Pick Up Our Favorite Wireless Earbuds for $80 Off

It’s not good enough for wireless earbuds to just deliver stellar sound. They have to be able to shut out the noisy world around you, too. Bose is known for making some of the most premium audio products on the planet. Bose QuietComfort Earbuds These attributes are all wrapped up in a rig designed to stay secure in your ear. you could get yourself a pair of theseBose QuietComfort Earbudsfor $199 ($80 off)....

September 30, 2022 · 1 min · 115 words · Wesley Li

Sony XE300 Bluetooth Speaker Review: Good, but Could Be Better

For $199, I had moderately high expectations. And while it’s a decent speaker with booming bass and a rugged design, I have mixed feelings. This portable Bluetooth speaker has all the makings for a great product. But how does it sound, and should you buy it vs. the competition? Read on for our full review. What’s in the Box? Build Quality & Design The new X-Series from Sony comes in three different sizes and models....

September 30, 2022 · 2 min · 398 words · Jonathon White

Spotify vs. Audible: Which Is Better for Audiobooks?

It has steep competition in Audible, a long-time favorite and one of the OGs in audiobooks. Which service is the best option? Which Has the Bigger Catalog? Who has more audiobooks to offer? More recently, Amazon only says “thousands” and “world’s largest catalog.” We can safely assume the catalog is quite large at this point. Spotify Spotifylaunched with over 300,000 audiobook titles. That’s thanks in large part to its acquisition of Findaway, an audiobook distributor, in late 2021....

September 30, 2022 · 2 min · 305 words · Frank Warren

Super73 C1X Electric Motorcycle Shown Off in New Teaser Video

Now, a new teaser video is showing it in action. The C1X concept is a rapid evolution of Super73’s current ebikes. It’s a hair bigger than a regular model but smaller than afull-scale electric motorcycle. We’re hopeful that the feature will make it into the production model. During the initial announcement in March, the company said it hopes to release the bike sometime in 2023.

September 30, 2022 · 1 min · 65 words · Abigail Wilson

USB's Confusing Names and Numbers Are Being Simplified

And neither is USB 3, USB 3.2, or even USB4, for that matter. Instead, the consumer-facing name will just be “USB” and the exact speed. If a cable supports a specific charging wattage, they’ll also have to list it. Justin Dunio / How-To Geek Still pretty bad, but probably better than USB’s previous system (USB4 Version 2.0, anyone? ), since at least the consumer knows what specifications they’ll get. Expect to start seeing this new scheme within the next few months on new hardware devices....

September 30, 2022 · 1 min · 86 words · Cynthia Nguyen

What Ever Happened to HD-DVD?

The war between these two formats was over in a mere two years, so what happened? From a user’s point of view, both formats are pretty similar. You put a disc into a player, and then an HD movie plays. VV Shots/Shutterstock.com Under the hood, numerous differences exist, most of which aren’t big enough to warrant discussion. It’s a measurable difference but means little to nothing when watching content. The biggest difference between HD-DVDs and Blu-ray discs is the amount of data stored on each layer....

September 30, 2022 · 2 min · 291 words · Joseph Ferguson

What Is a Depth Camera on a Phone, and Does It Matter?

Quick Links Most modern smartphones have several rear cameras designed for different purposes. But what exactly is a depth camera, and does it really matter? What Is a Depth Camera? Depth cameras on smartphones aren’t like most of the other cameras on phones. Some iPhone models also have a “TrueDepth” camera, which is primarily used forFace IDfacial recognition. The only time TrueDepth is used for photography is when using Portrait Mode on the front-facing camera....

September 30, 2022 · 1 min · 182 words · Randy Hancock

What Is DLSS 3, and Can You Use It on Existing Hardware?

Quick Links NVIDIA’sRTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUsare amazing. And one of its biggest additions is DLSS 3, a new revision of NVIDIA’s DLSS upscaling tech. And can you use it on existing hardware? NVIDIA What Is DLSS 3, and How Does It Compare to DLSS 2? DLSS 3is the third revision of NVIDIA’s DLSS super sampling/game performance-boosting technology. This allows for lower-end graphics cards to run games in 2K or 4K resolutions at decent framerates....

September 30, 2022 · 2 min · 241 words · Jacqueline Lee

What Is the "Click of Death" in an HDD, and What Should You Do?

Quick Links It’s a story retold amongst computer geeks of all ages. This is the “click of death.” Some models developed a catastrophic fault with a loud clicking as the main symptom. Marko Aliaksandr/Shutterstock.com Once that death clock starts ticking, the prognosis is grim. It’s a Miracle Mechanical Drives Work At All All mechanical hard drives eventually fail. Since it’s an average, some units can greatly exceed it, while others fail very quickly....

September 30, 2022 · 1 min · 155 words · Jacqueline Jenkins

Windows 11's Taskbar Is Getting Its Task Manager Shortcut Back

Windows 11’s 2022 updatejust came out, but Microsoft has already begun testing upcoming updates. Other than that, it’s just mainly bug fixes and minor changes. If you want to check it out, see to it you’reenrolled in the Insider Dev channel. Microsoft It’s not clear when the change will roll out to everyone running Windows 11.

September 30, 2022 · 1 min · 56 words · Nicole Rocha

Your Smartwatch Is Only as Annoying as You Make It

That’s why some people are going back to simpler “distraction-free” analog watches. You shouldn’t blame the smartwatch for your bad habits. The story is similar to what has happened with smartphones. Joe Fedewa / How-To Geek The phone isn’t really the problem, though, and neither is your smartwatch. Your smartwatch is the same as your smartphone, tablet, and computer—it’s a tool. Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide how to use it....

September 30, 2022 · 2 min · 370 words · Brent Graham

"UnstableFusion" Makes AI Art Easy on Windows, Mac, and Linux

However, Stable Diffusion isn’t as easy to use as web-based tools, which is starting to change. There are many prefs available for tweaking the output, which requires longer and more complex commands. After all that is installed, you don’t have to pop launch the terminal or command line again. The below demo video from the project shows off what is possible. you might find more information at the below source link....

September 29, 2022 · 1 min · 71 words · Gene Wade

5 Tips to Get the Best Results From DALL-E 2

If you’re giving DALL-E a try, there are a few tips you should know. First, you’re able to sign up forDALL-Ebetaon OpenAI’s website. It’s free to sign up with an email address, Google account, or Microsoft account. Everyone gets 50 free credits their first month and 15 free credits each subsequent month. One credit is good for one prompt, which spits out four images. DALL-E can only do so much; you have to tell it what to do....

September 29, 2022 · 3 min · 576 words · Kristen Martinez