July 23, 2018 - Written By Sponsored Content Smartphone manufacturer Ulefone on Monday unveiled the first real-life images and video showing the Ulefone Armor 5, what it claims is the world’s first smartphone with a display notch, thus seeking to maximize the screen real estate offered to consumers while still not making any compromises in terms of durability. The aesthetic is also meant to help the Ulefone Armor 5 differentiate itself from its rivals, with rugged handsets traditionally being bulky affairs with large bezels, whereas the upcoming device is meant to deliver a more elegant look with slim bezels and a tall aspect ratio that’s both suitable for single-handed use and can easily survive a drop or five.The Chinese original equipment manufacturer refers to its rugged protections as a “tri-proof” design, claiming the Ulefone Armor 5 is also the world’s first rugged handset with an elongated display panel featuring a highly unconventional … [Read more...] about Ulefone Armor 5 Is World’s First Rugged Phone With A Notch
Electronics Deals – July 23, 2018: MyHeritage DNA Test, UE MEGABOOM & More
July 23, 2018 - Written By Alexander Maxham Today, Amazon has a couple of rather interesting Gold Box Deals of the Day today, including a discount on the MyHeritage DNA Test Kit, which is priced at $56.90. This one is a bit interesting, considering 23andMe was on sale for Prime Day last week. With the MyHeritage DNA Test Kit, you’ll be able to test your DNA and find out more about your ancestry as well as your ethnicity. You may find out that you are part Indian, or African or even Chinese. It can be a rather interesting test to take, and it will take a few weeks to get the results back.There are some other deals going on right now. Amazon has discounted the Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM Bluetooth Speaker to $139. That’s good for over $100 off of the regular price, but it is only available for Prime members. Luckily, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial and check out Amazon Prime as well as take advantage of this deal. Now, Amazon also has the Sony XBR65X850F 65-Inch 4K … [Read more...] about Electronics Deals – July 23, 2018: MyHeritage DNA Test, UE MEGABOOM & More
What you need to know about AMD Ryzen
Zen is AMD's latest architecture that has enabled the company to take the fight to Intel and retain some market share before falling off the battlefield. AMD has slowly been in decline during the past decade, but everything is pinned on the success of Zen. Ryzen is the branding used for the new processors, which are separated into a number of families. It's fairly apt as names go. AMD is essentially Ryzen-ing from the depths of despair. (Editor's note: We're sorry about the puns). The new processor family consists of Ryzen 3, 5, 7, and Threadripper. This should sound familiar as it shares similarities with how Intel goes about separating its mainstream processor product lines. This also makes it easier for consumers (and AMD) to better determine and compare which processors are meant to compete with those from Intel. Meet the Ryzen family Things are fairly straightforward when it comes to breaking down the various Ryzen product families. The company has worked for years on … [Read more...] about What you need to know about AMD Ryzen
The KitchenAid stand mixer: How color, cake and nostalgia made an American icon
The gunmetal gray KitchenAid stand mixer was a mainstay in Stella Parks's baking life. It came into focus for her when she was 10. Already a budding baker, Parks recalls reading a chocolate cake recipe in "Cooks Illustrated" that mentioned using a stand mixer."That KitchenAid saw me through my entire childhood and into culinary school, and even into some of my professional forays," said Parks, who went on to become a pastry chef, a James Beard-award winning cookbook author and an editor at the food site Serious Eats.Like all the things we take for granted, her mixer eventually faded into the periphery. Parks moved on to newer models, and her old kitchen companion ended up stashed away with her parents out in the country in central Kentucky. Five years ago, the mixer reappeared in Parks' life. She spotted it as she pulled into her parent's home, on the curb, out with the garbage. "It was like I saw the family dog shot in the driveway," Parks said.The KitchenAid stand mixer has … [Read more...] about The KitchenAid stand mixer: How color, cake and nostalgia made an American icon
7 things I learned at my first Comic-Con
Somewhere between the Lego replica of Jodie Whittaker from Doctor Who and Darth Vader casually riding the down escalator past me, it finally sunk in: I made it to San Diego Comic-Con.Comic-Con is a gathering of everything geeky. The folks who attend are fans, with a capital F, of a wide swath of pop culture ranging from superheroes to exclusive collectible merchandise to, well, comic books. They show up for autographs, celebrity sightings, trailers and panels that offer them a way to get that much closer to the things they love. Thanks to a college roommate who first told me about it our freshman year, I've followed it from a distance, figuring that if I ever did wind up in San Diego in July, it would be quite the experience. It sounded fun, and pretty intense.It was. Here are 7 things I learned at my first Comic-Con: The lines really are bananasWe've all heard the tales of the lines at Comic-Con. They're endless. People even camp out overnight just so they can get into a … [Read more...] about 7 things I learned at my first Comic-Con