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The Boys is a Prime Video show about a world where superheroes are real…and they’re awful. Most of them are just out to make a buck or become famous. And then there are real monsters like Homelander (Antony Starr), a sociopath with the powers of a god. Our heroes are a group of people called the Boys dedicated to bringing him down. The Boys was a hit when it premiered in 2019, but now that the series finale is almost here, there’s been a shift in chatter among fans online. I came into this fifth and final season hoping the…

Summary Amazon launches Alexa Podcasts with AI-curated episodes for Alexa Plus users. It pulls information from more than 200 trusted news and information sources. It’s available in the United States starting today. As hard as I try not to be a Luddite about the role artificial intelligence plays in our lives, Amazon’s latest development is another example of the occasional “jumped the shark” moment that makes me question everything. The online retailer has introduced Alexa Podcasts, which are informative AI-powered episodes curated for your personal interests. Available exclusively to Alexa Plus subscribers in the United States starting today, Alexa Podcasts…

Spotify and YouTube Music are convenient until you start noticing the cracks. Tracks disappear when licensing deals fall through, algorithms push convenience over your own preferences, and anything you download is just a temporary rental you don’t really own. If you’ve been frustrated by any of that, self-hosting your music library is worth looking into. There’s a great app that runs on surprisingly modest hardware while giving you full control over your collection, your metadata, and your listening habits. If you’re frustrated with Spotify, it’s time to switch. Related This Streaming Service Is the Best Way to Find Unique New…

Your TV can do much more than you think. This might be an oversimplification, because I’m assuming that you’re reading this and don’t have a TV that relies on rabbit ears. Even if it does, you might be able to rig up a VHS player or an older video game system and turn that TV into something more. Nowadays, there are TVs that have incredible abilities as the landscape has focused on future technology, incorporating AI to give you a better TV-going experience. If you aren’t interested in going that far, you can still get more out of your TV…

In an ideal world, the RTX 6090 should be out and readily available, would cost no more than $1200, and every game you wanted to experience in 4K at 120 FPS and above could be brute-forced to achieve those metrics with zero issues. Annnnnnnd… wake up! Frame generation is everywhere now, and for good reason. Advances in ray tracing technology, coupled with a decrease in the gains of new GPU generations, means “fake” frames are now all but essential for high-end PC gaming. Frame gen carries inherent issues, like increased input lag. Yet when even the most powerful graphics card…

The more streaming, gaming, and audio devices you add to your TV setup, the more remote controls you’ll inevitably have to manage. Eventually, it becomes too much. Your TV screen has its own remote to kick things off, and you might have a gaming console or streaming box with its own remotes. Add a Blu-ray player, turntable, or AV receiver to the mix, and you’ve doubled the number of remote controls in your setup already. If you have a particularly extravagant home theater or listening station, a CD player or a Chromecast could further convolute the experience. The answer might…

If you have an OLED TV, congratulations! This TV will afford a fabulous cinematic experience at home, with deep blacks, vibrant colors, and fantastic wide-angle viewing. Chances are you invested quite a bit into the TV since OLED TVs are among the most expensive you can buy. So, you’ll want to ensure that you protect that investment. But there are a few things you might be doing right now that are already shortening its life. Like any technology product, OLED TVs require proper care and use. With small changes to your habits and settings, you can prolong the TV’s lifespan…

YouTube was built for passive watching, not active learning. But it’s a gargantuan online learning platform in its own right. Like everyone else, I save a lot of long YouTube videos. Like everyone else, my YouTube History list and Watch Later is a long lineup of unfinished videos. Now, I am using Gemini to change that (thanks to my OCD about leaving things unfinished). Gemini helps me decide if a video is worth a watch. Then, it gives me the power to query the content and learn from the answers. I bought into the idea after using YouTube and the…

I’ve been a loyal acolyte of the House Gabe Newell Built since ye olden times of 2004. Or, in other words, I’ve loved Steam ever since Valve launched its digital PC gaming platform more than two decades ago. Over those years, I’ve been wowed by Steam Big Picture Mode and my beloved Steam Deck OLED. Yet recently, one key Steam feature has massively disappointed me. Doubly so in an era where cloud gaming got so good so fast that I genuinely regret buying my gaming laptop. In short, Steam Streaming/Steam Remote Play sucks. Considering we’re talking about a company that…

Between Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, and the three hundred other streaming services we’re expected to keep up with, watching movies and TV shows at home can be extremely expensive. But there’s a whole world of free streaming services out there that often go overlooked. Take, for instance, Roku, one of the oldest players in this game. With the purchase of a Roku device, which run anywhere from $20 to $100 and plug right into your TV, you’ll get access to 80,000 movies and TV shows to stream for free, many of which are absolutely fantastic. Let’s explore some of the…