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Google has thrown its hat into the smartwatch ring with thePixel Watch, a flashy new Wear OS device on a playing field already occupied by veteran Android smartphone makers likeSamsung,Moto, andOppo. The fact that Google makes it may be the most intriguing thing about the Pixel Watch. Coming from the company that created Android and Wear OS in the first place, not to mention its successful Pixel smartphone lineup, Google’s new smartwatch has been one of the most highly-anticipated wearables in years....

The traditional hotel industry worldwide has been suspicious at best and fearful at worst of the impact thatAirbnbhas had on its share of the market but the tide seems to be turning not only in terms of what consumers want in a rented space but also in what developers are willing to move toward. From Airbnb’s ownNiido Powered by Airbnbconcept to stylish boutique hotels like vacation-rental startupVacasa, developers seem to be embracing the unique attractions that the alternative hotel market offers and are building new accommodations to suit those customers....

Robot vacuums don’t have the most creative names. The vast majority of products available today largely carry names comprised of a random assortment of numbers and words, and it can be hard to discern how one product compares to another unless you do some serious digging. That’s especially true of theDreame X40 UltraandRoborock S8 MaxV Ultra, which both carry a hodgepodge of characters followed by the “Ultra” moniker. But naming quirks aside, there’s no denying these are two of the best robot vacuums money can buy....

Edifier, a company that has been making a name for itself as a designer of audio gear that offers very good quality at affordable prices, is taking to Indiegogo for its latest product: TheNeoBuds Pro. The $99true wireless earbudsoffer active noise cancellation (ANC), plus a feature that is hard to find at any price —hi-res audio. Pre-orders start now and Edifier says they will ship in August, which is also when we can expect the NeoBuds Pro to show up at retailers like Amazon....

Just what data does Facebook collect on you, exactly? Facebook is nowspelling it out “in black and white”with proposed updates to the data policy and terms of service. The company says the update doesn’t change rights or data access but aims to make the data use more transparent and easier to understand. Facebook is taking feedback on the proposed updates for the next seven days before finalizing the policies. The change comes after Facebook added a tool formass-deletion of third-party app access....

Summary Fast & Furious 11is shaping up to be the final movie for Dom Toretto and his family, meaning the franchise can finally deliver on its dream team afterFast Xwasted it. The latest installment in the series saw Dom and his family going up against Dante Reyes, a highly-connected antagonist seeking revenge for his father’s death inFast Five. By the timeFast Xends,almost everyone part of Dom’s family is in danger, with many character fates left unclear by the end of the movie....

By directly integrating support for Google Assistant,Bose’s QuietComfort 35 IItook an already great pair of headphones and made them even more useful, earning spots on both our list of thebest wireless headphonesand our list of thebest noise-canceling headphonesin the process. Now they’ve gotten even better thanks to a recent firmware update that brings support for Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. If youdon’talready own the headphones, Alexa will be integrated right out of the box, which will now have an Alexa logo on it letting customers know about the new feature....

Summary Frasierseason 2 casts aCommunitystar as Olivia’s sibling rival. Premiered on Paramount+ in October 2023, the revival of the original sitcom, which ran from 1993 to 2004 as a spinoff ofCheers, features the return of Kelsey Grammer’s psychiatrist Frasier Crane as he returns to Boston to reconnect with his son Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott) and accepts a professorship at Harvard University, where Professor Olivia Finch (Toks Olagundoye) is the chair of the psychology department....

Google Pixel 10 leak reveals massive change for Tensor chip Googlehasn’t launched thePixel 9(and it likely won’t before October), but the Pixel 10 leaks are already here, and they bring good news for the Tensor chip. All the Pixel phones after the Google Pixel 6 are powered by Tensor— Google’s own custom chipset. The latest chip in the Tensor lineup is the Tensor G3, which powers the Pixel 8 series. ThePixel 9models should get the Tensor G4....

Google Translate is a great toolwhen you don’t have the language skills to take care of things, but its offline performance can be a bit ropey at times. That’s gradually changing, however, as the web giant announced an update that will enable the app to offer more accurate translations even when you’re without an internet connection. Two years ago, the company introduced neural machine translation (NMT) to the app, a system that processesentire sentences in one go, and which uses artificial intelligence to improve translations over time....

It was just over two years ago that Columbus, Ohio, won the Department of Transportation’s $40 millionSmart City Challenge, beating 77 other U.S. contenders. It was a major shot in the arm for a city of about 900,000 people. The municipality has since been wending through projects, part of what’s dubbed Smart Columbus, and will start its first autonomous shuttle rides for the public beginning on December 10. But not all the milestones in its various smart city initiatives have had that much sex appeal....

If you’ve recently landed yourself one of thebest laptopsor one of thebest desktop computersyou may find yourself in need of a way to get comfortable in front of it. Herman Miller makes premium office furniture, and right now it’s having a New Year Sale that sees dozens of office chairs discounted. In fact, this Herman Miller New Year Sale has some of thebest office chair dealsyou’ll find right now. Everything is 20% off in this sale and Herman Miller is including free shipping with all purchases....

Summary One cosplayer managed to make an iconic enemy fromThe Legend of Zeldaabsolutely adorable with some innovation and creative touches. There are many enemies that are encountered along the way during the journey across Hyrule, but some become a staple for players. Each iteration of the game has introduced different enemies with varying levels of difficulty, but some, like Bokoblins, remain more of a nuisance thanks to their numbers. Some of thehardest enemies inTears of the Kingdomare recurring ones that fans are used to seeing, yet this cosplayer somehow made this creature endearing....