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Hot deals: These Anker and Jackery power stations can handle any camping trip

All of these deals are available from Amazon. Additionally, you must manually clip a coupon on their respective Amazon pages to get these savings. Make sure to do so before adding any of these portable power stations to your cart. Anker SOLIX C200 DC Portable Power Station Let’s start with the most affordable one. The Anker SOLIX C200 DC Portable Power Station is a pretty nice entry-level model. It features a large 60,000mAh battery, which is enough to charge your average smartphone about 13 times. It’s also very fast, able to output a total of 200W. The unit features five charging ports: three USB-C and two USB-A ports. Both USB-A ports can power devices at up to 12W. Things get much faster once you move to the USB-C ports, though. These can charge at 15W, 100W, and 140W. The second and third ports are powerful enough to fast charge any smartphone , tablet , and most laptops. If you’re not within reach of an outlet or car socket, this portable power station can also keep you po

Daily Deals (11-05-2024)

Disclosure: Some links on this page are monetized by the Skimlinks, Amazon, Rakuten Advertising, and eBay, affiliate programs, and Liliputing may earn a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on those links. All prices are subject to change, and this article only reflects the prices available at time of publication. Not that long ago it was hard to find a tablet priced under $100 that was actually worth using. These days there are plenty of cheap tablets that are good enough for basic tasks like reading web pages and streaming movies – especially when you can find a mid-range model that's on sale for a budget price. A few examples: Amazon's Fire Max tablet has a $230 list price, but it's currently on sale for $140. The Fire HD 10 has a $140 list price, but it's on sale for $75. Meanwhile Woot might have one of the best deals I've seen on a refurbished ChromeOS tablet. The store is selling refurbished Lenovo 10e Chromebook Tablets for as little as

What to Expect From Apple's Powerbeats Pro 2 Next Year

A few months ago, Apple shared a short teaser video in which it revealed that it will be releasing new Powerbeats Pro 2 next year. The video showed MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani wearing the upcoming version of the earbuds, which appear to have some slight design changes compared to the original Powerbeats Pro from 2019. As a refresher, Powerbeats Pro are a sportier, fitness-focused alternative to AirPods Pro with built-in, adjustable ear hooks for a secure fit. Below, we recap what to expect from the Powerbeats Pro 2 based on known info and leaks: A more vertical, slimmer design compared to the original Powerbeats Pro Heart rate monitoring during workouts Active Noise Cancellation for the first time Spatial Audio and Adaptive Audio support Orange, purple, black, and beige color options Based on iOS 18 code findings, we previously reported that you will be able to connect the Powerbeats Pro 2 to gym equipment like a treadmill to measure heart rate, and the data would be

This is the cheapest we’ve seen the Apple AirPods 4 go for!

The Apple AirPods 4 are the company’s latest entry-level earbuds, only released last September 20, 2024. We’ve seen some discounts on it, but none of them get even close to today’s deal. A large south-eastern regional tech retailer is currently offering the Apple AirPods 4 for just $89. That is a 31% discount on the full $129 retail price, and it’s the cheapest price we’ve seen these earbuds go for. Get the Apple AirPods 4 for just $89 This offer is available from BrandsMart USA, a south-eastern US consumer electronics retailer. The only thing to keep in mind is that there is a limit of one unit per customer. Though it’s a regional retailer, it ships anywhere in the US except for Hawaii, Alaska, and US territories. Apple AirPods 4 Apple AirPods 4 The AirPods are back Apple's entry-tier AirPods come with improved audio quality, USB-C charging, and a new case design. Available with and without ANC. The Apple AirPods 4 are not amazing earbuds, but that’s the whole point; the

CPU-Z adds support for Ryzen 9000X3D, Arrow Lake CPUs, and CUDIMMs

CPUID has released a new version of its famous CPU-Z hardware diagnostic tool. The new program recognizes the latest processors from AMD and Intel and clock unbuffered memory modules (CUDIMMs). In addition to detecting codenamed Granite Ridge and Arrow Lake products, the new program can now recognize re-badged Raptor Lake CPUs. The latest CPU-Z version 2.12 can now detect AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor for gaming desktops and display its final specifications, including the 3D V-Cache size, as well as Core Ultra 200-series 'Arrow Lake-H' and 'Arrow Lake-HX' processors for high-end and gaming laptops. These CPUs are expected to be released early next year, but CPU-Z can recognize them and their specifications correctly. Assuming CPU-Z acknowledges all of these CPUs, the Alder Lake-H and HX lineups will be led by the Core Ultra 9 285H and Core Ultra 9 285HX processors, and the families will include five and six SKUs, respectively. Since Intel's latest Core Ultra

I tested Google’s fancy image generator and quickly found its limits

Imagen 3 is Google’s AI image generator, which was announced back in May at the company’s I/O developer conference . It launched in a limited capacity in the US in August but became available to free Gemini users last month. I’ve been using it ever since to create all sorts of images, and while it’s an impressive tool overall, it does have several limitations that hinder the overall experience. Here’s where Imagen 3 struggles The first limit to be aware of is that you can’t generate images of people, at least with a free Gemini account. This doesn’t just apply to creating images of famous people, which not many image-generating tools allow for anyway, but people in general. So a prompt like, “create an image of two random people dancing” will not return any results. For reference, ChatGPT also has this limit in place for its free tier. You can create images of people if you upgrade to Gemini Advanced. However, you can create images of people — excluding famous ones — if you opt

DeskThing turns Spotify’s discontinued Car Thing into a PC controller and display

DeskThing is a free and open source application that breathes new life into Spotify's discontinued Car Thing accessory by transforming it from a Spotify controller for cars into a desktop device that controls a wide variety of applications running on your PC. It's one of a number of tools that have come out of the Car Thing hacking community in the wake of Spotify's announcement that it will end support for the accessory in December. A series of recent updates to DeskThing make it an even more useful desktop PC companion. Dammit Jeff (YouTube) In a nutshell, DeskThing consists of two parts: a desktop app that runs on your computer, and a Chromium-based website that loads up on your CarThing, allowing you to interact with PC apps using the little accessory. There's even an app store that allows you to install Weather, Discord, or even Spotify apps so that you can view data on the little display and use the included dials and on-screen buttons to control those ap

Veterans Day Apple Watch Activity Challenge Set for November 11

Apple is planning an Apple Watch Activity Challenge to honor Veterans Day, which takes place next Monday in the United States. Apple Watch owners are tasked with doing any workout for 11 minutes or more on November 11. Apple Watch owners who complete the challenge will win an Apple Watch activity a ward in the Fitness app. Earn this award on November 11 by doing any workout for 11 minutes or more. Record your time with the Workout app or any app that adds workouts to Health. Like all of Apple's Activity Challenges, the Veterans Day event will come with animated stickers that can be found in the Messages app. Apple's Veterans Day Activity Challenge is offered on an annual basis, and the company often includes other Veterans Day-themed content in the App Store, Apple TV app, Books app, and more. Apple News is providing Live Activities support for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, allowing iPhone and iPad users to

Best Motherboards 2024 for Gaming, by Socket and Chipset

The motherboard is in some ways like the backbone or nervous system of every PC build. Nearly everything in your PC either plugs into your motherboard or plugs into something that plugs into your motherboard. The motherboard's form factor (typically E-ATX, ATX, Micro ATX, or Mini-ITX) also dictates the size of the PC case you'll need to use. And, at least just as importantly, the socket and chipset determine which processors you can install in your CPU socket. Our picks below start with gaming motherboards for AMD Ryzen 9000, 7000, (socket AM5) and 5000 (socket AM4) CPUs. If you're after an older AMD AM4 board, you can check out our dedicated pages for the best X570 motherboards and best B550 motherboards for more specific tested recommendations and picks. Just note that stock of those boards is becoming harder to find, and we won't be updating those pages because companies aren't launching new boards for what is a legacy (though lingering) platform. Ryzen 9000 mo

Deal: Blink Outdoor 4 security camera drops to just $40 (or less)!

It’s said safety has no price, but I would personally prefer to pay as little as possible for my security cameras if I can. Some of these can get pricey, but we’re always on the lookout for the best deals around, and today, we have a really nice one on the Blink Outdoor 4. You can take it home for just $39.99, which is a whopping 60% discount on its $99.99 retail price. Additionally, the price per unit will get lower if you bundle more cameras into your purchase. Buy the Blink Outdoor 4 for just $39.99 or less This offer is available directly from Amazon, and it’s labeled as a “limited time deal.” As the intro mentions, the price per unit reduces as you bundle more cameras into your purchase. For example, you can get the “4 Camera System” for $132.99, which effectively brings the price of each unit to $33.25. The Blink Outdoor 4 security camera is simple and straightforward, making it very user-friendly. It’s easy to set up, and its design is small and very discrete. No wiring is r

Waveshare ESP32-P4-Nano is a tiny RISC-V dev board with Ethernet, WiFi, and Bluetooth

Disclosure: Some links on this page are monetized by the Skimlinks, Amazon, Rakuten Advertising, and eBay, affiliate programs, and Liliputing may earn a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on those links. All prices are subject to change, and this article only reflects the prices available at time of publication. The Waveshare ESP32-P4-Nano is a tiny, inexpensive, low-power development board powered by a dual-core RISC-V processor. Available now from Waveshare or AliExpress for around $19 and up, the little board packs a lot of connectivity into a compact design. Waveshare's board measures just 50 x 50mm (about 2″ x 2″) but it has a 10/100 Ethernet port, USB Type-C and Type-A ports, and support for WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5. At the heart of the device is an ESP32-P4 microcontroller that features a two 32-bit RISC-V CPU cores running at up to 400 MHz with a single low-power RISC-V MCU core that tops out at 40 MHz. It also features 32MB of PSRAM, 16MB of onboa

GM Again Attempts to Explain Its Decision to Drop CarPlay in New EVs

American automaker General Motors (GM) last year announced it would be phasing out support for CarPlay and Android Auto in its new electric vehicles, in favor of its own software platform called Ultifi. The decision has been very controversial, as many drivers consider CarPlay to be a must-have feature in a new vehicle. In 2022, for example, Apple said 79% of U.S. buyers would only consider a vehicle that works with CarPlay. To make matters worse, GM's rollout of Ultifi went rather poorly, with some early reviewers of the Chevrolet Blazer EV last year experiencing technical issues with the p latform. Some of those problems have since been resolved, but it is clear that the automaker might not be as effective at developing software as a tech company like Apple. In a statement shared with MacRumors last year, GM said its software strategy is "driven by the benefits of having a system that allows for greater integration with the larger GM ecosystem and vehicles." In

SMART Modular Technologies readies the T6EN series of hardware-level Self-Encryption SSDs with a conformal coating — SSDs made for aerospace, defense, and other industrial applications

California-based integrated memory and storage maker Smart Modular Technologies is introducing its T6EN SSDs for aerospace, defense, and industrial purposes. These drives use 3D TLC NAND and are advertised as high-speed, high-capacity, and high-security for U.2 up to 15TB and up to 8TB for E1.S and M.2 2280 interfaces. The 'ruggedness' claims are made because SMART uses a set of hardware and software implementations. SMART uses a thicker PCB and a higher margin for routing signals within the drive inside a durable enclosure. To add another level of deterrence against specific environments, the T6EN drives have a conformal coating that gives protection against moisture, thermal shock, static, vibration, and contamination, according to SMART's press release. Moreover, it cherry-picks components with the highest reliability during eight hours of burn-in testing with a variable temperature range. This is needed as this series of SSDs is intended to work under higher operat

Find My Gains Option to Share Lost Item Location With an 'Airline or Trusted Person' in iOS 18.2

Apple in iOS 18.2 beta 2 added a new feature to the Find My app, which is designed to allow you to share a lost item's location with a trusted person. Apple says that the feature is meant to help you locate an item through a third-party, like an airline employee. In the ‌Find My‌ app, there's now an option to "Share Item Location" and "Show Contact Info." Choosing the Share Item Location option creates a link that allows som eone to see the location of a lost item when they open the link. The link can be opened on a non-Apple device, so people without an iPhone or Mac can help you find something that's lost. ‌Find My‌ links that you share expire after a week and you can see how many people visited the link. Shared links stop working when an item is returned to you or when the link sharing date expires. Choosing Show Contact Info lets any phone or tablet connect to a lost item to open a website with more information about it, including the phone n