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In Blind Test, Audiophiles Unable to Tell Difference Between Sound Signal Run Through an Expensive Cable and a Banana
8+ hour, 59+ min ago (613+ words) High-quality cables have long been marketed as a key way to get the most out of high-end equipment, such as expensive studio-grade monitor speaker cables and gold-plated HDMI cables for cutting-edge TVs. In the high-end audiophile world, which is renowned…...
Are DJI Drones Still Banned? (2026)
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (387+ words) As of December 23, 2025, the US Federal Communications Commission barred Chinese-based drone maker DJI from importing any new drones into the United State. That might sound like you can't buy a DJI drone right now, but that's not true. Head over…...
The World Was on Fire in 2025—and So Were Our Brilliant Illustrations
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (793+ words) 2025 brought us a new Trump administration, DOGE, cankles, the Epstein files, One Big Beautiful Bill, one very bruised hand, new faces, a second very bruised hand, and new names: Who had heard of Big Balls, Mar-a-Lago Face, the Gulf of…...
Take Command of Your Powerful New Smartphone Camera
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (202+ words) On the iPhone 16 and later, you can zoom in using the Camera Control button, found on the lower-right side of the phone. Press and slide your finger through the lens options, or double-press the Camera Control button to quickly get…...
Marilyn Minter Is Camera Ready
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (606+ words) Ms. Minter is now the subject of "Pretty Dirty: The Life and Times of Marilyn Minter," a documentary by Jennifer Ash Rudick and Amanda M. Benchley that premiered earlier this year at the Hamptons Film Festival and is currently showing with…...
DJI’s Got an Answer for the Insta360 Drone Everyone’s Drooling Over
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (302+ words) Normally when we say get ready for a drone battle, we're referencing a dour-faced news article, because we're living in the future and it doesn't look all that different from the alternate reality foretold in The Terminator. This one's more…...
iOS 26 Apple Intelligence adds anime-style image creation via ChatGPT
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (253+ words) Unlike the previous WWDC keynote, Apple didn't spend much time talking about Apple Intelligence. After the Siri fiasco, where the company had to postpone the personal assistant's onscreen awareness capabilities, Cupertino decided to play it safe with the AI features…...
360-degree camera maker Insta360 goes public in China
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (379+ words) Insta360, a maker of 360-degree cameras and action cameras, went public in in an initial public offering in China. It's a company for the age of vloggers. The company started in 2015 with the mission of helping people better capture and share…...
Trump Signs Orders Intended to Jolt U.S. Drone Manufacturing
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (752+ words) President Trump on Friday signed executive orders aimed at bolstering the U.S. drone industry, cracking down on unauthorized, unmanned flights and countering threats to national security and public safety. The orders sought to expand opportunities for commercial and recreational drone use,…...
There’s a Camp Snap Camera Shortage. Here’s Where You Can Still Find ‘Em.
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (283+ words) Due to unexpected demand, stock is extremely limited. We have a few colors available to ship now. Thanks for your support." Who'd have thought the Camp Snap, the low-tech, point-and-shoot camera that's all over Instagram, would be the target of…...