It was seven years ago when Amazon launched an Echo device designed for the nightstand, giving you easy access to Alexa’s trove of features right next to your comfy bed. This year, they’re finally following it up with a worthy replacement in the form of the Amazon Echo Spot. That’s right, the Alexa-powered alarm clock…
Storing your digital media in the cloud makes sense. Modern internet is fast enough to make downloading large files a relative breeze, while sparing you from investing in the massive space requirements of keeping movies, shows, and whatever other media files you have in your collection. Of course, there will always be plenty of holdouts….
VR is fun. Strapping on a giant headset while hooked up to a computer just isn’t. That’s why companies are working to make VR headsets as compact as possible. The Bigscreen Beyond does just that. Easily the most compact VR headset we’ve seen, the device is significantly smaller in width and height that anything else…
Smart telescopes make stargazing a more convenient affair, but their size makes them quite cumbersome to transport when you want to set up in a park or some other wide open space. That why Dwarf’s original portable smart telescope managed to easily find an audience when they first crowdfunded in 2020. Same happened when they…
Sunrise alarm clocks have become popular in recent years, with their ability to ease you into waking up, instead of abruptly disturbing your slumber using loud alarms. It’s just a gentler and nicer way to get your day started. So far, though, we haven’t seen an actual sunrise alarm with proper Alexa integration, even on…
Unfortunately, most of us will be in the group of people who are going to miss out on space exploration. We just happened to be born a few generations too early for it. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy space in all its resplendent glory, especially with the kind of optical equipment we currently…
Just a couple months ago, Onyx introduced a phone-sized e-reader, allowing you to read books on an e-paper tablet that fits conveniently in your pants pocket. It’s great, making for the most convenient way to keep a paper-like e-reader on hand. This time around, they’re back to doing what they do best, which is large…
Standard routers are great if you’re willing to stay in areas of the house where the signal is strong. However, if you want to be able to do work on your laptop, record on TikTok, or play competitive multiplayer games anywhere you want in the house, there’s a good chance a regular router will fail…
Fiddling around with robots is fun. With quadrupeds, it’s even more fun with their ability to traverse over rough terrain and unstructured obstacles. That’s why it’s become a popular design for hobby robots that you can program to do all sorts of things. The XGO 2 takes the classic quadruped design and adds a fifth…
It’s been many years since Boston Dynamics first introduced their creepy-looking dog robot to the world at large and it’s been a fascinating run, with Spot eventually going on sale to the general public three years ago. Being able to buy one of Boston Dynamic’s robodogs, however, came with one stipulation: it can’t be used…