Category: Gadgets

The best games for your smartphone

[ad_1] Alto’s Odyssey If you liked Alto’s Adventure, you’ll love Alto’s Odyssey. The sequel to Snowman’s endless runner — sorry, endless snowboarder — is a stylish and highly-addictive sandboarding game with multiple biomes to discover. Just like the original, your goal is to ride for as long as possible while avoiding rocks, completing tasks and […]

Share your opinions about the Nintendo Switch!

[ad_1] Over the past two years, it’s become clear that the Switch is a winner: The system has sold over 32 million units (more than both PS4 and Xbox One at the same point in their release timelines). As many of you in the comments have expressed your fondness for it, maybe you’d like to […]

Save $300 on Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

[ad_1] Sony STR-DH190 Stereo Receiver Street price: $150; deal price: $128 Down to $128 from a typical price of $150, this is a nice deal on a basic but comparatively feature-rich receiver. This model isn’t intended to be used as an AV surround option, but rather as a receiver meant for a stereo setup, potentially […]

Nintendo next Labo kit is all about virtual reality

[ad_1] The line of cardboard DIY kits Nintendo offers for its Switch console keep expanding, and the latest one is Labo VR. It will go on sale April 12th in a few different packages: a $40 Starter Set + Blaster that can be grow with two $20 Expansion sets adding either a Camera & Elephant […]

Nissan’s IMQ concept looks more like a stealth fighter than a crossover

[ad_1] Concept cars are traditionally an exercise in what’s potentially possible in the future. For Nissan (like nearly every other automaker at the Geneva Motor Show), the future is electric and autonomous. The IMQ crossover concept vehicle uses Nissan’s e-Power hybrid system that the company has been using in Japan. The automaker used the vehicle […]

The best games for Nintendo Switch

[ad_1] Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Legend of Zelda: BOTW signals the biggest shift in the series since the Nintendo 64’s Ocarina of Time, and it might well be one of the best games of the past decade. It pulls the long-running series into modern gaming, with a perfectly pitched difficulty curve […]

Pirelli app gives track day drivers a digital pit crew

[ad_1] Announced at the Geneva Motor Show, Pirelli’s “Track Adrenaline” technology uses telemetry and tyre data to identify and tell the driver when it’s time to warm up tires, when they’re prime for a flying lap, and when it’s time to come back to the pits for a tire change. The system uses a GPS-equipped […]

Apple will repair iPhones with third-party batteries

[ad_1] According to MacRumors, which saw a copy of Apple’s internal memo regarding the change, if a repair is unrelated to the battery, Apple will now ignore the battery and proceed as normal. If the repair is related to the battery, Apple may replace it with an official Apple battery for the standard fee. And, […]

The wearable market is (still) booming

[ad_1] Numbers released by the International Data Corporation show 31.4 percent growth in the wearable market (or 59.3 million units) in the fourth quarter of 2018. While Q4 numbers are inflated by holiday sales, there’s no denying wearables’ increased popularity. For the entire year, 172.2 million devices shipped; that’s up 27.5 percent over 2017. It’s […]

A new Alexa skill lets you control your Roku devices

[ad_1] The new feature can switch Roku TVs on or off and change channels with spoken commands. You can also adjust the volume by saying “Alexa, turn up the volume on Roku.” Quite a mouthful, but certainly useful if you don’t want to be bothered finding the remote. You can also ask the voice assistant […]