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Top Reading Glasses to Shop Online in 2025

Strength Reading glasses typically range from +0.25 to +2.50 diopters (the unit of measurement for eye prescriptions), though the average starting strength is usually around +0.75. In rare cases, reading glass strength can go up to +4.00. “Tips for buying reading glasses online are similar to buying ready-made reading glasses at the drugstore: it’s a convenient option, but it’s not a good idea for everyone,” says Dr. Ravi Goel, clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. “

This Solar-Powered Camping Backpack Charged My Phone 18 Times in One Trip

CNET's key takeaways This solar-rechargeable power station is also a backpack that can carry my camping essentials. I was able to charge my laptop six to nine times, my phone 18 times and my drone five times in one charge cycle. The Bluetti Handfree 2 backpack costs $599 at full price, but it is often on sale for $450. It's heavy. It weighs 16.5 pounds by itself before adding other gear. Deep in the wilderness, you don't have many options for charging your devices, some of which are safety e

US smart rings are getting more limited. Here are the 4 best ones you can still buy

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority If you’ve been thinking about buying a smart ring, your options are getting smaller. Over the weekend, Oura announced that the United States International Trade Commission (aka the ITC) ruled against RingConn and Ultrahuman for patent infringements against Oura. As a result, both RingConn and Ultrahuman have been issued cease-and-desist orders to stop selling their smart rings in the US. Although RingConn and Ultrahuman may not be the biggest names in the sma

Reverse wireless charging may not be possible on the iPhone 17 Pro

One feature that has been available for a number of years on Android has long been expected to come to iPhone too: reverse wireless charging. A leaker yesterday suggested that it’s coming to the two iPhone 17 Pro models. If true, this would be good news for three reasons, but there is reason to suggest that may not be possible – due to MagSafe … What is reverse wireless charging? Very simply, this means the ability to wirelessly charge an accessory like AirPods or an Apple Watch by placing it

Hands-on: Kuxiu debuts tiny smart connector charger for iPad: meet the M30 [Updated]

Kuxiu continues to make some of the best iPad accessories in the game. They were the first to introduce “wireless” charging for the iPad by implementing the smart connector into their products, like the X33 Pro Max. It was the first magnetic iPad stand that also charged your iPad Pro with those smart connectors. They have doubled down on that and made it ultra compact. Today, they unveiled the M30 Magnetic Smart Connector Charger, and I’m so excited about it. Here is what you should know. Hands

Rumor: AirPods Pro 3 design will borrow two changes from AirPods 4

Earlier this week, Bloomberg offered great news for the AirPods Pro 3 launch timing, and now a new rumor indicates Apple has design changes coming that take inspiration from AirPods 4. AirPods Pro 3’s charging case is shrinking and removing pairing button, hinting at larger redesign We are likely just a couple weeks away from AirPods Pro 3 being unveiled. And despite an absence of leaks around product details for the last few months, rumors have started flowing again. Today’s new rumor involv

Spotify introduces an in-app messaging feature

My first thought when I heard Spotify had launched a messaging service was, "Why?" But, after looking into it a bit more, I'm intrigued at the idea of sharing recommendations within the app. So, what is Spotify's new Messages feature? Basically, like Instagram, TikTok and other social media platforms, Spotify is creating a way for you to share content and thoughts from within its app. You can send playlists, songs and podcasts without having to use a link on another platform. You can see the M

It’s time for Google to address this major Play Store issue

Karandeep Singh / Android Authority Google’s Play Store has a serious problem, and it’s something that’s a big source of frustration for me. While many apps on the Play Store offer subscriptions, I find it nearly impossible to figure out the exact price before I download them. Google makes it clear that an app offers “in-app purchases” right on the main page, but it never gives me the crucial pricing information I need. This might seem like a small issue, but for me, it matters a lot. Price is

Notice a weird beauty filter on Shorts? YouTube says it’s on purpose

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube has been secretly upscaling Shorts by certain creators without their consent. Creators have not been offered any notification or given any option to disable upscaling. The team has clarified that it is using “traditional machine learning” to denoise and unblur videos. YouTube was founded 20 years ago and has gone through significant changes over this period, especially in video quality. More recently, however, it is experimenting with forced upsca

How They Make the Mario Kart-Style 'Ghost Car' for Auto Racing Broadcasts

If you’re within a certain age range, you may have spent weekend afternoons in your youth playing Mario Kart, the seminal Nintendo game. You may even remember passing the sticks around between friends and competing in the game’s individual time trials, one driver at a time. Among that game mode’s defining features: A translucent “ghost car” that represented the current leader in a given trial, allowing other drivers to chase after it or, ideally, pass it on the way to a faster time. Similar fea

Memory optimizations to reduce CPU costs

Imagine that you are given the following task, with a file like this: Name,Department,Salary,JoinDate John Smith,Marketing,75000,2023-01-15 Alice Johnson,Finance,82000,2022-06-22 Bob Lee,Sales,68000,2024-03-10 Emma Davis,HR,71000,2021-09-01 You want to turn that into a single list of all the terms in the (potentially very large) file. In other words, you want to turn it into something like this: [ { "term" : "Name" , "position" : 0 , "length" : 4 } , { "term" : "Department" , "position" : 5

Mob Programming (2018)

By Woody Zuill {NOTE: This is a draft of a work in progress. It is likely to change over time as I flesh out the examples given here. It is likely there are spelling, grammar, and other errors throughout. Please read past the mistakes. I’ll try to get things cleaned up over time.] Fading Problems I’d like to introduce a concept I am calling “Fading Problems”. After doing Mob Programming for a while we started noticing that many of the problems we previously faced were no longer affecting us.

Surge in coordinated scans targets Microsoft RDP auth servers

Internet intelligence firm GreyNoise reports that it has recorded a significant spike in scanning activity consisting of nearly 1,971 IP addresses probing Microsoft Remote Desktop Web Access and RDP Web Client authentication portals in unison, suggesting a coordinated reconnaissance campaign. The researchers say that this is a massive change in activity, with the company usually only seeing 3–5 IP addresses a day performing this type of scanning. GreyNoise says that the wave in scans is testin

AI doesn’t belong in journaling

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. In July 2023, I deleted the Day One journaling app from my phone and laptop. It was perhaps the best thing I’ve done as a lifelong diarist. The decision was prompted by Apple announcing its Journal app at WWDC that year. In that keynote, Apple said it would use “on-device machine learning” to provide prompts based on the content in y

a16z spends $1.49M in Washington lobbying, while rivals mostly sit out

Andreessen Horowitz’ plan to push its agenda in Washington shows no sign of slowing down, with the firm reporting $1.49 million in federal lobbying so far this year, according to lobbying records filed with Congress. A16z is even narrowly outspending its own industry trade group, the National Venture Capital Association. The pace of lobbying appears to be accelerating from last year, according to a TechCrunch review of lobbying disclosures. A16z spent $1.8 million on lobbying in all of 2024 and

Large, curved Samsung Odyssey G9 monitor drops to new record-low price!

You’ve surely seen and marveled at those giant, curved monitors at your local tech stores. I know I have always wanted one, but they usually come with crazy price tags. Maybe you’re waiting for a nice deal to score one. Today is your chance! The Samsung Odyssey G9 G95C monitor is at a record-low price of $699.99. Buy the Samsung Odyssey G9 G95C gaming monitor for just $699.99 ($600 off) This offer is available from Amazon as a “limited time deal.” It’s a record-low price we’ve never seen in the

Reading for pleasure plummets by 40% in the US

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Dataset characterization and measures of reading. Credit: iScience (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113288 If you love nothing more than devouring a page-turner in your free time, you're becoming a rare breed. Reading for pleasure among adults in the United States has fallen dramatically in the last two decades. A n

This Is the Best Oil to Use for Every Type of Cooking

Cooking oil can completely transform a dish, but using the wrong one can ruin it. While olive oil is a go-to for many home cooks, it isn't always the best choice. The reason? Its lower smoke point means it can burn at high temperatures, leaving food with an unpleasant, bitter taste. For frying, searing or any other high-heat cooking, reach for neutral oils like canola, avocado or grapeseed instead. They can withstand hotter temperatures and deliver a cleaner, crisper finish. By matching the rig

Ether slides to start the week after hitting a fresh record near $5,000

Ether tumbled to start the week, erasing gains from its Jackson Hole rally after hitting a fresh record over the weekend. On Monday, the price of the second largest cryptocurrency fell 8% to $4,431.60, according to Coin Metrics. On Sunday, it rose to an all-time high of $4,954.81, after hitting an earlier record Friday for the first time since 2021. Meanwhile, bitcoin fell 2% to $110,531.00, its lowest level since July. The flagship cryptocurrency hit its most recent record of $124,496 on Aug.

My 4 favorite Linux distros for streaming - and why choosing the right one makes a huge difference

Jose A. Bernat Bacete / Moment via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Some Linux distributions are better for streaming. There are certain factors to consider for streaming on Linux. The distributions here should work fine without tweaking. Among Spotify, Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services, I consume a lot of content. Although you might think any operating system with a web browser (or the ability to install an app or two) is perfectl

Want a subscription-free, Oura-like smart ring? You need act fast. Here's why

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Oura won a patent dispute with Ultrahuman and RingConn. The two competitors infringed on form factor patents, the ITC ruled on Aug. 21. Ultrahuman and RingConn smart rings can no longer be sold in the US. Oura secured a final legal victory in its patent dispute with Ultrahuman and RingConn last week. The US International Trade Commission's ruling asserts that the two competing smart ring brands i

DeepWiki: Understand Any Codebase

Welcome to another post in the AI Coding Series, where I'll share the strategies and insights I've developed for effective AI-assisted coding. In this post, I break down how I use DeepWiki - my go-to tool for understanding unfamiliar codebases, spinning up dev environments, and generating context for coding agents like Claude and Cursor. Whether you're evaluating an open-source repo, onboarding to a new project, or building an AI-powered dev tool, DeepWiki can save you hours. Note: This is not

Flamingoes Can Slow Down Aging—But Only If They Embrace This Lifestyle

Despite the uniform appearance of pink flamingo flocks, individuals live very different lifestyles. In the Camargue region of France, some stay put for their entire lives while others migrate along the Mediterranean coast. Now, scientists believe these two groups differ in how they age, too. New research published Monday, August 25, in the journal PNAS found that migratory flamingoes, who leave the Camargue annually to spend the winter in Italy, Spain, or North Africa, age slower than non-migra

Google's Liquid Cooling

Liquid cooling is a familiar concept to PC enthusiasts, and has a long history in enterprise compute as well. Recently, liquid cooling has taken an increasing role in datacenters, amid increasing power draw and correspondingly high heat output from the latest chips. Machine learning in particular has an insatiable appetite for power and cooling. Google notes that water has a thermal conductivity about 4000 times that of air, making it an attractive solution to deal with the cooling demands assoc

The 38 Best Deals From REI’s 2025 Labor Day Sale

Isn't it amazing how fast summer goes by? The kids are back in school, and it's time for the annual REI Labor Day Sale. This year’s event kicks off today, August 22, and ends on Labor Day, September 2. Many items are up to 30 percent off, and REI Co-op members save 20 percent on any REI Outlet item. To get the member discount, add the promo code LABORDAY2025 at checkout. We've rounded up the best deals on all our favorite tents, backpacks, sleeping bags, pads, cookware, outdoor apparel, and mor

Oura's biggest smart ring rivals were just banned in the US - but you can still buy them (for now)

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Oura won a patent dispute with Ultrahuman and RingConn. The two competitors infringed on form factor patents, the ITC ruled on Aug. 21. Ultrahuman and RingConn smart rings can no longer be sold in the US. Oura secured a final legal victory in its patent dispute with Ultrahuman and RingConn last week. The US International Trade Commission's ruling asserts that the two competing smart ring brands

Google's Liquid Cooling at Hot Chips 2025

Liquid cooling is a familiar concept to PC enthusiasts, and has a long history in enterprise compute as well. Recently, liquid cooling has taken an increasing role in datacenters, amid increasing power draw and correspondingly high heat output from the latest chips. Machine learning in particular has an insatiable appetite for power and cooling. Google notes that water has a thermal conductivity about 4000 times that of air, making it an attractive solution to deal with the cooling demands assoc

iPhone 17 Pro might gain unique new battery advantage, per rumor

Apple’s big iPhone unveiling is only weeks away, with the iPhone 17 Pro models and brand new iPhone 17 Air competing for buyers’ upgrades. A new rumor indicates the iPhone 17 Pro line might gain a unique, all-new battery advantage over the ultra-thin Air model: reverse wireless charging. Reverse wireless charging might be coming to iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max When comparing Apple’s big flagship models this year, the iPhone 17 Air and 17 Pro line will offer two very distinct options for shoppers.