Do you know precisely how much electricity your gadgets and appliances sip when you’re away from home? Or how frequently energy costs fluctuate? These factors are increasingly important to consider as electricity prices soar and outages become a more common occurrence. It’s something Schneider Electric wants to help with. The power management company recently announced Schneider… Continue reading This App From Schneider Electric Can Help Optimize Your Home’s Energy Use—for a Price
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Apple’s VR Vision Comes Into Focus
This is the slow time in the world of gadgets and consumer tech, a product purgatory between CES and Phone Announcement Season that makes for a dearth of device news. Right now, there’s only one thing to do on this week’s roundup of gadget news: Dive into the rumor well and figure out what Apple… Continue reading Apple’s VR Vision Comes Into Focus
Robot Cars Are Causing 911 False Alarms in San Francisco
For some residents of San Francisco, the robotic future of driving is just a tap away. Ride-hailing services from GM subsidiary Cruise and Alphabet company Waymo allow them to summon a driverless ride with an app. But some riders have become perhaps too comfortable with the technology. In a letter filed with a California regulator yesterday, city agencies complained… Continue reading Robot Cars Are Causing 911 False Alarms in San Francisco
Most Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges
For years, the cryptocurrency economy has been rife with black market sales, theft, ransomware, and money laundering—despite the strange fact that in that economy, practically every transaction is written into a blockchain’s permanent, unchangeable ledger. But new evidence suggests that years of advancements in blockchain tracing and crackdowns on that illicit underworld may be having… Continue reading Most Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges
The Best Personal Safety Devices, Apps, and Alarms (2023)
If you’re a frequent camper or hiker, or are otherwise away from cell service often, most of these products aren’t going to help you in an emergency. That’s where a satellite messenger comes in. We have a guide with a few picks for different situations, but the Garmin inReach Mini is one of our favorites.… Continue reading The Best Personal Safety Devices, Apps, and Alarms (2023)
Generative AI Won’t Revolutionize Game Development Just Yet
Creating a video game demands hard, repetitive work. How could it not? Developers are in the business of building world, so it’s easy to understand why the games industry would be excited about generative AI. With computers doing the boring stuff, a small team could whip up a map the size of San Andreas. Crunch becomes… Continue reading Generative AI Won’t Revolutionize Game Development Just Yet
Apple Mac Mini (M2 Pro, 2023) Review: The Missing Piece
it’s easy to overlook the Mac Mini: Apple’s small, squarish PC isn’t particularly exciting. It’s not ultra-powerful like the Mac Studio, modular like the Mac Pro, or colorful like the 24-inch iMac. You can’t quite tote it around and work anywhere like you can with a MacBook. But it’s Apple’s most utilitarian machine, and that’s… Continue reading Apple Mac Mini (M2 Pro, 2023) Review: The Missing Piece
You Might Survive a Nuclear Blast—if You Have the Right Shelter
But let’s be honest: Most people, even in the moderate damage zone, won’t survive. Hardly anyone lives or works in nearly windowless reinforced-concrete buildings, nor in the vicinity of a concrete bunker. (Even people at a bank would have to get into the vault to be in the safest place; people in a subway would… Continue reading You Might Survive a Nuclear Blast—if You Have the Right Shelter
The Earth Is Begging You to Accept Smaller EV Batteries
Humanity may not exactly be winning its battle to avert climate change, but the electrification of cars has begun to look like a success story. Ten percent of new passenger vehicles sold around the world last year were electric, powered by batteries instead of gasoline—the extraction of which costs the world not only in noxious carbon… Continue reading The Earth Is Begging You to Accept Smaller EV Batteries
9 Best Coffee Subscription Boxes We’ve Tasted (2022): Gifting, Fresh, Decaf, Single-Origin
Delivery options: One, two, three, or four weeks For the Fastest, Freshest Delivery Blue Bottle is one of the older coffee subscriptions. It’s still great, though its selection is not as extensive as some of the newcomers. Where Blue Bottle stands out is freshness—the company promises to ship your coffee within 24 hours of roasting.… Continue reading 9 Best Coffee Subscription Boxes We’ve Tasted (2022): Gifting, Fresh, Decaf, Single-Origin