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In its brief two-year lifespan, ColecoVision broke expectations and sales records. It was on its way to becoming the most successful console in history, had it not been for the industry collapse in 1983 and 1984 and a risky gamble to convert the console into a home computer. The Pre-History In some respects, the name of this article could have been titled Coleco: The House that Atari Built, as Coleco created an entire business on cloning and advancing Atari technology....

That depends on who you talk to and how you’re using it. A site like Facebook could serve as an opportunistic launching pad for a new business owner, or it could be an inescapable source of negative peer pressure for a young teen. There are pros and cons to everything in life—and that includes our social networking habits. The Pros of Social Networking There are a lot of upsides to social networking....

Types of Wii Remote Charges All Wii controller chargers have two components: a rechargeable battery to put in the Wii remote, and a base unit to charge it with. Many charging stations have slots for multiple controllers. Chargers are divided into conductive and inductive models. In a conductive model, the rechargeable battery will have exposed metal contacts that must physically touch metal contacts on the base. Therefore, if you have your remote wrapped in a silicone sleeve, you must remove it to charge the controller....

It’s a phone, but it’s not a phone. The Xperia Pro packs a 4K screen, 5G connectivity, and—here’s the interesting bit—an HDMI port. This connects it directly to video cameras, so it can be used as an external monitor, and also to live-stream video over 5G. The trouble is, it’s not good enough, cheap enough, or focused enough. “The concept is certainly interesting, and there will always be early adopters,” Lensrentals video marketing strategist Ryan Hill told Lifewire via email....

Apple’s accessory pricing falls firmly in the “charge whatever we can get away with” school. The prices are all over the place. When iPad cases cost the same as smart speakers, or a monitor stand is way, way more expensive than an actual Mac, you know things are screwy. Let’s take a look at Apple’s most absurd pricing choices. Macs Sense First—because we’ll be comparing them with the competition—a word on the prices of Apple’s products, the Macs, iPhones, and iPads....

An Eastern-inspired mix of OSTs (original soundtracks) plays in the background as she takes viewers on a journey through her “family-friendly” streams playing games and chatting with her audience. She’s cultivated a large following due in no small part to her unique marketability and congenial constitution. In a year and a half, girl_dm_ has made an impact on the VTuber Twitch community. She’s garnered over 100,000 followers on Twitch, while boasting an even larger audience on TikTok, upwards of 180,000, and a sizeable reach on YouTube....

The first Apple Silicon Macs went on sale in December 2020, and they blew away all Macs before them. They run as fast as a Mac Pro, are as cool as an iPad, and the M1-powered laptops can go all day—or more—on a single charge. I have a Mac mini with a 32-inch 4K monitor, which replaced my old 2010 27-inch iMac, and it’s better in every way. It’s like the Mac operating system finally got the hardware it deserves, and the result really sings no matter what you use your computer for....

Design: Basic, but effective The Archer C80 is an exceptionally small router, with a body that measures only 4.6 inches tall, 8.5 inches wide, and 1.26 inches in depth. Since its body is smaller than a paperback book, the router can sit inconspicuously on a table or desk. It also has two keyhole mounts on the back for mounting on a wall. The matte black color scheme allows it to blend in with other devices, so you’ll barely notice it on a desk or workstation....

Third-party keyboards for smartphones are a dime a dozen. Despite offering new themes and customization options, many just aren’t worth the time it takes to install them and set them up. On top of that, many keyboards require access to things on your phone that they just don’t need—like your files, location information, and tons of other private data. Typewise doesn’t ask for any of that. Instead, Typewise offers a complete on-device experience, including auto-correction that it says rivals Google’s GBoard and Swiftkey, two of the most significant smartphone keyboard replacements out there....

Using Facebook Business Pages Facebook profiles are used by individuals to socialize, but Facebook pages are used by businesses to: Give a business an online presenceReach new customersExpand a business beyond its local areaGenerate sales of servicesBuild a company brandCreate a mobile hubConnect with customers using Messenger, which is integrated with business pages How to Set Up a Business Page Pages are tagged with a category of business, given a title instead of a person’s name, and have several other business-related features....

Finder tabs are a nice addition to the Mac operating system. Here are a few tricks that will help you make the most of them. Tips and Tricks for Using Finder Tabs Tabs work almost the same way in the Finder as they do in Safari. In fact, they’re so similar that they share a lot of keyboard shortcuts. Finder tabs also work independently of each other. Each can have its own view (icons, list, column, and overflow), and each can contain information from any location in your Mac’s file system....

Available: It’s just a test so far for people in Virginia, Illinois, Georgia, and Colorado in the U.S., as well as Brazil, Australia, Spain, Italy, France, Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Peru, and Chile, so you might not see this pop up on your own mobile dating app. Safety first: It’s not just in-person dating that can be risky, so Tinder put together some solutions to creepy video calls. First off, you can only video chat if you both consent, and Tinder won’t tell anyone when you’ve enabled the video function, so they (or you) don’t feel pressured to go live....

What Is Motion Sickness? Motion sickness caused by video games is sometimes called simulator sickness (it was first identified during the use of flight simulators). It is caused when there is a disconnect between what your eyes see and what your body feels. The same experience can happen any time you think you’re moving when you’re really not. For example, if you’re in a parked car when the car next to you starts to back up, you might think you’re moving when you’re not, and it can trigger a sick feeling in your gut....

Yosemite (10.10) and Earlier A display bug with showing and hiding files in an Open or Save dialog box means that the keyboard shortcut doesn’t work in the Finder’s Column view mode in macOS Yosemite and earlier. The remaining Finder views (icon, list, cover flow) work fine for displaying hidden files. El Capitan (10.11) and Later The keyboard shortcut for showing hidden files in Open and Save dialog boxes works fine in El Capitan and later versions of macOS....

A company recently bought a plot of land that doesn’t physically exist for $2.4 million worth of cryptocurrency. The real estate purchase was in Decentraland, an online environment where users can walk around, visit buildings, and meet people as avatars. “Monetizing virtual real estate is no different than a virtual car or virtual clothes,” Edward Mermelstein, a real estate attorney and advisor, told Lifewire in an email interview. “Creators of virtual worlds and the contents within are monetizing things that have not previously existed....

Vizio Picture Quality Tech Vizio made its mark in sales with its low prices and has made an impact on the technology front by incorporating important features emphasizing picture quality, such as: Full-array backlighting (with local dimming) on most of its TVs. Embracing 4K Ultra HD across multiple product lines. Adopting HDR (including Dolby Vision) and wide color gamut technology. Incorporating Quantum Dot (aka QLED or Quantum) technology into an increasing number of TV models....

The Wii Remote, Nunchuk, and Wii Classic Controller The Wii Remote, which features a built-in motion detector, is the default controller for the Wii. The Wii Nunchuk is the joystick controller that attaches to the Remote via a cord. The Nunchuk is not used for all games, but the Wii Remote is always necessary. The Wii Classic Controller is an optional peripheral that resembles a traditional gamepad and can be used as a secondary controller....

Where smart smoke detectors have an edge is in their ability to send a notification to your phone when the alarm is triggered—even if you are away from home. Smart smoke detectors (like those that are part of the Nest product line) can also notify you when the battery gets low or if there is a problem with the sensors in the unit. What Are Smart Smoke Detectors? If there is one smart device for your home worth investing in, it is a smart smoke detector....

What Are the Buttons on the Echo Dot? Every Echo Dot has either two or four buttons, depending on the generation. These buttons give you access to certain Echo Dot functions without using voice controls, allow you to issue a command without first saying the wake word, and allow you to stop the Echo Dot from listening to you. The appearance of these buttons differs slightly depending on which version of the Echo Dot hardware you have....

What Is a DMG File? A file with the DMG file extension is an Apple Disk Image file, or sometimes called a Mac OS X Disk Image file, which is basically a digital reconstruction of a physical disc. For this reason, a DMG is often the file format used to store compressed software installers instead of having to use a physical disc. You’ll most likely only see them when downloading macOS software from the internet....