All decent people look back at their youth and think, “I sure was a callow idiot” (but hopefully in an affectionate way). Remembering the combination of grandiosity and dumb-i-osity that you once embodied is really the key to understanding younger people, because what could be grander and dumber than making a bowl of strawberries internationally […]

Basically every sports app is a bloated nightmare. You just want to check the scores, but these apps want you to do something else entirely (maybe gambling?). Whether I’m using official league apps or one offered by a broadcaster like ESPN, it always takes a few taps to get what I want—and that’s after I’ve […]

There are many reasons to get budget earbuds: You’re on a budget, you want to get multiple earbuds at once, you lose earbuds constantly, you don’t trust yourself to keep them for long, etc. But regardless of your reason, there’s a certain level of performance you’d expect from active noise canceling earbuds (ANC) or headphones, […]

A few weeks ago, Google rebranded its AI platform Bard, which is now known as Gemini. Aside from some additional service options, like Gemini Advanced, the company also casually announced that you can now replace Google Assistant on your Android with Gemini. It isn’t a perfect swap: While Gemini can offer a lot of useful […]

Generative AI has come a long way in just the past year. First, ChatGPT blew our minds with what it could do with text, and programs like Midjourney and DALL-E figured out how to create images from simple prompts. Others, like OpenAI’s Sora, can now generate video in the same way. Perhaps that’s why I’m […]

It’s official: You’re not getting an Apple Car. According to Bloomberg, the company behind the iPhone, Mac, and now Vision Pro is shuttering its self-driving electric car plans, following a ten-year development period. Bloomberg reports that Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams and vice president of the electric car project Kevin Lynch shared the update with […]

Prime Video’s March lineup is lighter than last month. The biggest highlight is a remake of the 1989 action film Road House (March 21) starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a former UFC fighter who goes to work at a roadhouse in the Florida Keys. If you need a refresher, the original Road House starring Patrick Swayze […]

There are several great Android smartwatches on the market, and I’ve spent a lot of time with many of them, putting them through their paces and trying them out in everyday life. Two of the best options, the Google Pixel Watch 2 and the soon-to-be-released OnePlus Watch 2, both offer similar specs in similar packages, […]

Mozzarella cheese is a personal favorite, and I don’t think I’m alone in this regard. It’s salty, rich, and can offer a nice bit of stretch when cooked—but should we really be cooking it? This stretchy cheese is available in a few different varieties, one of which is perfect for cooking at high temps. The […]

Like Instagram, Threads has an annoying habit of refreshing your feed every time you open the app. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve lost track interesting posts on Threads after wandering away to another app or responding to a notification, and it’s annoying every time. Well, it looks like Threads has implemented […]

Best Buy Drops is Best Buy’s in-app feature that gets you access to popular products for low prices—but only for a limited time or until supply runs out. Today, Best Buy Drop has the iRobot Roomba Combo i5+ available for $299.99 (originally $549.99), the lowest price it’s been over the last four months (according to […]

The smartphone marketplace is pretty competitive, especially within the Android ecosystem. For many, it’s iPhone or nothing, but for the rest of the world—and a large percentage of Americans, who don’t want to be tied to the Apple ecosystem—the options are plentiful. While Samsung takes second place in worldwide smartphone sales, it wants more. Specifically, […]