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The best board games with an app-based twist

Post author By Randall
Post date November 29, 2019
Categories In board games, Gaming, hgg2019, Home, hybrid board games, tabletop, tabletop games, tabletop gaming, Tech, thebuyersguide

[ad_1] One Night Ultimate Werewolf Players: 3–10 Game time: 10 minutes Difficulty: Easy One Night Ultimate Werewolf is a short and easily explained game about lying and persuasion. At the start of the game, players are given a random card with roles like Villager, Insomniac and Werewolf. They look at their cards in secret, close […]

How to prep tech gifts for kids

Post author By Randall
Post date November 28, 2019
Categories In Children, gear, gifting, hgg2019, Home, howto, kids, Tech, thebuyersguide

[ad_1] Unbox it and inspect the contents thoroughly Untie any particularly annoying fasteners or twist ties you suspect your child might struggle with. If it requires scissors or a box cutter to open, do it now. (If you don’t want to do this because there’s a risk you might need to return it, maybe consider […]

Facebook’s Portal devices are each $50 off for Black Friday

Post author By Randall
Post date November 28, 2019
Categories In blackfriday2019, engadgetdeals, Facebook, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, hgg2019, Home, personal computing, personalcomputing, portal, portal tv, Tech, thebuyersguide

[ad_1] Portal Amazon plans to discount both the black and white models by $50, making them $130 as opposed to their usual $180. Engadget’s Nicole Lee gave the redesigned Portal a 79 when she reviewed it in October. She liked the device’s tight integration with both Messenger and WhatsApp, as well as its rich video […]

Amazon is discounting more Echo Show models by up to $80

Post author By Randall
Post date November 27, 2019
Categories In Amazon, blackfriday2019, business, discount, echo show, echo show 8, engadgetdeals, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, hgg2019, Home, kindle, kindle paperwhite, philips hue, price drop, sale, second generation, smart display, Tech, thebuyersguide

[ad_1] The second-gen Echo Show has a sharp, colorful, 10-inch display — thanks to design refinements, it doesn’t take up too much counter space. The Echo Show 8 is Amazon’s most recent addition to the lineup. It combines the same screen and sound capabilities of the Echo Show with the camera shutter and form factor […]

The Echo Flex is Amazon’s Alexa gateway drug

Post author By Randall
Post date November 27, 2019
Categories In Amazon, echo flex, gear, Home, Internet, personal computing, personalcomputing, Review, Tech

[ad_1] Instead of something that looks like a speaker, the Echo Flex is a wall plug that you can fit into any outlet (. It’s fairly small at only 2.8 inches tall and 2.6 inches wide, and it doesn’t obscure the other outlet when plugged in. Since it’s not reliant on taking up any horizontal […]

Google’s Nest Mini vs. Amazon’s Echo Dot: pick your assistant

Post author By Randall
Post date November 27, 2019
Categories In alexa, echo dot, echo dot with clock, gear, Google, Google Assistant, Home, Nest, nest mini, Review, smart speaker, Tech

[ad_1] In use At this point, the capabilities of Alexa and Google Assistant are well known. To quickly recap, you can ask both speakers to control devices in your home, play audio, answer questions, give you info from your personal accounts (e.g., Google Calendar) and link up to third-party services that make these speakers even […]

Alexa can now sound excited or disappointed

Post author By Randall
Post date November 27, 2019
Categories In alexa, Amazon, emotions, gear, Home, Tech

[ad_1] Alexa’s ability to convey emotions is powered by Amazons’ Neural Text-to-Speech technology, and the company says “overall satisfaction with the voice experience increased by 30 percent when Alexa responded with emotions.” We guess the testers found it much more pleasing to interact with a voice AI that that doesn’t sound monotonous. By the way, […]

The Morning After: Meet the R2-D2 Instant Pot

Post author By Randall
Post date November 27, 2019
Categories In av, Entertainment, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Home, Mobile, Robots, services, sex, Tech, themorningafter, Transportation

[ad_1] Williams Sonoma has combined two fanbases.Star Wars-themed Instant Pots look like R2-D2, BB-8 or Darth Vader Once you’ve stocked up on Han Solo Carbonite Le Creuset cooking ware, it’s time for a themed Instant Pot. The perfect overlap of holiday shopping and aggressive Disney marketing. You can get the BB-8-styled Duo Mini 3QT for […]

Nest Hello’s holiday and winter ringtones are live

Post author By Randall
Post date November 27, 2019
Categories In gear, Home, Nest, nest hello, Tech

[ad_1] It’s been almost a month since Halloween, and it may be time to switch your Nest Hello doorbell tune from “cackling witch” to something more season appropriate. Google has rolled out a collection of winter ringtones for the smart doorbell, just like it did for Halloween back in October. The selection includes holiday tones […]

Star Wars-themed Instant Pots look like R2-D2, BB-8 or Darth Vader

Post author By Randall
Post date November 26, 2019
Categories In bb-8, chewbacca, darth vader, gear, Home, Instant Pot, pressure cooker, r2-d2, Star Wars, Tech, williams sonoma

[ad_1] While Mandalorian and Baby Yoda merch has disappointed, Williams Sonoma is extending its plot to cash-in on your desire for branded cookware. The latest effort combines two crazes: Instant Pot and Star Wars. The multipurpose pressure cooker is perfectly sized for paintjobs referencing droids and other characters from the series, and come in three […]