I’ve previously shared the Good News about mosquito dunks, which stop mosquitoes from being able to breed in standing water. Recently I used dunks to create what’s sometimes called a “mosquito bucket of doom,” a trap that entices mosquitoes to breed in standing water that you have (muahahaha) poisoned against them. Not only is a bucket of doom easy...

Typically speaking, multitasking makes you worse at everything. There’s plenty of scientific research to back this up and you probably have your own anecdotal evidence to support it. But sometimes, you just might need to—and sometimes, it just might be OK. The times when multitasking actually works are pretty rare and specific, so here’s what you need...

Apple’s iPad announcements are usually quick, low key affairs: Update the screen, put the latest MacBook chip in the iPad Pro, throw in some skits for razzle dazzle, and call it a day. But today’s iPad event surprised everyone by revealing the next Apple Silicon chip: the M4.In an unprecedented move, the iPad Pro is actually leaping ahead of the MacBook...

It might not have been as big a deal as WWDC or the annual fall iPhone event, but Apple's May 7 "Let Loose" event was an exciting affair all the same. The company made some highly-anticipated announcements about the iPad in particular, introducing new versions of the iPad Pro and iPad Air, and revealed refreshed accessories for both. Don't forget about...

Google’s annual budget phone refresh is here, this time making the Pixel 8 just a little more affordable. Today the company announced the Pixel 8a, which has almost all of the features included in the standard Pixel 8, but at a discount. As with past Pixel a-series phones, the Pixel 8a can be considered an almost pound-for-pound replacement for the...

Robot lawn mower designs vary wildly, as they're optimized for different benefits, and for every feature, a weakness is exposed. Light and fast robots are easy to turn over. Heavy robots are slow and get stuck. Every single robot lawn mower I test seems to be built differently, optimized for stability or tight turns or longevity or agility, but never...