Category Archives: Tech
Google Home Obliterates the Amazon Echo, But It’s Got Some Work to Do
It’s late, I’ve just plugged the Google Home voice assistant in, and I’ve got a fridge full of pumpkin and pie crusts and Thanksgiving is three weeks away. “Okay Google, how do I make a pumpkin pie?” Google Home happily answers my question, firing off a summary of the instructions as told to it by AllRecipes.com. If I could whip eggs and beat canned pumpkin in the thirty seconds it took Home to recite the recipe, I’d have had a pie. Instead, I nod, wowed that Home can answer my question with ease, but also a little dissatisfied. It’s brilliant—so Read More
Source:: Gizmodo
The Best Everyday Rain Jacket
A simple, no-frills rain shell is an adventurer’s best friend, and a cheap one is the first building block of an outdoor wardrobe. We spent four weeks hiking, bushwhacking, mountaineering, and taking the trash out in the rain, and found that Patagonia’s Torrentshell does the best job at keeping water out. The secret? A deep hood. Unlike cheaper jackets with hoods that don’t fit your face, the Torrentshell’s is cavernous, keeping precipitation off your nose, chin, and hair. And where other manufacturers make concessions—a tiny zipper here, some cheap bits of Velcro there—our Patagonia pick comes compromise-free. Read More
Source:: The Wire Cutter



