Its pretty easy to find a solid pair of wireless earbuds today. New wireless Bluetooth earbuds are arriving at a constant pace nowadays, and most of them from big players like Sony, Bose, Beats and others will serve people well. While all that variety is good for your wallet, that also means deciding which pair of earbuds is best for you can be tricky. Youve got to consider things like active noise cancellation (ANC), waterproof ratings, sound quality, design and more. We at Engadget are constan

Apple has scheduled its next product showcase for May 7 , a few weeks before the Worldwide Developers Conference gets under way . While the company is, as usual, being a bit coy about what's on deck, the signs are all there. It had been rumored for months that Apple would refresh its iPad lineup in May. Sure enough, the image on the announcement for this Let Loose event includes an illustration of a hand holding an Apple Pencil. Various reports over recent months have offered some insight as to

Tupac Shakurs estate is none too happy about Drake cloning the late hip-hop legends voice in a Kendrick Lamar diss track. Billboard reported Wednesday that attorney Howard King, representing Mr. Shakurs estate, sent a cease-and-desist letter calling Drakes use of Shakurs voice a flagrant violation of Tupacs publicity and the estates legal rights. Drake (Aubrey Drake Graham) dropped the diss track Taylor Made Freestyle last Friday, the latest chapter of the artists simmering decade-long feud with

World of Warcraft , Diablo and Overwatch fans who were looking forward to getting together at BlizzCon in November may be disappointed to learn that Blizzard has canceled this year's edition of the event. The publisher didn't give a clear reason as to why it made that decision, but said it was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you look forward to it. Even so, BlizzCon isn't necessarily gone for good, unlike E3 . While were ap

Reddit is back after a major outage forced the entire site offline. All told, the outage lasted under an hour before company techs fixed the backend problem, according to an official status page . This outage impacted each and every page of the internet's favorite collection of disparate community forums. Reddit's fix looks to be working just fine, as everything is loading on my end. The site experienced another outage last year , which also was patched in under an hour. Those Reddit eng

Formula E is halfway through its Gen3 car cycle and plans are in motion for the upcoming Gen4 racer. However, the series isn't waiting until that all-new electric car is ready to hit the track to debut some significant upgrades to the current model . Ahead of the Monaco E-Prix this weekend, Formula E debuted what it calls the Gen3 Evo, the fastest accelerating FIA single seater in the world by current standards. The series is also introducing body changes aimed at improving aerodynamics and

The Anker PowerConf C200 webcam is 20 percent off right now via Amazon or directly from the company. This brings the price down to $48. The $12 dollar discount isnt the lowest price ever for the webcam, but its dang close. In other words, this is still a fantastic deal. The C200 is one of our favorite webcams, easily sliding into second place on our list of the best available models . We loved the easy setup, as all you have to do is plug it into your computer or docking station and start record

Meta is bringing some of its existing safety features to Threads, including the Hidden Words tool. The platform which recently hit more than 150 million users will now allow you to filter out words, phrases and even emojis, just like you can on Instagram. Threads will have the setting on by default and filter out anything that it deems offensive, along with content that could be irrelevant or uninteresting. You can then add other things that you want to be filtered out, such as weight loss, as

The Federal Communications Commission has voted to reinstate net neutrality protections that were jettisoned during the Trump administration. As expected , the vote fell across party lines with the three Democratic commissioners in favor and the two Republicans on the panel voting against the measure. With net neutrality rules in place, broadband service is considered an essential communications resource under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. That enables the FCC to regulate broadband

The University of Maine just unveiled the worlds largest polymer 3D printer. The new printer, named Factory of the Future 1.0 (FoF 1.0), can print objects as large as 96 feet long by 32 feet wide by 18 feet high. Its also quite speedy, relatively speaking, as it can print up to 500 pounds per hour. Thats like three people, every hour. It can dynamically switch between printing techniques to suit different aspects of complex jobs. The printer can flip between large-scale additive manufacturing, s

Facepunch Studios has announced on Steam that it's removing 20 years' worth of Nintendo-related workshop items for its sandbox game Garry's Mod to comply with the Japanese company's demands. Earlier this year, an X user with the name Brewster T. Koopa posted that a group of trolls was filing false DMCA claims against the game to get Nintendo add-ons removed and to get add-on makers to shut down. The perpetrators allegedly used a fake email to impersonate Nintendo's lawyers to

Few people get into teaching for the money or the prestige most do it because they genuinely want to help people. If a teacher has helped you or your kids this year, a thoughtful gift can be a good way to show them that you appreciate what they do. Weve gathered up gadgets and services weve tried that make unique gifts for the educator in your life, with ideas for those into coffee, movies, reading or music plus a few items that will be universally loved. This article originally appeared on En

It's a post- Digital Markets Act (DMA) world, and Spotify continues to test what that means for its iOS app. The music streamer announced that it submitted an update for Apple's approval that would allow Spotify to display basic pricing and website information on its app in Europe and the bare minimum outlined under the European Commission's ruling in its music streaming case. Apple continues to break European law, and unfortunately that means we still cant give EU consumers the info

Back in January, startup Rabbit revealed its first device at CES 2024. The R1 is an adorable, vibrant orange AI machine with a camera, scroll wheel, and ambitious demos. Now, the device is being sent out to early adopters (and tech reviewers), and weve got some proper hands-on experience to tide you over until weve wrapped up a full review. Its definitely cute, designed by Teenage Engineering, which has put its design talents to use on the Playdate as well as Nothings most recent phones as well

Most new features and experiments Adobe has announced recently involve AI, like object addition and removal for Premiere Pro and text-based image generation in Photoshop. Now, the company has unveiled VideoGigaGAN , an experimental AI feature it says can upscale video by eight times without the usual artifacts like flickering or distortion, The Verge reported. VideoGigaGAN beats other Video Super Resolution (VSR) methods because it avoids the usual artifacts and flickering introduced by GAN (Gen

Current MacBooks are powerful enough to serve as your daily productivity machine, but the keyboard and trackpad can feel cramped if youre relying on them all week long. A few clever MacBook accessories can make your setup more ergonomic, improve your video calls and keep you powered up when youre working out in the field . Some even make great Mac accessories, too, so you can use them with your desktop as well. Weve tested dozens of gadgets and devices made for MacBooks here are the ones we lik

Alvin Bragg, Manhattan's District Attorney, wants to meet with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan to discuss why the website allows the posting of videos on how to manufacture ghost guns and why its algorithm is pushing them to underage viewers who watch video game content. Ghost guns are firearms assembled using 3D-printed parts or components purchased as kits. That means they have no serial numbers, making them near impossible to trace, and don't need any kind of background check to acquire. In a

Few things beat the smell of a new book (or an old one for that matter), but carrying an entire library in your pocket or instantly getting a new book you just heard about make ereaders attractive gadgets. The experience of reading on one beat tablets and smartphones thanks to E Ink displays that are easier on your eyes than LED screens. Kindles have long been the dominant ebook readers in the US, but after testing a number of models, we think other companies are giving Amazon a run for their mo

Metas Threads app now has more than 150 million monthly users, an increase of about 20 million new users since February . Mark Zuckerberg shared the latest user numbers during Metas first-quarter earnings call, saying that the app continues to be on the trajectory that I hope to see. The update suggests Threads is continuing to grow steadily, though at a slower rate than its initial explosive growth. The app racked up more than 100 million downloads in its first week, but later saw a drop-off in

The EU has effectively vanquished a TikTok feature that Europes digital commissioner described as toxic and addictive as cigarettes. Owner ByteDance said on Wednesday that TikTok Lites reward-to-watch feature would be suspended. Its been a brutal day for TikTok as President Biden signed a bill (also on Wednesday) forcing ByteDance to sell the platforms US operations or face a ban. TikTok Lite, launched earlier this month in France and Spain, lets users earn rewards by watching and liking videos.

PUBG: Battlegrounds is somehow old enough to evoke nostalgia. The pioneering battle royale game, which entered Steam Early Access in 2017 , will borrow a page from Fortnite s playbook and honor its first map. Erangel Classic will recreate the old-school battlefield from the games inception for a limited two-week run in May and June. Developer and publisher Krafton says the Erangel Classic map will reproduce the originals concepts, graphics, atmosphere and UI. However, it will blend those with mo

JetBlue is revamping its in-flight entertainment system , complete with a new branding. Its now called Blueprint and brings several features that should make your next flight just a teensy-bit less grueling. The biggest news here is a watch party feature that lets customers view the same TV show or film with up to five other people. This is actually pretty cool, as watching stuff with friends and family during a long flight typically requires the finicky push play at the exact same time and hope

Threads users may soon have a new way to clean up their timelines. The app is testing a new archive feature that can be used to manually archive individual posts or automatically hide posts after a set period of time, Adam Mosseri shared . As on Instagram, archiving a post on Threads will hide it from public view, though the post will be available to the original author to view or undo. The Instagram head said the feature will be available to a small number of people to start. Though optional, M

Several months after Meta brought WhatsApp passkey logins to Android , its doing the same on iOS. The company is rolling out the feature now, and it will be available to all users in the coming weeks. Passkeys are seen as a more secure login method as (for one thing) it mitigates the risk of scammers convincing users to share their SMS passcode. Instead, you can log in by verifying a passkey using facial recognition, biometrics or a PIN stored on Apples passkey manager. Passkeys work by securely

The Biden administration is tackling the monumental task of making Americas industrial freight system more environmentally friendly. The White House said on Wednesday that it aims to have 30 percent of industrial truck sales produce zero emissions by 2030 and 100 percent by 2040. In addition to those non-binding targets, the White House is meeting on Wednesday with stakeholders from the commercial vehicle, shipping and infrastructure industries to help execute its agenda. The roundtable is desig

Parents throughout the country just breathed a sigh of relief at the prospect of allowing more screen time for their kids that doesnt revolve around some really loud and annoying YouTube dude. PBS just launched a new free ad-supported channel called PBS Retro, as reported by The Wrap . As the name suggests, this is a repository for all of your favorite edutainment classics from the 1980s, 1990s and beyond. The nostalgia is strong with this one. PBS Retro is available via The Roku Channel , which

At CES this January, startup Rabbit unveiled its first device , just in time for the end of the year of the rabbit according to the lunar calendar. Its a cute little orange square that was positioned as a pocket companion that moves AI from words to action. In other words, its basically a dedicated AI machine that acts kind of like a walkie talkie to a virtual assistant. Sound familiar? Youre probably thinking of the Humane AI Pin, which was announced last year and started shipping this month. I

Google keeps promising to phase out third-party cookies on Chrome but not actually doing it. The company vowed to deprecate cookies back in 2020 , pushing the date back to 2023 and then 2024. We did get some traction earlier this year , when Google disabled cookies for one percent of Chrome users , but those efforts have stalled. Now, the company says it wont happen until next year . Its easy to drag Google for this but its not entirely in the companys hands. The tech giant is working closely wi

The bill that will force a sale or ban of TikTok in the United States is now law. President Joe Biden signed a package of foreign aid bills that included the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, one day after the legislation was approved by the Senate . In a statement , TikTok said it would challenge the law in court, which could delay an eventual sale or ban. This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court, the company said. We be

Valve has closed a loophole in Steam's refund policy that effectively allowed players to beat a game before its official release date and get their money back. The company has long had a policy in place whereby users could refund a game, no questions asked, as long as they havent played for more than two hours within 14 days. Until now, the refund policy was far more lenient for games in early access or advanced access, but Valve has nipped that in the bud. When you purchase a title on Steam pri

Last fall, Qualcomm revealed a major upgrade for its laptop chips with the Snapdragon X Elite. And while were still waiting for those processors to make their way into retail devices, today Qualcomm is expanding the line with the Snapdragon X Plus, which I had a chance to test out ahead of its arrival on gadgets later this year. Similar to the X Elite, the X Plus is based on the same 4nm process and Arm-based Oryon CPU architecture as its sibling. The difference is that the new chip is meant to

It used to be that you could pay for a retail version of Windows 11 and expect it to be ad-free, but those days are apparently finito . The latest update to Windows 11 ( KB5036980 ) comes out this week and includes ads for apps in the ecommended section of the Start Menu, one of the most oft-used parts of the OS. The Recommended section of the Start menu will show some Microsoft Store apps, according to the release notes. These apps come from a small set of curated developers. The app suggestio

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banned noncompete clauses in a move to drive innovation and protect workers' rights and wages, the regulator said in a press release . The new rule will free most new and current employees from such agreements, with the exception of policy-making executives earning more than $151,164 per year. Noncompete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob the American economy of dynamism, said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan. The agency estimated that the new

Finding the right gift for a new graduate in your life can be tough. Default ideas like a fancy watch or a monogrammed bag can be pricey and, lets face it, boring. Tech can be a good option, and no, you dont have to spend a fortune to get a solid gadget that theyd like. While expensive stuff like iPhones, smartwatches and game consoles may come to mind immediately, they arent the only options out there. And sometimes all it takes is a practical gadget like a power bank to make someones life a li

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, aka the Gelandewagen (which means all-terrain vehicle in German) has been in regular production since 1979. It's changed a lot since then, evolving from a utilitarian off-roader to a desirable luxury icon, but it's never seen a change quite like this. Meet the Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology. That's a long and mild name for a pretty radical reinvention of the classic G. This is the first battery-powered G-Wagen, driven by a whopping four electric mot

The Senate approved a measure that will require ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban, in a vote of 79 to 18. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act next goes to President Biden. The president has already said hell sign the bill into law. (Yes, as predicted , I'm writing about this again.) TikTok has faced the ire of US politicians for a few years now, but this bill has picked up support across both political parties. It sailed through the House of Repre

Back in 2022, Mercedes-Benz announced that it was going to release an electric G-Class by the end of 2024. Now, the automaker has formally introduced the electrified version of its iconic luxury vehicle that's known for its exclusivity. The Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology comes equipped with a 116 kWh lithium-ion battery that gives it enough energy to run for up to 473 kilometers (294 miles) on a single charge. It also has a maximum total output of 432 kW and a maximum torque of 1,164

Achieving your fitness goals doesnt have to be expensive or complicated. Keeping track of your progress will be crucial, but not everyone needs to drop hundreds of dollars on the best smartwatches out there. The average affordable tracker might offer just the right tools to help kickstart your health journey. And, after testing a number of affordable fitness trackers, I can say with confidence that you might be surprised by how much a $100 (or less) wearable can do. Many of these gadgets go well

The European Union has adopted a right-to-repair directive that will make it easier for consumers to get their devices fixed. The new rules extend a product's guarantee if it breaks under warranty, while obliging manufacturers to repair devices no longer covered. The law still needs to be approved by member nations. Devices sold in Europe already offer minimum two-year warranties, but the new rules impose additional requirements. If a device is repaired under warranty, the customer must be g

Most microSD cards are fast enough for stashing photos, recording video and transferring files, but some will get you a little more bang for your buck than others. If youre looking to boost the internal storage of your Nintendo Switch , Steam Deck , GoPro , Raspberry Pi or any other device that still has compatibility with microSD cards, we can help. Weve thoroughly researched the market and put more than a dozen microSD cards through a range of benchmark tests: Here are the best that weve teste

A bill that could ban TikTok is now all but certain to become law. The Senate approved a measure that requires ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban, in a vote of 79 - 18. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, will next head to President Joe Biden, who has said he would sign the bill into law. While its far from the first effort to force a ban or divestment of the social media app, the bill managed to draw far more support than previous attempts. The bill

Leading artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta and others have jointly pledged to prevent their AI tools from being used to exploit children and generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The initiative was led by child-safety group Thorn and All Tech Is Human, a non-profit focused on responsible tech. The pledges from AI companies, Thorn said , set a groundbreaking precedent for the industry and represent a significant leap in efforts to defend children fr

Tesla has shown off a preview of an upcoming ride-hailing feature in its app ahead of an August robotaxi unveiling. The company released mock-ups of the upcoming feature, which showed the ability to summon a ride from the Tesla app. The company didnt offer many details about how it would work, but images show Uber-like functionality, with the ability to remotely set the cars temperature ahead of its arrival. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced earlier this month that the company would unveil its long-

Roland has a new on-the-go podcasting setup with an eye-catching price. The companys Go:Podcast studio includes a USB condenser mic (with support for four polar patterns) and a companion app that can stream to platforms like YouTube, Twitch and Facebook. The company describes the Go:Podcast as the simplest way to do high-quality live streaming with a mobile device. For $140, you get the USB microphone and access to the companion app (iOS and Android), which supports live streaming, including dua

The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have been something of a pleasant surprise . They make videos, take photos, livestream and act as an adequate replacement for headphones, all while looking like a normal pair of sunglasses. However, everyones been waiting for the addition of multimodal AI after early access testing began in January . Now its here. What is multimodal AI? Simply put, its a toolset that allows an AI assistant to process multiple types of information, including photos, videos, text and

Both Amazon and Best Buy are selling unlocked models of Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra with 256GB of storage for $200 off the list price. That brings the smartphone down to $1,100 and marks the lowest price we've seen yet (outside of trade-in and carrier offers). Last month , all three handsets in the S24 lineup were on sale, with the base model going for $100 off and the S24+ and S24 Ultra both getting $150 discounts. This time, the top-end Ultra has an even bigger price cut and the S24+ is the sam

After asserting itself as an overshadowing presence in retail, Amazon is still experimenting with ways to leave a similar mark in groceries. The companys latest tweak to its service lowers the minimum price for free grocery deliveries to $35. However, most customers using the service will also need to pay a $10 monthly subscription in addition to having a Prime membership ($15 monthly or $139 annually). To participate, you must live in one of the 3,500 supported cities and towns in the US. (When

If you're in the market for a new mechanical keyboard with some retro flair, here's a deal worth noting: the 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard is down to $70 at Amazon subsidiary Woot. That's the lowest price we've tracked. This offer has been live for a few days, but it comes in $30 below 8BitDo's list price and $10 below the wireless keyboard's previous low. Unfortunately, the deal only applies to the device's Fami Edition, which has a color scheme and Japanese characters inspired by the Famico

You may be able to give those plastic Rock Band guitars you have stuffed away in the attic a new lease of life. Fortnite Festival (a Rock Band-style mode that debuted in Fortnite in December ) now supports several Rock Band 4 controllers across PlayStation, Xbox and PC, as detailed in a blog post . If you have a compatible plastic guitar, you can use it to play new Pro Lead and Pro Bass parts in any Jam Track. These parts have colored notes for each lane that match with the guitar controller but

X just announced a smart TV app for streaming video . Or, more accurately, that it claims it's building one, with absolutely no launch date mentioned. The appropriately-named X TV wants to be your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience on a larger screen. By high-quality entertainment, X likely means that one Tucker Carlson video where hes really impressed by grocery carts in Russia . Thats not a joke. Carlson is featured prominently in the little teaser video