How to Play Es’owa in Star Ocean The Divine Force

Okay, so, you’ve been playing Star Ocean The Divine Force for a few hours. You’ve gotten the story rolling, gotten used to the VA gimmick thing, and unlocked the minigame Es’owa. Now you have to decide between continuing your progress or diving into what could be a massive time sink. But does the game even give you a decent tutorial on how to play? Are there any good strategies or tips included, any dos or don’ts?...

August 22, 2025 · 4 min · 794 words · Douglas Thomas

How to upgrade Specter Gauntlet in Horizon Forbidden West

In the first Horizon Forbidden West DLC, Burning Shores, Aloy gains access to an arsenal of new legendary weapons as she explores what was once known as Los Angeles, California. One such weapon is the Specter Gauntlet, a legendary ranged gauntlet that deals devastating explosive damage, especially once you upgrade it. Here’s how to upgrade the Specter Gauntlet in Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores. How to upgrade the Specter Gauntlet in Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores To upgrade the Specter Gauntlet in Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores DLC, you need to track down theRailgun Component, which you’ll be able to pick up during theIn His Wake side quest....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Jason Hoover

How To Use Your Google Photos As Screensavers On Chromecast And Google TV

How To Use Your Google Photos As Screensavers On Chromecast And Google TV The streaming wars have shown no sign of slowing down, and most of us have picked a side, or better yet a device to help us organize all of our content. Given Google’s ubiquity, it’s not surprising that many have opted to use Chromecast or a Smart TV that uses Google TV as its operating system. While many would agree that these devices excel at what they do, they might not be familiar withsome of the hidden featuresthat can help them get the most out of their device, including the ability to turn their TV into a photo album....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Michael Rose

Is Apple closer to no-prick glucose monitoring for its Watch?

Apple is reportedly making major progress toward bringing anon-invasive blood glucose monitoring systemto the Apple Watch. The project, internally dubbed E5, is part of Apple’s Exploratory Design Group and has been underway for over a decade. Read:Best Apple Watch accessories Bloomberghas claimed Apple aims to create a monitoring system that measures glucose levels without the need to prick the skin for blood. This would obviously benefit approximately 10% of Americans who have diabetes, as traditional methods of glucose monitoring require diabetics to poke the skin with a needle for a blood sample....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Joshua Barton

Like Materialists? Watch these 5 rom-coms now

Theromantic comedyis not the dominant box office genre that it once was, but every once in a while, we still get something that fits that mode.Materialistsisn’t a rom-com, exactly, but it definitely alludes to a lot of the pillars of the genre. Given the waysMaterialistsalludes to and plays with the formula of a romantic comedy, we found other movies that fit a similar mold that you can watch now. They might not be straightforward romantic comedies, but sometimes, that’s better....

August 22, 2025 · 4 min · 694 words · Vanessa Bell

LoL’s new champ Smolder debut falls short with shockingly abysmal winrate

LoL’s new champ Smolder debut falls short with shockingly abysmal winrate League of Legends’ newest champion Smolder has debuted with a shockingly low win rate, making him one of the worst characters in the game. The newest champion inLeague of Legendshas just been released. The 167th character titledSmolderis an anthropomorphic young dragon who shoots fire and calls for his mom to help out. Smolder is an infinitely scaling ADC who is able to slowly become stronger over time, gaining strength thanks to his passive Dragon Practice....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Martha White

London's e-scooter rental trial has begun

Transport for London has kicked off its trial fore-scooterrentals in several locations around the capital. Londoners can now rent a Lime, Dott or Tier e-scooter and legally travel in several key boroughs: Canary Wharf, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Richmond. Tower Hamletts will act as a “ride through” area, while other boroughs are expected to join throughout the summer. The main focus of the 12-month trial period is safety, with data shared by the three chosen providers to help “shape the UKs future policy on e-scooters”....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Connor Robbins

MobileMount, a Successful KickStarter Project [Sponsored]

A couple weeks ago, we told you about a new Kickstarter project called “MobileMount,” an accessory that can serve as both a kickstand and a suction cup mount for iPhones, iPads, or pretty much anything else that has a flat surface. Jose Sanchez, the guy behind the MobileMount, needed to raise $20,000 to start his project. Thanks toKickstarter, some 1,300+ backers have already pledged close to $60,000 for the project, which goes far beyond Sanchez’s wildest expectations and there are still two more weeks to go, as anyone can still pledge until November 29th....

August 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1237 words · Gregory Smith

Netatmo Smart Thermostat review: Phone-controlled heating

When we moved into a brand new home we thought that it would at least have a reasonable heating setup. How wrong we were. Instead a dual Siemens system - one thermostat for upstairs, one for downstairs - met us with disappointingly complex controls and no smart features whatsoever. Enter Netatmo, the French smart home company, and its Smart Thermostat - our prospect to counter poor user experience and gain app-controllable heating and smart functionality once more....

August 22, 2025 · 11 min · 2271 words · Donald Smith

NVIDIA Announces RTX 40 SUPER Series at CES 2024

Today at CES 2024, NVIDIA officially unveiled its long-rumored RTX 40 SUPER series of GPU’s with three being available by the end of this month. These latest releases will support up to 52 shader TFLOPS, 121 RT TFLOPS and 836 AI TOPS as part of the newest version of the NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture. These three SUPER cards will also offer special AI Tensor Cores to help deliver higher capabilities for AI in gaming, creation and overall productivity....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Scott Jordan

Overwatch 2 seemingly left traces of unannounced hero in latest patch

Overwatch 2 seemingly left traces of unannounced hero in latest patch Overwatch 2 may have accidentally teased hero 45, a Tank character players speculate will wield a giant sword. Overwatch 2 has already officially announced the next two playable heroes coming to the game.The first is Freja, a crossbow-wielding DPS character who rewards high skill with her aim-intensive kit. After her,Blizzard will release Aqua, who we know can control water in some form and will also be a support....

August 22, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Jessica Coleman

Pokémon Teams Up With KFC With 5 Brilliant Toys You'll Wish You Could Get

Summary There is no better way to enjoy the weekend than with aPokémontoy and a KFC meal, or at least that’s what the two iconic franchises wanted the Chinese public to believe when they decided to team up to offer a new collection ofPokémonfigures as part of their special menu for the upcoming Children’s Day holiday. For over a century, countries around the world have set aside a day - Children’s Day - to recognize and honor children....

August 22, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Kristen Wilcox

Ring Battery Doorbell Plus vs Video Doorbell (2nd generation) : What are the differences?

Ring Battery Doorbell Plus The Battery Doorbell Plus is Ring’s flagship battery-powered video doorbell, offering improved HD+ video quality and colour night vidion, not to mention a wider field-of-vision vertically for head-to-toe video and package detection. Ring Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) As the entry-level battery-powered option, the Ring Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) offers 1080p HD video but no package detection. Features are similar otherwise, but with no removable battery, the whole unit has to be removed to charge it....

August 22, 2025 · 8 min · 1529 words · Mr. Larry Small