After releasing two solar-powered pairs of headphones, you would have thought that it’d be simple for Urbanista to apply the same technology to a Bluetooth speaker. But with the Malibu, which is being shown off at IFA in Berlin ahead of its release later this month, Urbanista says it had …
Read More »Online marketplaces, social media platforms under fire from Congress over recalled products
The CyberGuy Kurt Knutsson on the latest news in tech The CyberGuy Kurt Knutsson joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss a report of a Chinese spy allegedly targeting officials on LinkedIn, use of A.I. for financial advice and an app that allows one to ‘text’ Jesus and Satan. Imagine …
Read More »Revisiting Battle Royale, the Japanese inspiration of The Hunger Games and Fortnite
Before The Hunger Games, Fortnite, or Squid Game, the concept of the “battle royale” came from a pulpy 1999 Japanese novel by Koushun Takami. The movie, directed by Kinji Fukasaku and released just a year later, slims down some of the book’s context (scrubbed is the alternate history of Japan …
Read More »Newspaper giant pauses AI experiment after readers mock bizarre sports reporting
Gannett, the parent company for USA Today and a number of local newspapers, has paused an artificial intelligence experiment following criticisms that AI-generated sports articles were awkwardly phrased and lacked details. A handful of Gannett-owned papers briefly published AI-generated sports stories this month based on box score data, Axios reported, …
Read More »Lenovo’s new Legion 9i is a liquid-cooled, Mini LED, RGB monstrosity
Lenovo has announced a new Legion 9i, and it might just be the wildest thing I’ve ever seen from the Legion line. It’s coming in October, it starts at a whopping $4,399 (you know, a totally normal price to pay for things), and Lenovo is throwing in all kinds of …
Read More »How to protect yourself from ‘vishing’ scams
As technology advances and innovates, you might hope or even expect scams to become a thing of the past. Not so much! It’s important to remember that technology is impartial, benefiting the everyday lives of regular people but also providing new opportunities for criminals and scammers to thrive, especially through …
Read More »Windows 11 Insider Preview: Notepad autosave and a better Snipping Tool
Microsoft’s testing some neat new features for the Windows 11 Snipping Tool and the one and only Notepad dot exe. They’re only in the Windows Insider Program for now, but they’re there. Anyone who’s ever tried to shut down their PC or close Notepad in the past, I dunno, 40 …
Read More »Cunning romance scams and how to avoid them
Let’s face it – online dating has always been a bit of a circus. Between ghosting, catfishing and breadcrumbing, it’s a wonder anyone finds romance at all. It’s safe to say online dating is a downright chore these days. CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK …
Read More »LG’s suitcase TV is as sturdy as it is bizarre
We had a poke around the demo model being displayed on the show floor, and couldn’t find any of the games that are apparently optimized for its touchscreen. But we were able to get acquainted with its robust articulating design. The TV can be swiveled from portrait into landscape, and …
Read More »Alexa and Google Assistant play together nicely, but not perfectly, on JBL’s new speakers
JBL is very proud of its new Authentics speaker range. It’s proud of the retro-inspired design, which harks back to its L-100 speakers from the 1970s. It’s proud of the sound quality (obviously) and the range of streaming services and technologies they support. But the only thing I had on …
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