Amazon's 'ambient intelligence' is a cozy way to say home surveillance
Back in my day, you turned devices off when you didn’t need to use them. But in the age of Amazon, your “smart” home and its ecosystem of gadgets will ideally always be turned on. That vision even has a cool-sounding name: ambient intelligence. It’s A.I. with a new spin and the promise of a […]
Meta's Make-A-Video AI is Dall-E for video clips
Everyone’s favorite text-to-image generator Dall-E has a new competitor from Meta: A video-to-text generator called Make-A-Video. The tool generates short, soundless video snippets based on the same type of text prompts you feed to Dall-E. But Dall-E is child’s play compared to Make-A-Video, at least according to Mark Zuckerberg. The Meta CEO noted in a […]
Boston Dynamics’ Spot could be the newest first responder in emergency situations
Ontario Power Generation has partnered with Ontario Tech University to test the capabilities of a Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog to improve safety in the nuclear power sector. The robot can be sent on autonomous missions, conduct visual inspections, and even act as a first responding firefighter in the event of an emergency.
Save $40 on the brand-new Fire TV Cube 4K when you pre-order it at Amazon
SAVE $40: As of Sept. 29, the new Amazon Fire TV Cube 4K Streaming Device is on sale for $99.99 when you pre-order it at Amazon using the code 4KCUBE — that’s 29% in savings. It seems that Amazon conveniently planned its fall hardware event to build hype for its first-ever Prime Early Access Sale, […]
Google's killing off Stadia but at least you'll get your money back
Stadia is joining that great big Google cloud in the sky. On Thursday, Google announced it will be shutting down Stadia, its cloud gaming service. While platforms being shuttered are never welcomed news, there is a bright side to this one: The search giant will be offering refunds to gamers. Yes, that’s right. If you […]
Today only: Grab a refurbished Kindle for just $30
Save $60: Grab a refurbished 10th generation Amazon Kindle for just $30 at Woot, for Sept. 29 only. The same Kindle brand new is $90 at Amazon, saving you a whopping 67% by buying used. We are officially under two weeks away from the start of Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale, but this might be […]
Here's where you can buy the new Mineral Camo Special Edition Xbox Controller
TL;DR: The new Xbox Wireless Controller – Mineral Camo Special Edition ($69.99) was available for purchase at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, and in the Microsoft Store as of Sept. 29. Between the limited-edition God of War Ragnarök Dualsense, the premium DualSense Edge, and the budget-friendly Elite Series 2 Core, this fall is panning out to […]
Take advantage of significant limited-time discounts on cloud storage up to 1TB
TL;DR: Through Oct. 16, you can get 100GB, 250GB, or 1TB of Koofr cloud storage for an extra 20% off using the coupon code KOOFR, knocking the prices down to just $23.99, $47.99, and $111.99, respectively. With all the options for cloud storage, there’s no reason to let your phone, computer, or tablet get bloated […]
Beloved weather app Dark Sky is no longer available in the App Store
If there’s one weather app I’ve seen people really rave about, it’s Dark Sky, with its uncanny ability to tell you that it’s going to rain right before it actually starts raining. To the dismay of many users (especially those on Android), Dark Sky was acquired by Apple in 2020, and it was inevitable that […]
This HP laptop is refurbished and under $300 for a limited time
TL;DR: Through Sept. 30, you can score a refurbished HP EliteBook 840 G3 (16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $299.99, rather than $320 — that’s a savings of $20. In need of a new laptop? You don’t have to shell out thousands of dollars for a powerful, versatile laptop. In fact, if you take advantage of […]