Get ready for a cold winter with this Amazon Smart Thermostat Black Friday deal The creatively named Amazon Smart Thermostat offers just about the most straightforward operation of any on the market, especially if you’re only a casual tech user and appreciate the convenience of Alexa voice control. While not every household appliance needs AI-poweredsmart home techinside, adding things like advanced scheduling and in-depth remote monitoring to a home thermostat makes total sense....

Google’s new monochrome emoji font features the return of everybody’s favorite blobs These days, no platform is complete without support for emoji. Those modern emoticons help us express all sorts of feelings, emotions, situations, and more. More than any company, Google has embraced emoji wholeheartedly, adding support for the latest inclusions without even needing a software update anddeveloping Emoji Kitchenas a way todesign your very own creations. Today, the company has unveiled another emoji font, this time as an old-school throwback with the inclusion of everyone’s favorite blobs....

Grab a Fire TV Stick on sale right now and get free Sling TV to last through March Madness If you wantover-the-top streaming TV, you’ll know that procurement is an adventure in and of itself. There’s the question of platform — Roku, Google TV, the like — and which providers you’ll add on top — YouTube TV, Netflix, everything else. For those in search right now, we’ll make it easy: Amazon is selling its Fire TV devices on great discount and is bundling two weeks of Sling TV for free in time for March Madness!...

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened hands-on — F2P has no business being this good Harry Potter: Magic Awakenedis a collectible card game from NetEase that’s found massive popularity in China and other Asian territories since its initial launch last year. Seeing that it made over$228 million in its first two months, the game is coming West. The English version is in testing now that’s it’savailable for pre-registration, and so I sideloaded the title to test the gameplay while recording a lengthy gameplay video to share with everyone....

How to Create a DIY Battery Voltage Tester Most batteries don’t tell you how much juice they have left from the outside. A battery voltage tester is a simple tool that enables you to test the remaining potential energy inside your batteries, but how do you build a device like this? Join us as we build three different battery testers that work with single-use and rechargeable batteries. How to Make a Battery Voltage Tester The easiest way to measure a battery’s remaining juice is by reading its voltage, as this will drop as the battery loses charge....

How to Migrate Your Firefox Profile to Another Computer When you use Firefox on a new computer, you can pick up from where you left off on the old one. With profile transfer, you can have all your passwords, extensions, and settings ready for you to get going. Firefox sync is also an option, but it uses the internet to store and retrieve passwords. If you have concerns about security, profile transfer using files is the way to go....

How to Remove and Disable the Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter The Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter allows your PC to connect to another wireless device over the wireless network. Window 10 and 11 running systems use Wi-Fi Direct for the Project to This PC feature to wirelessly mirror your other devices to your PC. That being said, the Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter can cause issues with your external Wi-Fi adapters....

How YouTube’s Multi-Language Dubbing Feature Makes Videos More Accessible YouTube has made it easy for everyone to watch their favorite YouTuber in their favorite language. The platform has rolled out a multi-language audio dubbing feature, which will help increase a channel’s reach and accessibility. YouTube Introduces Multi-Language Audio Thanks to YouTube’s multi-language audio feature, you may now choose to watch a YouTube video in your home language. The feature was initially made available to a small group of creators—including YouTube’s biggest creator, MrBeast....

Midjourney vs. DALL-E vs. Stable Diffusion: Which Is Better? Artificial intelligence has come a long way in the field of image generation. Generative apps like DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion have had a profound effect on the way we interact with digital content. Sign up forfree Forgot your password? Create an account *Required: 8 chars, 1 capital letter, 1 number By continuing, you agree to thePrivacy PolicyandTerms of Use.You also agree to receive our newsletters, you can opt-out any time....

OnePlus Nord 2 disappoints users with OxygenOS 11-based monthly patch Android 13 may be on all of our minds these days, but lots and lots of phones still need to make the journey to Android 12.OnePlusstarted rolling out the first build ofOxygenOS 12 for the OnePlus Nord 2back at the start of June, and the Android 12-based system update has slowly been trickling out to users. When might everyone hope to get access?...

Period-tracking apps face intense data privacy scrutiny in wake of Roe reversal There are many consequences to the Supreme Court’s decision inDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In addition to relinquishing federal protections for the right to abortion, it also overturned a loosely-couched constitutional right to privacy as determined inRoe v. Wade. At the same timeHR departmentsacross the country scramble to figure out what to do, manufacturers of women’s birth control, contraception, and fertility products are dealing with the challenges of protecting the privacy of their customers while maintaining advanced web-integrated features....

XPPen Launches World’s First X3 Pro Digital Pen With 16K Pressure Levels XPPen, the company behind a whole host of digital drawing tools, announced the release of a new range of products. Included in the release was the highly anticipatedX3 Pro Digital Pen. Marking a significant milestone in the industry, this device boasts a whopping 16384 pressure levels, which is twice the amount of the previous highest X3 Pro at 8192....

5 Awesome EV Brands You’ve Never Heard Of We’re seeing some incredibly interesting EVs from popular brands such as Tesla, Rivian, and Polestar. The futuristic Rivian R1T truck is finally making its way to customers, Polestar by Volvo is releasing the most beautiful EVs on the market, and Tesla is well-known for having some of the most valuable EVs on the market. But what are some of the more obscure, lesser-known electric vehicle manufacturers worldwide?...