Oatawa/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Being able to set an alarm on your smartphone is, in theory, one of the “conveniences” these devices offer. However, while not needing a separate alarm clock can potentially save you space and money, it does come with a trade-off. If your phone is also your alarm clock, that means the moment you wake up, you need to interact with your phone. Since smartphone addiction is such a problem that even top tech CEOs recommend limiting screen time,…
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SU HSUN/Shutterstock The Xbox One wasn’t meant to be an offline console. Microsoft wanted your primary Xbox One console to always be online by forcing mandatory check-ins with Microsoft’s servers every 24 hours. Don Mattrick, the former president of Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft, even doubled down, saying that those who couldn’t handle this requirement should stick with the Xbox 360. After Microsoft saw that gamers weren’t getting it, they changed course. Although the late Albert Penello, former Microsoft marketing executive, said in an interview with Game Developer in 2013…
Adrianhancu/Getty Images You may have noticed that your Apple TV’s home screen displays status icons to indicate when certain software features are active, such as the green dot that appears when a connected camera is active. But the physical Apple TV 4K device also has a white status light on the front that reflects the function it’s currently performing, or in some cases, not performing. When the status light stays on, you know your Apple TV 4K is on. When the light is off, you know the device is also…
Kittyfly/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Amazon’s Kindle line dominates the global e-reader market, and although some people are abandoning Kindles in favor of non-Amazon e-readers, experts frequently cite Kindle devices among the best e-readers you can buy. Although some argue that Kindles are no longer necessary, the e-reader market has continued to grow as readers increasingly realize the convenience of digital reading. Rather than stuffing a physical book into your bag and having to find a bookstore when finished, e-reader users have access to…
Elvard/Shutterstock Project Phones are fragile gadgets, and no matter how much precaution you try to take with a durable screen protector or case, there’s a risk they’ll fall and break. Even if nothing happens, your phone may become unusable due to a botched software update or manufacturing defect. For a cheap Android phone, this is not a problem, as repair costs are moderate. But if you are using a flagship smartphone from Apple or Samsung, like the iPhone 17 series or the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, an accident can put…
ZikG/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. At BGR, our goal is to give technical advice to consumers, and one nugget of wisdom we like to pass on is how fantastic OLED TVs are. The “cutting edge” picture technology for many 2026 sets is Mini RGB LED, but even the best local dimming can’t reproduce the perfect black levels you’ll get with an OLED display. Not to mention that when it comes to overall brightness, many OLED TVs today can rival leading LED models. Three of…
tinhkhuong/Shutterstock Manufacturers of screen devices such as smartphones, monitors and televisions are always experimenting with the next big leap in fidelity and quality. Smartphones, particularly those manufactured by Samsung, have seen the arrival of AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes) screens, an improvement over the current standard of OLED screens which offers a fairly impressive degree of image quality. Since this type of display is so attractive, it is understandable to consider using it to make a TV, but unfortunately this technology is not economically feasible for use on…
Steinphoto/Getty Images The 1960s stand out in American history for their cultural explosion, but social leaders, musicians, and filmmakers weren’t the only ones driving change. The 1960s saw a man land on the Moon, the first successful heart transplant, and the discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation, which provided the first direct evidence to support the Big Bang theory. Even plate tectonics was confirmed in the 1960s through new studies of the ocean floor. But the decade also saw the massive expansion of technology and technological inventions. There is no…
Capuski/Getty Images Controlling your TV with a simple wave of your hand may sound like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, but it’s actually a real feature already available on some consumer smartwatches. In fact, this is one of the useful Samsung Galaxy Watch tricks that you should not neglect. With a Galaxy Watch 4 or later, you can control a Samsung Smart TV (model 2025 or later) using the SmartThings app. The watch turns your hand into a cursor on the TV screen, which is controllable with hand…
Framesira/Shutterstock It’s been almost 13 years since Samsung launched its first smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy Gear. Although the company discontinued the Gear brand in 2018, it continued to release new smartwatches every year. As a result, it has one of the most impressive smartwatch portfolios among Android manufacturers and makes some of the best Wear OS smartwatches. This extensive experience in smartwatches has allowed the company to introduce new features before its competitors, some of which have not yet appeared on any other consumer smartwatch. For example, Samsung is widely…