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Summary I have plenty of ways to record audio, my iPhone 15 Pro being one that’s particularly good at it. But I’ve long realized I was missing a way to harness the information being recorded. Enter thePlaud Note; a credit card-sized voice recorder that also transcribes and summarizes audio. It’s been eye-opening. Hardware That’s Almost Too Good to Be True Right off the bat, I was skeptical about an impossibly thin device that could record audio, had 64GB of storage, and had enough battery for 30 hours of continuous recording....

Quick Links Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series offers a bunch of customization features, but can you tweak the vibration intensity on any of the three smartphones? Yes, you may! Galaxy S25’s Default Haptics Intensity Is Underwhelming TheGalaxy S25 lineup, released in January 2025, includes three handsets: the base Galaxy S25, the Galaxy S25 Plus, which has a bigger screen and bigger battery, and theGalaxy S25 Ultra, which offers the best smartphone hardware on sale from Samsung....

Quick Links Consumer robotics is designed to simplify various home processes, and theRoborock S8+tackles a cleaning routine many homeowners, including myself, despise. Despite some drawbacks, some I’ve experienced with all robot vacuums, this self-guided device is a wonderful companion for most homes. I want primarily one thing from any robot vacuum—a device that can maneuver through my home and pick up the constantly accumulating cat hair. If you have a cat (or any furry pet, for that matter), you know the struggle of keeping your floors free of their shedding....

UPDATE: 2025-07-01 14:52 EST BY CORBIN DAVENPORT Now available to purchase You can nowbuy the Samsung 990 PRO 4TB SSDfrom the company’s online store for $344.99. Theversion with an added heatsinkis available for $354.99. NVMeSSDsare awesome. While these SSDs might not have the same amount of space as spinning hard drives (unless you’re willing to splurge a lot of money), they do have amazing read and write speeds, making them great choices for boot drives, storing games, and, well, pretty much everything....

SpaceX’s portable Starlink Mini receiver is now available to anyone who wants on-the-go satellite internet. This is the smallest satellite dish in the Starlink catalog, and it’s primarily intended for outdoor enthusiasts, frequent travelers, or professionals who work in areas without cell service. The Starlink Mini initially launched as an add-on product for existingStarlink Residentialcustomers. Finally, SpaceX has dropped the Starlink Residential requirement, meaning that anyone can buy the Starlink Mini without an existing subscription....

I was really looking forward to this year’s collection of Synology NAS devices. Unfortunately, the new Synology DS925+ suffers from a ridiculous problem that will plague all future Plus-series NAS boxes—it doesn’t work with “unverified” third-party hard drives. Honestly, I’m surprised that Synology went through with this. The company faced a ton of backlash when, earlier this year,it announcedthat new Plus-series NAS devices would require “validated” hard drives that have been “thoroughly vetted in Synology systems....

System76 has just released a new Pangolin laptop. The new version has been redesigned with an all-aluminum body and some helpful internal upgrades. System76’s Pangolin new laptop weighs 3.82 lbs, which is how much they normally do, but now comes with a bigger 16.1-inch screen with a 2K resolution (2560x1600). It also comes with a 120Hz refresh rate, offering 100% color accuracy. Inside, the Pangolin is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor with eight cores and 16 threads, running at speeds between 4....

Quick Links Summary The Windows 11 taskbar is a speedy gateway to accessing your active and favorite applications. But what if the icons on the taskbar disappear suddenly? You’re likely to encounter this problem due to a broken icon cache, a bug in a recent Windows update, corrupted system files, or interference from a third-party program. If your Windows 11 taskbar icons have vanished, try the following steps to resolve the issue....

Quick Links Browser games are almost as old as the web itself, and believe you me it saved many a boring computer class in high-school, or eternal Friday afternoon at work. Today browser games can be just as sophisticated and impressive as games that run outside of a browser, but over the course of the web’s history there have been a few standout titles that aren’t just good for browser games....

The latest iteration of Motorola’s ultra-affordableMoto G Playarrives on February 8th. It looks to be an excellent upgrade over its predecessor, and at $150, it’s actually $20 cheaper than last year’s model. Like the 2023 model, the 2024 Moto G Play uses a 6.5-inch 720p display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It also retains an old-fashioned headphone jack and charges over USB-C. But that’s where the comparisons end. Motorola upgraded this phone’s camera array, audio system, memory, charging speed, and processor....

Quick Links The Ring Video Doorbell series is one of the most popular smart home products on the market. It’s perfect for keeping an eye on what’s happening at your front door 24/7. Here are some tips to help you make the most of your Ring experience. Check Your Wi-Fi Speed at the Front Door Your Ring Video Doorbell uses a home Wi-Fi connection to record live video of what’s happening at the front door, send notifications to your smartphone, and more....

Summary Managing tasks and your daily workload can become pretty overwhelming. One of the best things you can do is to use some kind of task management software. Linux users, though, will quickly find most of them don’t work well on our OS of choice. After years of trying out and reviewing different ones, I found the one I like the best to manage my freelance business and personal stuff, too....

I always thought that the PlayStation 3 was the only console to offer official Linux support as an alternative operating system, but it turns out I was wrong! Sony had done this before, it just wasn’t in the news because of a major scandal. That’s right, the mighty PlayStation 2 could run Linux, although getting that to work required quite a bit of effort, and some additional kit. Sony’s Strange but Brilliant Idea What if your console wasn’t just a gaming machine, but could also double as a “proper” computer?...