By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Authorities in Moldova’s separatist Transdniestria region ended month-long power cuts and began restoring heat to apartments in wintry conditions on Monday as flows of natural gas resumed, funded by the European Union. Transdniestria, which split from Moldova at the end of the Soviet era, had relied on Russian gas […]
More Smart Lights We Tested Photograph: Simon Hill There are tons of smart ambient lighting panels, strips, lamps, and strings. Here are a few we also like. Lepro N1 AI Smart Neon Light Strip for $40: This is much like the Govee Neon Light Strip above, offering a lovely diffused light in whatever color you […]
Around the world, people found ways to show their holiday spirit.
The skies put on a spectacular show in 2024. With the sun experiencing a particularly active yearthe aurora displays around the globe stunned in their colorful beauty. The Northern Lights Photographer of the Yearpresented by Capture the Atlashonors not only the photographers who captured these aurora images but also their stories. Photographer Adrian Cormie was […]
I review a lot of home office gear for my job, which means my workstation is in flux. A new desk today, another office chair tomorrow—you get the idea. The one constant over the last three years? The BenQ ScreenBar. You may have heard of BenQ before—the Taiwanese company makes excellent monitors and projectors—but this […]
Urban planners in Vienna, Austria, installed their first smart traffic lights specifically designed to increase pedestrian safety in 2018. After years of analysis and improvement, the Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) researchers have now rolled out a second generation of exponentially more complex, deep learning-based software to 21 lights at four crosswalks. Unlike its […]
Other Christmas Lights to Consider Photograph: Nanoleaf Nanoleaf Essentials Smart Holiday String Lights for $100: These lights work with Google Assistant, Alexa, and HomeKit, and they’re similar in look, style, and price to our top pick. The only major difference is that the cord splits in two—the idea is you start from the middle of […]
If you were planning on putting up the holiday lights this weekend, then you might want to take a look at the Philips Hue Festavia string lights. Normally $219.99, you can currently pick up a 65-foot string with 250 color-changing LEDs from Amazon and Philips Hue for $153.99. If you need a longer strand, the […]
There’s no doubt we’ve been treated to some remarkable aurora shows this year (the May superstorms and the recent strong activity in October spring to mind) but what if I told you this was only the beginning of some incredible northern lights activity? In October 2024, scientists announced that the sun has reached solar maximuma […]
You might have seen a wave of people on social media channeling their best Hannibal Lecter while wearing an LED face mask with red or blue light-emitting diodes. They’re not eating liver with a side of fava beans, but instead claiming that the wrinkles and fine lines on their faces have disappeared with the help […]
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