Daffodils flourishing in sidewalk cracks, pigeons and starlings congregating on overhead power lines, rats living in your apartment walls — no matter how urban humans strive to make our environments, nature’s flora and fauna will make themselves right at home next to us. Sometimes that’s cute, like Pizza Rat, sometimes it’s not, like Pescadero High’s…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Don’t be surprised if you see an electric pickup truck assisting cops in the near future. Ford has introduced a version of the 2023 F-150 Lighting built for police, the Lightning Pro SSV (Special Service Vehicle). The new model is designed for tasks that don’t involve pursuit, such as assisting at crime scenes or towing…
With the launch of its latest smartphone today, ASUS finally bids farewell to its quirky “Flip Camera” feature, but it still believes that there’s a market for compact flagships. The new Zenfone 9 only comes in one size, which has kept the same 5.9-inch screen and 169-gram weight as its predecessor, but packing a bigger…
It’s the height of summer, in case you hadn’t noticed, which is the perfect time to load up on some fresh new deals. HP’s offering a whole range of impressive discounts in its Hot Summer Deals roster, thankfully. You can pick up a new laptop, desktop or any number of other devices without having to…
The PlayStation 5 is getting into its groove, now – Sony’s next-generation console brings a brand-new controller (DualSense) and the power to make games that look miles better than anything we’ve seen on a console before. Our PlayStation 5 review It might still be relatively young for a console, but there are already a host…
Asus has followed up the 2021 Zenfone 8 with the launch of the Zenfone 9. Like the predecessor, this new Zenfone promises flagship performance from a compact device. The new handset is powered by the latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 hardware, making it one of a new generation of flagship-grade devices. There’s up to 16GB…
Asus has launched the follow-up to the Zenfone 8, the appropriately-named Zenfone 9. This device is very much the sequel, the part two, as these phones both look to offer a compact device loaded with flagship hardware. That makes these phones rare examples of top-notch hardware in a compact form, so if you’re looking to…
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 is old, clunky and boring, but at the same time I am entranced by it. This is history I’m playing; the game is 18 years old. There’s nothing you can do short of remaking it that’s going to make it feel young and exciting again – and Wizards of the…
Nintendo has detailed the second dollop of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC headed to your Nintendo Switch on 4th August – and there’s some proper bangers in the roster. N64 classic Kalimari Desert is included, as is DS masterpiece Waluigi Pinball. Mushroom Gorge from Mario Kart Wii, Snow Land from Mario Kart Advance, plus Mario…
Elevate your tap water with the Chanson Royale Under Sink Water Ionizer. This sleek, water-improving system uses Himalayan salt and ionization to transform ordinary tap water into acid and alkaline water. Is your tap water not quite mineral water quality? You can fix that with the Chanson Royale Under Sink Water Ionizer. It transforms ordinary…