10 Underrated Sci-Fi Books That Should Be On Everyone's Radar

Summary 11 Sci-fibooks have been all the rage for decades, but some great titles don’t get the recognition they deserve. What is considered the first science fiction book, Mary Shelley’sFrankenstein, was released in 1818, and the genre’s popularity has ebbed and flowed since then. The 1960s through the 1980s saw a massive boom in sci-fi books, but this only made it harder for even exceptional stories to stand out. Over the years, many have joinedFrankensteinto gain classic sci-fi status, butothers that were just as worthy have been largely forgotten....

June 15, 2025 · 8 min · 1559 words · Joshua Duran

5 great horror movies to watch on New Year’s Day

New Year’s is a time to party, but also a time to look forward to the fresh start ahead. Whichever type of New Year’s person you are, we’ve got some great horror movies you should check out for the holiday, and a few are even streaming completely for free. So whether you want to party like there’s no tomorrow (which, for many of the characters in the movies below, there won’t be one), or if you prefer to look forward to what wonders (or terrors) might await you in the new year, check out these five horror movies you should stream on New Year’s....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 739 words · Matthew Nelson

9 best sci-fi book-to-movie adaptations, ranked

Sci-fi is a popular genre in literature due to its thought-provoking nature. Beyond thrilling adventures through space or fantastical realms, sci-fi books explore profound topics like the potential impact of artificial intelligence, the challenges of space exploration, and the ethical dilemmas of scientific progress. Fueled by these themes, readers are left to think beyond the page and imagine what the future holds. That’s why sci-fi books are popular source materials in the realm of film — they bring extraordinary worlds, characters, and stories to life in a way books can’t....

June 15, 2025 · 7 min · 1478 words · Natasha Reyes

Activists behind Facebook ad boycott rip Zuckerberg after meeting

Activist organizations behinda widespread ad boycott of Facebooktold Digital Trends they don’t believe CEO Mark Zuckerberg is committing to confronting hateful content after meeting with him and other Facebook executives on Tuesday — with one calling it a “PR exercise.” Zuckerberg, COO Sheryl Sandberg, and CPO Christopher Cox met with organizers from the NAACP, Color Of Change, Anti-Defamation League, Stop Hate for Profit, and Free Press to discuss Facebook’s failure to curtail the spread of hate and disinformation across its platform....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 720 words · Justin Perry

Add futuristic AR to your bike helmet with the Argon Transform

Motorbike ridershave been clamoring for an augmented reality (AR) enabled bike helmet for years, hence the long-running and infamousSkully debacle. But now Singapore-based startup Whyre have come up with a simple way to make any bike helmet smart, using an attachment which can overlay AR information on a helmet’s visor. They showed off the Argon Transform, as its known, at CES 2019 this year. More CES 2019 coverage The Argon Transform is a dual-camera system which works by sticking one camera to the back of a helmet and one to the front....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Dr. Erica Williams

Airplay 2 will come to Roku devices as Apple-Roku deal is reportedly finalized

Apple makes some much-loved technology, but the notoriously proprietary company doesn’t normally like to share with others. For 2019, Apple has apparently made a serious philosophical shift on that front when it comes toAirPlay 2, its wireless video and audio streaming protocol.After landing in a variety of 2019 TVs, including those from Samsung, LG, Sony, and Vizio, Apple is now reportedly in talks to send the technology to Roku and its expansive family of streaming devices,according to a February report from Mac Rumors....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 472 words · Nicole Moore

All recipes in Tales of the Shire

All recipes in Tales of the Shire Tales of the Shire is all about its cooking, and there are over 100 recipes to make while you increase friendship and complete quests. However, actually unlocking and cooking those recipes isn’t always easy. UnlikeDisney Dreamlight Valley, the ingredients are given to you in Tales of the Shire, but the recipes aren’t. Instead, you need to unlock and discover them to serve a dish to the game’s many NPCs....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 535 words · Julie Rodriguez

Best Buy is having a SURPRISE SALE on NordicTrack bikes, treadmills, ellipticals

Nothing beats getting in a good workout from the comfort of your home. You don’t have to deal with the logistical hassles of packing a bag with your clothes, driving to the gym, and finding a parking spot. Plus, you may get your workout done whenever you feel like it, whether it’s first thing in the morning or before you go to bed. However, high-endfitness dealsfor home exercise gear can get quite expensive, especially if you’re looking for cardio equipment liketreadmill dealsorelliptical deals....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 777 words · Thomas Pearson

Best mockumentary movies of all time

Documentary films, when done well, are compelling and educational probes into the people, places, cultures, and human conditions around us, revealing often harsh or revelatory truths many of us were blind to prior. But you know what’s way,wayfunnier? Films that make fun of documentaries, turning the whole genre on its head. We’re speaking, of course, of mockumentaries. Satirizing such topics as serial killers, “forgotten” filmmakers, epic hair-rock bands, and even the undead, mockumentaries allow filmmakers to not only take aim at their subjects but take a shot at the documentary genre itself....

June 15, 2025 · 10 min · 1930 words · Terry Taylor

Bridgerton Season 3 Ending's Major Book Character Change Explained By Showrunner

This article contains spoilers forBridgertonseason 3 part 2. Summary ABridgertonshowrunner has addressed a major character change from the original Julia Quinn novels from which the historical romance show, following the love lives of a large Regency-era family, is adapted. As the show gives way to the upcomingBridgertonseason 4, the final four season 3 episodes featured several revelations includingthe introduction of Michaela Stirling(Masali Baduza), a gender-swapped version of Francesca Bridgerton’s (Hannah Dodd) book 6 love interest, Michael....

June 15, 2025 · 5 min · 886 words · Casey Robinson

Bridgerton Season 4's Potential Lead Has Audiences Ecstatic After Season 3 Ending

Summary Bridgerton’s season 4 couple tease has ignited an ecstatic fan reaction. The show is an adaptation of the Regency era romance novels of the same name by Julia Quinn, with the first two seasons adapting the first two books by following the love stories of Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and then her eldest brother Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey). However, season 3 skipped straight to book 4 and the love story of the third-eldest brother, Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton)....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 655 words · Amber Hubbard

Can Toshiba’s dynaEdge AR glasses succeed where others have failed?

A bright-yellow plastic hardhat sits on the conference table — not a standard sight at Digital Trends’ New York City office. The array of Toshiba executives around the table? Standard fare, but the product they’re here to show off isn’t. Called the dynaEdge AR Smart Glasses, it’s Toshiba’s first Windows-based smart glasses. And Mark Simons, President of Toshiba America, has high hopes for it, comparing it to “the laptop,which we invented back in 1985....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 625 words · Robin Johnson

Clear Mode on TikTok: Here’s what it is and how to use it

When it comes to its features,TikTokis most known for all the fun bells and whistles you can add to a video that you create for its short-form video-sharing platform. But what about the app’s video-watchingfeatures? Those might be lesser known to you (or just less noticeable) because they’re part of a more passive way of experiencing TikTok. But despite how easily video-watching features can fly under the radar, there is one new TikTok feature, that’s worth knowing about....

June 15, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Natasha Russell