Author: Press Room

I’ve had a Roku Streambar since 2020, and for years I just assumed the flat, boxed-in sound was as good as a soundbar this size could get. Then I went looking for a “Virtual Surround” setting everyone online kept mentioning, and what I found instead changed how I watched. My Streambar is the original 2020 model, not the Pro, and Roku only ever added Virtual Surround to the Streambar Pro and the Smart Soundbar. According to Roku’s own sound settings support page, Virtual Surround is only available on those two devices, either on their own or paired with the optional…

Several ChatGPT features that once required a subscription are now available for free users, including image creation. That’s a big change. For a long time, free users mostly had to watch as paid subscribers got the latest features first, then wait and see whether those tools would ever make it to them. Free users still have tighter limits and may wait longer, but at least they get to try the tools now. Here are four formerly paid ChatGPT features you can now use for free. Create free images in ChatGPT The more details you add to the prompt, the better…

There’s a joke that does the rounds in watch circles: the correct number of watches to own is n+1, where n is however many you currently have. It’s funny because it’s true, and it’s also completely useless as actual advice. I get asked this a lot. Usually by someone who’s just bought their first “proper” watch, felt that little dopamine hit, and is now wondering whether that’s the end of the story or the beginning of a very expensive habit (hint, it’s always the later). So let’s actually try to answer it, rather than just quoting the meme back at…

I don’t know if it’s the proliferation of streaming services, or a ravenous appetite from audiences, or just the fact that everyone in Hollywood is a giant dork, but there are a ton of science fiction TV shows on the air right now. Or if they’re not dropping new episodes this very moment, they just wrapped up a new season or will soon be airing one. This is your guide to all the great recent sci-fi TV shows, plus a few on the way. Related 10 modern TV shows you can watch in any order you want without getting lost…

Ever been tempted to buy two copies of a Lego set – one to build and another to hide in the loft? Then you’re as smart as you look. And you’re far from alone. Buying sealed Lego sets in the hope that they’ll become more valuable has become a hobby in its own right. Collectors follow retirement dates, compare resale prices, and try to predict which of today’s releases will become tomorrow’s sought-after classics. And it isn’t entirely wishful thinking. Some retired Lego sets really have risen spectacularly in value. The catch is that plenty of others haven’t, so choosing…

I’ve been using the MacBook Neo laptop quite a bit over recent months since its March reveal and here’s how I’ve found using it over that time. Now, full disclosure, Apple recalled my sample for a period (fair enough; it was their laptop and was surely in high demand from reviewers), but I’ve had the same citrus model back over the last couple of months to see how I’ve been feeling about using one more recently and to find out if my feelings have changed about it. In between time I’ve been using last year’s M4 Pro MacBook Pro, so…

I have always liked the idea of a whole-home audio system, but it usually means investing in an expensive ecosystem, such as a multi-speaker Sonos setup. What I really wanted was something that would sync all the mismatched audio gear I already owned, and Snapcast offered an intriguing solution. This open-source multi-room audio system distributes music from one source across multiple perfectly synced devices, and after some tinkering, I achieved exactly that. Snapcast works with the speakers you already own The clients do the clever work, so almost any speaker can be synced I approached Snapcast without a shred of…

Looking for the best Lego games ever made? You’ve got plenty to choose from. TT Games has spent more than 20 years turning blockbuster films and comic book heroes into joyful, family-friendly adventures packed with puzzles, collectibles and slapstick humour. Ask 10 Lego fans to rank the series and you’ll probably get different answers. But after looking at recent critics’ rankings alongside long-running community favourites, these are the games that consistently crop up whenever people debate the very best Lego games of all time. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga If there’s one game that almost everyone agrees belongs near…

Summary 5.19.6 restores AZW3/MOBI fixed-layouts: no chunky borders, panel-by-panel zoom and proper page scaling. 5.19.6 rolls out to 2024 Kindle 11th Gen, Paperwhite 12th Gen, Colorsoft and Scribe; older models stay broken. To get it now: Settings > Device Options > Advanced Options > Update Your Kindle; updates roll out in waves. If you side-load manga or comics on your Kindle, you’ve probably spent the last six months fighting with broken layouts, chunky white borders, and missing zoom. Not fun. Back in February, a routine firmware update accidentally messed up how Kindles handle fixed-layout files like AZW3 and MOBI. Amazon’s…

From The Expanse to Andor to The Twilight Zone, there are tons of great sci-fi shows out there for you to enjoy. But one of the best of the past quarter-century passed almost completely under the radar. Both seasons of Pantheon are now easily available to stream, but it might not always be that way, so it’s in your interest to mainline this modern sci-fi masterpiece while you can. What is Pantheon about? Prepare to have your brains scrambled Pantheon is an animated series that aired its first season in 2022 on AMC+, which is the first clue as to…