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I recently revamped my living room’s audio experience without spending a fortune. It’s much easier than you think, and you can massively boost your listening experience while still affording your monthly rent! What Was Wrong With My Existing Audio Setup? My audio setup was essentially just my TV’s built-in speakers. That’s it. They had one job: make sound. And while they technically did that, the audio was flat, lifeless, and lacking the depth I craved. Music didn’t feel immersive. Watching movies at home was more like reading subtitles than feeling the action. To be fair, I could make out what…

Cord-cutters, rejoice! There’s never been a better time to cancel your cable TV contract and replace it with one of the best streaming services, thereby getting your entertainment fix supplied as and when you want it. TV shows, documentaries and movies, on-demand and available on almost any device you could imagine. Dancing to the capricious tune of the major networks’ scheduling fiddle is no longer necessary. Now you’re in charge. That being said, the range of streaming choices on offer can be quite daunting. If you sign up for them all, you’ll likely end up spending more than you did…

Sonic kit can set you back hundreds, but you don’t need deep pockets to bag a pair of the best wireless earbuds. Want reliable ‘phones for everyday listening? The best cheap headphones make cord-free audio more affordable, without cutting corners where it counts. From accessible cans to budget earbuds, the list below features our pick of the top earphones available for less than $100/£100. They might not rival high-end headphones for outright feature-packed performance. But each pair promises to please the ears – and a few give premium competitors a good run for their money. Whether you want in-ears, on-ears…

Introduction Having only just recently driven the Ford Explorer, I was keen to try the Blue Oval’s other resurrected marque – despite the controversy of using the revered Capri moniker for something so, er, nothing of the sort. Name aside, this is a very decent electric saloon-cum-SUV, with plenty of appeal for those wanting lots of interior space. The levels of personality emanating from this car are rather less plentiful. It’s a little bland, both inside and out. Some have suggested it looks like a Polestar from certain angles, while others have labelled it (rather harshly, in my view) gopping.…

My TV speakers are… fine. They get the job done, but fine isn’t thrilling when watching an epic action scene or a good concert. I needed better sound without emptying my wallet. I decided to take the plunge on a budget soundbar—and it was totally worth the risk. Premium Sound Doesn’t Have to Come with a Premium Price Tag Reading through audiophile discussions on Reddit gives the impression that good sound automatically translates to big money. Every search seemed to push me toward soundbars priced at $300, $500, or even higher. Oluwademilade Afolabi / MakeUseOf On one of those days…

OpenAI’s Sora video generation tool produces outputs so good you might question reality—but most of what it generates is so unnatural you can spot it easily. So, if you want better Sora AI videos, try these Sora prompting tips and techniques for an instant improvement. 3 Focus on Style and Aesthetic Sora is one of many AI text-to-video tools, but it’s coming from the biggest player in the AI market, OpenAI. Sora seems to understand the “vibe” of your prompts better than highly specific details. I wrote a fairly specific prompt to get a dramatic shot of a cowboy, “Show…

Quick Links Mini-LED vs. Micro-LED: What’s the Difference? Micro-LED vs. Mini-LED: What Should You Buy? Mini-LED and micro-LED are, in a sense, cousins. Under the hood, mini-LED and micro-LED aren’t that different, but when you begin to examine them closely, there are some significant differences. Mini-LED vs. Micro-LED: What’s the Difference? When you line up all the various TV types of technology, it all seems to act the same, but how the picture is displayed does differ. For example, LED and LCD screens use a combination of backlight and color filters, but the former uses light-emitting diodes, and the latter…

Ever since their introduction, CAPTCHAs have escalated from mildly annoying speed bumps to full-blown puzzles that even humans struggle to solve. And what do modern humans do when they struggle to solve something? Ask ChatGPT, of course! 1 Old-School CAPTCHA I started by giving ChatGPT some prior context. AI guidelines are vague, and I didn’t want it to stop answering because it thought I was using it to crawl websites. I set up the conversation with this prompt: I’ll give you a bunch of visual riddles and you solve them. Does that sound good? Then, I started with a very…

Finding an online book club is easier than ever. It may not offer physical kinship over a shared book, but it makes up for it with sheer variety—and there are heaps of ways to find the perfect online book club in 2025. Social media continues to be a gathering place for book lovers. You don’t have to search too hard—type “book club,” your favorite genre, and the social platform you want to be on. Facebook has both private and public book clubs for reading suggestions and discussions. Dedicated groups discuss specific genres and regularly host reading sessions. For instance, I…

NewsYou can take an immersive rave train directly to Ultra next monthThe special train will run only once from Orlando to Miami. Here is how to get tickets.Written by Anna RahmananSenior National News EditorFriday February 14 2025ShareCopy LinkFacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsAppAs if Ultra isn’t awesome enough on its own, Brightline and Red Bull just announced this year’s Next Stop: Ultra, the annual immersive rave train experience featuring live DJ sets on board, plus curated food and drink offerings, surprise experiences and more. Photograph: Ian Witlen The special train will run only once on March 28, the day the festival kicks off, from Orlando at 12:50pm directly…