Author: Press Room
I’m pretty sure Govee won’t rest until every last inch of my house and garden are covered in colour-changing LEDs. The smart light specialist’s latest effort doesn’t even need to take up permanent residence: it’s a freestanding installation that can jazz up any corner of your yard, no drills or ladders required. The Govee Lightwall, which is on sale in the US right now for $450, has what the firm says is the industry’s highest LED density: a whopping 1536 RGBIC bulbs cover a 6.2×8.5m area, giving you a 32×48 pixel grid that can be customised with all sorts of…
All our picks from the platform that brings Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and more to your living room The House of Mouse entered the streaming space five years ago and since then it hasn’t messed about. Disney+ is now a major streaming service with over 150 million users and plenty of stuff for those subscribers to get their teeth into – including loads of glorious Ultra HD content for 4K TV owners. Despite being a relative TV-on-demand newbie compared to Netflix and Prime Video, Disney+ is crammed with great entertainment, from animated classics to Pixar, Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Disney’s…
Was this weekend your first chance to finally ditch the winter wardrobe and enjoy some long-awaited sunshine? For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere starting to see trees blossom back into life and temperatures rise, summer feels right around the corner – something Govee wants to help you take full advantage of with its latest set of smart lights. The Outdoor Chromatic String Lights aren’t your regular festoon lights: Govee says they’re first of their kind with per-bulb rainbow effects, for transforming your garden, patio, balcony or pergola into a 24/7 colourful hangout. Launching as 10- and 20-light strings,…
Ever since Iron Man stormed into cinemas in 2008, superheroes have had a non-stop presence on the big and small screens. But rarely have we been in a situation like this, where there are three terrific superhero shows all running at the same time that all offer something different. Those shows are Daredevil: Born Again, currently running its second season on Disney+; Invincible, currently running its fourth season on Prime Video; and The Boys, currently running its fifth and final season, also on Prime Video. Which of these series you like best comes down to taste, but having all three…
Netflix remains the best streaming service out there because of the sheer amount of content on offer, from dramas to comedies to great shows you’ve never heard of until they suddenly blow up out of nowhere. But not all of that content stays on the service forever. A lot of the best stuff on Netflix isn’t actually made in house, which means it’s subject to licensing agreements, which means it may come and go from the service over time. One of the funniest series on Netflix is about to leave, and it deserves the spotlight before it goes. Documentary Now!…
Most Android TVs are usable out of the box. Essential apps come pre-installed, so you can start streaming without ever looking at the Play Store. But the real fun begins once you install third-party apps. These are what actually unlock the true potential of your Android TV. Over the years, I’ve tried dozens of apps, and there are a few I simply can’t live without. These make my Android TV easier to navigate, let me remap my remote, and even allow me to manage everything right from my phone. Related I plugged a Raspberry Pi into my smart TV and…
Nothing is broken. And somehow, that makes it worse. Your system boots like a champ, apps open instantly, and your GPU hums along like a caffeinated penguin with a purpose. Then you plug into a modern TV or high-end monitor, and it stops short. Not dramatically, or in a way you can screenshot and complain about. Just enough to make you feel like your setup is being held back. That invisible ceiling isn’t a bug. It’s not even Linux being Linux. It’s a locked door with a legal sign on it. Related I finally learned why my TV needs HDMI…
Local LLMs are great for privacy; they run locally and require no subscription. That is, until you realize they suffer the same problems their cloud counterparts do: extremely restricted safety guardrails. Safety measures online are one thing, but if you’re running your AI model locally, bypassing them should be easy, right? Turns out, it actually is. If you’ve ever gone down the local LLM rabbit hole, you must have come across abliterated models. Local LLMs have already made cloud versions obsolete for certain tasks, and once you run them without restrictions, you’ll never look at regular models the same way.…
Even with rising prices and more ads, Netflix is still one of the best deals in streaming, in large part because it just has so much content. There’s always something fun to watch, and you’re unlikely to ever run out of ways to keep yourself entertained. That said, Netflix regularly rotates in and out licensed content. That’s good because it means Netflix is always bringing in new stuff, but it also means that not everything is available forever. In fact, there are some excellent movie and TV series about to leave the service in the next month and change, so…
Wall-mounting a TV is the absolute best. Not only does it save you floor space, done tastefully, hanging your television on a lounge or bedroom wall looks awesome. For the longest time I desperately wanted to mount all manner of TVs I’ve owned in the past, yet due to renting restrictions, it was a geeky AV dream I could never realize. Thankfully, my days of using TVs cabinets to house my large-and-in-charge OLED display are long gone. Though sadly, my fears around said tech mean I continue to use these settings to avoid OLED burn-in. The first thing I did…