Usage What do you want to capture? Are you looking to back up older VHS tapes? Do you want to be able to capture TV shows and save them? What about your camcorder? Your first consideration should be your usage scenario. If you intend to convert older VHS tapes to DVD, you may want to look for a device that comes with video editing software. If you know you’re going to be simply making copies, the software may not be a priority for you....
WhatsApp has started offering secure cloud backups within WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.21.15.5, according to Engadget. The option to enable secure backups was first discovered by WABetaInfo, and users can opt in to have their conversation history uploaded to the cloud. WhatsApp still offers its signature end-to-end encryption on the backups, a mainstay in the app for several years now. The app developer just started rolling out the feature to the beta last week....
Windows 10 EOL Date You have until October 14, 2025 to keep using Windows 10 and continue receiving at least some sort of support from Microsoft for it. However, the company announced in November 2021 that it will only release feature updates after version 21H2 (the Windows 10 November 2021 Update) annually in the second half of the year via the General Availability Channel. The next Windows 10 feature update is slated for the second half of 2022....
When it comes to finding your next smartphone, there are a lot of things to take into account. Three of the most important, though, are how secure the platform is, the availability of the ecosystem you’re buying into, and how long you can expect the device to be supported. According to experts, these three concerns could be the driving force behind an upcoming surge of Android users switching to the iPhone....
Why Is My PS4 Controller Blinking Blue? The LED light on your PS4 controller flashes blue when it’s trying to connect with the console. The light should turn solid blue shortly after your press the PS button. If it doesn’t stop blinking, it could be due to one of the following reasons: Faulty PS4 hardware. If your PS4 won’t turn on, your controller can’t connect to it. Damaged USB ports can also cause problems with controllers....
Specifically, we’re talking about Lightroom mobile for your phone or iPad, and Lightroom CC for your Mac or Windows computer. Like Apple’s built-in Photos app, Lightroom syncs between all your devices, keeping original photos in the cloud. But it also adds tons more editing options, saved filters, and a killer camera app that can shoot raw images. What’s So Great About Lightroom? Lightroom is the only pro-level editing/catalog app that syncs between mobile and desktop (ON1 also has a mobile version, but it’s not there yet in terms of camera support and features)....
These shows are merging the boundaries between games, dance, and theater. With a VR headset and an internet connection, they allow anyone to participate in a live performance. At the same time, they’re providing much-needed income for an industry that is suffering economically from the COVID shutdowns. “In our current moment of isolation, the act of gathering together, even if we are physically separated, is extremely powerful, human, and healing,” Brandon Powers, the choreographer of Queerskins: Ark’s choreographer, a virtual reality performance, said in an email interview....
The company holoride, whose promise is “turning vehicles into moving theme parks,” recently announced that it’s bringing VR headsets to some Audi SUVs and sedans this summer. The company claims it can cut down on the motion sickness that plagues both everyday car riders and those using VR. “Typically when passengers consume visual media in a moving vehicle, such as watching a movie or reading a book, motion sickness arises because what they’re viewing is not matching the movement of the car,” Rudolf Baumeister, the director of marketing & communications at holoride told Lifewire in an email interview....
Imagine spending a few hours exploring mountain peaks or watching the sunset burn across wetlands as local birds wade by. Maybe you hunt some boar, take a wild horse for a gallop over the plains, or just wander, camping out and cooking over a fire, or take a selfie in front of the distant rainbow that appears after a storm. That is the world of Zelda: Breath of the Wild....
Apple’s next round of MacBooks could be pretty radical. Freed from the constraints of hot Intel chips, Apple Silicon laptops could be as slim as an iPad. Apple’s M1 Macs already can run iOS apps, but the experience is poor because those apps are built for touch. So what might a future convertible Mac look like? One thing is almost certain—it won’t be a macOS tablet. “Mac isn’t a touch-focused machine....
With its many options and ability to copy entire directories, it’s similar to, but much more powerful than, the copy command. The robocopy command is also similar but has even more options. Xcopy Command Availability This command is available from within the Command Prompt in all Windows operating systems including Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 98, etc. You can also access the command in MS-DOS as a DOS command....
Glance is a $2 billion subsidiary of adtech giant InMobi backed by Google and other investors. It serves various kinds of media to the home screens of participating handsets, and may actually be pretty compelling for some people. Glance puts a feed of news, quizzes, photos, videos, and so on, right onto your lock screen. “The potential of lock screen adverts is appealing to advertisers. Because lock screens are seen hundreds of times a day and are devoid of visual noise, they are set to be high-impact and high-engagement ad placements if done well, which Glance appears to be willing to do,” financial analyst Candice Moses told Lifewire via email....
Over the years, the consoles and platforms that Kingdom Hearts has been available on have changed, but the series never made the transfer to PC, leaving me and many others to miss out on key entries in the series. Since I didn’t own a PlayStation 2 or PlayStation 3, I never really got to take in the first few entries, and my only real experience with the franchise was Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, which I played multiple times as a child on my Gameboy Advanced SP....
Stubbs, which re-released last week for modern consoles, is a 2005 action game built on the same engine as the first Halo. It puts you in the middle of a zombie apocalypse but flips the script by making you the one who starts it. As Stubbs, a mostly-mute but surprisingly smart zombie, your job/passion is to zombify everyone you can reach in the retro-futuristic science-fiction city of Punchbowl. Stubbs is an entertaining but poorly-aged splatterpunk comedy that takes many cheap shots at 1950s science fiction....
How to Verify File Integrity in Windows With FCIV Follow the easy steps below to verify a file’s integrity with FCIV, a free checksum calculator: Do the Checksums Match? Now that you’ve generated a checksum value, you need to see if it equals the checksum value the download source provided for comparison. FCIV is a command-line tool but don’t let that scare you away. It’s very easy to use, especially if you follow the tutorial outlined below....
All the major broadcasters carry the event, and it’s easy to live stream State of the Union. When a new president takes office, their first address to a joint session of Congress is not called The State of the Union, though it serves a similar purpose. Time: 6 p.m. PT/ 9 p.m. ET Location: U.S. House of Representatives (joint session of Congress) Channels: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC Streams: YouTube, ABC....
How to Make a Zip File on Mac for a Single File or Folder Compress and decompress a single file or folder using Finder to access the Archive Utility built into Macs. Zip Multiple Files and Folders Compressing multiple files and folders works about the same as compressing a single item. The main difference is the name of the zip file. The Archive Utility zips the selected file and leaves the original file or folder intact....
At Allina Health’s Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in Minnesota, patients strap on headsets as part of their therapy. They play games like Fruit Ninja to help work muscles even when they are paralyzed. The program is an example of the growing use of VR to treat ailments ranging from PTSD to spinal cord injuries. “VR technology typically helps by allowing individuals to experience environments that may ordinarily cause discomfort, pain, anxiety or trauma in a way that is non-threatening or graded so that the viewer can more gently be introduced to the experience,” Dr....
Yann LeCun, the chief AI scientist at Meta, recently said that machine learning models could be trained without human-labeled examples. His remarks have given new life to the debate over whether machines as intelligent as humans are possible or even a worthy goal. “Human-level intelligence in AI is something that will remain to be seen in the near future,” EY’s global chief technology officer Nicola Morini Bianzino told Lifewire in an email interview....
There are lots of new features and bug fixes in iOS 9. Plus, the upgrade supports more devices than in any previous release. iOS 9 Compatible Devices The Apple devices that are compatible with iOS 9 are: Among the major features introduced with iOS 9 were: Features designed to understand the user’s behaviors and proactively suggest tasks and features Support for the 3D Touch screen on iPhone 6S series Night Shift (in iOS 9....
