Category: Gadgets

  • Unboxing the $199 Rabbit R1: First impressions of the latest AI gadget

    Unboxing the $199 Rabbit R1: First impressions of the latest AI gadget

    Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET The Rabbit R1 first generated attention at CES in January of this year as a kitschy little AI assistant that isn’t intended to outright replace your phone but to help you use it more efficiently. The Rabbit wants to do away with apps, and instead use its “Large Action Model” to train “rabbits”…

  • Faulty gadgets top complaints to BOCRA

    Faulty gadgets top complaints to BOCRA

    The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) says complaints about faulty gadgets were the most common type of grievance reported by consumers in the year to March 2023. In its recently released annual report, BOCRA noted that it received a total of 33 complaints escalated from the regulated entities, compared to 27 in the year to…

  • Amazon has a ton of cheap tech gadgets on sale – I’ve found the 13 best ones

    Amazon has a ton of cheap tech gadgets on sale – I’ve found the 13 best ones

    While Amazon device deals are typically reserved for holiday sales like Prime Day and Black Friday, the retailer has some cheap tech gadget deals right now with prices starting at just $19.99. You can save up to 45% on Fire TV Sticks, Blink security cameras, Fire tablets, Ring Doorbells and 4K TVs. I’ve gone through…

  • New tech gadgets for families

    New tech gadgets for families

    KUTV — Spring is the perfect time for fresh starts. “Connected Mom” and tech lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch spoke with Kaime about techy products with a purpose for families to check out this season. This includes a healthier home, a better home office, a smarter garage, advancements in hearing, and more! For more information visit…

  • New tech gadgets for families

    New tech gadgets for families

    KUTV — Spring is the perfect time for fresh starts. “Connected Mom” and tech lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch spoke with Kaime about techy products with a purpose for families to check out this season. This includes a healthier home, a better home office, a smarter garage, advancements in hearing, and more! For more information visit…

  • Tell us: what’s your favourite everyday gadget?

    Tell us: what’s your favourite everyday gadget?

    What’s your favourite, most useful everyday gadget? It could be a much-used kitchen gizmo, a tool for your daily beauty routine that you can’t live without, or a piece of kit that makes your day-to-day life easier: anything small, genuinely useful, and inexpensive to buy (nothing over £20).

  • A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget

    A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget

    / What it does, the R1 seems to do well enough — with some typical AI quirks. But where are all the features we were promised? p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9…

  • Wine Gadgets: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Unnecessary

    Wine Gadgets: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Unnecessary

    As a relatively new wine hobbyist, you’ve received every sort of contraption imaginable as gifts from family and friends, right? Or maybe you’re an experienced and well-funded aficionado who has gone all-in with your fermented fruit obsession and procured a menagerie of gizmos for yourself, hoping to amp up your wine game to elite status…

  • Tech Talk: Cool Tech Gadgets

    Tech Talk: Cool Tech Gadgets

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  • I’ve Been a Digital Nomad For 8 Years. 8 Unusual Gadgets I Always Pack

    I’ve Been a Digital Nomad For 8 Years. 8 Unusual Gadgets I Always Pack

    I vividly remember the first time I traveled. I was 10 years old when my mother sent my brother and I to Mombasa, Kenya. She’s Kenyan and wanted us to experience our culture and meet family. She couldn’t travel with us because of work, so my brother and I traveled from Milwaukee, Wisconsin as unaccompanied…