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1 month ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
Generative AI has been with us for over two years now, with most major tech companies trying to take a piece of the action. OpenAI's ChatGPT may be the product more people know about thanks to its early market advantage, but Microsoft Copilot has the immense power of a multi-trillion dollar company behind it. Seems like a fair enough fight, right? So, with OpenAI and Microsoft both touting their flagship AIs, which one is actually the better bot when it comes to everyday usefulness?
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Max Miller
1 hour agoI’ve lived with this 5G home broadband service for over two years. It's superior to DSL but has some interesting quirks. Albuquerque, New Mexico -- home of green chiles, 300 days of sunshine, the International Balloon Fiesta... and achingly slow internet. Home internet was a two-horse race in …
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1 month ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
As the summer approaches, we all look forward to pool parties and barbeques. But no get together is complete without music, which is one reason why Bluetooth speakers are so popular. In addition to amping up the vibes, they're also great for carrying around the house, posting up on your desk, or for anytime you need something better than your phone's tinny speakers. AdvertisementHowever, many of the best Bluetooth speakers worth buying can get prohibitively expensive.
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1 month ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
Solid-state storage is one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century, doing away with bulky hard drives and allowing us to keep our data stored on devices that fit in the palm of a child's hand. Moreover, it's incredibly simple to use — just plug and play, drag and drop.
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1 month ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
Electric scooters are all the rage these days as people seek the most convenient forms of last mile transportation. Maybe you've tried one of the many scooters left littered around your city by companies like Lime and Lyft, and now you want one of your own. Maybe you've realized that, in some cities, it's faster to take a scooter than a car during rush hour gridlock. Or maybe you need a new scooter after your old one finally broke down beyond repair.
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1 month ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
For the most part, electronics are allowed in checked luggage as per the Transportation Security Administration guidelines. However, there are some notable edge cases where electronic items are banned entirely or find themselves in a gray area. It can be important to be aware of these exceptions before traveling, as getting caught with prohibited items can lead to consequences ranging from confiscation to fines and even arrest.
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1 month ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
If you've ever found yourself in need of a new USB flash drive, you might have wondered whether buying new is the way to go. A quick search on Facebook Marketplace or eBay will reveal that there's no shortage of secondhand storage sticks, and USB drives are all basically the same, right? Why not save a little money by buying yours on the secondhand market? Even better than the savings, you may feel it's more environmentally responsible to purchase your storage used.
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1 month ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
The USB-C connector has seen mass adoption over the past decade, and is now found on nearly every device from expensive phones and laptops to cheap gas store gadgets. When it launched, USB-C promised to be a miracle port that combined all the functionality of charging, data transfer, video output, Ethernet and more into a single, tiny plug. Over a decade later, the connection standard has lived up to its hype in some ways, but in others, USB-C has become a confusing mess.
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1 month ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
It can be hard to keep track of Google's products, which are often here one day and virtually gone the next. When it comes to rapidly evolving fields like AI and personal assistants, things are getting even more confusing. Case in point: Google Gemini is being pushed out to consumers while Google Assistant still exists. That means the search giant currently has two bots with a whole lot of overlapping functionality, leading many to wonder what the difference is between the two.
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1 month ago | 
slashgear.com | Max Miller
If you've ever looked at a computer or a phone charging brick and wondered why some USB ports are different colors, you're far from alone. Although USB ports have been color coded for quite some time, the meanings of the various colors — blue, white, yellow, black, and more — aren't often communicated to consumers in a clear manner. One of the rarer colors you'll see is a lime green, which makes things even more confusing by not being a standard USB color at all.
