Your Google Home app can now turns your lights off and your cameras on at 10PM each night; adjust the brightness of your lights when the TV turns on; or turn the bathroom light on when a motion sensor detects movement. And it’s not hard to set up — if you know how.
If you’d rather spend your weekend playing cool VR games than paying attention to the... everything happening on the internet right now, I suggest trying out SideQuest, an app that lets you sideload content onto the Meta Quest.
Here’s how to do it, and what you can do after you’ve unlocked your headset.
Android 13’s Bedtime mode can help you to put your phone away if Twitter, TikTok, or Minecraft is keeping you up past 2AM. Here’s how to use the feature to stop scrolling and get enough sleep.
It’s actually not that hard to quit Twitter, and you have 30 days to change your mind and reclaim your account. Here are directions on how to wave bye-bye to the social network if you’re so inclined.
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iOS 16 introduced the ability to personalize spatial audio so that the sound profile is tuned for your ears and head shape. It only takes an awkward minute or two to capture images of your ears with your iPhone, but the payoff can make the immersion feel even more convincing.
Google’s new smartwatch has a proprietary strap mount that looks great, but can be a little tricky to navigate when you want to switch out bands. So we thought we’d offer some advice on the easiest way to deal with it.
As with laptops, phones, and other tech, you need to clean your watch throughly so that all traces of your personal info is gone before you give it away, trade it away, or recycle it. It’s not hard — here’s how.
