Go beyond green and red this season with a smart lighting system
Lighting is crucial for setting the mood during the holidays, but why waste time stringing up old-fashioned lights? Deck the halls with smart lights and you can set them to shift between whatever colors you want, making for a more vibrant holiday ambience.
Ask your digital assistant to keep you company while cooking
Feeling a bit blue as you glaze that holiday ham by your lonesome? If you’ve got a smart speaker, you can ask your digital assistant to keep you company. Alexa is a particularly good conversationalist, with plenty of jokes, and Easter eggs.
Purchase a doorbell cam so you can keep watch for porch pirates
Do people keep stealing packages from porches in your neighborhood? Don’t risk being the victim of porch piracy! With a doorbell camera, you can keep an eye on your porch everywhere you go, all the time, broadcasting footage to your phone.
Take advantage of package trackers to follow all of your deliveries
Can’t stop wondering where your package is right now, at this very moment? Take the anxiety out of online shopping by using package tracking services. You can even ask your Alexa speaker for status updates, so you’ll know if your shipment is behind schedule or right outside.
Draw a lovely, custom holiday card for your loved ones with the HP Pen
Don’t settle for a store-bought holiday card this year. You can create your own, using the HP Spectre x360’s touch screen and the HP Pen. The HP Pen is rechargeable and responds to even delicate touches, so you can draw with great precision.
Keep watching holiday movies with great battery life and mobility
Got a long flight ahead of you this winter? You can burn through a whole marathon of holiday films with the HP Spectre x360. The HP Spectre x360 is thin, lightweight, and it’s also energy efficient, so you can squeeze in as much viewing as possible.
Use HP Spectre x360’s tent mode to keep an eye on your holiday recipes
Flipping through a cookbook can be a pain when you’re mixing ingredients, hands covered in sauce or dough. Switch your HP Spectre x360 to tent mode, and you’ll be able to glance at or scroll through a recipe, even while you’re stirring.
Keep prying eyes from unwrapped gifts with Webcam Kill Switch
Looking to chat with family before the holidays, but don’t want them to see unwrapped gifts lurking in the background? The HP Spectre x360 sports has a Webcam Kill Switch that turns the webcam off with a simple flick, so you can preserve the mystery.
Digital Trends to Attend Brandweek 2019 as Constellation Awards Finalists
PORTLAND, Ore., September 23, 2019 — Digital Trends, the world’s largest independent tech publisher, is proud to announce their place as a finalist for the first ever Brandweek Constellation Awards. Winners will be announced at Brandweek, which takes place November 3rd through 6th in Palm Springs, California. Adweek is bringing back Brandweek for its second […]
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We were wrong. VanMoof ebikes aren’t that easy to steal. Here’s what happened
Earlier this week, Digital Trends ran a story about the VanMoof S2 ebike entitled “This $3,000 ebike is allegedly impossible to steal. We stole it in 60 seconds.” Digital Trends is retracting our original story after an extensive editorial review in which we were unable to replicate the claims made by a third party.
Conquer the chaos of campus life with this handy back to school gear
Leaving home for college is one of those first great steps into adulthood, and like any journey into the unknown, you’ll want to be well-equipped. Thankfully, these gifts will help the student in your life ease into college life, whether they want to learn to cook for themselves or impress their roommates.
eSight Electronic Glasses powered by Qualcomm Technologies
We have been trying to improve our eyesight for centuries, but it wasn’t until the age of wearable devices that we could bring the power of a digital camera to our glasses. eSight Electronic Glasses can go a step further than ordinary glasses; they rely on some of the most up-to-date camera technology to create a life-changing device designed for visually impaired users to see the world around them, and for some, for the very first time.
