IFA 2024 Day 3: Beauties And Beasts Today at IFA, we hit the show floor, not knowing what to expect. As it turned out, we inadvertently visited tech that lived out on the extremes of the genre. Some tech is built to be beautiful, and some tech is built to last. Admittedly, some fall into both categories, but leaning more one way than the other. The beautiful tech has great design and functionality — and often compromises of durability, because durable design is (by some standards) not beautiful....

Case makerIncipiotwo weeks agoannouncedits new iPhone case, the Cashwrap. It brings mobile wallet functionality to the iPhone 4/4s/5/5s by incorporating NFC technology. The case is compatible with the carrier-backed Isis Mobile Wallet app which makes it possible to pay with your device at participating retailers, mass transit systems and more, using an Iris account. AT&T initially rolled out the Cashwrap to its own retail stores and yesterday the accessory became available to order in Verizon stores nationwide and from the Big Red carrier’s online store…...

Facebook-ownedInstagramon Monday received a nice feature upgrade enabling new things and elevating your experience “to help you discover more on Instagram,” as per the team’sblog post. For starters, you can now find other accounts to follow in the People tab on Explore. If you spot a typo in captions of your uploaded snap, Instagram now at last lets you fix typos or even change photo locations after the fact. You will also notice faster searching, refreshed explore and profile icons, subtle changes to the user interface and more....

Let’s get one thing out of the way first – we love the iPad and think splitting iPadOS off from iOS is a truly great idea. The iPad is a computer in a different way that your phone is a computer. And in a different way that your laptop is a computer. But it’s still a real computer – who is anybody to say it’s not. However, while there’s no right or wrong way to use an iPad, there is something wrong with the assertion that the iPad is great for multitasking....

Is Lane Assist Actually Worth It? (And Do You Really Need It?) Lane-keeping assist or lane departure alert is typically part of a collection of advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) that come standard in modern cars. It goes by many names depending on the manufacturer (“lane departure mitigation,” “active lane-keeping assistant,” etc.), but they all work similarly. The system keeps your car from swerving to the next lane or the road shoulder by issuing audible warnings or haptic feedback on the steering wheel....

Harvesting and roasting beans from your own coffee trees is challenging if you don’t live in an equatorial country. Roasting raw coffee beans at home is as close as most of us will get to making the freshest possible cup ofcoffee. IA Collaborative‘s Kelvin Home Coffee Roaster could do the trick if roasting raw coffee beans is your goal. Currently featured in aKickstarter campaign, you canpledge fundsfor the Kelvin roaster with one to six pounds of unroasted coffee beans....

For all the many memories that are created digitally on a phone, where the only limit to cataloging what’s going on in your world is how much storage space is on your device, creating physical mementos doesn’t seem as common, or as easy.Kodak’s Mini 2 Retro Photo printer is among a surge of small instantphoto printersof the last couple of years looking to appeal to those who still want to have physical photos, but who also crave convenience....

LG’s 2024 QNED TV Lineup Includes A 98-Inch Behemoth And An Even Bigger Focus On AI Ina press release published on Thursday, LG announced its 2024 QNED quantum dot and QNED Mini LED TVs. The big takeaway appears to be that LG is expanding its lineup to include more screen sizes, going up to 98 inches, as well as upgrades to the company’s AI Picture Pro image tuning and AI Sound Pro virtual surround sound features thanks to the α8 AI Processor....

Lords of the Fallen Roadmaphas been revealed, and it’s impressive! The game has been out for less than a month, but the developer team have already demonstrated refreshing commitment to their craft by not only releasing over10 incremental patchesthat focused on community feedback over the past few weeks, but they have now also announced a fantastic amount offree contentthat they have planned for the game. Lords of the Fallen Roadmap Free Content 2023 The Free Content Plan for Lords of the Fallen divides the upcoming goodies into “weekly enhancement” and “development work”....

New events inMonster Hunter Worldhave allowed for some upgrading of previous end-gamebuilds. This article will give you an idea for a powerful Long Sword Dragon build that is fun and effective. TheDevil May Cry eventbrought a mix and matchDante Armor Set,thesecond Spring Updatebrought theKulve Taroth αandβArmor Set, and Arch Tempered Vaal Hazak brought the Vaal Hazak Braces γ. MHW Dragon Longsword Build Before we hadKulve Taroth, Dante, and Arch Temp Vaal, most of the end game armor was Death Stench, Dober, Dragonking Eyepatch, Kushala, and Nergigante....

Especially when I have an app likeMorning. This app displays all of the important information that I need to know throughout the day in bright, bold colors on my iPad and it looks great… This app reminds me of a simpler version ofStatus Board. It displays information like the date and time, the current weather, your RSS feed, and more. The information appears in box-like windows that are of various shapes and sizes....

As Android software goes, few are as far from the look of stockAndroidas OnePlus' OxygenOS. And with theAndroid 14-powered version for this year, there’s plenty to discover under the surface. It’s loaded on theOnePlus 12andOnePlus 12Rout of the box, and – if you’re happy to go digging a little – you may just find some gems. Watch the video above or read on below to dive into some of my favorite features of the OnePlus 12 and OxygenOS 14....

The days of being surprised byany phonelaunch are a long way behind us, thanks to the plethora of leaks and rumours in advance. And while companies might want to keep things secret until the big reveal, that’s no longer seemingly possible. That job is made even more difficult when a retail partner pushes live a store page in advance of launch, like AliExpress has done for the upcoming OnePlus Nord 2T....