Tag: Technology & Electronics
This is my favorite smartphone tripod
As smartphone capabilities continue to close in on standalone cameras, I’ve been using my phone a lot more for shooting video. However, the best shots demand a tripod, and carrying one of those defeats the point of using my phone instead of dragging a camera around. Peak Design’s stealthy little…
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The best power banks for 2024
I considered buying an iPhone 15, but realized I’m perfectly happy with my iPhone 11. Only thing is, the battery doesn’t last like it once did and often needs a top-off before the day’s done. That became nerve-wrackingly clear on work trip in which I found myself navigating a new…
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Logitech’s Astro A50 X headset can switch between PS5, Xbox and PC with a button press
Logitech has introduced the Astro A50 X gaming headset that does more (and costs more) than most rival products we’ve ever seen. It not only offers audiophile sound features, but comes with a dock that can switch your entire setup, including sound and video, between PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X…
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DJI Osmo Pocket 3 review: Maybe the only vlogging camera you need
As one of the few standalone gimbal cameras out there, DJI’s Osmo Pocket line has always been something of a niche product family. But it certainly had its fans, offering things like portability, fluid video and decent image quality. Now, three years after the Pocket 2, DJI has introduced the…
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The best webcams for 2024
Whether you’re working from home part time or most of the time now, you’re a content creator or you stream regularly online, one of the most important pieces of tech you have is your webcam. You want to put your best face forward on video conference calls, and having high-quality…
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The Morning After: The cost of generating AI images
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and AI startup Hugging Face collaborated to see the carbon footprint of all those whimsical AI images we’ve generated over the last few years. They discovered that creating an image using artificial intelligence uses the same energy as charging a smartphone. Generating text, whether a…
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