

Just before , has revealed its latest GPUs for laptops and, what a surprise, they are designed in large part to facilitate AI processing. The RTX 500 and 1000 Ada Generation graphics cards are primarily intended for thin and light laptops. While they don't offer as much TOPS AI performance as current high-end mobile GPUs, … Read more

Our favorite budget wireless earbuds are down to $53 right now

High-end wireless headphones like the AirPods Pro And SonyWF-1000XM5 are great, but getting the absolute best performance is not cheap. If you want a more affordable and actually decent pair, the Anker Soundcore Space A40 is the first choice of our Budget Wireless Headphones Buying Guide, and a new deal brought it down to $53 … Read more

Amazon takes up to $1,800 off LG’s 2023 C3 OLED TVs

With the writers' and actors' strikes in the rearview mirror, there are many big shows and films on the horizon. If you're looking for a solid TV to watch everything on, you're in luck: LG C3 Series 2023 OLED TVs are having a big sale on Amazon. Take the 77-inch C3 Series, which went from … Read more

The best Bluetooth trackers for 2024

Since I started testing Bluetooth trackers, they’ve helped me find my keys buried in couch cushions, stopped me from leaving my wallet in a friend’s car and made sure I didn’t forget my bike lock key as I took off on a ride. Through their respective apps, these useful gadgets let you ring your items … Read more

Why Google’s Gemini image generation feature overcorrected for diversity

After complaints that Google's image generator built into its Gemini AI was (ugh) awake, Google explain why he may have overcorrected for diversity. Prabhakar Raghavan, the company's senior vice president of insights and information, said Google's efforts to ensure a broad range of people are generated in images “did not account for cases which clearly … Read more

Google brings Gemini to Messages and adds AI text summaries for Android Auto

Google announced a series of Android updates to launch the MWC this year, including Gemini integration with AI-driven messages and text summaries as you drive. Starting this week, Messages users will be able to access Google's chatbot without leaving the SMS app. Gemini in Messages can handle basic tasks like writing messages and helping plan … Read more

Google finally brings Wallet passes to Wear OS watches along with transit directions

Google is finally giving Android smartwatch owners a feature they've been asking for for years: Google Wallet Passes. Among his many announcements at MWC, Google said today that it's officially bringing boarding passes, event tickets, gym memberships, loyalty cards, and other passes to Wear OS that could be stored in your Google Wallet. This is … Read more

Lenovo’s Project Crystal is the world’s first laptop with a transparent microLED display

It's not often you come across a camera that looks like it came straight from a movie set. But Lenovo's Project Crystal, said to be the world's first laptop with a transparent microLED display, is an example of science fiction come to life. There are currently no plans to turn Project Crystal into a retail … Read more