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What could be more futuristic than robots that clean up after you? Even though the first generations of self-cleaning robots were actually a little primitive, they’ve only been getting better in the years since then. These days, an effective self-cleaning robot can do far more than a little bit of vacuuming. But how much more exactly? That still partially depends on your budget. Narwal Self-Cleaning …

Choosing between earbuds can be tricky. Are you thinking about going for a jog? Are you going to be walking around the city with your earbuds in? Do you have any concerns for noise isolation or calling features? Those kind of details can add-up — and form a different picture of what perfect earbuds look like. You can find a pretty good example of this …

You’re headed off on a four-day trip to see a friend, so who’s going to take care of your pets? Paying pet-sitters can be costly. But what if you didn’t have to worry about stepping out for a few days? What if you only had to spend a quarter of the time on feeding? That would be a bit like having training wheels for your …

Mechanical keyboards tend are more expensive than ordinary rubber dome keyboards. It takes about two seconds to figure out why, at least, once you’ve got one in your hands. Using physical mechanical switches for each of its keys, a mechanical keyboard is far more complex and difficult to construct than other keyboards. Yeah, both ordinary keyboards and mechanical boards are tasked with basically the same …

Internet technologies keep getting better. People want to stream in higher resolutions, listen to audio content at higher bitrates, or otherwise chew through more data. As that happens, internet technologies have to adapt and improve to keep up. For people who haven’t updated their modem or router for more than a few years, there might be some surprises in wait. Most of the big advances …