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I am no David Beckham on the field, but I did get an autograph from him outside Old Trafford somewhere in the mists of time. However, now I can make coffee like him – I’ve taken delivery of this fine-looking product, the David Beckham special edition of Ninja’s $750/£700 Luxe Café Pro, It’s essentially a black and gold respin of Ninja’s top-end coffee machine, complete with some added ebony wood on the milk jug and portafilter handles. The Luxe Café lineup has certainly put the cat among the pigeons for a lot of loftily-priced bean-to-cup machines since it debuted around…

Summary The ROG XREAL R1 delivers a 171-inch virtual screen with 240Hz and 0.01ms for smooth, low-latency gaming. XREAL X1 chip with 3DoF and real-time 2D-to-3D conversion for pinned or head-tracked use, reducing motion sickness. Includes ROG Control Dock, multiport connectivity, and electrochromic lenses; pre-orders open May 15/17, price TBA. Augmented reality (AR) glasses have always promised a “monitor in your pocket,” but for gamers, they’ve often fallen short. Between laggy visuals and that dreaded feeling of motion sickness, they’ve always been more of a novelty than a serious gear upgrade. That could all be about to change — ASUS…

Summary YouTube is adding a new way to purchase items directly from ads on your TV. New AI tools will allow for more targeted advertising by brands across the YouTube ecosystem Removes buying friction but risks impulse buys and turning TVs into storefronts YouTube is about to make impulse buying from your couch a whole lot easier by allowing you to purchase items you see in advertisements directly from your TV. Related The Worst Google Search Feature Is Coming to YouTube Seriously, Google? Search was bad enough. Why search for products when you can just click Impulse buying is about…

For years, Plex was a leading choice for home media servers, and it’s not hard to see why. There was a time when it was great for having a clean, central spot for movies, music, and TV shows. Things have changed, and even if you change settings, you can’t get the old design back. So, I’ve moved on to another service that gives me more privacy and is free, all in an open source package. Related After a decade of streaming, I finally tried Jellyfin — and I’m never going back I’m tired of the give and take that comes…

Although I recently said that the iPhone Air isn’t enough for me and my sample is back in its box, that doesn’t mean that I’m not excited about a second version. And it’s not to say the original is a bad phone, because as I said in my review last year, there is much to love. But there are a couple of crucial deficiencies, notably the single camera as well as the poor battery life. And Apple has to fix those things next time around to make a second-gen device. The iPhone Air only has a single 48 megapixel Fusion…

Email. It’s horrible. There’s far too much of it. But if you’re buried in inbox hell, have no fear, because these Gmail tips should help you clamber out. (Eventually.) Gmail tips: the basics Find what matters Gmail’s design is typical Google minimalism: an inbox front and centre, a big search bar up top, a sidebar button top-left (where you’ll find Settings) and your profile button top-right. AI is on the way, but for now, go to Settings > [email address if on Android] > ‘Inbox type’ to decide which emails are listed first. Add labels Use ‘⋮’ > ‘Label as’…

The Grab begins with a former U.S. intelligence officer calmly telling us that, in his opinion, World War III isn’t an unlikely prospect. That’s a pretty intense way to begin a documentary, but The Grab makes a good case that it’s warranted. This 2022 film comes from Gabriela Cowperthwaite, best known for her 2013 doc Blackfish, about the consequences of keeping orca whales in captivity. The Grab swings quite a bit wider, arguing that various countries around the world are quietly preparing for massive resource collapses that could define what life is like for the next few decades on the…

Cold brew coffee has quietly taken over café menus and supermarket fridges alike – and for good reason. Unlike iced coffee, which is simply hot-brewed coffee poured over ice, cold brew is made by steeping coarse grounds in cold water for an extended period, producing a smooth, naturally sweet, and remarkably low-acid concentrate. The best part? You don’t need any fancy equipment or super expensive coffee machines to make it. Here’s everything you need to know to brew a perfect batch at home… What is cold brew coffee? Cold brew isn’t just cold coffee. It’s coffee that’s made using cold,…

A Fire TV Stick looks easy to use, but there are plenty of ways you can do damage to it without realizing it. If you’re making common mistakes, then, over time, you can do a lot of damage to your Fire Stick. This is a great device that can replace a whole streaming setup, so make sure you always know how to properly use it. Related Just Bought a Fire TV Stick? Change These Settings Immediately These tiny tweaks can give your device a nice little performance boost. Using the USB port on your TV The USB is not for…

I’ll be honest: until recently, my entire coffee knowledge began and ended with whatever the barista at my local Starbucks handed me. The world of expensive coffee machines, grind sizes, and milk frothers felt like a hobby for people who already knew what they were doing, and I was not one of those people. So when I decided it was time to finally make coffee at home, I went looking for something that wouldn’t require a YouTube tutorial every morning. The Nespresso Vertuo Up kept coming up. You might know the brand from its long-running celebrity campaigns, George Clooney has…