Author: The Tech Guy

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android AuthorityTL;DR Some customers have started receiving the Google Fitbit Air ahead of its expected May 26 delivery window. Early Android buyers are running into pairing issues because the required Google Health 5.0 update hasn’t fully rolled out yet. Google has confirmed the app pairing issue and has also said that support for syncing Google Health data to Apple Health is coming soon. The Google Fitbit Air was originally expected to reach early buyers around May 26, but in a pleasant surprise, some customers have already started receiving the new screenless fitness tracker ahead of schedule. While…

This near-infrared image released on May 6, 2026, shows a section of one of the spiral arms of Messier 51 (M51). M51 is one of four nearby galaxies observed by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a study of nearly 9,000 star clusters. Data from the study shows that more massive star clusters emerge more quickly from the clouds they are born in. Learning about star formation helps us understand galactic evolution, the dynamics within a galaxy, as well as how and where planets form. See what scientists learned. Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Pedrini, A. Adamo (Stockholm…

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. IMOU AOV PT: two-minute reviewFounded in 2015 as a spin-off from the Chinese surveillance giant Dahua Technology, Hangzhou-based IMOU has quickly become a major player in the value segment of the smart home market. A few months ago, I looked at the IMOU Cell 3C, another budget outdoor security camera. I liked the model, but it was a lot more basic than this model (and much cheaper, too).For starters,…

After eight years of repairing and replacing nearly every part on my Dyson V8, I figured I knew this vacuum inside and out. It turns out I was only using maybe half of what it can do. The four attachments that came in the box cover the basics — and the third-party options on Amazon, mostly priced under $10, fill in the gaps. I picked them up one at a time over the last year. A couple of solved problems I’d given up on — vacuuming my wide ranch home with a finished basement and a shedding dog comes with…

You may have heard recently that Plex is raising the cost of a lifetime Plex Pass to $750. Honestly, that’s way too much, since there are free alternatives for streaming local media, such as Jellyfin. The good news is that most people don’t need the Pass, and with or without that plan, Plex may still be worth it — particularly if you want the bonus of ad-supported movies and shows you don’t need to host yourself. If you’re new to the platform, there are a variety of settings you should probably change immediately to ensure things run smoothly. The fact…

As the AI boom accelerates, governments and utilities are struggling to keep pace with the industry’s huge energy demands. New figures suggest data centers now consume about 6 percent of electricity in the US, raising concerns about grid capacity and environmental impacts.Data centers have always been energy-hungry, but the AI explosion is causing computing demand to skyrocket. The biggest data centers now consume as much electricity as small cities and are proliferating at breakneck speed.A new report from the International Data Center Authority (IDCA) finds that the total power draw of all these facilities has now hit 67.7 gigawatts—a 36…

A recent report by the Climate Change Committee has warned that, as average temperatures rise, the UK is facing a new climate, and air conditioning will be needed in many homes to cope with it. With a lot of old housing stock built for colder climates, many of our homes experience extreme heat, particularly with the growing number of heatwaves each year. It’s expected that by 2050, heatwaves will last longer and be hotter. As the Climate Change Committee has set out, it’s not just air conditioning; passive options, such as shading, should also be considered. Passive options are often overlooked by…

Sunglasses just got smarter. And if that sounds cool to you, as part of this year’s Memorial Day sales, you can get these Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) Wayfarer Smart Glasses at Amazon for $390.15 (was $459). That’s a record-low price for both sun protection and AI integration.The Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer Smart Glasses combine the flattering frame of Ray-Ban’s signature Wayfarer sunglasses with Meta AI technology, so you can take photos, answer calls, and listen to music while wearing them.What’s more, this is the first deal we’ve seen on these new-gen smart glasses — and we’re not sure the next time…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Imagine this scenario: your algorithm has pulled up a background YouTube video, or maybe a podcast. Unbeknownst to you, hackers have embedded inaudible sounds in it, designed to hijack your smart speaker or phone’s AI assistant — meaning the cybercriminals can now access your private photos, bank accounts, or any other personal information you’ve hooked up to your AI system. It sounds like an also-ran episode of “Black Mirror,” but it’s exactly what researchers have shown is possible in new research being presented…

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the faces of the Moon landing era. Elon Musk’s Mars era may get a very different public face in Chun Wang, a cryptocurrency billionaire whose fortune traces back to Bitcoin mining. Wang is expected to lead a future SpaceX Starship mission that would fly past Mars and return to Earth. SpaceX has not announced a launch date, and the plan still depends on Starship proving it can safely carry humans far beyond Earth’s orbit. SpaceX From Apollo heroes to billionaire passengers Private spaceflight has already moved through its celebrity phase. In April 2025, Blue…