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There’s a lot of anxiety about robots lately, whether it’s from the threatthey may pose to labor, or their potential to develop consciousness and decide to eradicate their fleshy creators. So far, however, the robots of the modern world are a bit underwhelming. A Roomba may be useful, but it doesn’t have much in the way of personality. If there’s one thing years of movies, TV shows, and video games have taught us, it’s that robots can be many things, and not all of them bad....

MQA, the embattled U.K. audio technology company founded by Bob Stuart, has a new owner in Canada-basedLenbrook, the parent company ofBluesound,NAD, andPSB Speakers. Financial details haven’t been revealed, but Lenbrook says it has acquired all MQA assets, including the company’s two key pieces of intellectual property — the MQA and SCL-6audio codecs. Prior to today’s announcement, MQA had been mired in administration, a British business status that’s similar to Chapter 11, and was seeking new ownership after a major investor exited the company....

Future residents ofParamount Miami World Center, a 600-unit condominium building now under construction, may be the first in the world with a private skyport for their use, television stationWSVNreports. Infrastructure matters. Flying cars will never, um, get off the ground if they don’t have places to land. Helicopter landing pads and heliports are apparent answers to the question of where to touch down. However, landing spots or sky ports built specifically for flying cars could offer convenience and amenities specifically applicable for or adapted to flying cars....

TheSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, the next-gen Samsung foldable, could get an S Pen slot built right into the body of the smartphone. In 2021, the company brought S Pen capabilities to theGalaxy S21 Ultraand theGalaxy Z Fold 3, but it didn’t give an S Pen slot (like that found on the Note series) to the two devices. Samsung diminished the lines between the S and Note flagship series by bringing the S Pen slot to theGalaxy S22 Ultra, and it seems like the feature is making its way to the next Galaxy foldable....

Summary Steven Spielberg’s 1998 war movieSaving Private Ryanis often hailed as one of the most unflinching and brutallyrealistic war movies ever made, yet it is not actually the most accurate depiction of the D-Day landings. The movie’s notorious opening sequence remains a watershed moment in movie history, highlighting the grim reality faced by the soldiers on Omaha beach. Stories of combat veterans rendered unable to watch the film due to its powerfully evocative content are well documented....

Wish you had more smart functionality in your apartment? Ring has announced the new Ring Intercom to help renters have a slightly smarter home. The device makes it possible to buzz someone into your building from anywhere. Ring typically creates products that are easy to install and don’t require heavy modifications to your home. The Ring Intercom follows that same premise. The Intercom connects to your existing intercom handset and is powered by a rechargeable battery....

Following weeks of leaks and rumors, Nintendo officially revealed its next console: theNintendo Switch 2. Nintendo unveiled the system in a brief, two minute long video this morning, which focused on the Switch successor’s hardware. Anyone who has been closely following recent leaks, likethose out of CES 2025, won’t be too surprised by any of the information: It exactly matches the rumored design we’ve seen recently. Like its predecessor, the Switch 2 is a handheld console that can be hooked up to a TV via a new dock with rounded edges....

TheDell XPS 15has been a staple of the “powerful, but sleek” laptop set for as long as it’s been around. It’s a fantastic balance of performance and portability, and it acts as a brilliant counterbalance to the MacBook Pro in the world of Windows. But a newcomer has arrived to challenge the XPS 15’s throne, especially in a year when its 2023 update was considerably meager. Enter theLenovo Slim Pro 9i, an upsized version of the elegantly designedSlim 9i....

Remember the days before smartphones, when television remotes were bulky devices that burned through batteries with a vengeance? Universal remotes were a lifesaver — though huge, they worked with nearly any TV and made it easy to control your VCR, TV, and, later, your DVD player from one source. Now most devices are controlled from your smartphone, but it can feel like every device has a different app. Sevenhugs has introduced a modern-day equivalent to those old-school remotes in the Smart Remote U and the Smart Remote X....

The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Release Date Revealed Summary The first trailer forThe Umbrella Academyseason 4 has arrived. After several seasons of wild twists and near-apocalypses, Netflix’s hit comic book adaptation will come to a close with its upcoming fourth season. Set to premiere on August 8,The Umbrella Academyseason 4will pick up where the previous season left off, with the Hargreeves siblings finding their way into a brand-new universe without their powers....

Ordinarily, you don’t want dronesgoing anywhere near planes. A small flying machine colliding with a large flying machine — one with people on board — almost certainly isn’t going to end well, which is why strict flying bans are in place around airports for quadcopters and other remotely controlled aerial devices. So why is Airbus happily flying drones right up close to its own aircraft? It’s actually to make planes safer, as the aerospace giant is using the machines to help with visual checks of aircraft, “considerably reducing aircraft downtime and improving the quality of inspection reports,”Airbus says....

I can write a few thousand words about how emails are the bane of my existence, but I have to sip the bitter nectar of my professional reality every morning as I open my eyes and tap on the barrage of Gmail notifications on my phone. It also doesn’t help that every single email client that I have tried so far, both paid and free, has promised me an inbox utopia, then underwhelmed me big time....

“Why you may 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.“ Mesh networking seemingly emerged in the retail space in the middle of 2016. It ignores the tried-and-true “bubble” wireless coverage offered by a single router, instead incorporating two or more units that can create a web of connectivity....