Philips Hue, a personal wireless lighting system that wereviewedthoroughly, will get updated with support for Apple’s home automation platform called HomeKit, the companyconfirmedMonday in a post on Facebook. Upcoming Hue lights released this September and onwards will have built-in HomeKit support. Existing Hue lights will be upgraded with HomeKit compatibility through a free software update that will unlock new features for your existing Hue hardware, said the firm. “Whilst the details are being finalized we can confirm that existing Philips Hue lights will work with Apple HomeKit, and any necessary upgrade to the system will be fully supported,” wrote Philips....

Projector Buyers Guide: Top Brands & Affordable Picks We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For those shoppers looking to upgrade the size of their television screens, there are really only two options. The first is to simply buy a new TV; if one wants to go that route, SlashGear has your back with several options for60-inchand70-75-inch televisions. However, for the true movie cinephile, a projector may be the best choice....

There are a couple of different ways to build a mine, such as the typical underground tunnels that chase wherever the veins may lead or the ecological nightmare of strip mining. The tools for the job range from handheld picks to various types of excavation machinery, up to and including the behemothBagger 2xx machines, all with the purpose of moving dirt and rocks away from the shiny ores found in the heart of the earth....

Rockstarhas revealed the release date forRed Dead Redemption 2, which will be released on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles later this year. There is no word yet as to when there will be a PC release. ““Some trees flourish, others die. Some cattle grow strong, others are taken by wolves. Some men are born rich enough and dumb enough to enjoy their lives. Ain’t nothing fair. You know that.”” - John Marston, Red Dead Redemption...

In practically every image of an abandoned building, especially an old house, there are dozens of spider webs spread out everywhere. You might wonder what it is those spiders are doing with their days and nights, free to roam around without fear of human interactions. Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moongives you a glimpse into what it might be like as a spider, wandering the rooms of an abandoned estate, looking for food, and discovering much more....

Nobody would argue that the world is lacking in zombie games – especially open-world ones that lack conventional storylines. Miraculously, though, State of Decay 2 manages to achieve a new spin on the well-worn genre. Perhaps the best way to describe SoD2 would be as a zombie outbreak-simulator: it concerns itself, above all, with rigour and plausibility, so on the zombie-game spectrum, it sits at the opposite end to the likes of Dead Rising....

The Biggest Problems With JDM Cars That Everyone Should Know Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) carsare one of the most popular types of imports and give enthusiasts a way to get their hands on models or variants that were never sold in America. Often, the term “JDM” is most associated with performance cars from Japan’s manufacturing golden era in the ’80s and ’90s, with Supras, Skylines, and RX-7s being among the most popular models....

With thedate locked in for Appleto make a big move in content services - predicted to be its ownvideo streaming serviceto rival Netflix - there’s a sense that the golden age of video streaming is dead. Wind back a few years and the fuss of receiving a DVD or Blu-ray through the post was wiped out by the spread of Netflix. Thanks to the proliferation of increasingly fast broadband connections at home (initially) and then cheaper data services on mobile devices, having to wait to get your hands on a physical disc has become something of the past....

Offbeat and proud of it, the Soul is the rebellious, charismatic rock star of the Kia lineup. It will return for an encore at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. Kia is about a week away from introducing a brand-new, third-generation Soul with a more grown-up design and a smarter, more user-friendly interior. The South Korean firm released a dark teaser image that confirms the next Soul will retain the boxy proportions that have characterized the nameplate since the original version made its debut in 2008....

A Chinese regulatory filing indicates that Apple’s new flagship, the iPhone 12 Pro Max, is equipped with a less capacious battery than last year’s iPhone 11 Pro Max even though the Apple website listing both two smartphones as having the same battery life. A filing with the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center indicates the iPhone 12 Pro Max battery is 3,687 mAh versus a 3,969 mAh battery powering last year’s flagship, the iPhone 11 Pro Max....

New Year’s Eve is the ultimate opportunity to welcome the turn of the year with friends and loved ones, celebrating the year that’s passed while looking forward to what the next will bring. It’s also the perfect time to get some dancing done, shimmying away the gluttony of Christmas dinners and lunches, boogying to a playlist of your collective favourites. But coming up with the perfect music setup for a party isn’t the easiest thing in the world, as you probably know....

These Milwaukee Cordless Tools Will Help You Build Out Your On-The-Go Kit We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you’re good at working with your hands, it may occasionally seem like problems requiring DIY work just pop up out of nowhere. It’s not so much that the universe is putting handiwork problems in front of you; it is just you recognizing when some kind of problem has a quick and simple solution....

When you want tobuy an e-reader, there are valid reasons on either side to go with a Kindle or a Kobo device. Both brands have been around long enough that they offer solid hardware and eBook stores full of the books that most people want to read. In terms of sheer flexibility, though, only one e-reader wins out. Kobo’s simple but flexible software makes it the obvious answer, compared to a Kindle....