Is a smart coffee maker worth it?

Coffee gets a lot of us going in the morning. Whether it’s the comforting warmth, that jolt of bitterness, or — let’s be honest — the caffeine, coffee is the fuel that starts our engines each day. Coffee has evolved from its primitive origins as berries we chewed on, to the simple automatic coffee makers of the mid-century, and now today to fully automatic machines that can take care of every function for us — and some even have Alexa voice assistance built-in....

August 23, 2025 · 6 min · 1262 words · Jeremy Mcguire

I’m Disappointed That Kim Ji-won Didn't Receive The Same Award Recognition As Her Queen of Tears Co-star

Summary I’m really disappointed that Kim Ji-won’s name is being left out of award contention forQueen of Tears, especially when she played a huge part in the show’s success.Queen of Tearsis one of themost exciting K-dramas of 2024and Kim Ji-won’s portrayal of the icy yet complicated chaebol heiress Hong Hae-in is one of the keys toQueen of Tears' success. Though Kim Ji-won isn’t the only person who deserves praise for their role inQueen of Tears, as the female lead of the K-drama,Kim Ji-won should be just as high on the list as her male co-star, Kim Soo-hyun....

August 23, 2025 · 6 min · 1161 words · Danielle Hernandez

Jujutsu Kaisen: Will Toji Fushiguro return again?

Jujutsu Kaisen: Will Toji Fushiguro return again? Jujutsu Kaisen’s recent episode kills off fan-favorite Toji Fushiguro once again. Will he appear again in the series? Toji Fushiguro has always been famous among manga fans, but his popularity skyrocketed with his anime debut inJujutsu KaisenSeason 2. He is an antagonist in the Hidden Inventory/Premature Death arc and one of the strongest characters in the series. Even after he died 12 years ago, he surprisingly returns in the Shibuya Incident arc thanks to Granny Ogami’s technique....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Stephanie Cochran

Lamborghini’s Urus SE plug-in hybrid tries to do it all

Lamborghini built its reputation with outrageous supercars like the Miura,Countach, and Diablo, but today its bestseller is the Urus SUV. And a new plug-in hybrid version of that car could make or break the automaker’s push to hybridize its entire lineup by the end of 2024. Debuting at the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, the Lamborghini Urus SE is the automaker’s second plug-in hybrid, followingthe Revuelto supercarunveiled in 2023, and precedes a plug-in hybrid replacement for the Huracán, which will be unveiled later this year....

August 23, 2025 · 6 min · 1126 words · Lawrence Garcia

Land Rover’s new 2020 Range Rover Evoque is smart off-road and chic in the city

Land Rover took the wraps off the all-new 2020 Range Rover Evoque in November 2018, but we’re just now getting full details on the redesigned SUV with the introduction of the U.S.-spec version at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. The Evoque’s familiar design hides a bevy of tech upgrades, a more luxurious interior made with sustainable materials, and the first application of the British firm’s fuel-saving mild hybrid technology. The 2020 Evoque doesn’t stray far from the formula that made theoriginal modela hit all around the world....

August 23, 2025 · 4 min · 816 words · Arthur Riddle

LG Watch W7 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.“ For years, LG’s smartphones distinguished themselves from the competition with the inclusion of awide-angle secondary lens. It offered a fresh perspective (pun intended), as well as a way for the company’s phones to stand out from a crowded field....

August 23, 2025 · 9 min · 1849 words · Steven Palmer

Minecraft stays strong after 10 years with 112 million players per month

Minecraft, which celebrated its 10th birthday earlier this year, remains a dominant force in the video game industry with more than 112 million players per month. The figure represents an increase of more than 20 million players since Microsoft’s last update in October 2018, which is an impressive feat considering the game’s age and its roots as a work-in-progress project by a single man, Markus “Notch” Persson. Making the total number of monthly players even more significant is thatMinecraftis not a free-to-play game, unlike today’s standard-bearers such asFortniteandApex Legends....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Lindsay Long

NASA’s record-breaking astronaut arrives home safely

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio shortly after returning to Earth after becoming the first American astronaut to spend a full year in orbit.NASA Frank Rubio has arrived home safely after spending 371 days in space — a record for a NASA astronaut. Rubio departed the International Space Station (ISS) with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin at 3:54 a.m. ET on Wednesday before landing in Kazakhstan at 7:17 a.m. ET (5:17 p....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Abigail Simpson

Nebia partners with Moen to develop a warmer, better showerhead

According to some studies, the average person spends somewhere around sixty hours per year in the shower. Over the span of a lifetime, that’s about 175 days. Despite how much time people spend in theshower, though, the basic technology hasn’t changed much in the past hundred years. A Silicon Valley, California startup called Nebia plans to change that. Nebia has partnered with Moen to develop the Nebia Spa Shower 2.0. The company took customer feedback into account to produce a warmer, more efficient shower experience that simultaneously meets its goals of water conservation....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Rebecca Mcdaniel

Never mind. Disney+ will have almost all the Marvel movies at launch too

A few weeks ago, Disney dropped a massive list ofmovies and TV showsthat will be available on Disney+ at launch, including films from almost all of the company’s major franchises. The Marvel Cinematic Universe selection, however, seemed a little thin. Only seven MCU movies were part of Disney+’s launch lineup, and that list included lesser entries likeThor: The Dark WorldandAnt-Man. Well, never fear: Less than a day before Disney+’s long-awaited debut on November 12, theofficial Disney+ Twitter accountannounced that almost every Marvel movie will be on the service on launch day, bringing the full number of MCU selections up to 16 (out of a total 23)....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Terri Walker

New MacBooks will get ‘Pro Mode’ to boost performance, leak suggests

In recent years, Apple has gone all-in on the “Pro” tag to convince its more demanding users that it still cares about them. We’ve seen theiMac Pro, a revampedMacBook Pro 16and, most recently, theall-new Mac Pro. After that onslaught of pro-level hardware goodness, it now looks like Apple is aiming to improve things on the software side too. According to9to5Mac, the latest MacOS Catalina beta (version 10.15.3) contains references to a “Pro Mode” that could potentially boost the performance of the machine it’s running on....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Francisco Thompson

Nikon Z 50 Review: The Instagrammer’s mirrorless camera

“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.“ There are cameras for photographers, and then there are cameras for pre-photographers. TheNikon Z 50, Nikon’s smallest DX camera yet and first APS-C mirrorless camera, falls largely into the second category. Marketed towards Instagram users ready to upgrade from a smartphone, theZ 50incorporates in-camera video editing and wireless video transfer while keeping to a design that channels an entry-level DSLR....

August 23, 2025 · 10 min · 1963 words · Haley Galvan

NSA tools are still letting hackers take over unpatched systems

It’s beenmore than a year since some of the NSA’s most capable hacking toolswere stolen and leaked online, and despite a concerted effort to see PCs and systems patched against them, many thousands are still vulnerable to the attacks, which continue to work. Worse still, new and more advanced attack methods are being used to make these tools even more effective, leading to hackers taking over systems in their entirety....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Melissa Brown