The original Xbox One controller has undergone quite a few changes and iterations over the console’s long life. You’ve got the original version that launched with the Xbox One, a slightly updated version of that, the One S controller, and then the Elite. Each of these controllers were pretty well-received in their day, but Microsoft carefully improved and updated them throughout the years to make them even better. We reviewed the original $150 Elite controller when it debuted years ago and loved nearly every aspect of it, but it wasn’t flawless suffering from the lack of a few key features and some durability issues....

Read more of this review to learn how to find free movies and to learn about our experience with advertising and video buffering, among other details. Some Movies & Shows Aren’t Free Fortunately, there is a Free section that shows just the free movies. Some genres you can look through are Romance, Classics, Horror, Animation, Documentary, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Comedy, Western, Action, Adventure, Disaster, Indie, and Drama, among several others....

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has just introduced a new specification, dubbed Clear Motion Ratio (ClearMR), which will make it easier to judge a monitor’s proficiency in eliminating motion blur. The new specification will apply to both LCD and emissive display products, including display panels, computer monitors, laptops, tablets, TVs, and more. “ClearMR is beneficial to the average consumer because it is a standardized measure of how sharp moving images are on a display, which all the other numbers on the box are not,” Ben Golus, tech artist and graphics programmer, told Lifewire over Twitter....

Even though these devices share the same OS and software features, there are differences between the iPod Touch and the iPhone. 6th Gen. iPod Touch: 4 inches, 1136 by 640 pixels resolutioniPhone 8: 4.7 inches, 1334 by 750 pixelsiPhone 8 Plus: 5.5 inches, 1920 by 1080 pixelsiPhone X: 5.8 inches, 2436 by 1125 pixelsiPhone XS: 5.8 inches, 2436 by 1125 pixelsiPhone XS Max: 6.5 inches, 2688 by 1242 pixelsiPhone 11: 6....

Running short of RAM can hamper performance, so adding RAM can refresh an old PC. A RAM upgrade is most useful when a PC has less than 4GB of RAM installed. An old mechanical disk drive can also hold back PC performance, so consider replacing your old hard drive. If you can afford to do so, replacing it with a modern solid-state drive will make the PC more responsive. However, not every PC allows upgrades, so research this before you purchase new hardware....

These websites offer full-length, completely free audiobooks for you to download and listen to whenever you want. Unlike most sites with “free” audiobooks, these sources are 100% legal, either because they’re public domain or because the websites have permission from the author. You can find one by searching by title, author, genre/subject, or language. You can also browse all the titles in the catalog, view only the most additions, and subscribe to new releases as podcasts....

I’ve put together this list of the best free flower wallpapers that are my absolute favorites, and I hope you enjoy them, too. You’ll find beautiful flower wallpapers of roses, dahlias, tulips, cherry blossoms, lilacs, daisies, sunflowers, peonies, gardenias, hydrangeas, orchids, crocuses, water lilies, and many other types of flowers. You can download this Dahlia flower wallpaper in 1024x768 or 1280x800 for your normal or wide screen monitor. Download Creamy Dahlia Flower by Wallcoo....

What Is Tinder? Tinder is a popular smartphone dating app that launched in 2012 on iOS and Android devices. Its popular swiping mechanic, where you choose who you find attractive by swiping right or left on the device screen, sets it apart from many similar rival apps. It continues to be one of the most popular dating apps to date. A web version is also available to use in a traditional web browser on a computer....

Here’s how to get the job done. Head Unit Installation Tools To install a head unit, you’ll need the right set of tools. If you haven’t bought a head unit yet, make sure you get one that fits the space in your vehicle. To that end, you should understand the difference between single DIN, double DIN, and DIN-and-a-half. This will avoid headaches later on. To complete a head unit replacement or installation, you will need the following tools and equipment:...

Intuition Robotics has released ElliQ, billed as an AI companion for the elderly. The equipment comprises a tablet connected to a lamp-shaped robot, intended to help older adults in simple daily tasks and reduce loneliness. “It is still vital to speak with and visit elderly loved ones,” Sharona Hoffman, a professor of Law & Bioethics and Co-Director, Law-Medicine Center at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Microsoft said it would soon bring AI-powered art tools to its Bing search engine, Edge web browser, and other programs. The AI will be part of the company’s new Microsoft Designer program. The advanced DALL-E 2 algorithm will power the art software. “The biggest benefit of AI-generated art is that it helps democratize creativity—enabling everyone with the power to generate visual art,” Alon David, the vice president of product for the popular app Facetune, which uses AI to manipulate images, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Unlike previous AirPods, the refreshed AirPods Pro have touch-sensitive areas, allowing people to swipe them to increase and decrease the volume when needed. But like all touch interfaces, that means there is the potential for touches and taps to be misinterpreted, potentially leading to incorrect inputs—and very loud audio. “Incorporating touch controls for volume is a welcome addition to the new AirPods Pro,” Weston Happ, Product Development Manager at Merchant Maverick, told Lifewire via email....

1080p refers to image resolution that represents 1,080 lines (or pixel rows) displayed sequentially on a TV screen. All lines or pixel rows are scanned or displayed progressively. This means that 1,920 pixels run across the screen and 1,080 pixels run from top to bottom with each line or pixel row displayed sequentially one after the other. To get the number of total pixels displayed on the entire screen area you multiply 1,920 x 1,080, which equals 2,073,600 or approximately 2....

Apple’s new “pro” Apple Watch, likely coming at its Far Out event on September 7, could come with a new strap design that isn’t compatible with older watches. If so, this would be the first time Apple has changed the strap, which has remained constant since the original Apple Watch launched in 2015. But is this really a gate-worthy scandal? We wouldn’t bet against it. “If the new Apple Watch Pro has a new design for the band, I think there will be mixed opinions,” manufacturing and software expert Adam Rossi told Lifewire via email....

The tech company has been working on its virtual reality products for quite some time now. It even launched Facebook Reality Labs to bring researchers, developers, and engineers under one umbrella to focus on the company’s virtual and augmented reality technologies. One focus of the lab has been creating Codec Avatars, a project in which Facebook uses machine learning to collect and recreate human social expressions to add to virtual reality avatars....

Experts say that might be risky, too. Last September, YouTube became the latest in a slew of platforms that now ask users to submit their identity documents for verification. Although the company explained in a blog post that the new policy was in line with upcoming European regulations and parent company Google’s country-specific age rules, other companies like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn all have enforced similar identity verification policies for years....

Autodesk software can export files with this extension to the Autodesk ASCII Scene Export format. They’re used as plain text files that store information about 2D and 3D scenes. They’re similar to Autodesk’s ASC format but can include more information on things like shapes and points. Other ASE files may be Velvet Studio Sample audio files used for storing instrument sounds, or Aseprite Sprite graphic files. How to Open an ASE File ASE files can be opened with Adobe’s Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and InCopy software, as well as the discontinued Fireworks program....

“Our attack, Alexa versus Alexa (AvA), is the first to exploit the vulnerability of self-issuing arbitrary commands on Echo devices,” noted the researchers. “We have verified that, via AvA, attackers can control smart appliances within the household, buy unwanted items, tamper with linked calendars and eavesdrop on the user.” Friendly Fire The researchers tested the attack mechanism successfully on both third- and fourth-generation Echo Dot devices. Interestingly, this hack doesn’t depend on rogue speakers, which further reduces the complexity of the attack....

Requires a Rooted Phone Though you can download the Barnacle app from the Android Market, you won’t be able to launch the app unless your phone is rooted. (This article won’t go into details about rooting your phone.) Most cell providers charge for tethering, so using Barnacle Wi-Fi tether is obviously frowned upon by providers. You should also be aware that tethering can use up a lot of data. Those on a limited data plan need to be aware before they incur additional usage charges....

The UK has banned these default passwords and mandated basic security levels for connected products. And it’s backing these laws up with massive fines of up to £10 million ($13.3 million) or four percent of global revenue. According to the UK government, most people assume these devices are secure. But the opposite is true, with smart-device-equipped homes enduring over 12,000 attacks per week. “It’s almost mind-boggling how smart home devices have reverted to the late 90s or early 00s in terms of information security....