Wongsakorn 2468/Shutterstock Tech enthusiasts looking to enter the Apple ecosystem for the first time or upgrade some of their gadgets should check out a new Verizon promo that lets qualifying users get three of Apple’s newest products for free (iPhone 17, Apple Watch, and iPad 11), plus a $100 gift card from the carrier. There…

Marioguti/Getty Images Recently, researchers at the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a way to make jet fuel using a technology that can transform carbon dioxide and hydrogen and into long-chain hydrocarbons. The process doesn’t actually turn these gases into jet fuel, but instead a primary ingredient for jet fuel,…

If you are thinking about buying the PlayStation Portal 2026, know that it’s a better purchase today than it was at launch. Sony originally launched the console as a luxury accessory for PlayStation 5 owners and, because of the instability, it did not seem like a purchase that made much sense at that time. But…

Would you believe it if I said that before smartphones, we already had perfectly compact and usable mobile phones? There’s barely a trace of them left anymore, since the all-touchscreen smartphone took over and became the universal standard, but they did exist. For the past decade, however, even though there are all sorts of people…

Lucasfilm/Disney “Star Wars” might not be the most scientifically accurate space-faring franchise around, but some of its technology has made it past the point of fiction. Yes, the stories from a long time ago, in a galaxy far away, might not feature as fleshed-out tech as its competitor “Star Trek,” but there are some shockingly…

QQuynh/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’re prepping to travel, you’ll want to grab lots of useful travel gadgets to fit in your carry-on that you can use on the plane as well as at your destination. You might only think of gadgets to use while traveling once you’re…

Dontree_M/Shutterstock Your iPhone, like so many devices, receives regular software updates. Apple generally pushes major iOS updates in September, while fixes and security patches roll out during the year. These updates can take up a lot of space, often in the 7-16 GB range, so consider cleaning up the storage space ahead of time to…

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Unlike over-ear or on-ear headphones, earbuds like the AirPods need to be tucked inside your ears for a secure fit. Whether you wear your AirPods every single day or only a handful of times a week, they’ll certainly get dirty over time from earwax and…

Smartphones evolved into smartwatches, watches into smart rings, and it would seem the next natural progression is smart earrings. An innovative, up-and-coming wearable device is the Lumia 2 smart earrings, which launched on Kickstarter and met its funding goal in just three minutes. The campaign already raised nearly $1.5 million, well over the initial $10,000 goal.…

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…