Amazon’s Alexa Voice Remote Pro review: put it in the box already!

“Why you’re able to trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The Alexa Voice Remote Pro is the best remote control Amazon has to offer when it comes to itsFire TV device lineup. Let’s just get that out there. As a result, that makes it a bit of an issue that it doesn’t actually come with any of the devices in its Fire TV lineup....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Chelsea Morris

Apple iPod Nano 16GB Review

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ Apple’s latest iPod nano continues to loom over the heads of its competitors despite players with better sound and more features from companies like Sony and Microsoft. The redesigned body almost seems like a brush of nostalgia, though it definitely improves on the previous generation and keeps the device current....

July 18, 2025 · 7 min · 1292 words · Terri Smith

Are noise-canceling headphones really hurting kids’ hearing?

On February 15, BBC News published an article thatexplored the possible linkbetween the use ofnoise-canceling headphonesand auditory processing disorder (APD) in young people. This will likely come as a shock to many parents who have come to think of these devices as helpful for their kids’ concentration. Parents of neurodivergent children in particular, see noise-canceling headphones as avital tool that helps their kids navigate environmentsthat would otherwise be overwhelming. The existence of a possible APD link also flies in the face of the advice parents are usually given around the use of headphones....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 830 words · David Myers

Back-to-School Printer Deals 2020: Canon and HP

“Back to school” has a little less romantic flair, and perhaps a little more wariness than previous years, but students and parents still need the best tech. That’s why top retailers are using this time of year to launch their back-to-school sales. We’re seeing great deals on laptops, TVs, smart gadgets and printers. We’ve scoured Best Buy, Amazon, Dell and others to help you discover the very bestback-to-school sales. And when it comes to printers, we have a devoted guide to the best back-to-schoolprinter deals, just for you, with some of the best brands on the market, like HP, Brother, and Canon....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 534 words · Kevin Hinton

Bad Boys 4 Cameo & How It's A Callback To Bad Boys II Explained By Co-Director

The following contains spoilers for Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Summary Bad Boys: Ride or Diecontinues to feature numerous homages to previous movies.Ride or Dieis the fourth movie in the action-comedy franchise and stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett. In it, the two buddy cops work desperately to honor the name of their former captain, while again struggling against a running clock.Ride or Diereleased to excellent audience reviewsand a strong opening weekend at the box office, where it is expected to earn over $50 million....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 608 words · Joshua Vega

Cambridge Analytica’s ex-director wants to fix data privacy. Can we trust her?

Brittany Kaiser, Executive Adviser to IOVO and former Director of Program Development at Cambridge Analytica.Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images (in)Secure is a weekly column that dives into the rapidly escalating topic of cybersecurity. Data is valuable.In fact, some economistssay data is the most valuable commodity in the world, even surpassing oil. That fact was quoted by ex-director atCambridge Analytica, Brittany Kaiser, who spoke on June 08, 2025, at a press conference in New York for a new initiative on data privacy....

July 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1109 words · Kevin Peterson

Does the iPhone 15 have a SIM card?

TheiPhone 15andiPhone 15 Prowere announced atApple’s September 2023 event— and there’s a lot to like! All models now have the Dynamic Island, USB-C has officially replaced Lightning, and there are impressive camera upgrades across the board. But what’s the deal this year with the iPhone 15 and SIM cards? Last year, Apple made a subtle, but significant change to itsiPhone 14 lineup. No, we’re not talking about theDynamic Islandoralways-on displayof theiPhone 14 Promodels, but rather the fact that Apple chose toeliminate the physical SIM card entirelyon all U....

July 18, 2025 · 6 min · 1243 words · Brandon Ross

Elon Musk posts pics of huge Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of debut launch

Launching andlandinga rocket would’ve seemed like a fanciful idea just a few years ago, but companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin have shown how it’s done as they work to develop their separate reusable rocket systems. Having pretty much perfected the procedure with the Falcon 9, SpaceX is getting ready to take its technology to the next level with the debut launch in January of what will be the world’s most powerful operational rocket....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Gary Reynolds

Everything you need to know about the Nintendo Switch 2: Price, specs, games, and more

After years of rumors, speculation, and leaks that date back to whenThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of theKingdomwas initially teased in 2019, we finally have our hands on theNintendo Switch 2. Now that the honeymoon period is over, I can safely give a complete breakdown of this console for anyone out there who is considering picking one up. If you’re directly comparing theSwitch vs Switch 2,Switch 2 vs. Steam Deck, orSwitch 2 vs....

July 18, 2025 · 7 min · 1308 words · Kathy Smith

Facebook removes one-click comment test after users call the tool ‘dystopian’

Facebook started testing an auto comment feature and promptly disabled it after users called the tool’s suggested comments on news coverage of a shooting “dystopian.” Facebook users recentlyspotted comment suggestionson multiple types of Facebook posts, but the idea of an algorithm suggesting a comment for a disaster didn’t sit well with users.According to BuzzFeed, Facebook disabled the test after uproar over the feature. The test is for a tool that suggests comments, allowing users to respond in one click instead of actually typing out the comment....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Tiffany Kramer

Fortnite challenge guide: Destroy IO intel

Fortniteseason 7, week 13 is here, and with it comes a brand new set of challenges for you to complete. This week’s challenges are slightly more complicated than you might be used to, though they aren’t exactly difficult to get through. One of the new challenges requires you to destroy IO intel, which only appears at a certain location on the map. Since you can only complete this challenge by visiting this spot, you’re unlikely to complete this one naturally unless you like landing by Corny Complex....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · William Mcdonald

Get moving with Garmin’s Vivoactive 3 multisport smartwatch for $220 at Walmart

Garminstarted out making handheld GPS receivers for the U.S. military in the early 2000s and since then expanded its business into making automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sports equipment. Right now, the company is most famous for makingfitness trackers,wearablesmeant to compete with tech giants likeAppleandFitbit. One of its recent offerings, theGarmin Vivoactive 3, boasts a gamut of features geared toward the wellness-minded and is available at a very reasonable price....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · David Craig

Get rid of smart security camera blind spots with the Snap Pro from Zmodo

Your smart home security system doesn’t have to look intimidating — it just needs to look at everything going on in your home. Here to save us from conspicuous smart cameras and bulky security systems is Zmodo, which recently launched theSnap Pro, a modular and wireless indoor (or outdoor) camera that promises to address blind spots in the way in which we currently shop for our smart home solutions. The Snap Pro is a portable smart camera that is about the size of a deck of cards, which means that it can be placed just about anywhere inside or outside of your home....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Julie Dillon