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This new Mac app locks the keyboard to prevent chaos when your cat tramples all over it
It's called Cats Lock, and it's kind of genius. Source
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At $20, it’s tough to beat this Anker power bank for portability and performance
Some tech devices are so cheap that it’s hard to imagine them being any more affordable. But that is exactly what has happened to the Anker PowerCore 10K, which is on sale at Amazon for $19.99 (was $25.99). This is quite frankly a ludicrous price for a 10,000mAh capacity power…
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Oddity is masterfully tense horror from the director of Hokum
Hokum recently hit theaters, and it’s already outperforming box office expectations. If this Kubrick-referencing haunted hotel flick starring Adam Scott was your introduction to director Damian McCarthy, do yourself a favor and go watch his previous film, Oddity. If you prefer to go in blind — the ideal way to…
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ElliQ is a surprisingly helpful companion robot for older adults
A week before the ElliQ robot arrived, a neurologist told me we need to rebalance my mom’s life. Her Parkinson’s disease medication had steadily become less effective over the previous month, and with it, she had slowly stopped doing many of the things crucial to managing the disease — exercising,…
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Fujifilm’s X Half is even more whimsical with a $300 price cut
Fujifilm’s X Half digital camera wasn’t designed to replace your main camera, though you’d be forgiven for assuming it was with its ludicrous $850 price. However, the company recently reduced the MSRP to $649.99, and is now knocking an additional $100 off through June 28th. That means you can grab…
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Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about how AI is seeping into our daily lives, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started…
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