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The convenience of earbuds is something that I’ve known and appreciated for years, but I can also speak to the pure fatigue that my ears scream about after wearing them for far too long. Whether it’s using the included Apple headphones that came with an iPod as a status symbol or upgrading to a set of true wireless buds, having something I can just slap into my ears and forget about is great. But after a while, my ears begged me to try something different. Funnily enough, I stumbled upon the Miniso MS185 open-ear headphones on my TikTok feed, which…
It’s that time of year again, where everyone gets to debate what’s a Christmas movie and what isn’t. I’m no stranger to these arguments myself, as one of those weirdos who believes Die Hard is absolutely a Christmas movie. It’s also just a genuinely great action thriller, even if it’s not the type to stay in your head for weeks. We all have our hills that we’ll defend to our last breath, and that’s valid enough. But beyond what is and isn’t a holiday film, I admire it when a movie takes the setting or common tropes of this little…
Once upon a time, there was a fantasy TV show called Game of Thrones that became popular to an inescapable, almost annoying degree. That said, many fans absolutely hated the ending. There are a lot of reasons for that, but it starts with the fact that author George R.R. Martin has yet to complete his Song of Ice and Fire book series; after the show ran out of source material to adapt, it started to fall apart. A prequel series, House of the Dragon, has built up a fan base of its own, but the writers are already straying from…
I missed the original handhelds era. When the Game Boy arrived, the idea of burning all my pocket money on AA batteries and £30 cartridges felt deranged when I could buy a C64 tape for three quid. So I clung to the C64 far too long, mostly dodged gaming while at university, and emerged just in time for Sega’s death spiral (of course I bought a Dreamcast) and then Microsoft trying to punch Sony’s face off. But it was the Game Boy Advance that really captured my imagination. I’d long plunged down a retro-gaming rabbit hole through Mac emulators and a modded…
Most of us don’t enjoy committing crime ourselves, but we do love watching other people do it on TV. And while shows about fictional crimes and detectives are fun, there’s something especially alluring about true crime. These are shows about real-life people who actually stepped outside the bounds of the law, and more often than not paid the price. It gets you thinking about who in your life might be willing to step over that thin line separating order from chaos, or if you could do it yourself. But best not spend too much time dwelling on that. Instead, you…
The final season of Stranger Things has officially kicked off on Netflix, with four episodes available now, with the remaining four coming later. Aside from what you may have missed in the first set of episodes, the new series has been breaking viewership records on Netflix, as expected. Stranger Things began as an unlikely sleeper hit way back in 2016 and has since become one of the most popular shows on TV, and everyone wants to see how it ends. (We have our theories.) As it happens, there’s another popular genre show that’s also getting ready to air its final…
Amazon is making a surprising move with its Kindle platform. According to a statement on its Kindle Direct Publishing DRM page, you’ll once again be able to download copies of books in your Kindle library. The change will go into effect on January 20, 2026, and will let you choose between EPUB and PDF versions of DRM-free books. Whether a given book has DRM will be left up to the individual publisher. Why this a big deal for ebooks Amazon has been slowly cracking down on the Kindle platform Back in February 2025, Amazon removed the ability to download and…
The idea of buying a portable projector for my home and adding it to my stable of devices seemed like a no-brainer. Allowing me the opportunity to bring a TV-like setting outdoors or into another room was enticing. I had imagined that this could potentially replace the TVs that I have in some of the rooms in my home. But what I really wanted this for was to squash any notion that I might want to buy an outdoor TV. Sitting out on the deck and watching something as night descends on my home was a dream. I was able…
Apple Vision Pro was in the works for a long time. But the reaction from both users and developers has been somewhat underwhelming over the last couple of years, even if the technology on board has to be experienced to be believed (the Wall Street Journal published a particular damning article from users’ perspectives). What it can do is simply incredible. Now there’s a second version of the Vision Pro headset with the latest M5 chip – but when will we get a genuine successor? The M5 version is still called Apple Vision Pro rather than Apple Vision Pro 2,…
I have been slowly trying to move away from streaming services as much as I can, and I started taking control of my own media again. Music is obviously a high priority in that category, so I have been choosing local playback more and more. Obviously, listening to music on my phone is a big part of that. Spotify and Apple Music technically support local playback, but they are not really built for it. I wanted a dedicated app (preferably open source) that actually prioritizes local files rather than treating them as an afterthought, and I think I’ve found the…