You pick up your phone, glance at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, then peek in on your email. By the time you’re done with that, it’s time to see if anything’s new on Facebook again. Then, you realize an hour has passed. Researchers call this a “ludic loop.” Over at Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker digs into Adam…
Sugar isn’t inherently bad for you, but producers add so much of the stuff to their food and drink it’s way past overkill. Trouble is, a number like “20g of sugar” on a nutrition label isn’t easy to comprehend. This trick will help.
If you’re a cord-cutter who is also a TV obsessive, then you’re certainly a unique demographic—and you might want to give PlayStation Vue a look. Sony’s online TV service just got a new multi-view feature on the PS4 that let’s you watch three live channels at once. That and more in today’s news.
Kids are messy, so shelling out for expensive clothes or replacement items can add up. If you make your kid’s clothes from old adult clothing, you can save money and not worry as much about them ruining their outfits when playing. Here’s how to turn an adult sweater or sweatshirt into pants for a toddler.
Antarctica is one of the most extreme places on Earth, and audio equipment is known to be finicky. So, what does an audio engineer take with them? Everyday Carry reader Nerio shares his gear for an upcoming trip.
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I love the concept of ride sharing services like Lyft or Uber, and I use them all the time when I travel or feel the urge to paint the town red. But it’s not just because they’re convenient; I like to talk to the drivers! And I wouldn’t trade all the stories, advice, and near head-on collisions for anything.
If you're still relying on a carabiner to carry your keys, it might be time to cut the noise. You can try to tuck them into your pocket, but then you're stuck with an awkward pile of keys and less pocket space for the rest of your gear. QuietCarry is no stranger to silent key organization, and their latest project might be the answer to your key dilemma: the Shorty and Mini Q 2.0. These new titanium key organizers let you flip out your keys when you need them, while giving your EDC an extra edge to boot.
The Mini Q 2.0 and Shorty both have a compact build designed to keep your keys silent while adding an interchangeable locking blade to your carry. A well-placed thumb stud gives you quick and easy access to the blade, so whether you’re slicing an apple for lunch or tightening down a screw you can get the job done with one hand. You can choose between either a clip point, bottle-opener, or multi-tool blade on both models, and if you ever need to switch it up you can buy the blades separately as well.
The Mini Q 2.0 comes with a few welcome upgrades over its predecessor that make it lighter and easier to carry. It now has an AUS8 blade steel, a recessed keychain loop, and smarter clip placement all in a body that’s slimmer and sleeker than the original. The blade measures 2.3-inches while the body comes in at only 2.9-inches in length. It’s made for EDC, so you can hold 1-4 keys (can take more than eight with extension posts).
If you don’t carry as many keys, the Shorty is a minimalist option with an even smaller 2.3-inch body. You can hold 1-3 keys (up to five with extension posts) and still have a 1.75-inch blade made with AUS8 steel blade. It weighs only 1.6oz (a full ounce lighter than the Mini Q 2.0), but thanks to their Grade 5 Titanium build, both of these key organizers are durable enough for everyday tasks.
The Mini Q 2.0 and the Shorty both come in bead blasted, satin, or stone washed finishes so you can pick the flavor of titanium that suits you. If you want to back the campaign or learn more about either of these organizers, check out their Kickstarter.
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One of the great pioneers of pouring speakers Sonos. The company was very early on the ball and has for years produced several solutions that have received good reviews.
Now the company is ready with its latest product in the Play family, specifically Play Base. As you might hear the name so this is a product intended for a central role Sonos universe, where it among other things will be closely linked to your TV.
Play Base, according to the company itself does not take over the space for Playbar, but will act as an alternative to the soundbar. The new model will also end up in the same price range that sound bar, that you should expect to fork out just under 7 000 for a copy.
Sonos even says that Play Base is the result of many months of trial and error, where one of the main goals has been to get the product as low and compact as possible. The result is an audio product that measures only 5.8 centimeters in height.
In breadth and depth is however the new model much larger, and much of the reason for that is that it can be used as a shelf for your TV. The speaker must withstand screens up to 40 kg, and has decent space while your TV has one foot that is placed under the center of the screen.
Furthermore, the front of the speaker crammed with small perforation holes, a total of 41 000. And depending where on the front you are, vary the diameter of these holes since any kind of item it is placed in front of. Even Sonos logo in the middle of the product is perforated with a total of 800 holes.
When we take the new device in your hands, we are surprised by its weight. It turns out to weigh 8.6 kg, and feels robust in hands. Surfaces are tastefully done, and we need that we have a sense for how Sonos has loose this design. A thing that dog strikes us is if the unit is low enough to be inserted between the feet of the TVs have these placed on the outer edges, so that the unit can be slid under the TV.
Simple and stylish
Sonos has chosen to make Play Base simple and stylish. The front side is thus perforated, but from a distance you can not see these holes. The transition between this network and top of the device is great solved and the number of buttons you find is kept to a minimum.
On top of the player you will find lyssdiode indicating whether the speaker is connected, while you also use this area to touch the surface so you can start or pause songs, raise or lower the sound, as well as change tracks in your playlist.
Depreciation and button is moved to the left side of the product, and is a kind of tasteful pit, which reminds us a lot about the home button on your iPhone – although somewhat larger.
At the rear of the unit you also have minimal inputs. In a kind of little garage we find a LAN port and an optical audio input. Just what you need and nothing more.
One of the things that Sonos spent a lot of time developing this new speaker is a kind of S-shaped bass reflex tubes. The unit has namely a woofer at 5.25 sticking out on the underside of the device and from this to have the air out – not least so that it gives a good rendition.
We get a few minutes with the upcoming model, and we must say that the bass seems to be quite so kind-powerful considering the size. Should you need more you can always supplement with its subwoofer.
Besides a woofer also has unit six midtones and three tweeters to offer. Under the shell there are a total of ten Class D amplifiers in turn to feed the elements with enough power.
Another thing we put great attention to is how well the plant is spreading the lighter tones, that you get a feeling that there is something far greater playing in front of it than what is the case.
We are told that Sonos spent much of the same principle as in the Play: 5 where diskettes pointing out at an angle from the device, and thus gives you an airier and wider experience.
Not totally unexpected, you can also synch Play Base with other devices from Sonos. So you can for example set up a home theater system in which you use a couple of minor Play devices that rear speaker.
We get demonstrated this as well, and it all seems pretty neat and good. What strikes us is how easy Sonos has solved this. Meanwhile, you can easily go through the application to change the things that delay the audio from your TV, or put the plant in night mode so that bass tamed enough that it does not wake others in the house.
Google has a long history of introducing, then forgetting about, and finally officially killing off its products. Most recently, that included Google Spaces, a service that most of us never knew existed to begin with. Let’s take a tour of some of our favorite services Google’s killed off over the years.
