While the absolute best true wireless earbuds tend to cost between $150 and $300, the market has matured to the point where it’s possible to get something good enough without spending triple digits. Yes, you’ll still find lots of junk in the bargain bin, but with each passing year, we’re seeing more earbuds that offer pleasing sound quality, solid battery life and extensive feature sets without putting a heavy burden on your wallet. To help those on a budget, we researched and tested a range of true wireless earbuds that cost less than $100. These are the ones we found…
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So, you’ve got your college kid a brand new laptop, and they’re all set to conquer the academic world. Well, not so fast. As any computer user knows, plenty of extra accessories should complement a new PC to make it more useful, efficient, or just plain comfy. And since your student is going to be spending a lot of time on that computer, either at work or play, it’s a good idea to make sure they’re well-equipped to use it to the fullest. We’ve rounded up the best affordable add-ons for a dorm room laptop setup, each one under $100…
Baldur’s Gate 3 is enjoying a very healthy start on PC as it is now the second biggest game launch on Steam in 2023 so far. Despite already being available in Early Access for several years, the full launch was not subdued in the slightest. A whopping 472,000 players were on Baldur’s Gate 3 on its Thursday launch peak according to SteamDB. Baldur’s Gate 3 story sees you abducted, infected, and lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. That power may help you to survive, but there will be…
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Tab S9 series alongside its two foldables last week, but we are expecting at least two more slates to debut soon under the Galaxy Tab S9 FE series. New evidence of their imminent arrival was now delivered by the Korean company itself. Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ Samsung listed the Tab S9 FE and Tab S9 FE+ tablets on its own website. The names of the two tablets were spotted on a product page for Samsung’s voice assistant Bixby. All the devices supporting Bixby are listed at the bottom of the page, including the still unannounced Galaxy…
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.IEEE RO-MAN 2023: 28–31 August 2023, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREAIROS 2023: 1–5 October 2023, DETROITCLAWAR 2023: 2–4 October 2023, FLORIANOPOLIS, BRAZILHumanoids 2023: 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEXASEnjoy today’s videos!Two interesting things about this video: First, the “where’s the button” poke at 2:20, and second, the custom Spot-friendly wrench.[ Boston Dynamics ]This is one of the more interesting drone designs that I’ve seen…
Willow started it all, at least when it comes to wearable breast pumps.I remember seeing the first version of Willow’s wearable breast pumps at CES 2017. It was one of the buzziest devices to come out of the show, and while I was years from ever needing one, I was thrilled to see something that would make future motherhood a little easier.Years later, here I am, finally trying wearable breast pumps left and right, which includes the third generation of the original Willow breast pump. It has one of the highest price tags on the market, but also does some…
The DJI/GoPro relationship has been an uneasy one ever since planned drone collaboration fell back down to earth some eight or so years back. After the deal fell through, GoPro launched its Karma drone, but ultimately failed to find purchase in a category that DJI continues to dominate. DJI, on the other hand, has entered the action camera space with considerably more success. The Osmo Action had some kinks to work out early on, but it’s also managed to bring innovative ideas to a category whose moment once appeared to have already past. Since then, the race between GoPro’s Hero…
The path through Baldur’s Gate 3 is fraught with adventure, romance, peril, and plunder. It can seem a bit daunting, at first blush. Plus, for those who haven’t played Dungeons & Dragons or even a CRPG like this in a while, there’s a lot to familiarize yourself with. You might need some tips. While I wouldn’t call myself a D&D 5E expert, I’ve followed the Early Access of Baldur’s Gate 3 for a while and, at the time of this writing, put a solid chunk of hours into the launch state of BG3. It’s a massive, complex game with a lot of interlocking systems and little quality-of-life tips that,…
In his latest report, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the regular iPhone 15 models will adopt a stacked-designed Contact Image Sensor, which helps capture more light, in addition to the 48MP wide-angle camera. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the Privacy Notice. Interestingly enough, this feature won’t be available for the iPhone 15 Pro models, as the analyst believes Apple will need another year to add stacked-designed CIS camera modules to all iPhones. “Following two 2H23 iPhone…
A diagram from testing. Credit: Farhad Farzaneh Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are improving the safety and performance of electric vehicles through a new design that protects their batteries. Their design uses tubes filled with paraffin wax, which is a type of phase change material, or PCM. These materials are commonly used to store and dissipate heat, making them useful for protecting a battery from overheating. The researchers’ new method uses PCM-filled tubes in another way, exploring their application as protection against an impact. The work was published in the journal Structures. “We want to manage the risk…