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1080p vs. 1080i: What's the Difference?
If you’ve been TV shopping recently, we’re betting you’ve had all kinds of terminology thrown at you — from HDR to Dolby to QLED, OLED, and 4K. Then there’s 1080p and 1080i. While you won’t typically see 1080i in sales copy, it’s something you’ll often see when you’re using your TV (depending on the type of content you’re watching). But what does it mean, and how does it compare to 1080p? Here’s a quick comparison of 1080p vs. 1080i.
Our Top-Tested Picks for Your Outdoor Adventures
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers minor refinements over the last generation, including a brighter display and a faster processor, with the same rugged design, battery life, and price, making it another excellent adventure companion. Pros 3,000-nit display Powerful processor Expanded operating altitude Carbon-neutral build option Excellent connectivity features Some would argue that technology has no place in the great outdoors.
Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals on Televisions
Remember when buying a television was an event? Maybe even the biggest purchase you made all year? Well, those times are gone. TVs are cheap, plentiful, and better than ever. That doesn't mean, however, you should pay sticker price for one. But in terms of events, Amazon Prime Day can't be beaten for finding a deal on your next television. We've spotted some great early deals with more to come, so check back often.
The Best Free Online Classes to Level Up Your AI Skills and Understanding
3 hours ago Apple AAPL-Q has suspended work on its next high-end Vision headset, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing an employee at a manufacturer that makes key components for the Vision Pro. The iPhone maker is still working on releasing a more affordable Vision product with fewer features before the …
The Coolest Stuff We've Seen at Mobile World Congress So Far
If you want to see the absolute latest in mobile technology, you go to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It's the biggest mobile event in the world, and PCMag is there for the entirety of it, Feb. 26-29. Thus far we've seen a lot that has intrigued us. While some of it is standard, like upgrades on popular phones, there's also plenty of gear that pushes the boundaries of what mobile technology can be.
I Love the iPhone 15's USB-C Port, But I Hate What it Represents
Apple's big announcement that the iPhone 15 will finally have a USB-C port was bittersweet for me. On one level, I'm absolutely thrilled about it for all the same reasons you probably are. I love the idea of having one cable that charges all my devices, and I love the fact that after nearly two decades of smartphone evolution, we finally have everyone on the same charging standard. That's a big win, and we should be proud that we've made it to this point.
Why plastic-eating bacteria aren’t going to save the planet
Australian startup Snappr could be the Uber of photography, but photographers aren’t happy Snappr wants to make photo shoots “quick and snappy.” It is an online service where people can book a photographer for as little as $59 Australian (about $45 in American money) for a half-hour shoot that includes five digital images. Rates go up to about $340 U.S. for a seven-hour shoot with 30 images. And it is the same price no matter what photographer you end up with.
Digital Trends CES 2023 Tech For Change Award Winners Original
CES is more than just a neon-drenched show-and-tell session for the world’s biggest tech manufacturers. More and more, it’s also a place where companies showcase innovations that could truly make the world a better place — and at CES 2023, this type of tech was on full display. We saw everything from accessibility-minded PS5 controllers to pedal-powered smart desks.
This AI cloned my voice using just 3 minutes of audio Original
There’s a scene in Mission Impossible 3 that you might recall. In it, our hero. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise). tackles the movie’s villain, holds him at gunpoint, and forces him to read a bizarre series of sentences aloud. “The pleasure of Busby’s company is what I most enjoy,” he reluctantly reads. “He put a tack on Miss Yancy’s chair, and she called him a horrible boy.
This AI cloned my voice using just three minutes of audio
11 hours ago Amazon has announced that it will be “eliminating” more than 18,000 roles at the company, extending a previously-announced round of layoffs that was set to impact some 10,000 workers. The announcement is significant in terms of the number of people impacted, though it represents just 1.2% of …
Essential Cocktail Recipes You Should Know How to Make
Knowing how to make a cocktail is as important a skill as fighting off a bear or changing a tire (and if your idea of the great outdoors is a rooftop bar, it’s far more important). Anyone can crack a beer, open a bottle of wine with a sword, or pour a shot, but understanding the art and craft of a well-made cocktail takes time, dedication, and a little know-how. The time and dedication is all on you; the know-how comes from somewhere else.
Inside SoFi's monstrous 70,000-square-foot Infinity Screen
By Drew Prindle February 15, 2022 3:53PM Between the star-studded halftime show, the hilarious commercials, and the spectacular touchdown that happened in the final minutes of the game , there was a lot to be excited about during this year’s Super Bowl. But one of the most incredible parts of this year’s game wasn’t actually on the field — it was above it.
Ultra Vision Display Puts a 120-inch Screen on Your Desk
In Disney’s 1963 classic The Sword in the Stone, there’s a scene where the wizard Merlin has to pack for a trip, but instead of packing light as a normal person might do, he flicks his wand, sings a silly incantation, and shrinks down everything in his house — books, dishes, and even furniture — so that it fits into a small handbag. Here in the real world, that obviously isn’t possible. You can’t just shrink large objects and make them fit into smaller spaces.
The Weirdest Tech At CES 2022
I think we can all agree that one of the best parts of any CES is seeing all the weird, wacky, and borderline insane products that surface at the show. You know what I’m talking about: It’s the suitcases with ears, the cuddling robots, and all the other stuff that makes you scratch your head and wonder how somebody had the drive and determination to follow through with such a strange idea.
Digital Trends CES 2022 Tech For Change Award Winners
CES is more than just a neon-drenched show-and-tell session for the world’s biggest tech manufacturers. More and more, it’s also a place where companies showcase innovations that could truly make the world a better place — and at CES 2022, this type of tech was on full display. We saw everything from water-conserving showers to affordable electric trucks.
Here's the CES 2022 Tech Gear You Can Buy Right Now
CES is chock-full of new product announcements every year, but unfortunately, most of them are just that: Announcements. Tech companies come out, loudly proclaim that their latest gadget will transform your life, and then quietly mutter that it won’t actually be available until some yet-t0-be-determined point in the next year. As such, most of what we see at CES in a given year ends up being annoyingly unattainable. But thankfully, not everyone at CES shows up with a booth full of flashy promises.
CES 2022 Day 2-Samsung Home Hub, package-protecting doorbell, and more
It's day 2 at CES 2022 and we've been seeing a lot of innovative gadgets and tech as usual. From a spoon that can elevate your taste to assistive … What is Gadget Flow? Gadget Flow is the original product discovery platform that keeps you up to date with the latest tech, gear, and most incredible … Customize your connected home experience with the Samsung Home Hub smart home dashboard. It runs the AI-based SmartThings service, letting you … Need help around the house?
Best Fireplace Video Streams
Thanks to the miracles of modern technology, you no longer need a fireplace to enjoy the sights and sounds of a roaring, crackling fire. Nowadays you can just fire up your favorite fireplace video stream and enjoy all the perks of a fire (well, except the heat, smells, and actual flames) without lifting a finger. But with so many of these videos available today, which one should you watch?
Home Fitness Tech to Help You Crush Your 2022 Fitness Goals
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. By Drew Prindle December 26, 2021 8:00AM If you’re looking for a home workout solution that’ll help you nail your weight loss and health goals for 2022, then you’re in luck. Fitness tech has experienced something of a renaissance in the past few years, and nowadays the home workout gear available to consumers is absolutely incredible.
4 Ways To Prepare Your Wi-Fi For Holiday Houseguests
Every year, damn near everyone in my family drives out to rural Oregon and piles into my mom’s house for the holidays. It’s ridiculous. Suddenly, the number of occupants in the house balloons from just two people to well over a dozen — and every year, mom’s Wi-Fi just can’t handle all the extra network traffic. Or at least it couldn’t. Things are different this year.
How (and Why) to Give Software as a Gift This Holiday Season
When it comes to gift giving, we tend to have a tangibility bias. The overwhelming majority of things we buy for each other during the holidays is physical stuff that you can actually touch, feel, wrap in decorative paper, and place under a tree. But this bias toward physical gifts has a downside that’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: It creates an enormous amount of waste. That’s why this year (and into the foreseeable future) we should all consider giving software as a gift.
Digital Trends Staff Picks: Our Favorite Tech of 2021
Over the course of 2021, the editorial staff here at Digital Trends tested and reviewed hundreds of products in dozens of different categories. We fiddled with folding phones, gazed into gigantic gaming monitors, and even tested some titanic TVs that take up an entire wall. Some of these products were duds, and others knocked our socks off. So, as the year draws to a close, we wanted to look back and recap some of the highlights.
Funny White Elephant Gift Ideas to Spice Up A Holiday Party
Most people treat white elephant gift exchanges as an excuse to regift unopened presents and offload unwanted junk, but they’re a lot more fun if you put in the extra effort to cause trouble. Trust us — Digital Trends’ HR department actually forced us to discontinue our annual white elephant exchange because it got too wild a few years ago.
Check Out These Tech Stocking Stuffers For Under $100
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. By Drew Prindle November 18, 2021 4:00PM Most people treat stocking stuffers as a sideshow to the main event of Christmas gift-giving, but as far as we’re concerned, they’re the perfect opportunity to surprise your giftees with some pint-sized presents that punch above their weight class. The key is finding stuff that’s nice to have but that your giftee wouldn’t necessarily buy for themselve.
Impossible Meatballs: An Amazing Animal Meat Alternative
By Drew Prindle November 16, 2021 7:15AM Impossible Foods is on a roll. Following the breakout success of its now-famous Impossible Burger a few years ago, the company has been busy expanding its repertoire of plant-based (and astonishingly meat-like) proteins, and today announced the launch of its latest product: Impossible Meatballs.
Next-gen Onewheels Are Here and They're Awesome
It has been a little over two years since Future Motion dropped a new Onewheel on us, but the company hasn’t been resting on its laurels for those two years. Quite the contrary, in fact. Today, the company is back with not one but two new models: Onewheel GT and the Onewheel Pint X. Both machines are evolutions of their predecessors (the Onewheel+ XR and the original Onewheel Pint), but as far as evolutions go, they’re pretty dramatic.
The Best Hispanic Creators to Follow in 2021
The topics they cover are varied, from lifestyle to music, comedy, and entrepreneurship. But despite their vastly different backgrounds and personalities, they all have one thing in common: They’re outrageously creative and you should absolutely follow them on social media. So without further ado, here are the top 10 Hispanic and Latino creators and influencers you should follow right now.
The 20 Most Fantastic James Bond Gadgets
The 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die, premieres this weekend in the U.S., and the return of the iconic secret agent got us thinking about the futuristic gadgets and vehicles introduced to the series through MI6’s resident R&D expert, Q. They’ve been an essential component of what makes the 007 films so special and unique, and without Q, who is James Bond, really?
These Are the Favorite Cars of Hispanic Americans in 2021
The Hispanic American community represents 19 percent of the population. This makes the Hispanic American population a more participative “minority” in the economy, culture, science, and in all areas of life. The automotive industry is no exception: Nearly 20 percent of vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2020 were purchased by people of Latino origin.
The Most Influential Hispanic People in Tech
Hispanic Heritage Month (which runs from September 15 to October 15) seeks to highlight the contributions of people of Hispanic origin in the United States, and in that spirit, this list puts the spotlight on some of the most influential in the technology sector. Special emphasis is placed on those who hold important positions and do their best to ensure that the Hispanic community is best represented in the world of technology.
The 117-Year Old Technology That Gives Throwers an Edge
Britney Henry knows what a good throw feels like. Early in her career at the University of Oregon, and later during her 10-year tenure at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, the hammer thrower didn’t rely on much other than her athlete’s intuition to gauge whether her posture, speed, and release would make the 9-pound steel ball attached to a wire go the distance. “When I was a thrower, I was pretty naïve on what data could do,” she said.
How to Optimize Your Wi-Fi Network for the Work From Home Era
Working from home is great, but with all those video calls, file transfers, and other work-related activities happening on your home Wi-Fi network, it’s now extra important to dial in your setup and make sure that you’re getting the most out of the internet service you pay for. So if you want to make sure you never have another spotty Zoom call again, check out these five helpful tips for optimizing your Wi-Fi for the work-from-home era: 1.
The Future of Manufacturing: 3 Big Things on the Horizon
The manufacturing industry is in an almost constant state of evolution. The way we make things — from cars to shoes to dental floss — has changed dramatically over the past 100 years, and surely the next 100 will be just as dramatic. So what big changes are on the horizon? What does the near future of manufacturing look like? To get a hint, we spoke with a Willem Sundblad, founder and CEO of Oden Technologies, and all-around manufacturing expert.
The Future of Manufacturing: 3 Big Things on the Horizon
The manufacturing industry is in an almost constant state of evolution. The way we make things — from cars to shoes to dental floss — has changed dramatically over the past 100 years, and the next 100 will surely be just as dramatic. So what big changes are on the horizon? What does the near future of manufacturing look like? To get a hint, we spoke with a Willem Sundblad, founder and CEO of Oden Technologies and all-around manufacturing expert.
How to Make Email More Productive and Less Stressful
Email is an undeniably useful communication tool, but when used improperly, it can transform into a time-sucking, attention-stealing, always-on stress inducer that’s more of a burden than a benefit. If you find yourself dreading your inbox every day, check out this list of pro techniques that can help you flip the script and transform email back into the productivity tool it’s supposed to be.
Rideable Reviews
Personal transportation devices have come a long way since engineer Dean Kamen first introduced the Segway in the early aughts. In the years since, we've tested a selection of rideables, including the Onewheel and a host of electric skateboards. Here, you can browse our reviews based on manufacturer, rating, and more.
3D Printer Reviews
Unbiased 3D printer reviews, including MakerBot, Printrbot, Duplicator and more. Check back often as we review new 3D printers that enter the market.
Stylus: When Good Design Powers Tech
The conversation always seems to be how tech is powering the modern world. “Stylus” is a series that instead looks at how good design is powering tech – and our daily lives – forward. We take a glimpse into the lives of small creators, and the devices that enable focus, unleash imagination, and fuel achievement in their fields.
How the NFL's On-Player RFID Tags are Changing Football
The amount of data that gets captured during an NFL game these days is absolutely mind-blowing. There’s so much that it’s almost hard to comprehend. But John Pollard, vice president of business development for Zebra Technologies, the official on-field player-tracking provider of the NFL, paints a pretty good picture: “Every player that participates in a game, whether they’re on the sidelines or on the field, has RFID tags in their shoulder pads.” he explained in an interview with Digital Trends.
Parrot's scrappy Bebop gives bigger drones a run for their 4-digit price tags
“Portable, durable, and incredibly simple to fly; Parrot’s Bebop drone is probably the best quadcopter you can get for under $500.” Highly portable Durable design Simple controls Excellent autonomous features Affordable price Imprecise tablet controls Limited battery life Limited range Parrot was one of the first companies to make a splash in the consumer UAV space when it released its AR 2.0 drone back in 2010.
Better, Faster, Stronger | Digital Trends
Today’s top athletes aren’t just good. More often than not, they’re statistically and objectively better than athletes of the past. Why? The answer isn’t that humans born today are inherently stronger, faster, or more athletic than earlier generations; it’s that we have better technology today. We have better tools, better equipment, and better data — all of which allow us to train, improve, and push the limits of athletic achievement.
Turf Tech: The High Science of the Lowest Part of the Game
Icon Sportswire / Getty The average NFL stadium may as well be a space station. Between all the high-def jumbotrons, the Skycams dangling over the players, and the magical beer dispensers that fill pint glasses from the bottom, there’s enough technology in most pro football stadiums that it’s easy to assume that the playing field itself is the least advanced part of the entire complex. But as it turns out, nothing could be further from the truth.
Digital Trends CES 2021 Tech For Change Award Winners
CES is more than just a smorgasbord of new gadgets and flashy concepts for consumers. More and more, it’s also a place where companies showcase innovations that could truly make the world a better place. At CES 2021, this type of tech — what we call Tech for Change — was out in full force. We saw everything from solar-powered remotes that eliminate the need for disposable batteries, to machines that pull drinking water out of thin air.
The Future of 3D Printing and Fabrication with Formlabs
When 3D printing went mainstream in the mid-2010s and exploded in popularity, it was about as hyped up as it possibly could be. Evangelists told us it would fundamentally transform the way goods were made, and usher in a bold new era of creative freedom. Soon, they said, we’d be able to fabricate anything we wanted on-demand, Star Trek replicator style, right from the comfort of our own homes. But of course, 3D printing didn’t really live up to that high-flying dream.
The Future of 3D Printing and Fabrication with Formlabs
When 3D printing went mainstream in the mid-2010s and exploded in popularity, it was about as hyped up as it possibly could be. Evangelists told us it would fundamentally transform the way goods were made, and usher in a bold new era of creative freedom. Soon, they said, we’d be able to fabricate anything we wanted on-demand, Star Trek replicator style, right from the comfort of our own homes. But of course, 3D printing didn’t really live up to that high-flying dream.
The Future Of: Digital Trends Original Series
Technology is all about the future: Today’s gadgets, technologies, and innovations are reshaping the way we live … so what does it all add up to? Getting a handle on the coming changes is harder than ever. We make it easy. In The Future Of, we examine innovations in important fields, from farming to transportation, and what they will mean in the years and decades to come.
CES 2021 Day Two Highlights: All the Big Announcements
Looking for the latest CES 2021 news? You’ve come to the right place. We’re keeping a running tally of all the hottest CES 2021 announcements. Here’s a quick recap of the biggest, most important developments we’ve seen thus far. Stay tuned to this page and be sure to smash that refresh button occasionally — we’ll update this page regularly as the week progresses. CES 2021 day one highlights The calm after the storm by Drew Prindle Day two of CES 2021 was admittedly a nice change of pace.
CES 2021 Day One Highlights: All the Big Announcements
Hisense Looking for the latest CES 2021 news? We’re liveblogging all the latest CES 2021 announcements. Here’s a quick recap of the biggest, most important developments we’ve seen thus far. Stay tuned to this page and be sure to smash that refresh button occasionally — we’ll update this page regularly as the day goes on.
5 Reasons Why Virtual CES Will Be Better Than Real-Life CES
When the CTA announced that CES 2021 will be online only, the first emotion I felt was sadness. A virtual CES means no wandering through dazzling multimillion-dollar tech exhibits, no trying on exoskeletons, and no late-night mischief in Vegas. What a bummer! But shortly after that initial reaction, a wave of relief washed over me.
Eureka Park, the Best Part of CES, is Missing This Year
As you’ve probably heard by now, CES 2021 will be completely virtual. There will be no crowded convention halls, no tech-drenched booths to explore, and no physical element to the show whatsoever. Like many other parts of life these days, this year’s show will be experienced primarily through screens. But that’s not the biggest problem.
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