Gorodenkoff/Getty Images It’s a very specific kind of heartache that nearly everyone have experienced at one point in their lives: a series canceled before its time. As someone who will often wait until a series has completely wrapped to get into it, specifically to avoid this specific brand of torment, I realize that I’ve missed…

Brian A Jackson/Shutterstock There are literally thousands of headphones available on the market — from affordable over-ear Bluetooth headphones to finely tuned in-ear monitors, and everything in between. If you’ve read our recent article on cheap gadgets to level up your sound, you know that there’s a lot you can do to mold and improve…

umitc/Shutterstock Getting a new phone is exciting, but most people don’t realize how important the first few hours are, especially the setup part. If you’re someone who rushes through the initial setup process, accepting everything the device throws your way, it’s time to stop that. A little time and effort here goes a long way,…

Framesira/Shutterstock If you were to go back to the 2000s or early 2010s and tell someone who was struggling to get a document printed so the boss could sign it before the end of the day that that entire workflow would be handled by a phone in the future, they might find it a little…

Deepblue4you/Getty Images As parents scramble to protect their children from the adverse effects of a free and open internet, lawmakers are increasingly restricting access to untoward content via age verification laws. Enforcement, however, has proven difficult, with constituents often flocking to tools like virtual private networks to circumvent restrictions. As a response, lawmakers have advocated…

Anchiy/Getty Images That sudden, quick electric shock you felt on your fingers or in your ear after taking the AirPods out of the case to listen to music isn’t a malfunction, and your AirPods aren’t broken. What you’re running into is static shock that can happen in specific weather or environments, such as areas with low…

Kazakova0684/Getty Images Having your router fail to power on is a nightmare scenario, given we depend on the internet for everything. Depending on the manufacturer and your personal care, you may need to upgrade your router every three to four years. Besides its natural electronic degradation, your router could die prematurely, so you ought to…

Luza Studios/Getty Images While the AI bubble burst seems to be closer since OpenAI’s Sora shut down on April 16, demand for components hasn’t slowed down. Countless companies snapped up crucial computer components such as RAM, which inflated prices for countless gadgets — not even the Raspberry Pi was safe from the fallout. But now Samsung might…

Static Media Science fiction has made it abundantly clear, whether it’s in a super-cool DeLorean or a phone booth operated by two total dudes, time isn’t always on your side. Traveling through it can lead to paradoxes, see people erased from existence, or, at the absolute worst, be caught in a time loop that they…