The Best Gear and Tips for Surviving Conventions
Eric Ravenscraft[photo1][photo2][photo3][photo4]I've probably spent whole years of my life at conventions of one kind or another. I've caught up on new tech at CES, cosplayed at Atlanta'...
Eric Ravenscraft[photo1][photo2][photo3][photo4]I've probably spent whole years of my life at conventions of one kind or another. I've caught up on new tech at CES, cosplayed at Atlanta'...
[photo1]Christine HennebergMichele Gomez remembers the exact moment when she realized the problem. It was the fall of 2022. Gomez (who, like me, is a family physician and abortion provider in Californ...
[photo1]Brenda Stolyarapple is secretive. The company is known for staying super tight-lipped around upcoming product launches. But we can always rely on the annual Worldwide Developers Conference--wh...
[photo1]Simon HillLife is busy. Multitasking is essential for anyone struggling to balance work, play, and the demands of daily life. Whether you're on a laptop, phone, desktop, or tablet, splitting y...
[photo1]Amanda Hoover Samantha SpenglerLike many autistic people, Madi Young, a consultant in Seattle, has learned to perform the social behaviors and body language that neurotypical people expect. Bu...
[photo1]David NieldIf you're looking to get hired, giving your LinkedIn profile some love should be on your to-do list. It's likely that potential recruiters are going to find it and form im...
[photo1]Ryan Waniata6/10In the ongoing cage match of premium travel headphones, Sony is the reigning champ. The company's WH-1000XM3 splashed onto the scene in 2018 with fantastic noise canceling, plu...
Michael Sawh[photo1][photo2][photo3][photo4]Those days of getting a heart rate reading only when you visit your physician are truly a thing of the past. You don't even have to spend big money or leave...
Louryn Strampe Gear TeamAs with many other sales events, Memorial Day weekend deals can be confusing. It seems like every store on the internet is offering some sort of promotion. Not all that glitter...
Eric RavenscraftIt's nearing the hottest time of year, so why not trick out your home theater and stay indoors? Or, if you plan on venturing out, you can pick up some earbuds to keep tunes blasti...
[photo1]Matt JancerYes, your bike runs on magic. Yes, its machinations are entirely unknowable. Alright, we're exaggerating, but bicycles can feel that way to a lot of people--even die-hard cycle...
[photo1]Irene SolaimanRecently, a leaked document, allegedly from Google, claimed that open-source AI will outcompete Google and OpenAI. The leak brought to the fore ongoing conversations in the AI co...
[photo1]By Mike OrcuttThe pitch sounds like an echo from the distant crypto past, when the blockchain was not only going to fight climate change but also cure cancer. Log on to Minecraft clone OPCraft...
[photo1]Laura ColeThis wasn't Supposed to happen. In 2020, in a house surrounded by fields in the Irish countryside, Liam, 19, sat at his laptop, an energy drink fizzing at his elbow. He leaned in for...
[photo1]By Emily MullinA gene-editing startup wants to help you eat healthier salads. This month, North Carolina-based Pairwise is rolling out a new type of mustard greens engineered to be less bitter...
Emily Peck[photo1][photo2][photo3][photo4]Keep hearing about the joys of air frying? Providing a faster and healthier way to cook fried foods with little to no oil, an air fryer has become something o...
Eric RavenscraftI just started using an app called Tody to manage my household chores. It's neat because it gives you a little bar chart to see how long it's been since you completed various...
[photo1]Marah EakinIf you believe Hugh Howey, the television adaptation of his postapocalyptic book trilogy Silo may never get released, despite the millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours Appl...
[photo1]Jason ParhamWhen I reach author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah on the first Monday in May, on the eve of his debut novel's publication, he explains, in so many words, that being a lifelong New York ...
Karen Hugg[photo1][photo2][photo3][photo4]A backyard garden can be a healing sanctuary after a stressful day, but maintaining that sanctuary, ironically, can require a lot of effort and time. Unless y...