Bridge Camera vs. DSLR Bridge cameras have easy-to-handle camera bodies, as do DSLRs, so many people confuse the two. Though these cameras may look similar, bridge cameras differ from DSLRs. Lens Differences The most crucial difference between bridge cameras and DSLRs is that DSLR cameras have interchangeable lenses. A photographer can switch between a 35 mm and wide-angle or zoom lens to ensure they get the perfect shot for every picture....
What Is a Smart Toilet? A smart toilet is an advanced toilet using built-in smart technology, or technology capable of interacting and connecting with the user. These toilets are often found in smart homes around the world and in high-tech regions such as Japan. These devices are capable of many things, from playing music to flushing at the touch of a button, all while saving precious water. The History of the Smart Toilet A device once thought of as a luxury, toilets have been in use for many, many years....
What Is an AVIF File? An AVIF file is an image in the AV1 Image file format. Similar to JPEG, it uses compression in an attempt to retain quality at a smaller file size. Unlike JPEG, AVIF files have a larger quality to compression ratio, so they can stand to be much smaller without the same quality loss. The AV1 compression technology that this image format uses is royalty-free. So there are zero licensing fees, meaning that compressing and decoding files can be done without paying royalties....
Apple Arcade is Apple’s game subscription service. A subscription fee of $5 per month gets you access to over 180 games, some of which are worth playing. There are no in-app purchases and no ads. The focus is on “casual” pick-up-and-play games, but there are lots of in-depth titles, too. The problem with Apple Arcade, though, is that it’s not clear what it wants to be. Is it a premium tier, above the rubbish in the App Store?...
What’s Included With Bumble Boost When you sign up for a Bumble Boost subscription, you can immediately see who has already swiped right to like you (without swiping on them yet), rematch with connections that have expired, extend your matches for another 24 hours before they expire, and search for matches with unlimited filters. See Who’s Already Liked You (Beeline) When you use Bumble’s free version, the only way to tell if someone has liked you is after you’ve also liked them, because mutual likes create a match....
Although there has been some confusion between satellite radio and HD radio, the two are different. HD Radio augments existing terrestrial broadcasts. Satellite radio relies on a different technology and content stream and is only available with a subscription. How HD Radio Works Since HD Radio technology allows radio stations to continue broadcasting original analog signals, there’s no need to update your radio hardware. Unlike the highly visible switch from analog television broadcasts to a digital standard, there are no plans to eradicate analog radio broadcasts....
What Is Microsoft Teams? Microsoft Teams is a productivity, chat, and coordination app available as part of Microsoft 365, the online Office suite of products, and also as a stand-alone product. You don’t need Microsoft 365 to use Teams, although some of its features will require you download it. Microsoft Teams is available both as a standalone application you can download, and as a web app you can log into with your Microsoft account and use through a browser....
SharePoint as an Improved File Drive Some years ago, cutting-edge Microsoft collaboration had two components: Exchange, which powered email and shared calendars, and network file drives. These drives, which you might remember had drive letters such as “S” and “X,” housed files your whole team could access, but only one person could edit them at a time. As a workaround, you could copy them to your local machine and edit there....
Signal-to-Noise Ratio Explained A signal-to-noise ratio compares a level of signal power to a level of noise power. It’s most often expressed as a measurement of decibels (dB). Higher numbers generally mean a better specification since there’s more useful information (the signal) than unwanted data (the noise). For example, when an audio component lists a signal-to-noise ratio of 100 dB, it means that the audio signal level is 100 dB higher than the noise level....
All the files and subfolders that make up the system32 folder are copied to the hard drive during the initial Windows installation, usually to C:\Windows\System32. This is true for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. Some of the system32 files are programs you might be used to using, but most are application files used for various purposes but never actually opened manually by you. Because many of the important Windows system files are in system32, error messages often pertain to files in this folder, particularly DLL errors....
What Wi-Fi-Calling Means You may have heard the term Wi-Fi calling used by your mobile phone service provider, your internet provider, or even other people. It’s a common term that references utilizing an internet connection to make phone calls, but there’s a little more to it than that. Wi-Fi calling means using the internet, via a wireless internet network, for phone calls on a mobile device. The ability to send and receive Wi-Fi calls is built into most smartphones today, and most mobile service providers, including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and others, provide Wi-Fi calling for free (domestically)....
Characteristics of Inkjet Paper Several paper types fall under the inkjet-printer category, such as standard ream paper usually used to print text documents. Inkjet photo paper, however, can accommodate high-quality photo prints with an array of colors, without bleeding. Inkjet photo paper varies in size and finish. Some have glossy or satin finishes, while others have matte finishes. Coatings range from cast coated, which is generally on cheaper base paper, to micro-porous, which is usually on top of a higher-quality paper....
DALL·E, as you have no doubt seen on Twitter or Facebook, is a tool that generates images from text descriptions. The results are plain incredible, as in, it’s hard to believe that typing a description into a web browser can spit out such amazing images a few moments later. DALL·E, and its improved descendent DALL·E 2, also makes it easy to create images that might take a human hours or days to execute manually....
The role social payment platforms play in our lives has grown over the past decade, as companies like PayPal, the parent of Venmo, increased their user base. But as the world increasingly moved online last year due to the pandemic, complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau related to “managing, opening, or closing a mobile wallet” more than doubled nationwide, compared to 2019. Now, a group of digital rights advocates is saying enough is enough....
Companies like Apple are just now starting to push what is considered real 5G, the next evolution of the data network, with the release of devices like the iPhone 12. Despite some phone companies like AT&T and T-Mobile pushing 5G for a number of years, this is the first time we’ve seen what experts call true 5G hitting the market. Alongside this news, reports of Apple, Google, and other big tech companies joining together for 6G research have surfaced, but with 5G just starting to see more widespread adoption, it might seem like the foundation hasn’t been set in stone....
Google Stadia came out at the tail end of 2019, bringing Google’s cloud gaming system to homes around the world. Since it’s release, Stadia has struggled to get its footing in the game streaming world. The latest move by the company still may not be enough to entice users, however, because free demos aren’t really what the service needs. “The biggest problem with Stadia is latency and connection issues,” Rex Freiberger, CEO of Gadget Review told us in an email....
According to reliable Apple rumormonger Mark Gurman, the iPhone 13 will bring Apple’s excellent background-blurring portrait mode to video. It also will add a new high-quality recording format called ProRes, along with a new system of color-enhancing filters for both photos and video. This will be a significant upgrade for the iPhone’s already impressive video camera, but will professionals want a gimmicky portrait mode? “I think like most software-based advancements in the history of filmmaking, we will see a lot of purists plug their noses and dismissively say that a feature like portrait mode coming to video on iPhones won’t make much of a difference at all,” Ishaan Mishra, a design director TikTok, told Lifewire via email....
DuckDuckGo’s browser has been around on mobile for quite a while. iPhone and iPad users, for instance, can use it to browse privately, blocking trackers and other annoyances, and even set it to annihilate all collected cookies and history when you quit. Mac users can already get much of this with DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials, which works through a browser extension, but soon they’ll be able to browse privately with zero setup....
If you’re receiving more spam now—you’re not alone. According to a report by spam blocking app Truecaller, spam calls in the US increased by 56% in 2020. Experts say scammers are thriving off the pandemic, but there are still things we can do to stop the incessant spam. “Not one person can say they haven’t been impacted in one way or another due to the pandemic, giving scammers the opportunity to prey on an unprecedented number of unsuspecting consumers,” wrote Kerry Sherin, a consumer advocate at BeenVerified, to Lifewire in an email....
Why Your Windows 11 Camera Isn’t Working There are two possible broad reasons: hardware or software. Unlike something within Windows malfunctioning, a webcam is a physical device, so the issue could lie in the device itself or in your computer’s understanding of how to connect to it. Most Windows webcam issues have something to do with software. That is, Windows 11 doesn’t understand the camera is plugged in or the software you’re using (like a browser or video program) doesn’t have the right permissions enabled, effectively blocking access to the camera....
