CES is always a showcase for wacky smart home devices, but PCMag’s favorites this year combine cool technology with practical upgrades. As PCMag reports, the best products don’t just add features but expand how useful their respective categories can be. In some cases, they lower the barrier to entry for either setting up, connecting, or maintaining your […]
The Top Desktops and PC Parts of CES 2026
With giant TVs, triple-folding phones, slim laptops, and robots galore hogging up all the attention, it’s easy to overlook the bazaar of desktop-PC gear that flies under the radar at CES. But as PCMag reports, fresh and flashy desktops, graphics cards, processors, and other PC components had a banner year at 2026’s show. Below, you’ll find a modern […]
Strangely Warm Weather in the Southern U.S. brings Rare Tornado Activity in the Middle of Winter
January is the heart of meteorological winter across the Northern Hemisphere, and many associate the month with snowy scenes. However, as AccuWeather reports, two recent outbreaks of severe weather that spawned more than 100 tornadoes across the southern United States prove this month can pack a punch in terms of severe weather. “It is generally […]
National Apricot Day? In JANUARY? All About this Healthy, Happy, Stone Fruit
January 9th is National Apricot day – in fact the entire month of January has been named Apple & Apricot Month – which may seem odd considering that the apricot’s growing season is during the Summer and you’d be hard pressed to find any fresh apricots in your grocer’s aisles right now. However, apricots are […]
Carhartt WIP Unveils a Japan-Exclusive Denim Capsule for the New Year
Carhartt WIP is set to release a lineup of Japan-exclusive items just in time for the New Year, featuring a denim jacket and a matching pair of denim pants. As Hypebeast reports, both pieces are constructed from a sturdy 13.5 oz fabric, maintaining the brand’s reputation for ruggedness while incorporating intricate details that celebrate New Year […]
January Home Maintenance To-Do’s that You can Knock Off over a Weekend
January may be cold and dark, but it can also be a time for bold beginnings. Make the most of your month by clearing space in your home, boosting warmth and dreaming up plans for the year ahead. Here are 8 simple to-dos that you can check off over a short weekend that will give […]
January is National Train Your Dog Month
Dogs come trained in loyalty, unconditional love, and friendship. It’s only the easy stuff that they need to learn. True, teaching all the other stuff can be daunting but all we need is the right advice at the right time. How does the beginning of the year sound? Perhaps that’s why, in 2013, the Association […]
Help Save Lives During National Blood Donor Month
More than 50 years ago – on December 31, 1969 – President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation designating January as National Blood Donor Month (NBDM). The new monthly observance was meant to honor voluntary blood donors and to encourage more people to give blood at a time when more blood is desperately needed. “National Blood Donor Month […]
Nvidia launches Alpamayo Autonomous Cars at CES 2026
Nvidia has driven into the autonomous car market. As TechCrunch reports, at CES 2026, the company launched Alpamayo, a new family of open source AI models, simulation tools, and datasets for training physical robots and vehicles that are designed to help autonomous vehicles reason through complex driving situations. “The ChatGPT moment for physical AI is […]
Have You Spied that Brilliant Bright “Star” in the Eastern Night Sky?
A brilliant “star” rising in the eastern sky after sunset this winter is drawing attention across the Northern Hemisphere. Well, as Forbes reports, it’s not a star at all, but Jupiter, now just a two days from its direct opposition on Jan. 10, 2026, when it becomes the brightest and most visible planet of the […]