Enlarge (credit: Scharon Harding) Whatever your reason for needing an extra screen, a portable monitor can help increase your productivity—and often for less money than other display types. When selecting a portable monitor, your primary concern should be image quality, but there’s more to consider than just finding the prettiest screen. Depending on what you’ll […]
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The weekend’s best deals: Google Nest devices, Nintendo gift cards, and more
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s the weekend, which means the time has come for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a handful of deals on Google Nest devices. Both the popular Nest Learning Thermostat and the more wallet-friendly Nest Thermostat are on sale, for instance, with […]
The weekend’s best deals: Google Nest devices, Nintendo gift cards, and more
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s the weekend, which means the time has come for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a handful of deals on Google Nest devices. Both the popular Nest Learning Thermostat and the more wallet-friendly Nest Thermostat are on sale, for instance, with […]
Today’s best deals: Roomba robot vacuums, Apple iPads, and more
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s time for another Dealmaster! Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a number of deals on iRobot’s popular Roomba robot vacuums. Several models are currently available for prices that either match or are close to the best prices we’ve tracked: the more basic “bump-and-run” […]
Paul Sutter explores the origins of life, and DNA versus RNA
Produced and directed by Corey Eisenstein. Click here for transcript. (video link) After spending three episodes looking to the heavens—first at dark matter, then Mars, then black holes—our intrepid host Paul Sutter now turns his gaze to a more terrestrial topic: Why are we here? And I don’t mean in a Nietzschean sense (and if […]
Garmin launches Vívosmart 5 fitness tracker 4 years after predecessor with little new
Enlarge (credit: Garmin) Garmin has just released its latest fitness tracker, the Vívosmart 5, a wearable made to cover the basics of sleep and activity tracking and deliver phone notifications. It replaces the now 4-year-old vívosmart 4. But in four years’ time, the new tracker hasn’t evolved much from the last version, while competition like […]
The weekend’s best deals: Google Chromecast, Apple AirPods, and more
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s the weekend, which means the time has come for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a nice discount on Google’s Chromecast with Google TV, as the 4K streamer is down to $40 at various retailers. We’ve seen this deal pop up […]
The weekend’s best deals: Google Chromecast, Apple AirPods, and more
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s the weekend, which means the time has come for another Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a nice discount on Google’s Chromecast with Google TV, as the 4K streamer is down to $40 at various retailers. We’ve seen this deal pop up […]
Review: Ryzen 7 5800X3D is an interesting tech demo that’s hard to recommend
Enlarge / AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) AMD’s AM4 socket has had a long and successful run on the desktop, ushering in the Ryzen processor lineup and helping AMD compete with and outperform Intel’s chips for the first time since the mid-2000s. The aging socket’s time is coming to a close later this […]
Today’s best deals: Apple gift cards, Amazon Kids tablets, and more
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) It’s time for another Dealmaster! Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the web includes a couple of useful offers on Apple gift cards. Over at Amazon, you can get a bonus $5 in-store credit when you buy a $50 Apple gift card. The offer applies to both […]