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Tablets might let you tote around a collection of tomes, but backlit pixels aren’t the best for bookworms. If you want a portable library without any eye strain, then the best e-readers go easy on your eyes by impersonating paper. With E Ink displays that imitate printed words, e-readers offer a more natural reading experience and many are lighter than a paperback, too. Some e-readers are even waterproof for summer beach reads, and some even feature built-in backlights for gentle illumination – so you won’t need a torch if book club runs past bedtime. Tempted to digitise your reading list?…
Taking a Jeep Wrangler on a family holiday to the Isle of Wight was an inspired idea – or so I thought. I’ve always been a fan of the Wrangler’s rugged charm, and the promise of open-air drives under the summer sun was irresistible. Yet, by the end of the trip, I found myself torn between singing its praises and muttering frustrations. Let’s start with the good. Few vehicles have the presence of a Jeep Wrangler. Mine was painted in a bold Firecracker Red, and it turned heads everywhere we went. The design is iconic – square-jawed, unapologetically adventurous, and…
Smart TVs are changing how we all enjoy entertainment, and AI is taking that to the next level. From better picture and sound quality to voice control and so much more, these AI-powered features are making smart TVs so much better! Better Voice Control and Interaction Thanks to AI-driven virtual assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant, smart TVs now offer a far better quality of voice control and interaction than even a few years ago. That means you can search for movies, adjust the volume, or even check the weather and other mundane tasks, all with simple voice commands. AI-powered…
The Steam Deck has been with us for several years now. In that time, we’ve spent countless hours messing about with Valve’s undoubtedly flawed but extremely exciting first-gen handheld gaming console. A lot of our issues with the original handheld have been addressed with the recently released Steam Deck OLED. This replaced the first Steam Deck‘s solid but unspectacular LCD display with an awesome HDR OLED panel. It also squeezes a bit more battery life out of the machine. And while there are now several rival handheld gaming PCs that are more powerful than the Deck, such as the Asus…
Summary Spotify Wrapped 2024 includes an AI-generated podcast by Google’s NotebookLM app. The AI hosts in the podcast discuss your Spotify Wrapped stats and musical journey. The AI podcast may be a little underwhelming, but the technology is still a work in progress. If you haven’t yet listened to Spotify’s AI-generated podcast all about your Wrapped for 2024, you really should. While it may not quite blow you away as intended, it’s still worth seeing what all the fuss is about. After all, artificial intelligence isn’t going away anytime soon, so we may as well see exactly what it’s capable…
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Predictions are a mug’s game. So this mug has volunteered to write up some 2025 consumer tech and gadget predictions for Stuff. I’ve racked my brains to figure out what will happen with the likes of AI, streaming and folding phones. And I’m sure you can take everything here as 100% accurate for what will happen over the coming 12 months – give or take 100%. After all, this is science*! * This is not actually science – Legal ed. The AI bubble will spectacularly burst An easy tech prediction for 2025 is that not too many folks will be using AI…
If you’re anything like me, you sometimes struggle to find something to watch when you’re on YouTube. Fortunately, the media giant is adding a new button to the Android app to automatically hunt down and select a video for you to watch. YouTube for Android Gets a “Play Something” Button Photo Agency / Shutterstock As reported by 9to5Google, people have spotted a new feature appearing on YouTube for Android. This feature adds a button that reads “Play something” at the bottom right of the homepage. If you tap this, YouTube will automatically fetch something for you to watch. According to…
If you’ve just taken out a new Perpexlity Pro subscription or are considering picking one up, there are a few small tweaks you should know about that will drastically improve your experience. 1 Test Each AI Model in Different Scenarios While Perplexity’s AI model is enabled by default, you can choose from the latest GPT, Claude, and other options with a Perplexity Pro subscription. Since each one approaches your queries differently, you should see how each performs in different scenarios. For example, when comparing ChatGPT Plus and Perplexity, I think GPT is better at searching for general knowledge questions than…
OpenAI has publicly announced its plans to transition into a for-profit company. Rumors have been swirling for months that this was going to happen, but this is the first time that the company has laid out its plans to change its company structure. OpenAI Announces Plan to Transition Into a For-Profit Company In a post on the OpenAI Blog, the company has spelled out its intention to have its for-profit division “run and control OpenAI’s operations and business”. This will happen as a result of transforming its “existing for-profit into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation (PBC).” A PBC is a…