Bow down to YouTube, the lord of the living room
When my 12-year-old daughter plunks onto the sofa for TV time, she might dial up Netflix to binge-watch Gossip Girl or switch on the PS5 for a little Hogwarts Legacy. But when she really wants…
Ben Patterson
Ben Patterson
10 killer smart home gadgets that were left for dead
Imagine if that refrigerator you bought just five years ago suddenly up and died—and not because of some technical glitch, but because the manufacturer deliberately reached out and deactivated it, permanently. You’d be furious, right?…
Like the Eagles, Tubi surprised its Super Bowl doubters
All season long, the Philadelphia Eagles were hounded by the doubters. One running back can’t win a Super Bowl, they said. Jalen Hurts doesn’t pass enough, they said. The Chiefs have it locked up, they…
I pushed an AI to make recipes from photos. It pushed back
Yes, AIs can write recipes and sometimes they’re pretty good! (And sometimes not so much.) But for my latest challenge, I wanted to build an AI that would compose recipes from iPhone snapshots and put…
Is the new AI-powered Alexa almost here? 6 things to know
It’s been well more than a year since Amazon gave us a glimpse of a revamped Alexa, complete with an AI overhaul under the hood. Now there are signs that the AI-powered Alexa is almost…
Sonos is in trouble. A pricey streaming box won’t help
How the heck did Sonos get here? I’m still in a state of slack-jawed shock considering how Sonos torched its once-sterling reputation with last year’s epic app fail. I’m even more surprised by what Sonos…
Amazon hiked Music Unlimited prices. Here’s why Apple and YouTube are next
For video streamers, another price hike just means it’s Tuesday. For music streaming, however, price increases are bigger deals, and they tend to reverberate for everyone. Take Amazon, which just hiked the price of its…
Amazon Prime Video has ads now. Here’s how to stop them
Nope, there’s nothing wrong with your TV—that was an ad you just saw on Amazon Prime Video. Like many of the big streaming services, Amazon Prime Video has rolled out an ad-supported tier, but it…
HBO’s revamped Max navigation comes with a handy new option
Streamers love to fiddle with their navigation menus, moving this menu bar here and shifting this button there, all in the name of “streamlining” the experience. The changes are typically just different, not better, but…
Apple adds Sunday Night Soccer matches to MLS Season Pass
Some big changes are coming with the latest season of Major League Soccer on Apple TV, including a new production studio and a featured Sunday night soccer match each week. One thing that isn’t changing…