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Most folks choose to buy an incredible Amazon Fire TV Stick to watch their favorite shows and movies on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and the ever-better HBO Max. When loaded with the right tools, however, the device can become even more useful and exciting. Here are eight hidden gems on your Fire TV Stick that can quietly reshape how you watch and interact with your entire living room screen. Better still, neither of these solutions requires the often-difficult side-loading process. Related How I Customize My Fire TV Stick Backgrounds It only takes a moment, and it brings some much-needed personality…
Admittedly, I haven’t used the latest Apple AirPods, but I used an older model for a good while. And while I know there have been tons of upgrades with the latest Apple AirPods Pro 3 and Apple AirPods 4, I recently reviewed a different pair of earbuds that actually meet my needs just fine when it comes to seamless Apple device connectivity: the Powerbeats Fit. Hailing from Beats by Dr. Dre, a brand Apple has owned since July 2014, they have all the features you’d expect from a pair of earbuds that connect beautifully to an iPhone or other Apple…
Arctic weather is keeping vast swaths of people indoors. It’s going to be like this for a minute, so why not kick back and relax this weekend with some of the new offerings at Netflix? There are exactly three new Netflix originals coming to the service this week. The pickings may be slim, but at least that means you won’t have to click through endless options wondering what to watch. Related A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a fun Game of Thrones show that’s too faithful for its own good A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is so faithful…
Amazon doesn’t exactly advertise the privacy controls buried in Fire TV’s settings menus. After months of being greeted by promotional video clips every time I powered on my TCL 75-Inch S5 4K Fire TVs, I finally sat down and dug through every submenu I could find. The tools to reclaim your home screen have been there all along—they’re just not obvious. I’d already customized other aspects of my Fire TV setup across both basement TVs, one in the main living area, and another in my home gym. But the constant advertising assault deserved its own focused session. Ten minutes later,…
When you’re fully settled in with your favorite drink, a pile of snacks, and a show you’ve been waiting for months to watch, nothing kills the vibe faster than your screen turning into a pixelated mess the minute the bandwidth drops. While buffering once in a while is something you can deal with, the quality taking a hit (with no obvious way to force it back up) is what really ruins the experience. With Netflix, this is an issue I’ve found myself running into more often than I’d like (even on a stable connection). Turns out, there’s a hidden Netflix…
The Apple Watch lineup of smartwatches has had a complete refresh over recent months with the arrival of the Apple Watch Series 11, SE 3, and Ultra 3. The updates to these watches are more evolutionary rather than groundbreaking, but even so there are a quite a few shiny tricks up their sleeves – and a price tag to match. So now that Apple’s latest watches are available, which one should you slap on your wrist? Design & build: now with more buzzwords Design-wise, Apple hasn’t strayed too far from the path. The Series 11 is sleeker than ever, thinner…
Forget going out, why spend money on expensive cinema tickets when you can recreate the theatre experience right in your own living room with one of the best TVs? By investing in a new television, you can enjoy stunning visuals and immersive entertainment without leaving your home. We’ve reviewed a number of different screens that will make a significant difference to your viewing experience. For those with a big budget, you can elevate your home theatre setup with top-of-the-line gear that brings the magic of the movies to your doorstep. Selecting the right 4K TV can be daunting, but we’re…
Have you ever noticed that even after upgrading to some of the best high-end headphones, they still sound just fine despiteflagship hardware? Sometimes, even though you’ve dropped a few hundred bucks, the difference between the headphones you had and the upgrade feels negligible. And that’s even if you have the best-in-class music streaming subscription or a flagship phone with a high-end DAC to pair with it. I felt the same, but that was until I started using Wavelet. After using Wavelet for an extended period, I figured that the muddy bass and stingy vocals were not issues with the app,…
In 2001, an unassuming white box arrived and changed the gadget world. Good job it did, too – if Apple had carried on just making computers rather than music players with bundled wired headphones, we might all be walking around listening to MiniDiscs, taking photos on compact cameras and making phone calls on our Nokias. Imagine! But the iPod changed everything. And the iPod lasted as a core Apple product (and not so core Apple product) for 21 years. In 2022, Apple finally killed it. The writing was on the wall as early as 2017, when all models save the…
Want sweet beats throughout your house? Sonos is the original multi-room music maestro – and its wireless speaker and soundbar lineup has never looked more comprehensive. Here’s our guide to picking the best Sonos gear for your home. From soundbars to subwoofers to portable speakers, there’s now a Sonos for every space, indoors and out. Whether you sync a stereo pair or hook up a bunch via Wi-Fi, the Sonos system makes it a cinch to bring tunes to every room. Not sure where to start? Bedroom, living room, garden: we’ve tested the best Sonos speakers in every position –…