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4 Strategies to Make Your Desktop More Ergonomic, According to the Pros
Your workspace might feel comfortable in the moment but haphazard ergonomics can take a toll on your body if you aren’t careful. Make an audit of your workspace and make sure it is up to snuff before aches and pains make you wish you’d done it earlier. Proper ergonomics and immediate comfort aren’t the same thing, so it’s a good idea to defer to specialists.
You’ve Probably Never Even Noticed Your iPhone’s Most Crucial Feature
For years, most smartphones have looked pretty much the same: smooth slabs of metal or glass, with a camera on the back. But there’s one crucial, subtle aspect of this simple, shared design that you may not have noticed. Take a second and turn your phone over in your hands a few times. Can you find a few small lines of colored plastic around the edge? These are one of the most crucial bits of engineering on your pocket supercomputer, without which it could not function.
This 30-Second Desktop Adjustment Can Prevent Daily Neck Strain
If you find yourself spending a lot of time sitting at a desk and staring at a monitor, it’s important to think about the ergonomics of doing so — and not just in regards to your chair. Sitting in one place for long periods of time is already rather unhealthy, and it can be even worse with poor posture. Fortunately there is one extremely easy thing you can do to improve the ergonomics of your workstation, and it takes all of 30 seconds of your time. Make sure your monitor is the right height.
The Simple Trick to Make Sure Your Home’s Wi-Fi Is as Fast as It Can Be
Your router does a vitally important job, especially if you’re working from home or video chatting. But it’s not always reliable. Blanketing your home in Wi-Fi is a complicated process, and consumer-grade gadgets are designed to operate in a reasonable margin of error to keep cost and complexity down. Sometimes, your router will just need to be rebooted to get it working right again. But there is something you can do to ensure it doesn’t need it at an inconvenient time.
You’ve Probably Never Even Noticed Your iPhone’s Most Crucial Feature
Without these crucial bits of engineering on your smartphone, it could not function. Photo by Chandler Bondurant for Gear Patrol Published December 1, 2024 · See more of our coverage in your search results For years, most smartphones have looked pretty much the same: smooth slabs of metal or glass, with a camera on the back. But there’s one crucial, subtle aspect of this simple, shared design that you may not have noticed. Take a second and turn your phone over in your hands a few times.
5 Vintage Camera Brands Only OG Photographers Will Remember
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5 Vintage Camera Brands Only OG Photographers Will Remember
Home / Tech / How-To’s & Explainers Many brands did not survive the transition to digital, but their cameras are still around. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Canon, Leica, Nikon, Sony. Anyone who’s spent time behind the lens is familiar with the modern juggernauts of photography. But decades ago, in the heyday of film, the field was much different.
The Cheap Desktop Upgrade That Transformed My Entire Home Office
The one I use, made by Vivo, is simple: a single arm that can support up to a 27-inch screen. I bought it because it was cheap and it matches my decor. It supports my 27-inch Dell monitor quite admirably (though I occasionally have to tighten some nuts). Amazon Vivo Height-Adjustable Pneumatic Single-Monitor Wall Mount You can go more extreme if you like. Dual arms(!) aren’t much more expensive, while various, burlier models can support larger screens if you need.
The iPhones That AirTags Will (and Won't) Work With
Home / Tech / How-To’s & Explainers Apple’s AirTags are really useful Bluetooth trackers, but they won’t work to their full potential if you have an older iPhone. Here’s what you need to know. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Apple’s AirTags — the little Bluetooth trackers that can help you find your keys, your bag or whatever else you attach them to — have been out in the world since early 2021.
The Simple Trick to Make Sure Your Home’s Wi-Fi Is as Fast as It Can Be
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments.
The Simple Trick to Make Sure Your Home’s Wi-Fi Is as Fast as It Can Be
Home / Tech / Product Support Ever need to reboot your router? Try doing it pre-emptively. Photo by Tucker Bowe for Gear Patrol Published July 2, 2024 · Updated July 2, 2024 See more of our coverage in your search results Your router does a vitally important job, especially if you’re working from home or video chatting. But it’s not always reliable.
Elite Athletes Have Worn Cooling Vests for Years. Should You?
Home / Fitness / Top Stories Various types of cooling vests are designed to help combat dangerous rises in body temperature. Here’s what you need to know about them. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Heat waves are now a normal occurrence. One obvious way to beat the heat is to stay indoors or stick to the shade, but not everyone has that luxury. That’s where cooling vests come in.
This Vintage Four-Track Made Me Fall in Love with Music All Over Again
Right when I found myself in a musical rut, the Tascam Portastudio 414 MKII jolted me back. For the past ten years or so I’ve been a musical rut, playing the same half-dozen, half-written songs on guitar once every other blue moon and listening to the same handful of punk bands I listened to in high school. I’ve been a musician for most of my life.
This 30-Second Desktop Adjustment Can Prevent Daily Neck Strain
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This 30-Second Desktop Adjustment Can Prevent Daily Neck Strain
Home / Tech / Computers & Laptops Avoid chronic pain with this simple fix to your workstation. Native Union Published May 25, 2024 · Updated May 25, 2024 See more of our coverage in your search results If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more If you find yourself spending a lot of time sitting at a desk and staring at a monitor, it’s important to think about the ergonomics of doing so — and not just in regards to your chair.
Remembering The King of All Keyboards
Home / Tech / Opinions & Essays The sight and sound of this ’80s era keyboard will send you hurtling decades into the past. Whether you remember the 1980s Model F keyboard or not, the sight and sound of one will send you hurtling decades into the past. Built by IBM, the all-metal Model F is so hefty and substantial, you might mistake it for a piece of furniture. The sound of one in action — fingers thudding like thunder, the switches plinking like rain on a tin roof — is a mechanical cloudburst.
Every Reason You Should Still Own a Pair of Wired Headphones in 2024
Home / Audio / Headphones Bluetooth earbuds are nice when you’re out and about. But at a desk, nothing beats a pair of giant, wired cans. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more My favorite headphones don’t adhere to recent trends. They’re the Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XXs, and unlike the latest from Bose or Sony, they do not actively cancel noise. They just blast it into my ears.
8 Forgotten Gadgets That Changed the Way We Use Tech
Skip to main content Home / Tech / How-To’s & Explainers Not every game-changing gadget is remembered the way it should be. Every foundational tech feature had to be introduced somewhere, but not every pioneering product gets the respect it deserves. These unsung innovators helped shape the tech world we know today. Year Released: 2012 What seems like eons ago, in 2012, Pebble had all the makings of an industry-shattering success.
Gerber Shard Review: My Most Useful "Knife" Isn't a Knife at All
Home / Outdoors / Knives & Multi-Tools Most of my everyday knife tasks barely require what you might call a “blade,” much less a particularly sharp one. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more I own what the average person might describe as “a lot” of pocket knives. My Opinel No. 8 is a “desk knife.” My Böker Plus Urban Trapper is a “dress knife.” And my Spyderco Dragonfly 2 G10 is ostensibly the all-important EDC.
This $50 Film Camera Changed My Photography Forever
Home / Tech / Cameras & Photography The Olympus XA2 is everything that my more-serious digital camera is not. Photo by Eric Limer for Gear Patrol Published April 20, 2024 · See more of our coverage in your search results If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more I am, charitably speaking, a moderately competent hobbyist photographer. I owe pretty much every ounce of that competence to the instant, guess-and-check shooting style that modern digital cameras make possible.
I Finally Built the Perfect Smart Home. Here Are 3 Things Everyone Should Do
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments.
How I Built the Perfect Smart Home: 3 Steps Everyone Should Do
I use an old Surface Pro which lives, never sleeping, in the cabinet of my TV stand. It works fine! Except for when it glitches and my lights turn on at 2 AM. I’m working on a fix. Apple’s HomeKit notably provides similar, simpler functionality, with a HomePod or Apple TV as the server. It’s a decent but more limited alternative, perfect for normies and cowards. Step 2: Integrate Your Proprietary Products Just a few of the available integrations.
Logitech's Mevo Core is a Micro Four Thirds live-streaming camera
Today, Logitech announced the Mevo Core, a 4K-capable live-streaming camera built around a Micro Four Thirds sensor and lens mount. It's an upgrade from Logitech's existing Mevo cameras which served a similar purpose as wireless, battery-powered streamers, but had a smaller sensor and a fixed lens. The Mevo Core is rated at 6 hours of battery life and supports Wi-Fi 6E connectivity for streaming video in 4K/30p or 1080/30p.
The Fascinating Truth Behind Those Little Rings on Headphone Jacks
21 hours ago Vinyl owns crackle and tape has hiss, but aside from these analogue anomalies, the main attraction of the two formats is pure nostalgia. Granted, record players of impressive quality and sophistication are still being made (along with vinyl storage), and the low-level tape revival (with …
The Fascinating Truth Behind the Little Rings on Headphone Jacks
The advent of wireless headphones is slowly laying the headphone jack to rest, but it’s not going out without a fight. The design, which traces its roots back to the late 1800s is sure to find a home on wired headphones, laptops and enthusiast audio equipment for years to come.
Sony a7R V vs Leica SL3: 60MP full-frame cameras compared
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Sony a7R V vs Leica SL3: 60MP full-frame cameras compared Introduction Photo: Richard Butler At the core, both Sony's a7R V and Leica's SL 3 share a fundamental building block: a 60MP BSI CMOS sensor. But almost everything layered on top of that foundation diverges in radically different directions. With the SL3 having dropped earlier this week, we decided to take a look at this pair in detail.
Nikon is acquiring RED Digital Cinema
Nikon has just announced it will be acquiring US cinema camera manufacturer RED Digital Cinema. Founded in 2005 by Jim Jannard, RED has produced cinema cameras that were used in the production of over 25 percent of top-grossing films in the mid 2010s as well as Oscar winners like 2021's Mank.
Nikon Z fc firmware update 1.60 brings welcome screen and more
Nikon has released firmware version 1.60 for the Z fc , which includes a few tweaks and creature comforts for the 2021 camera. Buy now: The update adds a variety of new 'welcome screens' which are displayed when the camera turns on, if the feature is enabled. It also adds background color options for the information display, and fixes a bug related to assigning Release Mode to a Fn button in AUTO mode. It can be downloaded from Nikon's download center.
Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G sample gallery
Sony's FE 24-50mm F2.8 G is a fast, compact walk-around lens for its full-frame E-mount cameras. We took it out in snow and sun in New Jersey to put it through its paces. In practice, we found that it makes for a light and portable package with convenient and satisfying hands-on controls and quick and quiet focus.
10 cameras that weren't announced at CP+ 2024
10 cameras that weren't announced at CP+ 2024 Photo: Richard Butler CP+ 2024 has come and gone, and in terms of camera announcements, it didn't bring much. Yes, there was the Fujifilm X100VI (technically announced before CP+ actually began) and... not much else but a bunch of lenses. It's easy to get your hopes up for that camera you've been waiting for, but historically, CP+ doesn't have that strong a history of camera launches.
The crucial cameras and lenses announcements of CP+ Expo 2024
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. The crucial cameras and lenses announcements of CP+ Expo 2024 The 2024 CP+ Expo is officially over. While our coverage will continue with interviews rolling out over the coming weeks (and some of our staff are still in Japan), the avalanche of product announcements is finished. Here are the biggest, cannot-miss-them announcements from (or at the very least proximate to) the show this year.
Sony's high-speed transmitter lets you bolt 5G connectivity onto its cameras
Previously announced in Japan, Sony is bringing its PDT-FP1 5G transmitter to the United States. The smartphone-shaped transmitter is pointedly not a phone (it cannot make calls) but instead uses its 5G connection to transfer files from compatible Sony cameras to an FTP location. It can also use Sony Creators’ Cloud for enterprise app. The PDT-FP1's software can monitor network communications or use the device as an external display while transmitting data.
The Right Way to Charge Your Phone Isn’t as Obvious as You Might Think
Tucker Bowe Home / Tech / How-To’s & Explainers An expert explains how often to charge, how much to fill up and more to help your phone’s battery enjoy a long, healthy and fruitful life. By Eric Limer and Tucker Bowe Published February 22, 2024 · Updated February 22, 2024 See more of our coverage in your search results Keeping your gadgets charged is easy in the short term. Just keep an eye on their battery levels and plug them into the wall when they get low.
Fujifilm teases new XF 16-50mm F2.8-4.8 kit lens
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Fujifilm teases new XF 16-50mm F2.8-4.8 kit lens Original
The X100VI was undoubtedly the star of Fujifilm's X Summit event in Tokyo earlier this week, but Fujifilm also tucked some additional news into the end of its press conference, including a tease for a new version of its long-standing X-mount kit lens. Fujifilm's current X-mount kit lens, the XF 18-55mm F2.8-4, is over a decade old. Little is known about what the new XF 16-50mm F2.8-4.8 will include.
The OM System OM-1 will get autofocus improvements via firmware this fall Original
Less than a month after the release of the OM-1 Mark II, OM System has announced that its original OM-1 released in 2022, will benefit from a firmware update later this year. Owners can expect upgraded autofocus capabilities and the option to use the 'trash' button as a programmable shortcut. But don't expect any new features from the Mark II.
This limited-edition X100VI comes with Fujifilm's founding logo
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This limited-edition X100VI comes with Fujifilm's founding logo
The Fujifilm X100VI is here, and you can preorder it right now. Does that feel just a little too easy? You're in luck! The X100VI is also being released in a limited edition variety, with Fujifilm's founding logo, in a run of just 1934 units, with quantities varying based on geographic location.
Fujifilm X100V vs X100VI: What's the difference and should you upgrade? Original
Today in Japan, Fujifilm announced the X100VI, the long-awaited successor to the virally popular X100V that has been almost impossible to buy at retail for the better part of several years. Whether you managed to snag an X100V before it became so hard to come by or were stuck hoping to find a reasonably-priced one on the used market, the X100VI absolutely changes the calculus. Does the X100VI have a better sensor than the X100V?
Apple AirTags Range, Battery Life and More, Explained
How do AirTags work? Do you need to charge them? Can you track one miles away? Your most asked questions, answered. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Apple’s little button-sized trackers, AirTags ($29), have been around for several years now. They’re meant to be attached to a personal belonging like a keychain, backpack or bike, so that in the even that it gets lost or stolen, you can then locate it via the Find My app.
Will an iPhone 14 Case Fit the New iPhone 15? We Found Out
Odds are, if you’re upgrading to a new iPhone, you’re going to have to upgrade to a new case as well. Every year, we harbor the hope that maybe, just maybe, old cases will fit new iPhones… and this year is no different. Last year’s and this year’s iPhones look strikingly similar. There are differences, however. All four iPhone 15 models have new “contour” edges.
Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 II added to studio scene
As we complete our Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 II review, we've run the camera through our recently revitalized studio test scene to see how it performs against the competition. You can now select it as an option within any review, and you can also view it below. The S5 II is built around a full-frame, 24MP BSI CMOS sensor with on-sensor phase detection, a first for Panasonic.
Apple Vision Pro
Home / Tech / How-To’s & Explainers New to Apple’s groundbreaking $3,500 mixed-reality headset? Here’s what we’ve learned after spending more than a week with the device. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more The Vision Pro, Apple’s mixed-reality headset (aka spatial computer), is officially out in the world — if you have $3,500, you can pick one up at an Apple retail store or order one online.
Review recap: What we put to the test in 2024 (so far) Original
We're coming up on the end of the year, but are hard at work on getting a few more reviews done by 2025. In case you missed a thing or two here and there, here's a recap of the reviews and testing we've done this year so far! October Sony's ZV-E10 II is a stripped-down version of its APS-C flagship, the a6700, with a focus on vlogging. As such, our review mainly takes the form of a video, which you can watch above.
The most important camera gear of 2024 (so far) Original
An extra long February is drawing to a close and brought us a wealth of new cameras and lenses during CP+ 2024. Here's a list of the biggest releases and announcements of the year so far, updated for February 2024! February 2024 Fujifilm X100VI Arguably one of the most hyped-up cameras of the year, the Fujifilm X100VI was announced and made available for preorder this February. It is shipping now, but already backordered at some retailers.
OM System announces 150-600mm F5.0-6.3 super telephoto zoom
OM System just announced its new OM-1 II, but that's not all the news it has today. Also breaking cover is a 150-600mm F5.0-6.3 super telephoto zoom (equivalent focal length range of 300-1200mm) as well as a new version of the Olympus 9-18mm F4.0-5.6 (18-36mm equivalent) with an updated body and OM System branding. The 150-600mm shares the bulk of its specs with Sigma's 150-600mm F5-6.3, suggesting it's a version of the same, modified with a Micro Four Thirds mount to fit OM System cameras.
Sony World Photography Awards Student and Youth shortlists announced
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Sony World Photography Awards Student and Youth shortlists announced
Sony World Photography Awards Student and Youth shortlists announced Photo: Chengchen Wang, China Mainland, Shortlist, Youth Competition, Sony World Photography Awards 2024 This week, the World Photography Organization announced the shortlist for Student and Youth Photographer of the Year, a subset of the broader Sony World Photography Awards of 2024.
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You can visit one of my favorite places on the internet, but to really be there with me you’d have had to have left four years ago. But don’t worry! Another group is leaving every day if you’re willing to make the trip. I Am Sober is one of a variety of sobriety tracking apps which have popped up to cater to a generation of digital-native drinkers looking for a course towards temperance that circumvents the traditional 12-step program.
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Apple Vision Pro now available for preorder
Apple announced the Apple Vision Pro's February 2nd shipping date during CES 2024, and today the flagship, first-generation "spatial computer" is now available to preorder on Apple's website for $3,499. As with any first-generation device of novel design, the main appeal for early adopters will be to experience the bleeding edge of Apple's first-party spatial computing applications while the broader software ecosystem develops and matures over the headset's first few years of life.
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