Amazon’s budget security brand, Blink, announced two new cameras during the company’s fall hardware event in New York City: the Blink Mini 2K+ and the Blink Outdoor 2K+. As the names suggest, these cameras sport 2K resolution to pick up more details. But it’s the Blink Arc accessory that makes these security cameras more interesting….
By beaming an ultra-low-latency live feed from its camera directly into a pair of goggles, a first-person view (FPV) drone puts you right in the cockpit of a small and agile aircraft able to squeak through the smallest of gaps and pull off breathtaking moves like flips, barrel rolls, loops, and vertical plunges. These aren’t…
Every time you get behind the wheel, your car is collecting data about you. Where you go, how fast you’re driving, how hard you brake, and even how much you weigh. All of that data is not typically available to the vehicle owner. Instead, it’s gated behind secure restrictions that prevent anyone other than the…
I’ve hated every shower organizer I’ve ever had. That is, until I saw The Spot from Quiet Town. It comes in three colors and uses a pegboard-like system, coming with three organizers, one hook, and a mirror you can attach to the organizer wherever you see fit. It’s a modern style statement in a shower…
Manufacturers report a model’s noise level in decibels, averaging the readings over the dishwasher’s full cycle. But that isn’t necessarily the best indicator of noise output. So CR’s panel of judges sits and listens to each dishwasher tested through its entire cycle, even if it takes 3 hours. “People remember a noise when it’s at…
If you forget to pull the turkey out of the freezer in time, don’t try to speed up the thawing process by leaving it on the counter or even in a cool garage or porch. Bacteria can multiply quickly when food sits at temperatures between 40° F and 140° F for longer than 2 hours….
Defense attorneys for a Minnesota man convicted in December of assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross are seeking access to investigative files related to the killing of Renee Nicole Good, after learning Ross was the same officer who shot and killed her during a targeted operation in Minneapolis last month. Attorneys for Roberto…
Other Wireless Chargers We Tested There are a lot of wireless chargers. Here are a few more we like, but for one reason or another don’t warrant a place above. Photograph: Simon Hill Krafted Couch Wireless Charger for $52: I thought this wireless charger that’s designed to be draped over the arm of your couch…
If you’ve ever considered practicing meditation, you might believe you should relax, breathe, and empty your mind of distracting thoughts. Novices tend to think of meditation as the brain at rest, but a new international study concludes that this ancient practice is quite the opposite: Meditation is a state of heightened cerebral activity that profoundly…
After a 10-day journey to the far side of the moon, the astronauts of the Artemis II mission are returning to Earth. But in the words of NASA administrator Jared Isaacman, the mission is not over until everyone arrives home safely. The reentry of the Orion capsule matters as much as the lunar journey itself:…