By Vic Hood September 20, 2026, 10:17 p.m. EST Photography APN/Shutterstock If you are a beginning audiophile, you may have read articles or forum posts recommending purchasing an external DAC to improve the sound quality of your audio system or device. But what exactly…
Jusun/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Subscriptions are becoming a first world problem and are often not worth it. Music and video subscriptions dominate users’ bank accounts, and now large AI language models (LLMs) do too. Free versions of…
Radowitz/Shutterstock Are you looking for a pair of wireless headphones? You probably don’t even know where to start, other than maybe choosing between different versions of Apple AirPods. That said, what really matters is just knowing what features you want and then going from there….
Sergeyklopotov/Getty Images Lithium is one of the key components in the rechargeable batteries that power our devices today, but many of us still use those disposable AA batteries to put in our clocks and toothbrushes. One of the main reasons people still use them is…
lilac/Shutterstock Created in 2009, the driving application Waze made a splash not only thanks to its acquisition by Google in 2013, but also for its ability to alert users of certain road conditions thanks to reports provided by its community. Waze can provide users with…
Stenko Vlad/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. No matter who makes an FDM 3D printer or how much it costs, cheap filament won’t give users the results they expect. In my experience, investing in a cheaper 3D printer and buying…
Hadrian/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Are you considering investing in an audio system? We applaud your aspiration, but now it’s time to take a look at the dizzying number of sound-emitting devices you’ll have to choose from. Two of…
Sutthiphorn Phanchart/Getty Images In 1937, British inventor Alec Reeves filed a patent application for an “electrical signaling system” capable of transcoding sound into pulses to be transmitted over a line for later decoding. That’s how digital audio was born – and boy, have we come…
Derevianko Dmytro/Getty Images Google uses different colors to highlight key elements of the Google Maps user interface that users should pay attention to. For example, route suggestions are painted in shades of blue, with the main suggestion appearing in dark blue. Likewise, the estimated time…
Galih Yoga Wicaksono/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Since 2025, all new Apple products use USB-C instead of Lightning connection cables, thus standardizing chargers for smartphone and tablet brands. However, many iPhone and AirPod users still have older ports, which…