The 15 coolest gadgets at CES 2021

Even in a virtual environment, CES 2021 remains ground zero for innovation, with exhibitors, enthusiasts, and media opting for virtual press briefings over cramped convention halls and casinos for the first time ever. It’s an online-only affair, sure, but with more than 1,000 virtual exhibits and 150,000 online attendees, there’s still going to be a ton of product announcements and plenty of tech for us to sink our teeth into from afar....

July 7, 2025 · 8 min · 1571 words · Joseph Smith

The best A.I.-based photo apps for iOS and Android

Wouldn’t it be awesome to turn your photos into beautiful works of art? We’ve all seen cool photo filters that can apply effects to your photos, but none take it quite as far as these three AI-powered photo editors, which offer hundreds of different artistic filters. But how do they work? Is it really as easy as they say? We have everything you’ll need to know right here. Perhaps the most famous app and the granddaddy of A....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 994 words · Maurice Alvarado

The best laptops for Minecraft

Minecraftisn’t a demanding game, but you’ll need one of the best laptops forMinecraftif you want to run the game with mods or ray tracing. We’ve compiled six of the topMinecraftlaptops, and there’s a machine for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you need a laptop under $600 or a mobile powerhouse that costs over $1,000, you’re able to find agood laptop to buyon this list. Our top pick is theBuy at Amazonthanks to its low price and impressive system specs....

July 7, 2025 · 9 min · 1750 words · Marilyn Stewart

The best subreddits you should subscribe to in 2024

Chances are, if you’re interested in it, Reddit likely has a dedicated community for discussing it. These communities are known as “subreddits” and they can be a great place to talk about your interests with other like-minded people, find support, or get answers to your questions, whether they’re about your favorite shows or a new recipe you’re trying out. And we’re not kidding. Reddit’s vast collection of subreddits covers pretty much everything from the usual communities centered around sports and television shows to some pretty obscure ones likea subreddit createdto share animal rescue videos played in reverse....

July 7, 2025 · 11 min · 2194 words · Yvonne Fernandez

The perfect true crime doc to watch after Into the Fire is available to stream now

The perfect true crime doc to watch after Into the Fire is available to stream now Netflix’s Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter is the latest true crime documentary to dominate the streaming charts, but there’s another, equally heartbreaking tale to watch if you’re looking for more. Into the Fire: The Lost Daughterfollows Cathy Terkanian, a mother who seeks to find out what happened to the daughter she put up for adoption in 1976....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Jose Walton

This Razer gaming laptop with RTX 4070 is $1,000 off today

Gaming laptops are quite expensive and there’s no denying it. As a result, it is often worth holding off on buying a new one, no matter how much the inner turmoil it causes the gamer deep within you. Watching countless opportunities to play thebest PC gamesat high graphic settings pass you buy is rough, after all. But what if you were offered a chance to get one for $1,000 off? Could you hold off then, and would it even be worth it to do so?...

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Ashley Ellis

This vaccine passport app data breach is a cautionary tale

A security blunder byproof-of-vaccination appPortpass provides a reminder that third-party apps may not protect your privacy and security. According toCBC News, Portpass exposed potentially hundreds of thousands of users’ personal information on its unsecured website. After receiving a tip that the user profiles on the app’s website were accessible by members of the public, CBC verified the claim. While on the website, CBC was able to see users’ personal information, email addresses, blood types, birthdays, phone numbers, and photo identification, including driver’s licenses and passports....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Sandra Hill

TikTok stars Tyler & Gabby make relationship official after viral interview

TikTok stars Tyler & Gabby make relationship official after viral interview TikTokers Tyler Bergantino and Gabby Gonzalez have taken over the app after their initial video together sparked a relationship, and the two creators have now made it official. At the beginning of June 2024, Tyler and Gabby met up in Miami, Florida to create an interview video for TikTok where they talked about various aspects of their heights. Tyler is 6’9″ while Gabby is 6’1″ without shoes on,and, soon after the initial video was posted, viewers noticed chemistry between the two....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Sharon Wilson

Transform Your Home Entertainment with HAPPRUN: The 510G and JQ820 Projectors

Creating joyful moments has never been easier, thanks toHAPPRUN’s innovative projectors. Founded in 2021, HAPPRUN is dedicated to redefining home entertainment with high-quality, user-friendly devices. Whether you’re hosting a family movie night or relaxing with your favorite show, the HAPPRUN 510G and JQ820 Projectors are designed to turn any space into an unforgettable cinematic experience. HAPPRUN 510G: Your Gateway to Seamless Entertainment For those seeking a feature-rich, smart projector, theHAPPRUN 510Gis the ultimate solution....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Derek Lewis

U.S. studies new facial recognition tech built with masked faces in mind

The pandemic has proved facial recognition systems such asApple’s Face IDare not built to recognize people under masks. Now, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a government body responsible for accessing such systems, has backed it with more conclusive evidence andsays it’s now exploring new modelsthat are designed to handle masked faces. In its latest study, the NIST has revealed that masks can significantly thwart facial recognition algorithms’ accuracy and raise the error rate to as much as 50% — even in the case of some of the best and widely used commercial platforms....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Adriana Glover

Valorant star ‘something’ was turned down by VCT team before joining Paper Rex

Valorant star ‘something’ was turned down by VCT team before joining Paper Rex Valorant superstar Ilya ‘something’ Petrov has revealed that a VCT team passed up on the opportunity to sign him before he joined Paper Rex.According to him, the team didn’t even give him a trial. The Russian duelist has emerged as one of Valorant’s brightest stars in his first year of VCT competition after joining Paper Rex in March....

July 7, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Diana Peters

Ventev’s Scott Franklin gives us a look into the future of wireless charging

Wireless charging is great, but itcan also be a fickle thing. Since each phone has a different wireless sweet spot, figuring out just how to position it on a charger can be tricky. And, of course, you also need to keep in mind which type of wireless charging your phone uses.Ventevis aiming to solve this problem with products like its Wireless Charge Stand and the recentWirelesspro dock. Scott Franklin, the company’s director of marketing, sat down with Digital Trends at CES to talk about these products, as well as the future of wireless charging....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Bryan Hester

Verizon may be the latest company working on a live TV streaming service

Just a week ago,details began to leak outthat Comcast — a company which has previously said it has no interest in delivering streaming TV — was in fact considering launching a streaming TV service similar to Sling TV. Now it seems that another major company — Verizon — is considering a streaming service of its own,Bloomberg reports. While Comcast’s interest in streaming seems to be purely a backup plan, offered only to customers outside of the areas in which it offers cable service, Verizon appears to have much more immediate action in mind....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Michael Martin