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Radio Station Microwave Receivers and Relays Many radio stations do not house their transmitter and broadcast tower on the same property as the studios. The radio signal is sent by microwave to a similar microwave receptor on the grounds where the transmitter and tower reside. The microwave communication is then converted into a signal that is broadcast to the general public. It is not uncommon for a radio station’s studios to be located 10, 15, or 30 miles away from the transmitter and tower....

The RadPower RadCity 5 is a mid-range electric city bike available for $1,799. Offering a powerful hub motor and many standard features, it will appeal to riders who want a relaxed, capable ebike that can haul groceries without a big impact on performance. Design: Handsome and utilitarian I like the RadCity 5’s look. It’s a handsome and utilitarian machine. The beefy rear rack, squared-off battery pack, and unassuming charcoal color create an impression of strength and reliability....

The company has just announced they are extending its self-repair program to incorporate MacBook computers. Starting tomorrow, you can purchase genuine Apple replacement parts and tools to fix a limited number of common issues impacting both MacBook Pro and MacBook Air computers. There are some caveats. First of all, those of us hanging on to older Intel-based MacBooks are out of luck, as this program is only for shiny M1-equipped laptops....

Lenovo shows off a laptop with a rollout display while Motorola touts its rollout smartphone. Experts say that rollable gadgets might be a step up from the folding screens that have been popular lately. “Rollable screens provide a larger effective screen area, providing users with more details in addition to a greater surface area, which can aid in multitasking,” technology consultant and IEEE Life Fellow Tom Coughlin told Lifewire in an email interview....

Starting with the Galaxy Tab S8, you can expect an 11-inch FullHD LED display at 2560 x 1600, a 4nm Octa Core processor, 8GB of RAM, and either 128GB or 256GB of storage. It also sports a 13MP rear camera and a 12MP front camera, supports 4K video, and the speakers support Dolby Atmos. Rounding out the package is an 8,000mAh fast-charging battery, along with a pack-in S Pen. The Galaxy Tab S+ is pretty much the same as the standard S8, but with one notable upgrade: a larger 12....

Sennheiser is keeping the trend going, too. The company has just revealed the feature-packed Momentum 4, ultra-premium, wireless over-the-ear headphones packed with interesting tech, including ear cups outfitted with touch pads. Yeah, you read that right. Momentum 4 wearers can adjust the volume, change songs, and adjust settings using tap and swipe gestures. As a matter of fact, there are no buttons anywhere on these headphones, aside from a combo power/Bluetooth pairing button....

How to Set up the 3DS Parental Controls Before you hand over the 3DS to your children, take the time to set up age-appropriate parental controls on the device. Your children are unable to access the parental control section of the 3DS to bypass your restrictions without your PIN. What Each Parental Controls Setting Does Each of the configurable parental controls covers a different area. Set each one as needed, depending on your child....

Right now, lab meat is still grown in a medium that uses fetal bovine serum (FBS), which comes from the blood of cow fetuses, and is harvested from pregnant cows. Lab meat offers a bright future in terms of emissions, animal welfare, and human health, but the ethics are still complex. “FBS contains a mixture of all [the] most important types of proteins and growth factors required for cell culture,” cultured meat expert Jordi Morales-Dalmau, a project manager for German biotechnology company OSPIN, told Lifewire via instant message....

Overall Findings Both Siri and Alexa are great smart assistants. They both provide plentiful help throughout the day, whether it’s asking the system to turn your lights on, look up your next appointment, or simply convert some measurements for you hands-free. If you can only have one smart assistant, to an extent, it doesn’t matter which you choose. They’re both solidly dependable and if you don’t know any different, you’ll be happy with either....

Cornell University researchers have developed a skin-tight computer interface that’s easy to attach/detach and can be used for anything from health monitoring to fashion. It’s part of a growing interest in skin-based wearable computers. “Skin wearable computing is primarily useful for its ability to accurately capture human motion and physiological state, including health vitals, while allowing the wearer to remain mobile and perform daily tasks,” Carmel Majidi, director of the Soft Machines Lab at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering, told Lifewire in an email interview....

On Tuesday, Skullcandy unveiled the Grind Fuel and Push Active, two new true wireless earbud sets that will join its already available lineup. What sets the Grind Fuel and Push Active apart from Skullcandy’s previous earbuds, however, is the company’s new Skull-iQ smart feature technology. Users can now take advantage of voice commands when wearing the earbuds by saying, “Hey Skullcandy.” They can then give commands to play or pause media, accept or reject incoming phone calls, and even turn on safety modes like Stay-Aware Mode....

Understand the Opening PowerPoint Slide When you first open PowerPoint, your screen resembles the image above and includes these areas: Slide Pane: Each page of a presentation is called a​ slide. New presentations open with a Title slide in Normal view. The Slide Pane is where you’ll add the text, images, and other screen-show elements that are a part of your presentation. Slides Tab: This area toggles between Slides view and Outline view....

When it comes to tradeoffs, the Soundcore Liberty Pro 2 might just be the perfect option for true wireless earbuds. That isn’t a claim made lightly—the true wireless category is as crowded and competitive as they come. Soundcore is normally a brand reserved for the low-to-mid section of the market, and the price of the Liberty Pros puts them right alongside other average-priced models. However, the feature set makes these earphones seem much more premium....

How: You simply answer a few questions while logged in to Spotify and it will do the rest Why Do You Care: Pets are one of our favorite things to share on the internet; this is bound to go a bit viral Heading over to Spotify’s pet playlist web page, you’ll see the option to choose what type of pet—dog, cat, hamster, lizard, or bird—you want to create a playlist for....

For the last few years, Steam’s look has mostly remained the same. However, Thursday Valve released a new update, which brings a completely revamped downloads page, storage management section, and some additional updates to the library, itself. The update is now available to download when users boot up Steam, and when installed will give them access to a more manageable downloads section. Downloads will now actively show the total progression completed for the download or update....

Match the Power Requirements Match the power requirements of the speakers with the output power of the amplifier or receiver. The power should equal the impedance rating for each of the speakers. Some speakers require more or less power than others. Speaker sensitivity is expressed in decibels, which is a measure of how much sound output is produced with a specified amount of amplifier power. For example, a speaker with low sensitivity (88 to 93 dB) tends to require more amplifier power than a speaker with a higher sensitivity (94 to 100 dB or more) to play and sound optimally at the same volume level....

Swift Playgrounds has given iPad users a way to play around with coding and app/game design for some time, but actually publishing their work wasn’t so easy. According to 9to5Mac, that’s about to change with the release of Swift Playgrounds 4 (the 4.0 release), which will allow iPad users to submit directly to App Store Connect. It should make app submission a fair bit smoother for iPad users, who’ve previously had to build their apps on a Mac using Xcode before attempting to publish....

T-Mobile @Home Its new T-Mobile @Home service, which is advertised at the very low price of $10 per month, is an Internet phone service that offers unlimited local and long-distance calls at home with perhaps better call quality than you might hear on your cell phone. “With T-Mobile @Home, we are addressing the remaining reasons [why] people have been reluctant to ‘cut the cord’ and ditch their home wireline service,” T-Mobile said....

The news dropped Friday, with Tech-Adaptika revealing that the upcoming summer school would offer classes for students in grades one through 12, including courses in English, French, and math. The school is being launched in collaboration with Voilà Learning and is part of the two companies’ push to give students more options following a year of partial or full school closures. “We want to help bridge the learning gap for Canadian and American students by creating opportunities for meaningful interactions safely,” Carrie Purcell, the co-founder of Tech Adaptika, explained in a press release....

The McAfee survey found that although smartphones are increasingly replacing computers as the preferred device for accessing online content, especially among younger users, the devices are often poorly protected because of the user’s misconceptions. “One of the more alarming aspects of the survey is that almost half of parents and even more children believe a ’new’ phone is more secure,” Stephen Gates, Security Evangelist at Checkmarx told Lifewire over email....