Author: Max Milella

As a kid, did you ever think that it was possible to dig a hole straight down and pop up on the other side of the planet? Well, it isn’t, but this little tool made by Google lets you simulate the experience. Google gets digging https://youtu.be/ttDyimAk88Y Meet Floom, the AR toy that lets you open up a portal to the opposite side of our humble hunk of space rock. Floom is browser-based, no downloads required and works right out of your phone. The way you use it is as simple as actually just digging a hole, but it’s far more…

Voice-based social media platform Clubhouse is kind of setting the internet on fire right now, with every other platform and their mothers looking to get in on the same craze. Facebook is the latest social media giant to join the party, though news that it was working on a similar feature specifically for Messenger Rooms came out in February. This is something different, though… I know when that Hotline bling… The feature is called Hotline, and before you get overexcited you should know that it’s only an experiment for now. Facebook’s NPE (New Product Experiment) team threw Hotline into public…

Every Apple fan has made use of the “Find My” feature before. We’re not perfect, we drop AirPods and forget where we put our watches down from time to time, so it’s nice to have an app that makes those moments a little less terrifying. Now, Apple’s launched an app called “Find My Certification Assist”, which lets third-party accessory creators test out whether their device would work using the “Find My” network. Find My Compatibility “Find My Certification Assist” (shortened to FMCA) tests several “key requirements”, such as “connection” and “discovery”, on devices that are intended to work with Find…

I had my introduction to the Monster Hunter franchise in 2018, when, on a whim no doubt inspired by the enormous amounts of coverage the game got at the time, I picked up a copy of Monster Hunter World for the Xbox One. It took me a while to get into it, but by the time I was ready to put it down over a hundred hours later, I loved it. It wasn’t until almost exactly a year later, when I bought a copy of Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, that my appreciation for the franchise was elevated to stratospheric levels.…

You know, it’s always comforting to learn that massive company’s struggle with the same communication blunders that us normal folk do, like embarrassingly attaching the wrong .jpg to an email chain. That’s effectively what Google’s done, placing an image of the still-to-be-announced Pixel Buds A in an email sent off to everyone on the Google Nest mailing list. In a nice shade of green, too. Take a sneak peek at these Pixels The email otherwise outlines a few updates coming to the Google Nest, such as better smart control and photo sharing via voice. At the bottom of the email…

At a time when we all feel separated, bringing people together in whatever way we can is more important than ever. Content accessibility is vital to this, and TikTok knows it. In a push for inclusivity, the social media giant is introducing auto captions to help those with hearing impediments better enjoy their time on the app. TikTok is “Investing in accessibility” TikTok explains how the feature works in a news post. Auto captions as a feature is pretty self-explanatory, and is already used on a couple of other platforms. As a video plays, captions are, you guessed it, automatically…

With all the time we’ve spent at home of late, we’ve become increasingly reliant on our devices, and therefore increasingly aware of any potential shortcomings they sport. One shortcoming of the popular Apple TV, specifically the 4K capable model, was its long-standing inability to stream content at anything higher than 60Hz. 60Hz is fine, but compared to the offerings of current-gen boxes of tech it lags behind. This is bound to be of particular annoyance to those unable to make full use of their high-end TV’s display capabilities. Apple TV, so good it Hz Well, no longer! 9to5Mac reports that there…

The world is a fast-paced place nowadays, even if you’re not moving around it as much as you used to. Everything seems to move at a breakneck speed, and it’s often hard to keep up with it all, particularly if your modern-day essentials are weighing you down, literally and metaphorically. Fortunately, with quality specs, a sleek design, a shockingly airy feel, and a cool name to boot, the Asus TUF Dash F15 is the perfect machine to support you in your modern life, for whatever you need. In case you don’t know, Asus has two lines of gaming laptops. The…

Have you ever wanted a smartwatch that you can drop from the top of a building? A smartwatch sturdy enough to take to the bottom of the ocean with you? A smartwatch strong enough to deflect bullets? Well, we don’t know if Casio’s new G-Shock rugged smartwatch can do those things but it certainly looks like it can. G-Shockingly strong This new G-Shock, the GSW-H1000 (part of Casio’s G-Squad Pro line), looks to have been designed with “rugged” very much at the front of Casio’s minds. It’s got a titanium back for extra sturdiness, and boasts shock and water resistance effective all…

Spotify’s Daily Mixes is one of its best features, mashing your recent jams with similar tracks to provide you with a playlist that expands your musical horizons while still making sure you’re never more than one or two tracks away from something familiar. Every. Single. Day. The format has been one of the music streaming platform’s most prominent and popular features for some time, the perfect embodiment of Spotify’s commitment to personalizing you listening experience. Spotify’s keeping you in the mix Now, to add to that experience, Spotify would like you to meet “Mixes”, a familiar name for a new…