VR’s prop hunt is superb but virtual yard work isn’t for me – my favorite Meta Quest 3 games and apps for May 2024

Howdy folks, I’m back to run you through some of the best Meta Quest 3 games and apps I’ve been playing over the past month so you know which ones you might want to pick up and try in May. Since my last roundup, I’ve completed a month-long VR fitness experiment – where I worked … Read more

I’ve been testing Sony Aibo for 25 years and it’s still my favorite robot

Before we were obsessed with AI, the world was mesmerized by Aibo, a robotic dog whose name was short for “artificial intelligence robot” and also had the same pronunciation in Japanese as the word “friend”.  Aibo was doing AI before it was cool, and it was a sophisticated consumer robot dog long before SPOT was … Read more

Peak Design’s Slide is now my favorite camera strap – here are four reasons why

Camera straps aren’t exactly sexy, but they’re an essential accessory for photographers who regularly lug camera gear around.  The trouble is, most ‘proper’ cameras, including the best mirrorless cameras, only come with a basic strap that threads through the camera’s eyelets and is fixed in position, making any adjustments a slow and awkward process; and … Read more

Some of our favorite Bose headphones and earbuds are back to all-time low prices

Amazon has some of the highest-rated Bose headphones on sale for record-low prices. That includes the Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones, which have best-in-class active noise cancellation (ANC). Usually $429, the wireless cans are now only $379, matching an all-time low. Bose Get industry-leading noise cancellation and spatial audio for $50 off. $379 at Amazon Engadget’s … Read more

Some of our favorite Anker power banks are up to 30 percent off, plus the rest of this week’s best tech deals

Before you head into the weekend to hike, pull weeds, play games or go to work, you may feel a hankering to snap up a few tech gadgets. If that’s the case, here’s a roundup of all the deals we found this week on gear we’ve tested, reviewed and just generally recommend. To get cleaner … Read more