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Overall Findings The Blaze represents Fitbit’s foray into the smartwatch space, and the Apple Watch, now in its second edition, is still in its early days. While the devices look similar, they’re different when it comes to functionality. Design: Differences in Apple Watch vs. Fitbit Blaze Design For the design, Fitbit went with a hexagonal shape that is reminiscent of the Apple Watch’s iconic look. If you look at the device from far away, you could easily mistake it for an Apple Watch rather than a Fitbit device....

How Do Self-Driving Cars Work? Self-driving cars use an array of sensors and control systems to automate the process of driving. Some are more automated than others, but most self-driving cars allow for the manual takeover of controls. Self-driving cars build on technologies that have been on the road for years. Examples of these technologies include adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assistance, and automated braking. The technologies behind self-driving cars are referred to as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)....

What Is an ASL File? A file with the ASL file extension is an Adobe Photoshop style file. They’re useful when applying the same appearance to multiple objects or layers, such as a certain color overlay, gradient, shadow, or another effect. Since a single ASL file can contain one or more Photoshop styles, they’re useful not only for backing up your own styles, but also for sharing styles with others so they can import them into Photoshop for their own projects....

When I’m slashing at hordes of the undead on Day 7 in 7 Days to Die, or when I’m in the middle of a quest in Lord of the Rings Online, the last thing I need is to have my internet cut out on me. Gaming Wi-Fi adapters, such as the Asus USB-AC68, aim to increase the Wi-Fi speeds to ensure fast, reliable gameplay. With incredible speeds of up to 1300 Mbps on a 5GHz network, a plethora of both internal and external antennae, and Ai Radar for wireless amplification, it should be able to handle anything....

Threat analysts at mobile security firm Cleafy have been tracking the development of the Sova malware and report it has evolved rapidly in the last few months. It can now mimic over 200 banking and payment applications and even encrypt mobile devices with ransomware. “The ransomware feature is quite interesting as it’s still not a common one in the Android banking trojans landscape,” wrote Cleafy. “It strongly leverages on the opportunity [that arose] in recent years, as mobile devices became, for most people, the central storage for personal and business data....

Overall Findings On Android mobile devices, Google Assistant and Samsung Bixby accept voice commands to perform a variety of functions. Both have similar smart assistant features. While Google Assistant is uniquely integrated with the Google Home ecosystem, Samsung Bixby has great features for when you’re out and about. Smart Home Integration: Google Wins, Bixby Is Gaining Many Google Assistant functions are centered around smart home products, including Google Home and Google Home Hub....

A new study proposes that noise-canceling software built into VR headsets could prevent unwanted breaks in users’ attention. It’s part of an ongoing effort to find ways to make VR a better experience. “VR has limitations and sensory disconnects that a human can easily discern,” Todd Richmond, the director of the Tech & Narrative Lab at the Pardee RAND Graduate School and an IEEE member, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Identify Needs and Create a Budget​ ​If funds were unlimited, the best equipment would be in your living room instead of on a wishlist. But you can enjoy a fantastic-sounding stereo system while keeping those wishlist items for potential future upgrades. First, set a budget and stick to it. The goal is to be at or under your specified purchase amount, including tax and shipping costs. It does little good to overspend and come up short for the household bills that matter....

When you see a camera for sale with the camera body only, it is referring to the portion of the camera without a lens attached. You sometimes can purchase a camera a little cheaper if it is the camera body only. The camera body, usually roughly in the shape of a rectangle, sometimes contains a built-in lens (such as with beginner-level, point-and-shoot, or fixed lens cameras). This type of camera cannot be purchased as the camera body only because the lens is built into the camera body....

What Is a CAB File? A file with the .CAB file extension is a Windows Cabinet file (they used to be called Diamond files). They’re compressed files that store data related to various Windows installations that might involve device drivers or system files. The Microsoft Publisher program’s Pack and Go feature can make CAB files that end with the PUZ file extension. Within it is everything included with the document, in the same archive format as CAB, so they can be treated just the same....

Useful Lens Terminology The market offers an enormous variety of lenses and the terminology to match. Here are a few of the most common terms you see as you research a purchase. Zoom Some photographers think of zoom as the magnification of an image, allowing the photographer to shoot a closeup photo without having to move closer to the subject. However, the actual definition of zoom is the ability of a lens to shoot at multiple focal lengths....

Why a Spare Admin User Account Is Helpful A spare admin user account hasn’t had changes made to its preference files. It also doesn’t contain any data beyond what macOS adds when the account is created. After you have administrative access to your Mac, you can reset your forgotten password and then log out and log back in with your regular account. You may be locked out of your Mac because you forgot your user account password or the Mac is acting up....

However, you can share audio with two pairs of AirPods. This article shows you how. The instructions in this article apply to an iPhone running iOS 15 and up. We’ve also got instructions for sharing AirPods audio on earlier versions of the iOS. How to Share Audio With Multiple AirPods Sharing audio from one iPhone to multiple AirPods is very easy and can be done with any model of AirPods (Apple has a complete list of compatible headphones and devices)....

Choose the Right Font Color and Style The image below is an example of a poorly designed slide concerning readability. When changing font colors, choose colors that contrast strongly with your background. When selecting a font and background color combination, also consider the room you will be presenting in. Light color fonts on a dark background are often easier to read in dark rooms. Dark color fonts on light backgrounds, on the other hand, work better in rooms with some light....

Change the Default Mac Mail Font To specify a default font face and size for composing and reading mail in the Mac macOS Mail application: Changing a Mail Font on the Fly Even if you establish a default font you want to use when composing emails, occasions may arise when you prefer using a different font for all or part of the email. Optionally, in the Responding section, check Use the same message format as the original message....

Change the Background Color of a Word Document The background of a Word document can be virtually any color, whether based on the document theme or from an expanded color wheel. The document background isn’t limited to solid colors. Add a pattern, texture or image as a background. To do this, select Fill Effects and select Gradient, Texture, Pattern or Picture. When you are in the correct section, select the options you want to apply....

Whether you’re thinking about adding a subwoofer to an existing speaker setup or building something from the ground up, here are some important details to keep in mind. Size Matters The size of the subwoofer is one of the main factors that determine how loud and how low it can go. As a general rule of thumb, bigger subwooferss produce better bass, so keep that in mind while looking for the ideal unit....

Other Names for CMOS CMOS (pronounced see-moss) is sometimes referred to as Real-Time Clock (RTC), CMOS RAM, Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM), Non-Volatile BIOS memory, or complementary-symmetry metal-oxide-semiconductor (COS-MOS). Clearing CMOS Most talk of CMOS involves clearing CMOS, which means to reset the BIOS settings to their default levels. This is a really easy task that’s a great troubleshooting step for many types of computer problems. For example, maybe your computer is freezing up during the POST, in which case clearing the CMOS to reset the BIOS settings to factory default levels, might be the easiest solution....

Analog Telephone Adapters An analog telephone adapter acts as a hardware interface between an analog PSTN telephone system and a digital VoIP line. You don’t need an ATA if you are using PC-to-PC VoIP, but you will use it if you sign up for a monthly VoIP service to be deployed at home or in your office, and if you intend to use your existing phones. Telephone Sets The phone set is essential for VoIP — it’s both an input and an output device....

How to Connect Your Camcorder to Your TV Using an A/V Cable If your television set has video and audio inputs, you can use an A/V cable to connect it to your camcorder. The cable used in the steps below is a common style with consumer-based one-chip camcorders. One end has a yellow RCA composite video connector and red and white stereo audio connectors. The other end has a 1/8-inch jack, similar to a headphone jack....