Enlarge / The arm of the law can be long indeed. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Imagine for a moment that you work remotely—as so many now do in the COVID era—from a comfortable spare bedroom in your New Jersey home. Your employer is nominally based in New York City, but thanks to the […]
Puro Pro comes in an attractive bamboo box with brass clasp, reminiscent of a good cigar box. [credit: Jim Salter ] Last December, a representative for Puro Sound Labs offered me a review sample of the company’s flagship Bluetooth hybrid headphones. Her timing couldn’t have been better—I had surgery scheduled for January 8 that would […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) One of the quietest revolutions of our current century has been the entry of quantum mechanics into our everyday technology. It used to be that quantum effects were confined to physics laboratories and delicate experiments. But modern technology increasingly relies on quantum mechanics for its basic operation, and […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Texas is now entering its third day of widespread power outages and, although supplies of electricity are improving, they remain well short of demand. For now, the state’s power authority suggests that, rather than restoring power, grid operators will try to shift from complete blackouts to rolling ones. […]
The Galaxy S21 Ultra. [credit: Ron Amadeo ] Next up on the review bench is Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Like most Samsung phones, it’s technically competent and features a new Snapdragon 888 SoC, a new 10x optical zoom camera, and Samsung’s, uh, interesting approach to charging. The big news is that the […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) One of the quietest revolutions of our current century has been the entry of quantum mechanics into our everyday technology. It used to be that quantum effects were confined to physics laboratories and delicate experiments. But modern technology increasingly relies on quantum mechanics for its basic operation, and […]
Enlarge / Mario Kart is a safe standby for any couch co-op session. (credit: Nintendo) With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, we’ve overhauled our guide to the best couch co-op games, adding several new recommendations for you to share with a loved one. Video games have gone a long way toward keeping us sane during […]
Enlarge / Jaime Santos-Menéndez, a Havana-based documentary filmmaker, has a much different workflow than creatives in the United States. (credit: Cassandra Brooklyn) As countless Cubans have proudly told me over the years, “Cubans invent.” They use creative workarounds to get by in an environment with limited access to outside resources. Glass beer bottles are sawed […]
Enlarge / Artist’s impression of some kind of cool integrated battlespace AR/VR interface kind of thing. (credit: Jackie Niam / Getty Images) Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld famously (or infamously) said in 2004, “You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) One of the quietest revolutions of our current century has been the entry of quantum mechanics into our everyday technology. It used to be that quantum effects were confined to physics laboratories and delicate experiments. But modern technology increasingly relies on quantum mechanics for its basic operation, and […]