If you’re looking to transition into freelance work, this can be a great way to start building a client base, and the nature of the work means you’ll learn a lot about how to build an online presence, market yourself, and leverage your connections to gain exposure. Even if you’re more interested in building a portfolio you can use to apply for studio jobs, successfully selling 3D stock will show potential employers that you have the ability to create quality work with high efficiency....

Cannondale recently released its latest Synapse endurance road bikes feature a rear-facing radar, front and rear lights that can blink with increasing intensity as a car approaches, and a handlebar-mounted monitor that shows approaching vehicles. “High-tech bikes can be more efficient, aerodynamic, comfortable, and even less expensive in terms of manufacturing, which means less expensive for the rider,” Mike Yakubowicz, the general manager of bike maker Blacksmith Cycle, told Lifewire in an email interview....

“I think in any entertainment industry, a lot of people, when they blow up, whether it’s our intent or not, lose themselves. They’ll start taking a lot of things for granted. Forget the value of money or the value of people hanging out with you in these communities,” Madi, the woman behind the screen name, said in a phone interview with Lifewire. “That will happen if you don’t make an active effort to set aside time to keep yourself grounded....

The Atom XL is a bite-sized, ruggedized smartphone with built-in DMR walkie-talkie capabilities. Aimed squarely at an audience that’s sick and tired of seeing their glass sandwiches crack under pressure, the Atom XL looks and feels like a phone that’s built to stand up to the rigors of daily life. I spent a couple weeks with an Atom XL, testing its capabilities as a phone and walkie-talkie, connectivity, performance, battery life, and more to see whether this pint-sized prodigy really stands up to the hype....

The two-minute video shows how far Unity has come since its previous demo, “The Heretic,” which came out in 2020. While not as story-driven as “The Heretic,” “Enemies” showcases an impressive assortment of visual effects on both its human character and their environment throughout its runtime. According to Unity, some changes have been made to the engine specifically to help it display more realistic looking digital humans. This includes making the eyes more realistic while improving the way light reflects and refracts off of irises, a new shader for skin, and the ability to handle finer model meshes like peach fuzz....

Sonos Can Be Used With Airplay Although Sonos is a practical whole-house music playback option, it’s a closed system. It works with Sonos-branded wireless speakers and components but isn’t compatible with other multi-room wireless options such as ​MusicCast, HEOS, Play-Fi, or direct streaming via Bluetooth. Out of the box, Sonos isn’t compatible with Apple AirPlay. However, there is a way that Apple iTunes/Music fans can stream music content and libraries around the house using the Sonos system....

How to Use Autofill in Google Chrome If you use Chrome on Chrome OS, Linux, macOS, or Windows, it’s easy to access and edit the personal information used in autofill. Here’s how to do it: How to Use Autocomplete in Android Google’s Chrome web browser can fill out forms automatically with saved info like your home address and email. It might ask you if you want to save your data the first time you enter it into a form online, but if it doesn’t you can add, edit, or delete your info manually....

The UV Care Pocket Sterilizer satisfies a particular desire: It offers UV-C disinfection of everyday gadgets and surfaces people come into contact with and can’t wash. According to UV Care, the UV-C light employed in this wand can provide up to 99.9 percent sterilization for 60 bacteria and molds and E. coli. While some sanitization requires up to 3 minutes of exposure, other applications take as little as 2 seconds....

Vyke VoIP service gives you the possibility to make cheap international calls in many different ways. The rates are quite interesting; with a package that costs 25 cents for an hour on calls to 25 countries. You can use Vyke service on your PC, with your mobile phone and even using your traditional landline phone. Vyke supports a huge list of mobile phone models and types, including the iPhone, iPad, Android phones, and Nokia phones....

Vol Command Availability The vol command is available from within the Command Prompt in all Windows operating systems including Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and older versions of Windows. The vol command is also a DOS command available in MS-DOS. However, the availability of certain command switches and other command syntax differs from operating system to operating system. Vol Command Syntax The vol command syntax in Windows takes the following form: vol [drive:] [/?...

What Are WAV & WAVE Files? A file with the .WAV or .WAVE file extension is a waveform audio file. This is a standard audio format seen mainly on Windows computers. The file is usually uncompressed but compression is supported. Uncompressed WAV files are larger than other popular audio formats, like MP3, so they’re typically not used as the preferred audio format when sharing music files online or buying music, but instead for things like audio editing software, operating system functions, and video games....

Understanding Mobile Carriers In the U.S., there are three major national carriers for mobile phone service: Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T. (A fourth, Sprint, was acquired by T-Mobile in 2020.) In the industry, each of these companies is classified as a mobile network operator (MNO). Each MNO must have a radio spectrum license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as well as own and maintain their own network infrastructure to provide the cellular service, which includes the use of transmitters and cellphone towers....

Asymmetric DSL Asymmetric types of DSL connections are faster and provide more network bandwidth for downloading from the internet service provider to the subscriber’s computer than for uploading in the other direction. By reducing the amount of bandwidth available upstream, service providers can offer more bandwidth downstream, which reflects the typical subscriber’s needs. Forms of asymmetric DSL include: ADSL (asymmetrical digital subscriber line) has a downstream rate of up to 8 Mbps and an upstream rate of 384 Kbps....

Buying Blank Discs Before you can record a TV program or transfer camcorder tapes to DVD, you need to purchase a blank disc. Blank DVDs can be found in most consumer electronics and computer stores, and can also be purchased online. You can buy one disc, a few discs, a box or spindle of 10, 20, 30, or more. Some come with paper sleeves or jewel box cases, but those packaged in spindles require separate sleeves or jewel boxes....

What Is a TFLOP and What Is It Good For? The performance of a computer isn’t easily quantifiable. A PC that’s great at one task might be just average at another, while a modern desktop might be more capable than a supercomputer from a decade ago, depending on the tasks you set it. Clock speeds, core counts, and even instructions per second aren’t always directly comparable either. Floating-point operations per second, or FLOPS, and more recently TFLOPS are a measurement that can cross generations and even different components, to give a firmer measurement of what a computer is can do....

How to See and Install Widgets on the iPad You can customize the notification center to show and add widgets, as well as choose to access the notification center while the iPad is locked, so you can see your widget without typing in your passcode. Here’s how to see, customize, and add widgets to your iPad. How to Know Which Apps Include Widgets Unfortunately, the only way to tell if an app has a widget you can add to the Today view is to download it and then check the list on the Edit screen....

External SATA is an industry standard for controlling the various hardware used to connect external storage devices. It competes with some Firewire and USB standards to provide faster data transfer speeds between hardware devices. How Does eSATA Compare With USB and FireWire? Both USB and FireWire interfaces are high-speed serial interfaces between a computer system and external peripherals. USB is more general and used for a wider range of peripherals such as keyboards, mice, scanners, and printers....

The Benefit of HDMI ARC HDMI ARC transfers audio from a TV to a home theater receiver with the same HDMI connection that transfers video from the home theater receiver to the TV. With HDMI ARC, you can hear TV audio through a home theater audio system instead of the TV’s speakers without also connecting analog or digital optical audio cables between the TV and home theater system. How an Audio Return Channel Works If you receive TV signals over an antenna, audio from those signals goes directly to your TV....

What Is Echo? (Definition and Details) The primary Echo device is two speakers and some computer hardware wrapped in a sleek black cylinder. It comes equipped with Wi-Fi, which it uses to connect to the internet, and it can connect to your phone through Bluetooth. It also pairs with a variety of accessories to automate your life, shop, watch TV, and play music. Echo Frames are smartglasses that deliver content and notifications through two inconspicuous speakers in the arms of the gadget....

What Is Galaxy Fit? Both the Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Fit E are designed to automatically track activities, including walking, running, rowing, biking, and elliptical exercises. Users can track up to 90 additional types of activities when they connect the Galaxy Fit to the Samsung Health app. However, those activities will need to be started manually from the app. Both Samsung wearables also have heart rate monitors, but only the Samsung Fit tracks your heart rate 24/7....