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ReMarkable 2 review: You’ll never need paper notebooks again

(Pocket-lint) – In the world of tech we’ve become accustomed to devices with multiple purposes. One could point at the smartphone as being the ultimate example of that – with plethora of apps, it’s replaced our physical alarm clocks, calendars, to-do lits, sticky notes, cameras, and many other functions. So when a gadget comes along… Read more

Oppo Reno 4 Z review: Affordable 5G

(Pocket-lint) – Throughout 2020 the battle for dominance in the mid-range smartphone market burned fierce. With one group of companies in particular showing it was more than willing to add some competition to a market that had grown a little stagnant in the wake of manufacturers chasing that four-figure price bracket. That group, of course,… Read more

How to Connect an Analog Joystick to Raspberry Pi Pico

There are many reasons you might want to use an analog joystick in your Raspberry Pi Pico project. Perhaps you’re creating a game or maybe you need an input device for navigating. Whatever the case, connecting an analog stick to your Raspberry Pi Pico is really easy and coding for it in MicroPython is also… Read more

Parkinson’s meds are hard to grab, so TikTok users crowdsourced a solution

Brian Alldridge’s pill bottle design.Image: Brian Alldridge Stitching together a pill bottle prototype Jimmy Choi’s TikTok page is filled with the typical videos of a high-level athlete: clips of himself doing one-armed pushups, climbing ropes, holding planks with weights on his back. If you look closely, though, you’ll notice that even before he begins his… Read more

The Muppet Great Gatsby exists — in script form

Our desperate plea for a Muppets adaptation of The Great Gatsby has been answered: documentary filmmaker Ben Crew has taken the public domain novel and turned it into a downloadable 104-page fan-made script that marries Muppet antics with existential angst. My request for an adaptation may have been ridiculous, but this script seriously vindicates me…. Read more

Panasonic 4K HDR TV choices compared: JZ2000, HZ2000, HZ1500, HZ1000 OLEDs, plus HX LED TVs

(Pocket-lint) – Panasonic has announced its first new TV for 2021 – the Panasonic JZ2000 OLED TV. However, it won’t be available until early summer, so you might want to snap up a bargain on 2020’s models instead. They are still available and often at a discount. Here then are the Panasonic TV highlights for… Read more

iFi Zen Phono

Our Verdict iFi has been bold in its ambition and the Zen Phono encourages the listener to have the same level of aspiration For Clean, detailed performance Well balanced Lots of features Against Not class-leading timing At What HI-Fi?, we often recommend investing in a decent entry-level phono stage to complement the growing market of… Read more

Samsung recaps the history of Galaxy S cameras and how they improved over the years

The Samsung V200 from the year 2000 was the company’s first phone with a camera – more than that, it was one of the first ever phones with a camera. It has been working on improving mobile photography since then and for the last 11 years it has been the premium Galaxy S series leading… Read more

Alienware AW2521H 360Hz Monitor Review: Motion Blur Be Gone

Our Verdict Though priced at the premium level, the Alienware AW2521H delivers something almost no other monitor can: 360 Hz with a 3 ms screen draw time. That means there’s no motion blur, period. If you have an equally premium gaming PC to go with it, you can’t get better performance from any other display… Read more

Windows 10, the 'floating' Start Menu is coming and many other new features: here's how they could be

There are many news that Microsoft is setting up on Windows 10, with debut expected by the end of 2021, and one of them is a new “floating” Start Menu. Here’s how it could be based on a first concept by Nino Grasso published 14 January 2021 , at 12: 21 in the Operating Systems… Read more

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra leads the 5G pack with S-Pen and 108MP quad camera

Home News (Image credit: Samsung ) Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phones are official. The firm took the wraps off its Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra during its Galaxy Unpacked event, where it also unveiled the Galaxy Buds Pro true wireless earbuds. The event, which took place a month earlier than usual, was of course virtual,… Read more

Watch Nvidia’s Not-CES 2021 Presentation Here

Home News Nvidia will be running a ‘special event’ today at 9am PST / 12pm EST. The event is labeled GeForce RTX: Game On, and there’s a countdown currently running on Nvidia’s site. You can also watch the stream right here, which will likely be a pre-recorded video. This isn’t an official CES presentation, and… Read more

Apple iPhone 12 256GB on Amazon now at the lowest historical price (under 1000 Euros)

In collaboration with Amazon Beware of the prices of iPhones now on Amazon, because there are some very interesting fluctuations. iPhone 12 256 GB in Blue in particular, but also look at the iPhone 12 Pro, again from 256 GB, in Graphite by Editorial team published 12 January 2021 , at 12: 36 in the… Read more

Best Kindle cases 2021: We judge the top covers for your digital books

(Pocket-lint) – Your Kindle is a small but mighty e-reader, giving you access to thousands of books while remaining light and easy to use – but it’s essential to add some protection with a top case. Any device without one is prone to bumps and grazes, and though an e-reader’s screen can’t technically crack in… Read more

heise + | HDMI 2.1: technology and first practical experience

HDMI 2.1 should make televisions, AV receivers and players fit for the coming years. HDMI has made a big technical leap with version 2.1. (Image: Thorsten Hübner) HDMI 2.1: technology and first practical experience Dynamic HDR formats Extended audio return channel Resolutions and refresh rates DSC compression method Variable refresh rate Conclusion Article in c’t… Read more