[ Several years ago, a blurb in a food magazine caught my eye. In it, a chef recommended a unique-looking Japanese chef’s knife with giant dimples on only one side of the blade, designed to keep food from sticking to it. Knives with little dimples are common, but these were enormous, and it made me … Read more
[ For years, Motorola has dominated the budget smartphone market in the US with its Moto G lineup, but these Android phones have never felt particularly exciting. Handsets like the Google Pixel 3A or even the new Nothing Phone (2a) have almost always offered more features, better performance, cooler designs, and nicer cameras for just … Read more
[ Indiegogo-backed Ceretone is yet another hearing aid company aimed at people looking for a low-cost, low-complexity way to give their hearing a boost. At $349 for a pair—or $229 for a single ear’s aid—the tiny hearing aids are designed to have only a modest impact on hearing. Fortunately, they also make an equally modest … Read more
[ You can create room dividers in open layouts to better separate seating and dining areas, and drop in furniture to tell it what to expect in certain spaces. The in-app AI also tried to add furniture during some of the mapping, but it wasn’t accurate. The 2D map is the main one that you’ll … Read more
[ Sometimes, I’m convinced JLab is conjuring its prices from a corporate time machine. How else can it make utterly decent wireless earbuds for less than I’d pay for a meal for two at Olive Garden? Or the new ANC 3 buds, which have nearly all of the same features as AirPods Pro (8/10, WIRED … Read more
[ The smart home doesn’t always feel smart. I test a lot of devices for a living, and they take a lot of babysitting and steps to do everything you want. Whether you’re setting up skills on an Alexa speaker or getting your smart lights on the right schedule–shout-out to Daylight Savings for ruining my … Read more
[ Like last year’s model, it also meets the TÜV Rheinland privacy and security certification. This is important, because it navigates via AI.See—a “visual recognition technology.” Basically, it uses a camera to steer around your house. It’s not upward-facing, and Eufy assures its customers that the photos are not stored in a server and are … Read more
[ Do the Germans have an impressively long word for something that is all new, yet feels reassuringly familiar? If they do, that’s how we’d like to describe the new all-electric Porsche Macan. It looks similar to the old Macan on the outside, works a lot like the new Cayenne on the inside, and drives … Read more
[ I am a big fan of fast-paced action-adventure games. From Vanquish, and Bayonetta to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and even Ninja Theory’s DmC reboot. However, many great action-adventure games have recently taken a leaf from the SoulsBorne genre. These include the likes of Sekiro, the Star Wars: Jedi series, Rise of the Ronin and … Read more
[ More complicated was ginger soy fish which steamed, half submerged in a mix of lime, soy sauce, and sesame oil. The recipe instructs you to put a shallow bowl small enough to cook the fish inside the cooking basket. It also needs to be large enough to hold the fish, and your fingers will … Read more
