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I’ve been running an experiment with Plex for a good while, taking my small collection of DVDs and Blu-rays, ripping them, and hosting them on a separate computer of mine. I even tried using Plex for audiobooks, and it was very successful. But now I’ve set my sights on a new goal: downgrading my collection for Jellyfin. Essentially, I don’t want to fill my home with rows of hard drives — the original scope of my idea was too big. And the way I see it, Plex offers a lot of neat features I enjoy, but they aren’t necessary for…

Summer is done, and spooky season is officially upon us, which means there’s plenty of creepy films and TV series coming to streaming services in October. It’s not all skeletons, ghouls, murderers and machete-wielding lunatics coming to your television screen this month, of course – you’ll also find rugged horseback lawmen, AI superheros and supervillains, a tactical Chris Pratt and an action movie (incredibly loosely) based on Matchbox cars arriving on streaming services this month. So read on to find out all about them. East of Eden Zoe Kazan’s grandfather Elia directed the 1955 film of John Steinbeck’s Salinas Valley…

A smart TV seems like a harmless device for streaming content, but it’s easily the most invasive gadget in your living room. It logs all kinds of information about you and ships that data off to the manufacturer. Its ability to connect to the internet is what makes all of this ridiculously easy. After realizing how this entire system works and reading several instances of TV manufacturers blamed of spying on users, I decided to disconnect my smart TV from the internet entirely. Spoiler: it didn’t make my TV useless. Related Your TV’s manufacturer doesn’t want you to open this…

Jaguar has revealed the Type 01, a luxury four‑door electric grand tourer that’s the first production car built under the brand’s “exuberant modernist” design philosophy. It’s the most powerful, most aerodynamic and most technically advanced road car Jaguar has made, and, to say you should be excited is an understatement. I’ve driven a fair few Jaguars over the years, from the F-Type SVR to the ahead-of-its-time I-Pace, and, somewhat hilariously, even appeared in an advert for the Jaguar XE. I’ll admit it: I’ve always had a soft spot for the brand, and I suspect I’m not alone. So I’m very…

Apple’s annual Watch launch is about as surprising as rain at Glastonbury, and the latest Series 12 sticks to the script, keeping the same design as its predecessor (and the one before). Put it next to last year’s Series 11, and you’d need a magnifying glass, a spec sheet and maybe even a forensic accountant to tell them apart. But look past the familiar squircle, and things get a little more interesting. The Series 12 introduces a new Health Sensing System, a Readiness app, Audio Intelligence and a fresh S11 processor that delivers more than a speed bump. Meanwhile, Apple…

Your iPhone knows where you are, but don’t automatically assume it’s being sinister. Maps can’t give you directions without it, and your weather app would be fairly useless if it thought you lived in Reykjavik (unless of course, you actually do). But somewhere among the dozens of apps cluttering your home screen, there’s a good chance a few are tracking your whereabouts without the best intentions. That airline app you downloaded a decade ago and have never flown with since? The shopping app you used once for a Black Friday deal? The game you installed to keep your little one…

Summary Cozy Day Away Sale returns Oct 3-4, 2026: community-run event with hundreds of cozy fantasy titles. Books span ebooks, print, and audiobooks across many stores; includes $1-or-free bargains and discounts. Volunteers vet diversity and ban AI-pirated long-form and AI-generated cover or interior art. The Cozy Day Away Sale, the first-ever cozy fantasy group sale event dedicated to the cozy fantasy genre, returns October 3rd-4th, 2026. This community-run event lets you pick up hundreds of titles, not limited to Kindle ebooks. There are discounted prices on dozens of authors who are participating in the two-day event, which is scheduled to…

You wouldn’t rub your face against a toilet seat, but you probably don’t think twice before pressing your phone against your cheek to chat to a friend after taking public transport, or tapping away on a shared keyboard to log into your computer.  Scientists at the University of Arizona found that phones carry 10 times more bacteria than most toilet seats. The average toilet seat reportedly harbours 50 bacteria per square inch. Sure, that’s not clean and you certainly wouldn’t eat your dinner off it, but regular cleaning (we hope) explains why it’s not diabolically worse, and why items like…

I recently bought the iPhone 18 Pro, and since it came with iOS 27 preinstalled, I’ve naturally spent a lot of time poking around and trying everything new. But one part of the update I was particularly excited to test was Apple CarPlay. I’d already read about some of the upgrades Apple was bringing this year, so the first time I got into my car with the new iPhone, I knew exactly where I wanted to start. There’s plenty to play around with, too. CarPlay now gets audio scrubbing, a new mini player, better audio controls, improved reliability, and the…

Fire TV devices are great value for money, but they’re not exactly popular for their speed or ease of use. These issues are more noticeable on older models because they just aren’t capable of handling a heavy stock launcher. So, when my four-year-old Fire TV started feeling sluggish, I replaced the default launcher for Projectivy, and it was enough to make the device usable again. Related I stopped using my Fire TV Stick just for streaming after finding these apps This affordable device provides some useful tools and transforms into a wireless file hub, web browser, and media front end.…