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For me, Google TV is an ideal smart TV platform because it combines streaming services, Google Watchlist, and Android app support into a single interface. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Once you spend enough time with it, certain quirks and limitations start to become obvious. Recently, I spent some time customizing and optimizing the Google TV experience to make it cleaner, faster, and less distracting. It involved everything from replacing the default launcher to removing bloatware and tweaking hidden developer settings. Yes, it took a bit of effort, and it was well worth it. Related If your TV has…
The Steam Deck OLED is one of my favorite gaming devices of all time. And I don’t say that lightly — I’ve been playing handhelds since the prehistoric times of 1991 when my granddad bought me a Sega Game Gear. I also loved the OG LCD version of Valve’s teeny PC even if I was using my Steam Deck wrong until I made this one change. Though the likes of the Lenovo Legion Go 2 and ROG Ally X have since far outstripped the Deck in terms of pure horsepower, I still say Valve’s machine is the best handheld PC…
I really hate how modern society has reinterpreted the meaning of “thirsty.” Yet I can’t deny that within the current context of said word, I’m going wobbly at the knees dreaming of Micro RGB display technology. There are five reasons I could never go back to LED after upgrading to OLED, but now with Micro RGB tech gathering pace, my current LG G3 might be the last OLED TV I ever own. Micro RGB is a new type of display technology that is quickly gaining momentum. By using incredibly small blue, green, and red self-emitting pixels, these emerging TVs don’t…
There’s no shortage of good documentary films out there, and plenty of ways to find them. But if you don’t want to go too far off the beaten path, you can’t go wrong with perusing the documentary section on HBO Max. HBO has been making great docs for decades, and a lot of them have gone woefully underappreciated. That includes Class Action Park, a 2020 documentary that has to be seen to be believed…or at least read about below. Class Action Park is about the deadliest, most fun theme park on Earth Fun and danger, hand in hand In 1978,…
Introduction What to do if you like the look of the Abarth 500e but need more space? Well, having just spent time behind the wheel of the larger Abarth 600e Scorpionissima, I’d say it’ll more than do the trick. This is a larger car, but no less fun than the super compact Abarth 500e, packs a 54kWh battery and delivers 280 horsepower, while also boasting all of the cosmetic appeal that comes with anything from the Abarth portfolio. However, despite the fizzy drive appeal, it lets itself down rather badly by possessing a battery that whilst more than adequate for shorter…
Drama TV series set within the realm of historical accuracy will always be a bit more enthralling than a completely made-up world. That’s because the anxiety, tension, and fear that are portrayed in the series feel rooted in real life. Audiences can see that this is something that can happen, making it a bit chillier to wrap their heads around. Historical epics have become a popular tool for limited series over the past 10–15 years. Options like The Terror, The Crown, and Boardwalk Empire have taken real events and put an entertaining lens on them while mainly sticking to the…
I’ve been happily using my Onn Streaming Box for a few months now, and it’s still just as incredibly snappy as it was when I first unboxed it. But in the pursuit of pushing things to their limits, as per normal, I wanted to see if GoogleTV was just as customizable as the Android counterpart. I’ve learned that Google TV is pretty locked down when it comes to that, and if you want to change your launcher or make any major changes, you’ll need to side-load some different apps and programs to get things running. But at that same time,…
OpenAI first took the world by storm back in 2022 with the debut of ChatGPT, and it has been my go-to AI chatbot for nearly four years now, helping me grind through college, brainstorming ideas, and planning everyday tasks to become more productive. However, recently I’ve been inclined to move to other options, as ChatGPT started feeling redundant to me. More often than not, I found myself disappointed with the answers it gave me. What I eventually realized was that ChatGPT didn’t get worse; I just outgrew it. Related This chatbot makes me wonder why I ever used ChatGPT ChatGPT…
Whether you’re using the old-school Nvidia Control Panel or Team Green’s more recent app, it’s easy to make settings mistakes, even on a high-end graphics card like the RTX 5070. In an age where games will destroy your 8GB GPU, it’s important to know the correct settings for your level of hardware. With that said, even if you own a decent Team Green GPU, there are always graphical presets you can cut back on without feeling any significant visual downgrades for potentially big performance benefits. As someone who has been gaming on Nvidia GPUs for over 15 years, here are…
It started with Game of Thrones, as many things do. HBO’s epic fantasy show was the most popular TV series of the 2010s, in part because it was created on a scale that few people had seen before. The biggest episodes of Game of Thrones rivaled the biggest Hollywood movies for shock and awe, and that required a record-breaking budget. Or at least it was record-breaking at the time. Since Game of Thrones paved the way, a lot of networks have thrown tons of money at TV shows, with new records being broken all the time. But unlike Game of…