It’s that time of year again: Google is gearing up for I/O, the company’s annual software event. Like Apple’s WWDC, Google I/O is actually a developer’s conference, rather than a traditional product announcement. But while app developers can tune into specialized events of their own, the rest of us are really here for the consumer-facing […]

TCL’s next line of smart TVs is here, with improved processing, generally lower price tags compared to the competition, but also—for some reason—a $27,000 115-inch model that either needs to be mounted or placed on a special floor stand.  TCL’s TVs focus on non-OLED technologies, chiefly quantum dots and micro-LED, but also come with a […]

As long as people have been gardening, they’ve been trying to find easier ways to do it all. The first few times you try to grow seeds, you’ll inevitably be bad at it: not enough light, leggy starts, mildewed roots. But eventually you’ll find a system that works. Even so, we’re all looking for ways […]

Google’s Pixel A-series of budget smartphones is almost always a sure bet, offering minimal cuts to hardware while still packing the Pixel line’s trademark software perks, all at a pretty sizable discount. As the first A-series phone to release since the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro upped the focus on AI, the Pixel 8a has […]

Here’s a secret: Gardening isn’t about plants. Plants don’t need us puttering around or deciding where they should live; they do a better job of it on their own. Gardening is about our hopes and expectations: planning a summer yield of tomatoes with nary a bug bite, or a solid hedge of sunflowers that the […]

The best stuffed mushrooms I’d ever eaten were packed with so much filling, they could have just as easily been called meatballs with mushroom bottoms. They were so savory, juicy, and delectable that I probably had half the platter; I was at a party, and this appetizer made me completely antisocial. But the good news […]