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Do you know how much I like the PlayStation Portal? Enough to keep it for a whole four days before returning Sony’s remote streaming device. Though its DualSense-aping ergonomics are excellent, its lousy LCD screen means I couldn’t justify keeping the expensive, first-party accessory. Sending back the PS Portal has proven to be an even better decision in hindsight, after I recently discovered I could transform my Steam Deck OLED into a portable PlayStation 5. Thanks to one free piece of software that can be installed on the Linux-based handheld in a relatively straightforward fashion, my beloved portable PC can…
Summary YouTube is raising prices on YouTube Premium and YouTube Music. Some plans are going up as much as $4 per month. These increases go into effect immediately on April 10. In a move that should surprise no one, YouTube has been announcing price hikes for its major streaming services. Both YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are seeing price increases, with some plans going up by as much as $4 per month. Related I still refuse to pay for YouTube Premium — 3 reasons why it’s not worth it The basic YouTube package isn’t as bad as some people make…
For years after it ended, sitcom fans were looking for a worthy successor to 30 Rock, the NBC workplace comedy from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock famous for packing in an incredibly high number of jokes per minute…and they found it, in a Netflix show from Fey and Carlock called Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. It ran for four seasons in the late 2010s and it was great. But after that ended, fans needed yet another successor, and it looks like one has arrived. Created by Robert Carlock and Sam Means (with Tina Fey executive producing), The Fall and Rise of Reggie…
Streaming services are getting more expensive all the time, with Netflix raising its prices again just this past March. It’s getting to the point where it doesn’t make sense to keep up with all of these subscriptions. Happily, there are plenty of free streaming services out there that make better-than-expected substitutes. That includes Tubi, the best free streaming service you’re not using. Full disclosure: there is a lot of chaff to sort through on these services; when the price is free, sometimes you get what you pay for. But there’s also a lot of high-quality stuff if you know where…
HBO is working on a new TV show based on J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book series, about a kid who lives an unhappy life with his cruel aunt and uncle until he finds out he’s a wizard and gets whisked away to a magical boarding school where he makes friends, develops his powers, and even saves the world. The Harry Potter books are the most successful novels of the 21st century. The movies based on the books, which came out between 2001 and 2011, are modern classics. And that’s not even getting into other off-shoots like the stage show, the…
A while back, I asked Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to build a solar system simulator. This was back when Claude was the talk of the town, and more people, myself included, were realizing that maybe they shouldn’t limit themselves to ChatGPT. That test produced one of the clearest results I’ve had. Claude knocked it out of the park and won decisively. Gemini produced working but not especially impressive code, and, interestingly, ChatGPT failed. Today, I decided to test a different parameter. This time, instead of writing code, I tasked the LLMs with debugging code. Specifically, I asked them to fix…
Android TV is great when you’re just watching something. The moment you try to manage it, though, things become slightly clunky. You have to rely on the boring remote to navigate a layered interface, which feels annoyingly slow. Also, things like sideloading apps, moving files, and even taking a simple screenshot aren’t as direct as you’d expect. atvTools solves this exact problem. Instead of interacting with your Android TV’s interface, it lets you manage it directly from your phone, where everything feels faster and more intuitive. Setting up atvTools on your phone is as easy as it gets. Simply download…
Dolby Atmos is the way to go if you want a totally immersive experience with your music playlists and/or movie soundtracks. The 3D surround sound technology adds both height and depth to audio such that, with the right setup, source device, and content, you can feel the sounds all around you, not just in front, behind, and at the sides. It’s no wonder, then, that Dolby Atmos is the go-to choice whenever available. You can truly feel like you’re right there at a concert, or in the action during an intense thriller movie. The same experience can be had for…
Vibe coding is moving projects at a breakneck pace for everyone, whether they’re seasoned programmers or just starting out. But it comes with a catch. AI-generated code isn’t always the better option, and more importantly, it’s not necessarily safe, especially when you’re using it to develop a vehicle control system. There are tasks you shouldn’t use ChatGPT for, but it’s still reasonably good at vibe coding. So when ChatGPT refused to help me vibe-code an electronic cruise-control module for my motorcycle, I started wondering why. And the reasons it gave me led me somewhere much better. The project I thought…
Ever since it first started airing on Hulu (and Disney+) in February, Love Story has been one of the most talked-about dramas on the platform. And why not? It’s about the romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. (Paul Anthony Kelly) and Carolyn Bessette (Sarah Pidgeon) in the 1990s, a romance that still lingers in the American imagination. Who doesn’t love watching the imagined intimate moments of the rich and famous? While that can be fun, there’s also a time for romance that’s a bit more…normal. Normal People is the best romantic drama on Hulu An achingly quiet story Normal People…