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Hands-on: Backbone One USB-C controller grip is a perfect gaming accessory for iPhone 15
Backbone just sent me one of its new USB-C gamepads for iPhone 15 to check out, and it happened to arrive the same week that LEGO Fortnite launched. In what has to be the perfect opportunity to try out the new gaming accessory, I’ve been trying out the new release and have to say I’m
Our Hands-On Citizen-Scientist
Whether chasing weather balloons with software-defined radio or searching for buried treasure with a DIY magnetometer, detecting solar flares and gamma ray bursts for less than US $100, or tracking the movement of the spiral arms of the Milky Way with a radio telescope he built himself, Senior Editor David Schneider has a knack for
Hands-on with Amazon’s new Echo Show 8 and Alexa’s enhanced AI functionality
Amazon announced its new 3rd-Gen Echo Show 8 and the Echo Hub during its annual Devices and Services event. While improving processing functions and quality of life aspects, Amazon is double-downing on its investments in generative AI to bring new features to the Echo devices. The tech giant is incorporating several core AI features, all
Flashback 2 Hands-On: Move Over, Monkey Island! Another 30+ Year-Old Game is Finally Getting a Sequel
Posted: Aug 8, 2023 1:00 pmI don’t know if there’s something in the water causing developers to dust off franchises that were around when I was still in diapers and start developing sequels, but if last year’s Return to Monkey Island is anything to go by, I’m thankful for whatever mysterious powers are at work.
Hands-on: The Asus Zenbook S 13 makes a case for a more practical ultraportable
Image: Asus When you go for the thinnest, lightest laptop you can, you make certain sacrifices. Take the darling of the category, the Dell XPS 13, for example. If you buy one, you might as well buy a USB-C dock as well, because two C ports are all you’re getting for I/O. The latest Asus
Hands-on with Microsoft’s Dall-E 2-based Bing Image Creator: It’s good!
Skip to content Image: Microsoft Today, Microsoft begins integrating AI art into its AI-powered Bing Chat chatbot with Bing Image Creator…and it’s surprisingly good. Microsoft began previewing Image Creator last fall in select markets, and its generative AI art later became the foundation for Microsoft Designer, the excellent design application that also uses AI art
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A hands-on with the ‘new Gmail view’ web redesign: Sidebar woes [Gallery]
At the start of last week, Google began rolling out the “new view” redesign of Gmail on the web. It has now hit our accounts, and here’s a look at how it works, as well as other details we’ve found while using it this afternoon. Updates: 2/28 — Sidebar woes Gmail reload bug Original 2/25:…
Hands-on with Back 4 Blood’s retail version: Watch live co-op action at 3 pm ET
Twitch 4 Ars — If you didn't watch and chat live on Twitch, we've preserved our session for you. Sam Machkovech - Oct 7, 2021 4:54 pm UTC Ah, crap, here we go again with co-op zombie action in Back 4 Blood. Turtle Rock / WB Games Fire typically does a great job annoying oncoming…