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Skoda has unveiled the DuoBell, a fully mechanical bike bell engineered to cut through active noise-canceling (ANC) headphones. The automaker has reinvented the bicycle bell, along with acoustic researchers at the University of Salford, to address a real and growing urban problem: pedestrians so thoroughly cocooned in their ANC bubble that a traditional ring doesn’t reach them. Why can’t a regular bike bell do the job anymore? Over the year, ANC has improved drastically, to the point that ANC-enabled earphones or headphones cut the environmental sounds almost completely. In London alone, up to half of all pedestrians now walk around…
YouTube Premium is one of the few subscriptions I don’t mind paying for. Given how inundated YouTube is with unskippable ads these days, I’m glad a paid tier exists. In addition to an ad-free experience, a Premium subscription also includes background play and a handful of experimental features that regular users don’t get. Now, YouTube is rolling out a new experiment for Premium subscribers, and it might genuinely change how you watch videos. It’s called “Auto Speed”, and it does what the name suggests. Instead of manually changing your playback speed , Auto Speed handles it for you. The feature…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system just got a significant upgrade. The company began pushing FSD Supervised v14.3 to Early Access Program members on April 7. It is clear from the release notes that this one isn’t a minor software patch. Instead, it’s a substantial rethink of how the self-driving systems work. New release of FSD Supervised now starting to roll outThis update brings 20% faster reaction time to further increase safety, among many other improvementsFull release notes belowFull Self-Driving (Supervised) v14.3 includes– Upgraded the Reinforcement Learning (RL) stage…— Tesla AI (@Tesla_AI) April 8, 2026 What exactly changed under the hood? The…
If you’ve ever plugged in a controller to your Android phone, jumped into a game, and immediately fumbled a button because the layout felt off, you’re not alone. Android has supported a wide range of gamepads for years now, which is great for flexibility, but not always great for consistency. Muscle memory is a stubborn thing. With Android 17, Google is finally fixing this. Finally, your thumb gets a say in the matter Android 17 introduces system-level controller remapping, and it’s exactly what it sounds like. It can now tweak your controller layout at the system level. That means your…
ASUS is refining and polishing its latest Zenbook lineup. With the Zenbook S16 and Zenbook S14 now available in the U.S., the brand is doubling down on performance, design, and a heavy dose of on-device AI. AI is everywhere right now, and ASUS is leaning into it in a way that actually makes sense. Both the Zenbook S16 and S14 are designed to handle AI tasks locally, enabling faster processing, smoother workflows, and reduced reliance on the cloud. Whether it is creative tools, multitasking, or general system responsiveness, the idea is simple: your laptop should keep up without hesitation. Zenbook S16: A laptop that…
There was a time when your car was just for driving. Over the years, many things have changed. However, until now, there wasn’t full support for WhatsApp on CarPlay. Now, WhatsApp has officially landed on Apple CarPlay, and it is definitely a big deal for many CarPlay users. Your dashboard just got an upgrade After quietly hanging out in beta for a while (and being spotted by the ever-watchful folks at WABetaInfo), the standalone WhatsApp app for CarPlay is finally here. It arrives as part of the WhatsApp for iOS version 26.13.74 update. The feature is already rolling out across…
Sony has never really struggled to sell expensive headphones, but this time it seems ready to test just how far premium can stretch. Fresh off launching the Sony WF-1000XM6 and Sony WH-1000XM6, the brand is now reportedly working on something far more exclusive and significantly more expensive. The kind of product that doesn’t just sit in the lineup, but quietly makes even the Apple AirPods Max feel a little more reasonable than usual. The ColleXion isn’t just a name Sony is reportedly working on a new pair of premium headphones called the Sony The ColleXion, and they’re not trying to…
Crimson Desert has a new late-game problem, and it is a pretty funny one. The true warriors among the players are not happy with the peaceful quiet time after finishing the game. Some people who have spent hundreds of hours in Pearl Abyss’ sprawling open-world RPG are starting to complain that the world has become “too peaceful” because they have effectively wiped out most of the enemies in certain areas. One player cited by IGN said that more than 100 hours in, certain zones were becoming too peaceful to properly test endgame builds and upgraded gear. When “too much game”…
Getting a genuinely capable 85-inch TV under $1,000 used to mean accepting serious compromises on picture quality or smart TV performance. The TCL T7 changes that. It’s down to $999.99 at Amazon, a $400 saving off its $1,399.99 list price, and it brings QLED picture quality, a 144Hz panel, and Google TV to a screen size that most living rooms can accommodate and most budgets previously couldn’t. What you’re getting QLED is the right starting point here. Quantum dot color technology pushes brightness and color volume higher than standard LED panels at this price, which makes a meaningful difference on…
The M5 MacBook Air 15-inch is down to $1,149.99 at Amazon, its lowest price in the last 30 days and an $150 saving off its $1,299 list price. This is the base 16GB configuration, which suits most everyday users well, and the M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, and Apple Intelligence support make it the most capable version of Apple’s most popular laptop to date. What you’re getting The M5 chip brings improved CPU and GPU performance over the M4, but where it makes the most meaningful difference is in AI workloads. The more capable Neural Engine underpins Apple Intelligence, which covers…