TCL 5-Series (S525) 4K HDR TV review: A lot of work

“Why you’re able to trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ My relationship with TCL TVs began two years ago when I reviewed the company’s2018 6-Series TV. That model put TCL on the map among TV enthusiasts who had previously never considered the brand....

July 29, 2025 · 9 min · 1794 words · Trevor Snow

The Woman King review: a thrilling period epic

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The Woman Kingopens purposefully and violently. The film’s first sequence, which brings to life a brutal battle from its sudden beginning all the way to its somber end, is a master class in visual storytelling....

July 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1180 words · Melissa Flores

These Sony wireless noise-canceling headphones are $110 off for Cyber Monday

It’s every technophile’s favorite day of the year today:Cyber Monday, when online retailers offer massive savings on popular electronics products and gadgets. It’s a great time of year to pick up early Christmas presents for family or friends, or to treat yourself to that item you’ve had your eye on for some time. Prices today are often the lowest they’ll be all year, so don’t miss out! To kick off the action, we’ve got a terrificCyber Monday deal on headphones: TheSony WH-CH700N wireless noise-canceling headphones are $110 off at Best Buy, down to just $90....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Justin Gordon

This flying robot-vacuum is not an altogether terrible idea

Crackpot inventor Peter Sripol appears to have a penchant for attaching wings to anything from power drills to gaming chairs before sending them skyward. Why? Because … well, just because. But now the popular YouTuber has built something that’s at least half-sensible: A robot vacuum that flies. Think about it. Since the very first robovac came noisily into view around two decades ago,the autonomous cleanerhas been confined to the floor where it’s been set down....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Jessica Mckenzie

This is the cheapest Samsung tablet worth buying today

If you’re after a cheap tablet, then you need look no further than this Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Black Friday deal. Samsung is the king of Android phones and so it’s no surprise that this tech giant also rules the Android tablet roost, and this is one of thebest Black Friday dealsas well as one of our favoriteBlack Friday tablet dealsfor anybody who wants something different (and considerably cheaper) than an iPad....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · James Vaughn

This Oscar dark horse about the 1972 Munich Olympics finally has a trailer

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer forSeptember 5, a thrilling drama that many awards pundits consider a dark horse at the2025 Oscars. This riveting movie chronicles the terrorist attacks during the 1972 Munich Olympics through the eyes of the ABC Sports team covering the event on television. Black September, a Palestinian terrorist group, infiltrated the Olympic Village and kidnapped several Israeli athletes. “There’s a hostage situation going on right now in the Olympic Village,” says John Magaro’s Geoff Mason, a producer at ABC Sports....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Mr. Alan Gates

Top 10 Most Overhyped Tech Products

Blogs gush about them. PR campaigns blow millions on them. News anchors announce their arrival like they’re members of state. And the rest of us suffer when they utterly fail to deliver. They’re overhyped tech products, and unfortunately, we’ve run across quite a few of them through the years. Here are a few of our favorites… or at least, the ones we most bitterly remember. Segway Personal Transporter By the way its inventor Dean Kamen and folks like Steve Jobs (who seems to have a blessing for hyperbole) talked this thing up, you would have believed it was the solution to all the world’s problems....

July 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1121 words · Robert Rangel DVM

Where to find the Capybara in Peak (August 25)

Where to find the Capybara in Peak (August 25) Looking to grab the coveted Animal Serenading Badge achievement inPeak, or do you just want to meet the adorable Capybaras? Well, you’ll need to find them first. Peak may have you and your friends climbing up large mountains incooperative chaos, but there’s so much more to it than just finding the next climbable object. After all, you can uncoverCursed Skulls,Magic Beans, and so much more on your adventure....

July 29, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Melissa Jackson

Where to watch Tár

For his first directorial feature film since 2006, Todd Field crafted a fictional saga of a composer and conductor named Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett). In the 2022 movieTár, Blanchett plays the first female chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, who is about to record a symphony that seems likely to take her career to new heights. Of course, that doesn’t go according to plan, and the next 140 minutes are a chronicle of one woman’s downfall due to her own ego....

July 29, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Jason Garcia

Why this unknown folding phone is more exciting than the Z Fold 4

The Tecno Phantom V Fold is evidence that making a folding smartphone is a big challenge. But don’t take this to mean I hate it and am about to write a lot of words rubbishing it. It’s quite the opposite. This is a folding smartphone from a brand you’ve probably never heard of, but seeing as brandsyou do knowstill haven’t bothered releasing a big-screen foldable, it’s one that deserves both our applause and attention....

July 29, 2025 · 8 min · 1600 words · Michael Kent

Why won’t my Roomba charge? Tips to fix your robot vacuum

iRobot’s Roombadevices are the original robot vacuums, but these days, there are dozens of different brands and models of robot vacuums. Some can be very affordable, but do-it-all bots that sweep and mop can be expensive, so when something goes wrong, it can be frustrating. A common problem is when your robot vacuum won’t charge. Fortunately, this is often an easy fix. Why won’t my robot vacuum charge? Tips to fix it These tips will work for almost anyrobot vacuum or robot mop, so if your Roborock vacuum isn’t charging or your Neato robot vacuum won’t run, you can try these universal fixes....

July 29, 2025 · 4 min · 692 words · Tara Sampson

Will Apple’s ‘eco-friendly’ plan to nix chargers actually help the environment?

Last month, Apple unveiled a range of new iPads and Apple Watch smartwatches. But the bit that drew the most headlines and reactions wasn’t the breezy colors of thelatest iPad Airor theApple Watch 6’s ability to measure your blood oxygen levels. Instead, it was the revelation that, while many anticipated, everyone believed was too bold to actually happen: Apple said it will no longer bundle a power adapter with the new Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE smartwatches....

July 29, 2025 · 10 min · 2004 words · Kent Mahoney

10 Harsh Realities Of Rewatching All Of Bucky's MCU Appearances

Summary The MCU has seenBucky Barnesfeature in multiple movies and a TV show, but the franchise’s handling of the character has its issues. After being introduced early in theMCU’s movie timeline, Bucky Barnes went on to become one of the franchise’s most prominent figures. As a close friend of Steve Rogers and a powerful character in his own right, Bucky has earned his status as one of the MCU’s foremost heroes in spite of the tragic beginning to his arc....

July 28, 2025 · 9 min · 1874 words · Shirley Randall