Gadgets & Reviews
I don’t need network storage – but here are 4 reasons you might
Once upon a time, just the idea of network-attached storage (NAS) seemed needlessly complicated to me, never mind putting it in my house. If you’re unfamiliar, NAS refers to any storage drive you access through a local network, rather than directly from your PC or Mac. Often, the focus of the NAS market has been…
Sennheiser HDB 630 review: A sonic marvel with room for improvement
High-resolution audio on the go isn’t very convenient. It typically involves wired headphones and a DAC (digital-to-analog converter) of some kind, plus your phone or another device to access files or a streaming service. All of this is necessary since Bluetooth compresses an audio signal by design, to allow for low-latency transmission and minimize battery…
Turning my phone into a PSP was easier than I thought
I was recently digging through an old box I had stored away for years when I suddenly noticed something I hadn’t seen in a long time: a black-and-orange pencil case. It wasn’t the pencil case itself that was special, but what was inside it: my PlayStation Portable (PSP). Back in the late 2000s, when I…
I spent a month living with a $430 AI pet, the Casio Moflin | TechCrunch
I’ve often joked that I would love to have a pet if only animals did not need to poop and eat smelly, wet mush from a can. I want a fuzzy pal to hang out with all day, but then I’ll hear that my friend spent $500 at the vet because their cat nibbled on…
4 ways mobile browsers are safer than PC
To be clear, mobile security always needs to be taken seriously. It not only has vulnerabilities, but some very unique ones, owing to the way smartphones work. People are regularly targeted with spam and fraud calls, and it’s all too easy for a scam center to bombard users with “smishing” texts — SMS phishing attacks….
Future Innovation Tech Expo, FIX 2025, Marks Daegu’s Push for an AI-Transformed Industry
Daegu’s integrated technology exhibition brings together four major events—DIFA, ROBEX, ITCE, and the Start-Up Arena—to explore how AI is reshaping mobility, robotics, ICT, and entrepreneurship across South Korea. This October, the city of Daegu will host FIX 2025, a technology exhibition combining four distinct trade events—mobility, robotics, ICT, and startup innovation—under the shared theme “The…
The best action cameras for 2025
Whether you’re into adventure sports or just want to log your day-to-day activities, an action camera is the way to go. On top of regular models from the likes of GoPro, DJI and Insta360, you can film your adventures with 360-degree models and a new class of tiny cams that can even be attached to…
Rollout Schedule of OriginOS 6, ColorOS 16, and ONeUI 8: Eligible Devices, New Features
The OriginOS 6 preview is currently available only on the Vivo X200 Pro and the iQOO 13. We have compiled a list of all Samsung, Vivo, iQOO, OPPO, OnePlus, and Realme smartphones for the official rollout of OneUI 8, OriginOS 6, and ColorOS 16, respectively. Here’s the rollout schedule of OriginOS 6 for all eligible…
I use these 5 Windows troubleshooting tools to avoid paying for repairs
My Windows 11 laptop is mostly stable, but it occasionally encounters problems when I install new hardware or apps with compatibility issues. It can also become slow when running too many apps simultaneously, and like all software, it sometimes experiences unexplained random glitches. None of these are significant issues, and I can usually fix them…
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd gen) review: Impactful upgrades to a familiar formula
Bose took a different approach with its new products in 2025. Instead of entirely redesigning its QuietComfort Ultra lineup, the company unveiled upgraded second-generation models of the flagship-level earbuds and headphones. Like the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds that debuted earlier this year, the new Quiet Comfort Ultra headphones ($449) don’t offer a comprehensive overhaul. However, the…