Hardware

Linksys Velop Wi-Fi router review: One of the best mesh network systems to date

Linksys bid its time before jumping into the consumer mesh Wi-Fi router market, watching Eero, Luma, Netgear, and Google wade in with new products in 2016. Now Linksys is making a splash at CES, where it debuted its Velop Whole … Continue reading

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The 10 Mac games you need to play from December 2016

December’s Mac games Image by Daedalic Entertainment We recently looked back on the year in Mac gaming, choosing 20 of the most exciting and essential releases of 2016—but game studios didn’t stop releasing games just because we were winding down … Continue reading

67% off Canon MG6821 Wireless All-In-One Printer, Scanner, and Copier With Airprint – Deal Alert

Canon’s MG6821 all-in-one printer, scanner and copier features Airprint for convenient printing from your mobile device, and can print to Google Cloud as well. It features fast print speeds, sharp text, vivid colors, and can print 2-sided. It averages 4 … Continue reading

28% off Ninja Coffee Bar Brewer – Deal Alert

Classic brews, iced brews, speciality brews and more. The Ninja coffee bar’s fully automated brewing technology is designed to deliver better tasting coffee in variable sizes and richness levels that are never bitter. Comes with an 18oz. Hot and Cold … Continue reading

Thanks to Neonode’s AirBar, the MacBook Air has a touchscreen—kind of

For years Apple’s late chief executive Steve Jobs warned that users would develop “gorilla arms”—his argument for why he would never build a touchscreen into the Mac. Unfortunately, Neonode and its AirBar didn’t listen. On Tuesday, Neonode debuted a 13.3-inch … Continue reading

Sylvania’s Smart Multicolor A19 light bulb is HomeKit compatible, but it doesn’t require a hub

Good news, everyone! In an effort to shield us from the existential dread that comes from having to turn on the lights in your home with a switch on the wall—like an animal—LEDVANCE has given us a HomeKit and Siri-controlled … Continue reading

Rumor says Apple Watch Series 3 to bring battery, performance gains, little else

While all eyes are on the gizmos and gadgets being unveiled at CES this week, a new rumor is serving up some details about the next generation of Apple Watch. According to a report by the China-based Economic Daily News … Continue reading

17% off SteelSeries Nimbus Gaming Controller, Play New Minecraft Apple TV Edition – Deal Alert

One of the biggest games in recent history is now even more widely available. Minecraft was just released on Apple TV (see review here on TechConnect), and no, you don’t have to control it with that little silver remote. Take … Continue reading

Groundhog year: iPhone production cuts are brand new every year

No, you’re not still seeing double after that New Year’s Eve bender, the Macalope is actually writing yet again about the annual overreaction to iPhone production cuts. Hey, it’s job security. Writing for the Forbes contributor network and manufactured hysteria … Continue reading

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How to change your default font for viewing and composing in macOS Mail

Mark Chayka writes in with a problem picking type for Mail in macOS: I would like to permanently change the default font setting from “Helvetica 14pt” to “Helvetica Neue Light 14pt” in my mail application so that my messages appear … Continue reading