Finding a good pair of headphones or earbuds used to mean turning to the big players, like Bose or Sony. Now, though, many phone companies have surprisingly solid earbuds of their own. One such example is OnePlus, which recently revealed the OnePlus Buds 3. Building off what the company learned with the OnePlus Buds Pro […]

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite was originally released in 2020, but it was revamped in 2022 with a better processor and battery life, among other improvements. Right now, you can get that newer 2022 model with 128GB of storage for $219.99 (originally $429.99) after a 49% discount. After looking at price comparison tools, I […]

House-hunting has always been stressful and exhausting. In recent years there’s a whole new layer of difficulty being added to the process as, once again, technology that’s supposed to make our lives easier instead betrays us—because now we have to deal with “catfish” homes. The phrase is a riff on the term “catfish,” which describes […]

Decluttering is hard when you live in a materialistic world, bombarded with ads for sales and the latest, greatest tools and treasures that are bound to improve your life if you just fork over the money for them. This is why there are so many approaches to doing it. But recently, I noticed a new […]

When Twitter started to really fall apart in late 2022, everyone still subjecting themselves to the hellsite was looking for a viable alternative. At the time, options were few and far between, and one of them was Bluesky, an exclusive, invite-only social media platform that actually looked and felt a lot like Twitter. Now, nearly […]

You can get a one-year subscription to Microsoft 365 on sale right now for $44.99 for one user (reg. $69.99) or on sale for $74.99 for a family of up to 6 users (reg. $99.99). Each user gets access to apps and their own 1TB OneDrive cloud on up to five PC, Mac, iOS, or […]

Creativity is an important part of being human, but as we age, it can feel less and less accessible. No one is inviting you to participate in a half an hour of art time as a grown-up, and on top of that, you probably have plenty of other responsibilities and priorities. But it’s a myth […]

If you own a house or a car, or have a college education, chances are good you had to take out a loan to pay for one or all of them. Managng any kind of debt can be stressful, especially if you are burdened with a high interest rate. Of course, paying a loan off […]

If you’re a DIYer or a woodworker (or if you’re looking for a gift for your tool-loving valentine), now is the time to take a look at the sales currently on Amazon. There are cordless tools, hand tools, battery packs, and cases all on sale—so if you’re on a budget and looking to expand your […]

People use weighted blankets for a variety of reasons. Research suggests that the therapeutic blankets, which weigh between five and 30 pounds, “may benefit people with anxiety, autism, and insomnia, among other conditions.” Using deep-pressure stimulation, the blankets relax the nervous system and mimic the experience of being held or hugged (think: baby swaddling, but […]

Recent headlines have shown ChatGPT’s privacy and security measures are… well, pretty bad.  The issues began when ChatGPT user Chase Whiteside noticed unrecognized logs in his chat history. The initial theory was that these chat entries belonged to other users that ChatGPT somehow posted to the incorrect account, raising concerns that chat logs or other […]

Modern-day smartphones come with a lot of built-in protection measures for user privacy and data security—we’ve written about many of them on Lifehacker—but if you want to take the next step up in terms of keeping your information safe and private, then a VPN (or Virtual Private Network) is the best way to go about […]

This week’s dive into the ocean of youth culture has turned up mostly mysteries. Why are young people using AI to put clothes on women? Why are kids throwing slushies at their own pick-up trucks? How does one “hurkle-durkle?” Most importantly: Why are videos of people getting in trouble for wearing big boots so hilarious? […]

According to posters on the oculusnsfw subreddit, early adopters of Apple’s just-released Apple Vision Pro virtual reality goggles have found that it cannot be used to enjoy immersive 3D porn. The Vision Pro can stream, download, and play “normal” porn videos on gigantic virtual reality screens, but immersive, 3D videos produced specifically for virtual or […]