<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Moft’s Sit-stand Laptop Desk is a 5-in-1 foldable laptop stand that retails for $70. The standing option is a game-changer for those traveling for work, hot-desking, or with compact home office spaces. However, for $70, the stand would be more complete if it had a companion keyboard stand. –> We all […] More
Juan Moyano/Getty Images Time tracking is not just for businesses to micromanage employees. In fact, logging time can be an excellent way to understand your daily habits and help you improve in areas you did not even know about. Also: 5 ways to turn AI’s time-saving magic into your productivity superpower You might want to keep […] More
MirageC/Getty Images Have you ever wanted a complete list of all the books you bought on Amazon? Do you want to know which are physical books, which are Kindle ebooks, and which are Audible books? Do you want to slice and dice your Amazon book collection by genre, date purchased, or author? My wife did. […] More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Lorex 2K Wi-Fi video doorbell is available for $180. The doorbell comes in wired and wireless installations, communicates reliably, and includes a preinstalled 32GB microSD card for local storage so you can bypass subscription fees. Although it has a 2K resolution, the image is so wide angle that objects look […] More
Adam Breeden/ZDNETThese days, internet and Wi-Fi connectivity seem to be virtually ubiquitous. In the US, at least, there is a societal expectation that you can connect your devices to the web wherever you go. After all, connectivity is essential for many devices to function. But sometimes that connectivity fails — and what can you do if you want to watch TV without the internet?Here’s what you can do: use a USB flash drive.Also: Change these 5 settings on your TV for a quick and easy way to improve its picture qualityMost modern smart TVs have built-in media players that read content from USB devices. The range of benefits for using a USB drive is abundant. You can play your selected media files without streaming or connecting with multiple devices. Using a drive is cost-effective; you can store a large library of content on a USB stick and avoid monthly streaming subscriptionsn. And you have increased flexibility because you can use the USB stick to play content on pretty much any TV manufactured since 2001. More
PM Images/Getty Images Even though it may feel like classes just started yesterday, it is now May, which means it’s finals season. As a result, every ounce of knowledge you accumulated over the past semester will be put to the test — a daunting task AI can help with. Also: 6 ways AI can help […] More
Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETGoogle is about to make it a lot easier to do research on the go. On May 20, it will officially launch native NotebookLM apps on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, and you can register now to have them automatically downloaded to your device.What’s NotebookLM?NotebookLM is Google’s AI “research assistant” that debuted as a web browser-based service last year. It’s often described as a smart notebook — one where you can dump PDFs, articles, YouTube links, plain text, Google Docs or Slides, and so on, and then ask the AI to summarize key points, answer questions, or even turn your source material into a mini podcast. Also: Google’s viral AI podcast tool can chat in over 50 languages now and it aced my Spanish testNotebookLM is powered by the latest Gemini models. Everything you ask comes with clear citations, so you can see exactly which sentences the AI pulled from your sources. That makes it great for students, professionals, and anyone who needs to do research. More
Rowan Trollope, chief executive officer of Redis David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Over the last few years, companies like Redis, Elastic, MongoDB, and HashiCorp have abandoned their open-source license roots and switched to proprietary models. However, there is one significant problem with this attempt to squeeze more money from their formerly open-source programs: it doesn’t […] More
