Can Microsoft deliver where Google failed?
Remember Pixel buds? Google had this plan to sell earbuds that worked with Android to do real-time translation and Google Assistant. Reviews weren’t great. They …
Category: Gear
Japan shuts down its last pager network
Japanese service providers have shut down the last pager network in Tokyo, ending a fifty-year method of communications popular with doctors and teen girls. In …
This self-driving garbage can will take itself out
Worried about leaving your leavings in the back yard? SmartCan has your back. Created by Andrew Murray, the robot will drag itself out to the …
You won’t know you want the Jackery portable power station until you need it
Devices like Jackery’s portable power station – essentially a big battery that lets you charge USB and mains-powered devices – are seemingly only useful in …
Watch this wonderful video involving the restoration of an apple peeler
We don’t often beg on this site but please, please, please watch this amazing video of an 1890s apple peeler being restored into immaculate condition …
Daytripper automatically hides your naughtiness when your boss walks by
If you’re anything like me you like to shirk, dilly-dally, and dawdle. But figures of authority like bosses, parents, and teachers are always asking you …
Will the next iPhone go to 11?
On September 10 Apple will be holding its annual bacchanal/iPhone launch which will probably result in some update mobiles and a new iMac or two. …
Apple offers more repair options, but not many more
If you’ve ever taken anything in to Apple for repair you’ll note that the process is surprisingly pleasant (when you’re under warranty) and quick. But …
Please do not purchase this ugly piece of wood
Imagine that you had $40. What would you spend it on? A few sandwiches for the homeless? An inflatable kangaroo? A box of small-sized rubber …
Do you need a travel-ready second monitor?
The answer to that question – for most of us – is probably a resounding “no”. That doesn’t mean that I don’t find myself – …