Eufy’s latest smart lock is literally a palm reader
The technology is pretty cool, with the integrated reader using near-infrared light to scan the “sub veins” of your palm.
I reluctantly tried a $700 office chair. One feature made me a believer
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This business-grade security cam is a strong home contender, too
If you prioritize performance over aesthetics, the Annke CPT500 delivers strong video quality, smart tracking, and flexible installation options that make it a solid choice for both commercial and home security setups.
Microsoft 365: A guide to the updates
The build also fixes a variety of bugs, including one in Outlook that caused default SMIME labels to fail to apply when a user replied to or forwarded an unlabeled message, and one for the entire suite in which people couldn’t install Microsoft 365 apps on an enrolled device.
NXP Acquires AI Chip Startup Kinara
“The immediate plan is to support Kinara’s existing products as well as their own NPU roadmap and match it up with our processor portfolio in a discrete fashion…we’ll take our time to learn from customers and the use cases they deploy to see what might drive a tighter integration into a SoC, if at all.”
Dual-Arm HyQReal Puts Powerful Telepresence Anywhere
“The development of core actuation technologies with high power, low weight, and advanced control has been a key enabler in our efforts,” says Nikos Tsagarakis, head of the HHCM Lab at IIT.
How fast can your USB cable move data? Use this formula to find out
Buying an expensive, “fast” USB cable only to find that it chugs along like a steam train when transferring data can be highly disappointing.
Whoa! Get this Asus Chromebook with 8GB RAM for just $109
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Windows PowerToys: Your handy productivity toolbox
The controls are dead simple, and the app provides standard user or administrative access to Profiles, Default, System, and Applied variables in the Windows environment, as shown in Figure 7.
This uber mini PC packs a Ryzen 9 and 32GB RAM for just $500
This GMKtec mini PC runs on an AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H processor and a hefty 32GB of DDR5 RAM that’ll zip through everything, from booting up your PC to multitasking dozens of apps and hundreds of Chrome tabs.
GrubHub got hacked. Go change your password!
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CIOs grapple with subpar global genAI models
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9 Google Chrome features you really should be using
If you’re like about 70% of computer users worldwide, you use Google’s Chrome browser as your gateway to the web, from conducting research and catching up on news to emailing and interacting with cloud apps.
200 UK companies adopt a permanent four-day work week
“This group also say[s] that mental health and improving their overall wellbeing are their top priorities, so a four-day week is a really meaningful benefit and a key enabler of their overall quality of life,” said Lynsey Carolan, managing director of Spark Market Research.
HBO’s revamped Max navigation comes with a handy new option
Sounds logical—although as The Streamable points out, the Max change is essentially the reverse of what Netflix did last year, when it moved its main navigation bar from the left side of the page to the top.
ExpressVPN review: Expensive, but worth every penny
When connected, the screen remains largely the same except that ExpressVPN will now show a selection of shortcuts to websites and internet-connected apps such as Google, Wikipedia, and Gmail.
Is it time to switch VPN providers? 5 reasons to consider a change
Choosing a fast VPN can have a huge effect on your quality of life, leading to quicker file downloads, website load times, lower latency while gaming, and higher-quality streaming—basically just a better overall experience.