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Kodi boxes, also known as Android TV boxes, are massively popular. The best models deliver 4K video to your TV and allow you unfettered access to audio and video streams of every format and service. If there's a better, more versatile piece of AV software out there, we've yet to see it. On top of giving you the capability to stream video and music files over a local network, the software also includes the ability to install add-ons to stream from almost any streaming service you could think of, including Amazon Prime Instant Video , Spotify and Netflix. One of the main selling points of Kodi is the fact that it’s supported by pretty much any platform you could think of, up to and including macOS, Android, Linux and Windows. The only real drawback we can think of is that Kodi doesn’t actually manufacture streaming boxes (no, the official Kodi Raspberry Pi case doesn't count), so you need to find your own device to run it on. Luckily, dozens of manufacturers the … [Read more...] about Best Kodi XBMC streaming boxes of 2023: the best hardware for Kodi streaming

The big picture: AI has been a topic of interest within the tech industry for several years, but the general population didn't get its first real taste of the technology until deep learning models like DALL-E, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney launched with the ability to generate strikingly lifelike images from text inputs. However, people truly grasped the power of AI last November when OpenAI launched ChatGPT to the public. While Google has been late to the AI game, many believe that Bard could be the only real competitor to ChatGPT in the near future. Google has opened public access to its conversational AI chatbot, Bard . The move comes a month and a half after the company unveiled the service and rolled it out to a handful of beta testers. With this week's wider rollout, users in the US and the UK will now be able to join a waitlist to check out its features and assess its abilities. Google said Bard can not only be used to boost productivity, but should also help users … [Read more...] about Google’s ChatGPT rival ‘Bard’ is now in early access

What just happened? Following Nintendo's announcement that the Wii U and 3DS eShops would shut down in March 2023, some gamers rushed to keep their favorite games available. However, one person took preservation to an entirely different level, purchasing every title on each console's eShop. Many customers were upset when Nintendo announced the unfortunate discontinuation of the Wii U and 3DS eShops. The shutdown meant users could no longer digitally purchase games and may only install ones that they had previously bought. While this might not sound too serious, both consoles have a massive "digital-only" library scheduled to close on March 27. Each console's Virtual Console catalog will no longer be available following the shutdown. Though some of these retro games have now found their way onto the Switch, most haven't. Nintendo's decision led Jirard Khalil, better known as "The Completionist," and his friends to perform a significant feat of gaming preservation. In a process … [Read more...] about YouTuber purchased every Wii U and 3DS eShop game for $22,000

In a nutshell: Nintendo has shared the final trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie ahead of its April 5 theatrical debut. Additionally, the Japanese gaming giant has launched its annual MAR10 Day festivities with discounts on some of its top games. The minute-and-a-half spot plays more like a video game trailer than a movie preview. It's the exact opposite of what Nintendo attempted to accomplish with its first Super Mario Bros. film back in 1993. "This Ain't No Game," that flick's movie poster read. Nintendo's latest effort features cutting-edge animation and a star-studded voice cast including Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen and Keegan-Michael Key, among others. Charles Martinet, who has voiced both Mario and Luigi in several games since the early 90s, will also appear in "surprise cameos" throughout the film. The film looks to be full of humor that'll get both kids and adults through the doors, and longtime fans will no doubt … [Read more...] about Nintendo shares final Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer and kicks off Mario Day festivities

When people think of the acclaimed developer Arkane Studios, stealth-action adventures like Dishonored or Deathloop probably come to mind. These kinds of "immersive sims" are known for letting players maneuver through a "clockwork world" where characters go about their daily lives and players complete larger, open-ended objectives. So it's a bit of a surprise to see the developers shifting to a more direct kind of looting and grinding-action RPG with the horror fantasy of Redfall . After spending time with a single-player preview build of Redfall , I could still make out some hints of Arkane’s signature open-ended style amid the vampire slaying. But it's still a noticeable shift from the bleak worlds of Prey and Dishonored , with a team of charismatic vampire hunters that bring the vibe of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer to the gameplay of Borderlands . Welcome to Redfall The titular town of Redfall has come down with a bad case of vampires and human cultists. Together, … [Read more...] about offers a compelling mix of

Table of Contents What to Look For in a Portable Printer in 2023 Best Portable Printer Overall: Canon Pixma TR150 Best Budget Portable Printer: HPRT MT810 Bluetooth Printer Best Portable Photo Printer: Canon SELPHY CP1500 Best Portable Label Printer: Phomemo M110 Portable Bluetooth Printer Best Portable Printer for iPhone: KODAK Step Wireless Printer Best Portable Printer and Scanner: HP OfficeJet 250 All-in-One Frequently Asked Questions What to Look For in a Portable Printer in 2023 Home offices, small businesses, and household computer rooms have been forced to give up vital real estate to bulky printers for years. So, the first thing you’ll want to consider is size. Just how portable do you need your printer to be? Do you have room for something just a little bigger, or do you need to condense the device down significantly? There may be limitations on just how small you can go, though. Portable printers and scanners will likely occupy more room than a … [Read more...] about The Best Portable Printers of 2023

Scammers may target you with bogus free Discord Nitro offers, malware sent via private chats, attempts to learn your Discord token, scam competitions and giveaways, invitations to servers where your "behavior" has been "exposed", by pretending to be Discord HypeSquad and Partner staff, with crypto and NFC scams, or with fake Steam giveaways and profile reporting. Discord is a communication tool that’s primarily aimed at gamers, but one that also has broad appeal. Due to the popularity of the service, Discord also happens to be a common target for scammers. Can You Get Scammed on Discord? Just like any other communication platform, scams are rife on Discord. The stakes can be very high on the platform, particularly if have your own server. If someone gets access to your server, either by impersonating you or by convincing you to grant them admin privileges, they may attempt to nuke your Discord server or simply use it to spam members and compromise more accounts. Just … [Read more...] about 8 Common Discord Scams (and How to Protect Yourself)

Amazon sells Fire TV streaming devices, as well as smart TVs with the same software experience, which are also (confusingly) called Fire TV. Today the company released more models, at both high-end and budget price points. Amazon already sells a lot of smart TVs under its own Fire TV brand, such as the Fire TV Omni QLED series. Those TVs were already available in 65-inch and 75-inch sizes, complete with Dolby Vision IQ and 4K support, but Amazon is now adding more size options to the mix. The Omni QLED series is now also available in 43, 50, and 55 inches. The smaller models have all the same features as the existing larger TVs, such as “Fire TV Ambient Experience,” which turns the TV into a smart display-like panel or art gallery when not in use. Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series Amazon's Omni QLED smart TVs combine the Fire TV software experience with 4K and Dolby Vision support. It's now available in three more sizes. Amazon is also introducing an entirely … [Read more...] about Amazon Just Released More Smart TVs, Including a $200 Model

Three French LGBT activist groups have filed a criminal complaint against feminists Dora Moutot and Marguerite Stern [pictured, above] over comments on allowing transgenders into women’s-only spaces, such as bathrooms. The complaint revolves around a manifesto co-authored by Moutot and Stern, who are both well-known feminists critical of the transgender movement in France and make their views known on their own blogs. The associations STOP homophobia, Mousse and Famille LGBT+ released a statement Tuesday indicating that they had filed a criminal complaint against the pair for “insults and public provocations to hatred or violence” against transgender people. The groups listed several passages from the manifesto including one which states, “Why should trans women’s fear of being mocked in men’s bathrooms take precedence over women’s fear of being raped? … Of course, not all trans people are predators, but we are forced to be wary because transgenderism can be instrumentalized … [Read more...] about French Activists File Criminal Complaint Against ‘Transphobic’ Feminists

Google offers users the option to improve the security of their account by enabling a feature called ‘ Enhanced Safe Browsing ’. The feature is designed to help protect users' accounts from various online threats such as phishing and malware attacks. It adds an extra layer of security to the browsing experience by checking every website you visit against a list of known dangerous sites and alerts if it detects anything suspicious. In this article, we'll walk you through the steps to enable Enhanced Safe Browsing for your Google account . Also, it is important to understand that Google uses some browsing data for this feature to work. According to the official support page, Enhanced Safe Browsing for your account checks for risky: URLs Downloads Browser extensions System information Small sample of pages What happens when the Enhanced Safe Browsing is turned on Provide real-time security scanning to warn you about or block … [Read more...] about How to enable Enhanced Safe browsing for Google Account