Trailblazing actor Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role as Lt. Nyota Uhura in the original Star Trek series, died on Saturday due to heart failure. Fans, friends, colleagues, and admirers are all paying tribute to the groundbreaking performer, who inspired countless people through both her acting and her advocacy. She was 89. Though Nichols…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Speechnow True to Life AI Text to Speech is on sale for £24.61, saving you 99% on list price. Text may be easy to skim, but an engaging voiceover on a video could grab your audience’s attention with more success. It’s not just marketing either. Humans form stronger connections to…
Joe Manchin has been one of the biggest obstacles to the Democratic Party passing major legislation in the Senate. Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images Joe Manchin avoided a question on whether he wants the Democratic Party to win the House and Senate.Manchin said he thought people were sick of politicians fighting and holding…
After years of providing off-the-grid camping, cooking and pocketable charger tech, BioLite has moved further into the genre with its newest and more robust power-backup solutions. The company just announced the BaseCharge 600 and BaseCharge 1500 portable power stations, along with an accompanying SolarPanel 100. As with most products of this type, they’re great for…
New month, new week, new day, new Wordle! Mondays can be tough, but your favorite word game doesn’t have to be. We’re here to help with some subtle clues that will make you remember that you do, in fact, know some words. The answer to the August 1 Wordle, puzzle #408, can be found at…
Robert Gentel took matters into his own hands to retrieve his luggage, which he says contained thousands of dollars of drone equipment, in June. Robert Gentel Robert Gentel flew from Costa Rica to Miami just to retrieve his stranded luggage. The bag got stuck in Miami after his flight was canceled in June. The aviation…
Former President Donald Trump and Arizona GOP House Speaker Rusty Bowers. Jamie Squire and Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Once a supporter of Trump, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers said he’d never vote for him again. “I certainly don’t trust that authority that he would exercise,” he said on ABC’s “This Week.” Bowers testified in front of…
Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, who resigned in 2018, is attempting a political comeback with a run for US Senate. Michael Thomas/Getty Images Top GOP donors are investing in attack ads against Republican Senate candidate Eric Greitens, The Hill reported. Greitens is after Trump’s endorsement and has the former president’s future daughter-in-law on his campaign…
Nothing is rolling out version 1.1.2 for the Nothing OS (1) for the Phone (1). It’s a minor update but brings some useful improvements to the phone. The always-on display feature will now by have the custom schedule on by default. This means the feature will automatically turn itself off at night. The user can…
Huawei’s latest flagship TWS earphones – the Freebuds Pro 2 – come as a natural evolution of the first Freebuds Pro. They are co-engineered with Devialet and having spent considerable time testing them we are now ready to share what we hope will be some useful impressions. We had the Silver Blue set, which is…