Roland Juno-X Review: A Nostalgic Workhorse

Some sounds never die. Whether it’s classic rock guitarists coveting decades-old guitars and amps or Mac DeMarco messing with ’80s Casio keyboards, there’s something about vintage sounds that goes beyond nostalgia. Old guitars, synths, amps, and drums have a certain tone that we haven’t necessarily moved past. It could be the slight analog distortion, age […]

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13 Best Tablets (2022): For Work, Play, Kids, Seniors, and More

Tablets often don’t come with kickstands or enough ports, so it’s a good idea to snag a few accessories to enhance your experience. These are some of our favorite tablet accessories, many of which you can also find in our Best iPad Accessories guide. Satechi Aluminum Desktop Stand for $45: This is my favorite tablet […]

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The Best Online Gift Cards and Digital Gift Ideas (2022)

With the weather growing colder, trawling through busy retail stores seeking gifts is a daunting task. Shopping online can be just as time-consuming, and you may run into delivery delays. Even if you successfully secure a haul of presents, many will wind up in closets or charity stores. It’s time to try an online gift. […]

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8 Best Robot Vacuums for Every Home and Budget (2022)

In the past few years, no product I’ve tested has advanced as quickly as the humble robot vacuum. Long ago, they were mostly annoying devices that fell off steps and got stuck on rugs. Now you can now find robot vacs at every price point with an incredible array of features, including mapping capabilities, self-emptying […]

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The Uncanny Valley of Twitter’s 2022 Trends

When it comes to explaining the internet, tech writer Brian Feldman has a singular approach. He’s spent significant time investigating the roots of that one early viral video where a little kid gets absolutely wacked in the head with a basketball. He’s interviewed the creator of the art in the “Damn, bitch, you live like this?” […]

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Microsoft just topped a ‘best-run company’ list, but other tech firms tumble down the rankings

Microsoft has, for the third year running, topped a list of America’s best-run companies.     The rankings, compiled by the Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker Institute for the Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) Management Top 250 list, compares America’s largest publicly traded companies.  Microsoft led the pack, followed by Apple (2), IBM (3), General Motors (4), […]

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Struggling to buy a Raspberry Pi? It could be about to get a lot easier

The British maker of the Raspberry Pi is reporting that its pandemic-driven difficulties in acquiring semiconductors might finally be easing. However, the price of Pi Zero is doubling from $5 to $10, while the Zero W will rise from $10 to $15. Raspberry Pi chief Eben Upton has delivered some good news (and bad news) […]

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The future of finance belongs to open source

Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images At the Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) in New York City, the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) Dec. 8 announced the results of its 2022 State of Open Source in Financial Services Survey. The results were — to no one’s surprise — that financial companies are now largely embracing open-source software. While […]

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