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Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years. While they are still not as effective as good ol’ manual labor, if you run them regularly, they will help keep your floors cleaner with much less effort on your part.The difference is that newer “combo” robot vacuum and mop models are designed to actually scrub your floors. The first robot vacuums that could also “mop” simply slapped a thin, flat microfiber pad on the bot that kind of Swiffer-ed your floor. Basically, all this was good for was getting up fine dirt that…
You didn’t think Acer’s Predator sub-brand was all about gaming, did you? Get with the times, grandad! While the new Predator Helios 18P might look like a typical gaming laptop, under the surface it’s rocking enterprise-grade hardware in a bid to win over AI developers and programmers. The 3.5kg behemoth puts desktop-grade performance in a (sort of) portable form factor, including Core Ultra 9 processors with Intel’s vPro hardware-level security, and error-correcting EEC memory – as much as 192GB of the stuff. Add in up to 6TB of PCIe Gen5 SSD storage and it can basically run large language models…
Things are looking bright for those who want to nab a great TV in 2025 at a substantial discount. There’s usually a great deal happening on a mid- or high-end TV from LG, Sony, TCL, Hisense, or Amazon’s own Fire TV brand — even if the biggest discounts remain reserved for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Amazon Prime Day, and during the lead-up to the Super Bowl.Right now, there are a number of discounted 4K TVs to choose from, spanning a wide variety of prices, sizes, and feature sets. Whether you want a secondary screen for the bedroom or a high-end…
JBL’s Tune series might just be some of the most recognisable over-ear headphones – perhaps behind Beats and AirPods Max. But they’ve not been updated in a while. Good news! The Tune series is back with a refresh, and this time it’s not just a new paint job. We’re finally seeing a proper leap forward with the arrival of Adaptive Noise Cancelling in the budget-friendly line-up. Honestly, it’s about time, but I’m still happy to see ANC planted in JBL’s more affordable headphones. The new JBL Tune 780NC and 680NC are the headliners here, bringing not just ANC but also…
Apple is working on an AI-powered search feature for Siri – but it might need Google’s help to make it happen, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. As noted by Gurman, Google is currently in the lead to help Apple revamp its voice assistant, which could involve using a custom Gemini model running on the iPhone maker’s servers.The new feature, reportedly called “World Knowledge Answers” internally, will allow users to search for information and receive AI-generated summaries based on results from the web. Its interface will also incorporate text, photos, videos, and points of interest, allowing it to…
I never thought I’d be the sort of person who gets excited about an electric toothbrush, but here we are. I’ve been using Suri’s original model for the past year, and it’s one of the few gadgets in my bathroom that actually lives up to the hype. Now, the company has released Suri 2.0 – and it’s even better. I’ve been brushing with it for the past month, and while I’ll save the in-depth verdict for a full review going live soon, here’s what you need to know. Suri (short for Sustainable Rituals) has built a name for itself by…
Pixel phones will now be able to stream audio to multiple headphones at once thanks to expanded Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast support. If you have a Pixel 8 or newer, you’ll now be able to pair two headphones at a time. That means you can make your friend listen to the new Nourished by Time single with you on the bus, or catch up on Alien Earth with your significant other on a plane.You’ll be able to create a private broadcast and share it to multiple headphones with a QR code or using Fast Pair — perfect for those…
Looking for a new top-tier fitness tracker to slap on your wrist? There are plenty of options to pick from, but I think Garmin’s new Fenix 8 Pro might top them off. In fact, it’s got one must-have feature that might actually sway me away from the Apple Watch Ultra already strapped to my wrist. Let’s get the obvious out of the way. This thing is rugged, titanium-clad, and ready to dive off cliffs if that’s your thing. But the real kicker is that this is Garmin’s first smartwatch with a MicroLED display. That means there are over 400000 teeny-tiny lights crammed into…
Anker’s Laptop Power Bank came to the rescue of my laptop and smartphone during a recent power outage. They were on the verge of dying, but its pair of retractable USB-C cables powered up my devices so I could keep working remotely. Since then, I carry it with me wherever I go, and it’s bailed me out time and again. If you need a powerful, portable charger, you can buy it for $94.49 ($25 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and directly from Anker with code WS7DV2RO9DEU, which is about $7 shy of its all-time low.This power bank is equipped with…
Slim TVs might look slick on your living room wall, but they don’t leave much space for speakers. And if there’s one way to ruin movie night, it’s with disappointing audio. Don’t fancy filling your room with surround sound speakers? These contenders for the title of best soundbar deliver beefy bass, room-filling volume and clarity that won’t leave you reading subtitles – all from a single bar that sits neatly beneath your TV. So, you don’t need a fleet of separates to sort out your subpar sound. Better yet, you don’t have to drop thousands to give your ears an…
Mophie has announced a new wireless charger for Apple’s AirPods Max called the Max Headphones Charging Stand. The AirPods Max don’t support wireless charging, so Mophie’s new stand relies on a small dongle that stays connected to the headphones’ USB-C port at all times. When docked in the stand, the dongle magnetically aligns and connects to charging pins that deliver power to the battery while additional magnets in the cradle put the headphones into sleep mode.The Max Headphones Charging Stand is available now through Mophie’s online store for $150, and includes a dongle compatible with the USB-C version of the…
Earlier this year it seemed like hell would have to freeze over before WhatsApp and Instagram appeared natively on Apple’s popular line of tablets. The ice has obviously shifted as – fresh from WhatsApp’s debut in May – there’s finally a version of Instagram that works on iPad. Who said pigs can’t fly? Instagram’s iPad app is available now through the App Store. As with the debut of WhatsApp it seems there’s no real rhyme or reason why these apps have waited 15 years after the debut of the iPad to appear fully on the platform. Meta has only ever…