Month: May 2026

[ad_1] I live in a part of Los Angeles where I feel safer bringing pepper spray on walks. The problem is, I don’t always remember to bring it with me, and it’s not legal to carry it everywhere I go. Pebblebee’s $59.99 Halo Bluetooth tracker surprised me by being a suitable replacement because it doubles … Read More “Pebblebee’s Halo watches my back and my belongings” »

[ad_1] Gemini Spark is Google’s new 24/7 agentic assistant, designed to help you help you “navigate your digital life,” which essentially means getting your online to-dos done, summarizing the things you don’t have time to read (like the entirety of your inbox), or organizing something that would have otherwise involved too much screen time-filled manual … Read More “I put Google’s 24/7 AI assistant Gemini Spark to work, and it’s actually pretty useful” »

[ad_1] Could Blue Moon Mark 1 launch on other rockets? SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan vehicles both likely have the lift capacity to push the vehicle to the Moon. But Vulcan is also sidelined at present and has a long line of Space Force payloads in the queue. So what of Falcon … Read More “Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic” »

[ad_1] I was initally planning on leaving this as a ‘true’ personal project of sorts. I love a good project writeup of course, but frankly I thought this was too quick an afternoon project to warrant any more documentation than a tweet. Twitter thought otherwise … i mounted a tiny microphone on my apartment balcony … Read More “Avian Visitors – Teddy Warner” »

[ad_1] Not much has changed in this year’s Xiaomi Smart Band 10 Pro, compared to its predecessor (review here). The new wearable still has a 1.74-inch display, but it’s brighter at up to 2,000 nits. It also still comes with the same two-pin magnetic charger in the box. The Smart Band 10 Pro is also … Read More “Xiaomi Smart Band 10 Pro in for review” »