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There’s no doubt that an Alexa-powered smart speaker is useful. After all, the ability to control your smart home, play games, and choose music with your voice is phenomenal — but did you know there are a lot of abilities that go overlooked? Alexa is jam-packed with features that don’t get as much time in the limelight. Some will keep you entertained, while others can help you give back to the world around you. Alexa can make charity donations If there’s one thing the past year has made abundantly clear, it’s the importance of looking out for one another. Alexa can simplify that by making charity donations for you — just say, “Alexa, I want to make a donation.” The voice assistant will then ask what charity you wish to donate to. While every charity is not available, there are hundreds that are. Say the name of the charity and confirm the action, and Alexa will automatically debit the funds from your account. Just make sure you have Amazon Pay set up first. Don’t know what … [Read more...] about 7 things you didn’t know Alexa could do on an Amazon Echo smart speaker

NASA’s tiny helicopter Ingenuity arrived on the red planet along with the Perseverance rover in February, and after a small issue and some tweaks, it’s now ready for its first test flight. The helicopter test flight is set for tomorrow, Monday, April 19, and will be the first time that an aircraft has flown on another planet. The little helicopter is set to make history, and NASA will be sharing the excitement with a livestream of mission control as the first data comes in. We’ve got the details on how to watch below. What to expect from the test flight Ingenuity had been set to perform its first test flight earlier this month, but engineers noticed an issue during a high-speed spin test. The helicopter team was quick to assure the public that the helicopter was healthy and well, but they needed to make some adjustments to the helicopter’s software to fix the issue. With those adjustments made, the team is now ready to go ahead with the test flight. “The original flight date … [Read more...] about First test flight of Mars helicopter Ingenuity set for tomorrow

Not all smartwatch deals offer devices with important health-related features, so you’d have to look closely if you want a wearable device that’s focused on fitness. One way to make sure of this is by looking at Fitbit deals, as the company’s fitness trackers have proven to be reliable companions. You’re in luck if you want a Fitbit device, as Fitbit is currently selling the Inspire 2 at $30 off, bringing its price down to $70 from $100; the Fitbit Charge 4 at $30 off, bringing its price down to $100 from $130; and the Fitbit Versa 3 at $50 off, bringing its price down to $180 from $230. Fitbit Inspire 2 — $70, was $100 The Fitbit Inspire 2 is a traditional fitness tracker that packs the most important health features that you can expect from a health-focused wearable device. It comes with a step counter, a heart rate monitor, a sleep tracker, and the Relax app for guided breathing exercises, among others. The Fitbit Inspire 2 also offers water resistance of up to 50 meters, … [Read more...] about FitBit has an unbelievable smartwatch deal today – Inspire, Charge, Versa

Acer Aspire 5 Score Details “The Acer Aspire 5's awful display ruins what would have been a decent budget laptop.” Solid connectivity Superior expandability Good keyboard and touchpad Atrocious display Chassis is too flexible Mediocre battery life Poor performance MSRP $480.00 Acer’s Aspire 5 has been one of our favorite laptops for a few years now, earning a spot on our best budget laptops list. Right now, the 2020 version of the Aspire 5 is listed as the best Windows 10 laptop under $500 , an important segment that the machine dominates. Acer has introduced a slightly redesigned Aspire 5 for 2021 that boasts the latest 11th-gen Intel Core CPUs and makes a few meaningful changes to the chassis design. I received an entry-level model with a Core i3-1115G4 CPU with Intel UHD graphics, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB PCIe solid-state drive (SSD), and a 15.6-inch Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) display. The price for this Aspire 5 configuration is … [Read more...] about Acer Aspire 5 (2021) review: Not easy on the eyes

Spiders may typically have eight eyes, but very few have good eyesight. Instead, they rely on vibrations to navigate and seek out their prey. That’s, in essence, what a spiderweb is: A giant, enormously complicated crisscross of tripwires that can tell a spider exactly when — and where — some delicious bit of food has landed on its web. As humans, we’re not exactly privy to what that experience would feel like. But Markus Buehler , a Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has come up with an intriguing way of simulating it — and it involves laser scanning, virtual reality, and the medium of music. “We have given the silent spiderweb, especially often-overlooked cobwebs, a voice, and shed light on their innate intricate structural complexity,” Buehler told Digital Trends. “[We] made it audible by developing an interactive musical instrument that lets us explore sonically how the spiderweb sounds like as it is being built.” According to this … [Read more...] about Mind-bending MIT project uses lasers to generate music from spiderwebs