Rivian is not a fan of the new EV tax credit and you might not be either
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Democrats’ pared-down environmental and economic package, appears to have enough momentum to pass and with it comes tax perks for electric vehicle buyers. But as the bill enters the final stretch, the EV company Rivian isn’t among the crowd celebrating this legislative milestone. Despite the climate change benefits touted […]
Xiaomi's shuffling humanoid robot is here to cheer you up
Developed by Xiaomi, CyberOne is a humanoid robot that can supposedly comfort you in times of sadness. The robot was revealed in a sort of self deprecating promo video in which CyberOne can be seen clumsily falling face first multiple times. According to Xiaomi, CyberOne can recognize 85 different environmental sounds and 45 types of […]
Meta's AI chatbot is an Elon Musk fanboy and won't stop talking about K-pop
Earlier this week, Meta’s AI chatbot BlenderBot insisted to a Wall Street Journal reporter that Trump will serve a second term and “always will be” president. BlenderBot told Bloomberg that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was “creepy and manipulative” and the BBC that “he did a terrible job at testifying before congress. It makes me concerned […]
Apple's latest iPad mini with cellular connectivity is back on sale at its record-low price
SAVE $99.01: Amazon has the 2021 iPad mini (64GB) with cellular connectivity on sale for just $549.99 as of Aug. 12. That’s 15% off its $649 MSRP and a match of its record-low price. Pull up some data on the Amazon price-tracking site camelcamelcamel, and you might notice a weird trend with Apple‘s latest iPad […]
Facebook suddenly won't stay in dark mode and aaarggh, my eyes!
Aaarggh, my eyes! Following the latest app update on iOS, my Facebook app keeps reverting to light mode, no matter how many times I set it to dark mode. At first I thought it was a temporary glitch. Then I thought I was going mad. But then I realized other people are experiencing it, too. […]
A lifetime license to MS Office and a near-mint HP Laptop also come with a donation to charity
TL;DR: Through August 24, you can get the Microsoft Office Pro for Windows 2021 + HP EliteBook + Certificate Course Bundle for just $669.99 instead of $2,663 — that’s a 74% discount. Heading back to school in the fall? Taking on new responsibilities at work? Maybe thinking of picking up a new hobby for a […]
The Meta Quest 2 is a pain to wear. Here's how I made mine comfortable.
For a “wearable” piece of technology, the Meta Quest 2 is pretty hard to wear out of the box. Ads for the virtual reality device will have you believe it’s as easy to throw on as a hat or sunglasses, but that wasn’t my reality. After a blissful 72-hour honeymoon period, I realized that, as […]
Virtual try-on is revolutionizing metaverse makeup
Makeup in the metaverse makes no sense to most people; beauty routines are deeply tangible experiences, and trying to virtually replicate either the process or results seems rather pointless. But what about metaverse makeup that becomes real, actual makeup? That’s the type of metaverse beauty that virtual try-on services fall under. The tech is simple […]
Save every month you don't have to pay for web hosting with this lifetime subscription
TL;DR: As of August 12, you can get an iBrave Cloud Web Hosting: Lifetime Subscription for just $99.99 instead of $2,997 — that’s a 96% discount. Finding a good host for your website is like finding a good home for yourself. You more than likely want somewhere that’s secure, reliable, and hopefully not too expensive. […]
Xiaomi has a humanoid robot that walks very, very carefully
Xiaomi has launched a humanoid robot called CyberOne. It can detect human emotion and create 3D visual reconstructions of the world. It also walks funnily. In a press release Thursday, the company announced the robot, which is actually a new iteration of an existing “Cyber” series of robots, as Xiaomi also has a quadruped robot […]