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Clip MP3 players, like the Agptek Clip MP3 Player, are ideal for listening to music while you’re out for a run or at the gym. Some people like to pick up an MP3 player when they want to disconnect from the world, but still want to have their playlist or favorite audiobook available. The Agptek Clip cost less than $30, comes with plenty of accessories, and is supposed to serve as a multifunctional music player for sports and heavy activity....

Eight-inch tablets are becoming more and more rare, as phone screens are increasing in size and larger-screen tablets become cheaper to manufacture. The Alcatel Joy Tab 2 is an 8-inch LTE Tablet that works on the MetroPCS and T-Mobile data networks, allowing you to use the tablet on a mobile data plan when you’re away from home. How does this cheap LTE Tab perform compared to other budget tablets? I tested the Joy Tab 2 to find out, looking carefully at its design, performance, connectivity, display, camera, sound, battery, and software....

Can Alexa Automatically Adjust Volume? Alexa can automatically adjust volume, but just for its voice responses. When you enable Alexa’s Ambient Volume option, it will automatically change its voice response volume to match the amount of ambient noise. You can set this option in the Alexa app on your phone, and you can only enable it account-wide. That means when you enable this feature in the Alexa app, all of your Echo devices will use it....

The Sensors Built Into the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Not every model of the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch has the exact same set of sensors. The features delivered by the sensors are also based on what operating system version is installed on the device. That said, the most common sensors used on the iPhone and other devices include: Proximity sensor: This sensor determines how close the iPhone is to your face....

Design: Basic, but in a good way The cylindrical, Pringles-can design of JBL’s top-selling portable speaker has become the go-to standard for these kinds of devices, but the Soundcore 2 goes for a rectangular chassis with very minimal accents and nice, softly rounded corners. This gives you a much more unassuming device in a tech category that often goes for loud pops of color. In fact, the only visual aspect that could even be considered a “design choice” is the light gray Anker logo emblazoned on the front grille of the speakers....

Snapshots have a number of uses, including creating backup points that allow you to return your Mac to the state it was in at the point in time the snapshot was taken. Apple provides only minimal tools for taking advantage of the APFS snapshot feature, but you can use snapshots now to help you in managing your Mac. The Mac makes automatic snapshots whenever you upgrade your system, and you can make manual snapshots at any time....

The M1 is a Mac-customized version of the A-series chips that power the iPhone and iPad. Because it evolved from these mobile chips, it uses very little power, and runs very efficiently, generating little heat. This, in turn, means that it can run fast, yet the battery lasts all day. So, unless you have a good compatibility reason to buy an Intel Mac, or you want a Mac that hasn’t yet made the shift, you should buy an M1....

In addition to the Parts and Service History feature flagging a replaced part, Apple will also tag the replaced components. A “Genuine Apple Part” tag will appear adjacent to components that Apple has sold, while all other third-party components, or the ones that have been used in other iPhones or are defective, will get an “Unknown Part” tag. “I think it’s laudable that there is progress on the front of being able to repair Apple devices now outside of its own ecosystem (third-party authorized resellers can repair with Apple-supplied parts, which was not possible before),” Max Schulze, Executive Chairman of Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance told Lifewire via email....

That means you can get them wet in certain circumstances, but water can damage them if you aren’t careful. Are Apple AirPods 3 Waterproof? AirPods 3 aren’t waterproof because they can sustain damage from water. To be considered waterproof, a device needs to survive prolonged contact with water, like being submerged or worn in the shower. AirPods 3 are classified as water-resistant because they can survive exposure to a small amount of water in certain circumstances....

A financial technology startup, Signzy, has recently been granted a patent to facilitate a variety of banking transactions in the metaverse, including general inquiry services, netbanking services, loan services, and such. However, technology and financial experts think that while banking in the metaverse has potential, it doesn’t sound very appealing at the moment. “Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality (VR/AR) applications will free up essential resources in the real world and lead to leaner organizations, but execution of this strategy is key,” Vikrant Ludhra, cofounder of financial services startup Alternative Path, told Lifewire over email....

As important a job as a jump starter does when it comes to a situation where your vehicle just won’t start, you need a solution that’s reliable yet easy to live with when you don’t need it. The Beatit BT-D11 800A Peak 18000mAh 12V Portable Car Jump Starter contains a lot of power within a small case, and along with its semi-hard case it shows promise to be a great companion to bring along in your vehicle....

For this review, we’re taking a look at the Bouncie GPS Tracker, a 3G tracker that plugs directly into your vehicle’s OBD-II port and helps keep track of both your habits and location with the help of an accompanying smartphone app. I’ve spent more than 60 hours of driving testing this unit and have summarized my thoughts in the sections below. Design: Pretty typical The Bouncie is fairly standard as far as the design goes....

What Are CBR and CBZ Files? CDisplay Archived Comic Book files hold comic book pages in image formats like PNG, JPEG, BMP, and GIF. The images are stored in a compressed archive format so that all of them can be viewed, sequentially, from within a comic book reader program or app. Comic Book files can exist in a RAR, ZIP, TAR, 7Z, or ACE-compressed file. Each format, then, goes by a different name, like CDisplay RAR Archived Comic Book (CBR) if the images are stored in RAR format, or CDisplay ZIP Archived Comic Book (CBZ) if the file uses the ZIP format....

From unique wearables to high-tech pillows and a holistic garden, experts say wellness tech that will debut at CES 2021 showcases a broader trend in the industry that is moving towards personalizing our habits through technology. “Wellness tech is so important for this year and beyond because it allows us to more easily engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors that help prolong our lives without disease,” wrote Michael D. Ham, co-founder and COO of Pure365, in an email to Lifewire....

Chrome 90’s new link to highlight feature lets you link to any chunk of text on a web page, not just the page itself. This simple change could change the way we use the web, how we search, and more. It could even be enough to wrest users away from Safari and Firefox unless they follow along. “For people writing blog posts, they can now link directly to a specific phrase that they are trying to reference,” marketing consultant Phil Johnston told Lifewire via email....

The Corsair One Pro is a gaming desktop PC that combines a clever water cooling setup with a custom tower design to deliver high performance in a surprisingly small form factor. It uses a solid, premium-looking custom aluminum and steel case to accomplish this, along with a tailor-made cooling solution that doesn’t waste an inch of internal real estate. Corsair has been a venerated mainstay in the PC components world for a long time now, offering popular CPU coolers, power supplies, cases, memory, and a whole lot more....

A photograph where the camera doesn’t measure the light properly will end up overexposed (too much light in the photo) or underexposed (too little light). With an overexposed photo, you can end up losing details in the scene, as you’ll have bright white spots in the image. With an underexposed photo, the scene will be too dark to pick out details, leaving an undesirable result. Automatic Exposure Explained With most digital cameras, you don’t really have to do anything special or change any specific settings to have the camera make use of automatic exposure....

When it comes to setting up a home theater, your decision should be based predominantly on the size of your room, its acoustics, the number of listeners, and your listening preferences. Direct-Radiating Speakers A direct-radiating speaker (sometimes referred to as a monopole) is a forward-firing speaker that outputs sound directly into the room toward the listeners. Surround sound effects in movies, music, and games are most noticeable with direct speakers....

The key hardware components of a wireless computer network include adapters, routers and access points, antennas, and repeaters. Wireless Network Adapters Wireless network adapters (also known as wireless NICs or wireless network cards) are required for each device on a wireless network. All laptop computers for more than ten years, tablets, and smartphones incorporate wireless capability as a built-in feature of these systems. Separate add-on adapters must be purchased for older laptop PCs and desktops....

When Will the Foldable MacBook Be Released? It sort of makes sense, actually. You have the smaller iPhone and the larger iPad. Instead of an even bigger phone or tablet, why not throw macOS on it and call it a MacBook? That’s the idea if Ross Young’s foldable/rollable report is to be considered reliable. And it probably should, since he’s often a dependable source for early news like this. It’s still really early, though, so we’re not sure if it’ll be called a MacBook or something entirely different....