Category: Consumer Discretionary
Panasonic S5 II review: The full-frame vlogging camera you’ve been waiting for
While popular with vloggers, Panasonic’s mirrorless cameras have been held back from true greatness by the lack of a phase-detect autofocus system. Finally, the company has rectified that problem with the launch of the S5 II. It has a new 24-megapixel sensor with phase-detect pixels that should get rid of…
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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ broke me
Early on in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, our hero Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and his daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton) are warped into a quantum-level universe. It’s filled with alien biology and vistas that wouldn’t be out of place on distant planets. But while that sounds like the perfect setup…
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Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation car OS is built around paid software bundles
Mercedes-Benz is developing a new in-house operating system to power its next generation of electric vehicles. Announced today at an event the automaker held in California, Mercedes said MB.OS – short for Mercedes-Benz Operating System – will deliver enhancements in safety, automated driving and navigation. The automaker is working with…
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The Morning After: The Kindle Store’s hottest new author is ChatGPT
According to a report from Reuters, ChatGPT is listed as the author or co-author of at least 200 books on Amazon’s Kindle Store. However, the number of bot-written books is likely higher than that since Amazon’s policies don’t require authors to disclose their use of AI. Brett Schickler published on…
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Sony’s new midrange headphones borrow the premium WH-1000XM5’s V1 chip
Sony is launching a pair of midrange headphones that borrow some tech from the company’s $400 WH-1000XM5. The new WH-CH720N is an over-ear pair using the same V1 chip from Sony’s flagship model, which should help provide high-quality sound and active noise cancelation (ANC) for a much lower price. The…
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The best robot vacuums for 2023
Robot vacuums have come a long way over the past few years. They’re smarter, more powerful and (marginally) better at avoiding chair legs than they were before. And you don’t have to shell out as much money to get one either. There are also many more robot vacuum cleaners available…
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