Hands-on With the Apollo Neuroscience Wearable

Can a wearable change your behavior? The exception is “Energy and Wake-Up.” You do get used to every mode on the Apolloveryquickly. Apollo It’s surprisingly unobtrusive for something that’s supposed to be affecting your mood. Its also a lot harder than it should be to swap out the straps. In general, it seemed like it worked. Apollo The one exception was the “Sleep and Renew” setting, which was a near-total misfire....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 108 words · Tracy Castillo

Hands-On With The Beatbot AquaSense Pro AI Pool Robot

No cords, hoses, or worries, just a sparkling clean pool Weindependently evaluateall of our recommendations. If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. You also don’t want to spend hours everyday keeping it clean. The AquaSense Pro sits on the charging dock when not in use.Lifewire / Jerri Ledford That’s whereBeatbot’s AquaSense Procomes in. The area I live in is hot, hot. And there are beaches nearby, but during the summer beaches mean sharks and tourists....

April 15, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Tina Jones

Hands-On With the Insta360 Go 3S

If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. Boy, was I wrong. The newInsta360 Go 3S action camerataught me a whole lot about video capture in everyday life. The Insta360 Go 3S is a little action camera with big features.Lifewire / Jerri Ledford For example, who knows that strapping an action camera to a kid could result in such hilarious videos? Or even capturing the steps for how to cook your daughter’s favorite food?...

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Rodney Bennett

Hands-On With the New Ampace Andes 1500 Portable Power Station

Keep your gadgets and appliances charged, even when you don’t have electricity Weindependently evaluateall of our recommendations. If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. The Ampace Andes 1500 Portable Power Station was first unveiled at CES 2024. The Ampace Andes 1500 Portable Power Station.Lifewire / Jerri Ledford Now, you might probably see the appeal. If a hurricane hits my area, we can be without power for days to weeks at a time....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Kathy Evans

Hands-On With the New CycWagen Cargo E-Bike

Dual batteries make it super powerful Weindependently evaluateall of our recommendations. If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Lifewire / Rob LeFebvre The CycWagen Cargo e-bike has two batteries for amazing range. Add any cargo accessories you like.Lifewire / Rob LeFebvre It looks super coolpeople actually stop and stare. I can’t help but want to buy all the cargo accessories for this thing. I get stares whenever I ride this unique-looking cargo e-bike called a CycWagen....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Crystal Young

Hands-On With the TwelveSouth HoverBar Duo Stand for iPads

Defying gravity, hands-free If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. Key Takeaways TwelveSouth Its not perfect, butTwelveSouths HoverBar Duois the most useful iPad stand Ive tried. Its spring jaw is strong, and the base is reassuringly heavy. TwelveSouth How Much? All iPad owners should buy a stand, but $80? Isnt that a bit steep? Charlie Sorrel / Lifewire While $80 is certainly not cheap, in my experience, TwelveSouth’s gear lasts a long time....

April 15, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Donald Peterson

Hands-On With Urbanista's New Palo Alto Earbuds

These are water resistant and long-lasting with great adaptive noise-canceling Weindependently evaluateall of our recommendations. If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. That’s not to say there’s no value in using an app with your devices. The Urbanista Palo Alto Earbuds.Lifewire / Jerri Ledford But straight out of the box, I don’t always want to get into that. It took about two minutes to learn the default touch controls on the Palo Alto earbuds....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 304 words · Mathew Sullivan

Hands-On: AOC's New 45-Inch Curved Agon Pro Gaming Monitor

Bigger can indeed be better Weindependently evaluateall of our recommendations. If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. The curvature is so great that it’s hard to capture in photos. AOC Agon Pro 45-Inch Curved OLED Monitor.Lifewire / Rob LeFebvre The monitor is so large that you need a panoramic photo to capture it up close. Honestly, it’s a bit much, but sometimes you gotta go big, right?...

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Diana Phillips

Hands-On: My First Week With the Freewrite Traveler

Thats the Freewrite Traveler experience. No frills, no gimmicks. Dumbing It Back Down Its strange to have a laptop thats dumber than my phone. Thomas Hindmarch / Lifewire Its taken a couple of usability shortcuts to get to where it is, though. It hasnt so far, but its keyed in on some insecurities I didnt know I had. Naturally, I had to try the Traveler out. Thomas Hindmarch / Lifewire...

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Cheryl Banks

Hands-On: New Meta Quest 3 Shield Case From Waterfield

It’s classy and useful Weindependently evaluateall of our recommendations. If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. The build quality is always top-notch, and the bags feature well-thought-out designs and high-end materials. Handsome waxed canvas and chocolate leather make this a stylish move.Lifewire / Rob LeFebvre TheMeta Quest 3 Shield Caseis no exception. The outer zippers are waterproof to keep your precious electronics dry and warm, as well....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Elizabeth Farrell

Hands-On: WELOV Wi-Fi Smart Air Purifier P200 Pro

It’s the Matter tech that’s most exciting Weindependently evaluateall of our recommendations. If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. Lifewire / Jerri Ledford I have a sensitive nose. The WELOV P200 Pro is relatively unobtrusive and has a nightlight on the bottom.Lifewire / Jerri Ledford I can smell everything, and it drives me crazy. But this little air purifier has done wonders for keeping my home fresh....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Sean Alexander

Hangouts Will Shut Down This Fall as Google Moves People to Chat

Google Hangouts is officially shutting down in November. Google already transitioned enterprise usersearlier this year. On the Hangouts mobile app, people are being asked to switch to Chat. For most, conversations will automatically be migrated over from Hangouts to Chat, Google said. Google then added chat functionality to other products, such as Gmail. In 2017, Google launched Chat, a messaging tool for enterprise customers. See Also Google is moving people from Hangouts to Chat for reasons that include security and regulations....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Alexander Williams

Happy 25th birthday to the World Wide Web (again)

Internauts, today we celebrate this glorious technology that brings us all together! It gave rise to the internet as we know and use it today. The internet and the World Wide Web are not interchangeable. The internet was first connected in 1969, and refers to the data pipe that carries information between nodes. Think of the World Wide Web as neurons, and the internet as synapses. In 1980, Berner-Lee created a personal database of people and software models at CERN....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Tyler Watts