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Walter Shillington I listen to music during my walk, connecting a pair of Bluetooth earbuds to my smartphone and selecting one of my favorite playlists. The earbuds work reasonably well, providing excellent sound and plenty of volume. They are, however, slightly uncomfortable and often give the impression that they are about to fall from my ears. Even worse, earbuds muffle the sound of the surrounding rush-hour traffic. That can be dangerous....

Walter Shillington Unfortunately, I live a long way from home and have not been back to visit my family in over a year. I didn’t know what sort of gift would be appreciated by any of my relatives. For my nephew, I finally settled on a set of Bluetooth headphones. I own one myself and find it excellent for listening to music or watching a video on my tablet. These devices provide great sound while keeping background noises at bay....

When it comes to electronics, Samsung is nearly unbeatable, and its latest crown jewel, the Galaxy Book Pro, is proof positive of that. Although Samsung is unrivaled in several categories smartphones, televisions, and storage, to mention a few—it has not had the same success with laptops, hence our qualifier. In general, the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro is worth the high asking price. The design isn’t particularly fascinating, but its slim profile and low weight of 1....

Check out this solution for the challenge in a video posted by TikTok user @tech. WATCH VIDEO HERE “Not a mechanic, but I want one,” comments a user. “Cool and all but nowhere near affordable,” surmises another. One viewer of the video sees a different use for this: “The perfect gaming chair,” he says. “Might as well,” another notes. “Need it for my office.” And one viewer of the video senses a potential drawback to implementing these in the workplace: “They may be so comfy they will never get out of snooze time....

Modern homes are filled with laptops, tablets, mobile phones, smart televisions, smart assistants, smart appliances, and other kinds of smart technology. All these devices are competing for the bandwidth coming into your home. Interference can cause some devices to behave erratically. When you set up a mesh system, it doesn’t replace your existing network. Both will be available in the list of WiFi networks to which you have access. You can switch back and forth between your network and the eero on each device, or put some devices on the eero and leave others on your existing network....

Cyber Threats in the Food Industry The nature of warfare is changing over time, and it is going to involve more and more cyberattacks. We are at the beginning of a technological war in which the weapons are provided by companies that produce our algorithms and tools for social media. A number of industries have gradually begun investing in computer security in the last five years to fight these attacks. But one sector has been slow to adjust: food....

Canva.com We’ve all been there. You’re set to head out or get the urge to listen to the next chapter of your audiobook, so you get your headphones out and . . . they’re tangled beyond all recognition. The wires are knotted together in a thousand different ways and attempting to untangle them is like trying to solve a Rubik’s cube with the added challenge that it actually fights back....

dB with no suffix dB with a suffix in brackets dB with a unit not in brackets 1) dB With No Suffix This is a logarithmic ratio. It is dimensionless, meaning it has no units associated with it.It is used to express a value such as the gain of an amplifier, the loss of an attenuator or the ratio between any two like quantities.To convert this logarithmic ratio to a linear ratio, you can use the following formula: For example, if V2 = 10V and V1 = 5V, then we get: So a doubling of voltage from V1=5V to V2=10V is equivalent to 6dB....

Seen in action, these helicopter drones look mighty impressive, but why does the US call them “submarine hunters?” That should become more clear once you watch the video. WATCH VIDEO HERE Do you see that porpoise-like nose to the craft supported by that elaborate-looking camera array? That’s what helps the drone detect submarines either through visual or radar confirmation. The TikToker known as simply Aerospace Science posted this video, which shows the sensor-stuffed aircraft drone taking off and landing remotely....

That’s what this family wanted to change, creating the most elaborate light show on their house and property that we have ever seen for Halloween. The family clearly spared no expense here — just wait until the digital flames kick up. WATCH VIDEO HERE The video was posted by Silver Cliff Light Show, which puts on light shows for its neighborhood for all sorts of holidays, but namely Halloween and Christmas....

Submitted by TikTok user @TomPowley5, we share it as a textbook example of how to deal with an oncoming menace. WATCH VIDEO HERE “Shoutout to the driver reversing,” writes a commenter. “These cars slow dance better than I can,” says another. One viewer of the video notes: “Realistic fast and furious.” Another commenter sees it like this. “The car: Coming from around the corner and almost hitting the other car....

Take a look at the spectacular feat in this clip posted by TikTok user @futur3ology. WATCH VIDEO HERE The poster of the video says the clip shows that “Gravity Industries worked with the Royal Marines to test the jet suit’s capability to support boarding operations.” “Pirates beware,” says a viewer of the video. “I believe it’s a gravity pilot doing a demo,” comments a user. “Genuine question,” asks another. “If the engine fails how does he not drown?...

WATCH VIDEO HERE Uploaded to TikTok by user @cmills403, the clip has generated many responses from commenters. “She ran away like ‘my precious!’” laughs @m.marigoldl. “Maybe she was houseless and needed a bath or something,” suggests @jiggglybits. “I mean why are people so mad?” asks @kenku_monk. “It’s an automated system so it’s not like they could have done something and just let her swim.” “Wait a minute,” writes @krystalskrystal. “You are saying the pool on your private property isn’t a 24-hour public pool?...

As the calendar winds down, people will be looking for options to put them in the holiday spirit while they put up decorations or, let’s be honest, continue to work from home. Some people will find music playlists, while others will want to watch movies they’ve loved over the years. It appears TikTok user @alissahurley_realtor has found a solid option for those who want more Christmas movies. For professional reasons, I downloaded the channel from the Roku store and the offerings seem intriguing....

Now, let’s see a group of pilots try to fly in that same spirit … but in massive gunships. Surely this will end badly, right? Watch along, and be amazed by some of those most incredible piloting seen for a long, long time. WATCH VIDEO HERE First of all, the view that TikToker 9zyzjse found is simply superb, assuming it’s their original video. But really, look at just how close not only are these jets flying in unison, but how close some of them get to grazing the mountainside....

This was the luckiest guy on TikTok the day this was posted, when he got to pilot a gigantic mechanized suit meant to increase the strength of the average human by up to 50 times. His reaction to the sheer power of this massive piece of machinery is basically us at 5:01pm on any given Friday. WATCH VIDEO HERE “That was the craziest rush of my life,” the man yells after he has literally flipped a truck in what’s essentially the prototype Hulkbuster armor from The Avengers: Age of Ultron....

Yana Gorbunova via Unsplash; Canva Naturally, you eat it! But because it looks just as good as you surmise it would taste, you take a quick snapshot of its divine presentation before you voraciously devour it. Sounds accurate, huh? Now that you’ve got your dessert, it’s time to share it with the world! A little sweet inspiration goes a long way so here are some captions and quotes that you can freely affix to your resplendent photos of desserts....

S O C I A L . C U T, via Unsplash Food is good; we can all agree on that. But what’s better than just uploading sensual photos of delectable food is inscribing fitting captions on them? This, my friend, is the purpose of this listing. If you’re into taking photos of your food before you indulge, and uploading them online, then these quotes and captions will suit your palate well!...

Sara Kurfeß What’s Your Purpose? When selecting a name, decide which category your channel will fit into: Common Name: A name established under your own identity—mostly for social purposes. These types of names might include your initials. Business or Brand: Will you be using this name for business or for establishing a brand? Something like “Viral Vids 2000” might become outdated with a date attached to it. Pick something lasting and timeless....

Next.js is a static site generator for React, which makes it fantastic for building ecommerce stores, portfolios and personal websites, to name but a few use cases. For this reason, having an image lightbox is crucial, as it allows users to zoom in on product photos or portfolio items, for instance. I’d definitely recommend taking a look at the libraries shown below to see if there is one which matches what you’re looking for in a Next....