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Gizmodo
15 hours ago
- Gizmodo
This Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum Cleaner Is 73% Off, Now Almost Free for a Limited Time at Best Buy
Crumbs have a habit of slipping under the couch the moment you look away. Pet hair gathers in corners like it is planning a reunion, and every week the floors beg for attention at exactly the time you would rather do anything else. Picture this instead: you sip a cup of tea, the family dog naps in a sunbeam, and a quiet little robot cruises through the living room scooping up the evidence of everyday life. That easy scene is within reach thanks to the bObsweep Orb‑i Self‑emptying Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, a tidy helper that turns cleaning from a chore into background noise. Head over to Best Buy to get the bObsweep Orb‑i Self‑emptying Robotic Vacuum Cleaner for just $175, down from its usual price of $660. That's a discount of $485 and 73% off. See at Best Buy Set‑up feels more like unwrapping a new toy than installing an appliance. Plug in the dock, wake the robot with a tap on its glossy top, and let it take a leisurely tour of the house. During this polite stroll it sketches a mental blueprint of every hallway and chair leg so future cleanups follow calm, even rows. Open the paired phone app and you can draw invisible fences around puzzle mats, dog dishes, or the half‑built train set on the playroom floor. The Orb‑i keeps its distance, no reminders required. Once the map is stored, daily tidying takes care of itself. Cheerios, fuzz, sandy footprints, it is all swept away on the first pass. When the on‑board bin fills, the robot glides home, empties the load into a sealed bag, and heads back out if there is ground left to cover. That bag holds weeks of debris, a satisfying time saver for anyone whose schedule is already packed. Planning future runs is as easy as setting a morning alarm. Choose weekdays at noon so the floors sparkle before you clock out, or ask a voice assistant for a quick sweep before neighbors drop by for game night. If battery power dips, the robot recharges and resumes without leaving awkward stripes of missed carpet. A washable filter keeps fine dust from swirling back into the air, a small mercy for allergy season. Trading the roar of an upright vacuum for quiet whirs and clean floors feels like reclaiming a slice of the day. The Orb‑i remains on sale for $175 at Best Buy, far below the regular $660 price tag. See at Best Buy
Tom's Guide
15-06-2025
- Tom's Guide
This hidden Android feature was a lifesaver when my home internet died — here's how it works
One of the worst first-world problems we can face is being cut off from the internet. I'm not talking about being deprived of social media, or the ability to send memes to our friends, though that is a part of it. The internet has infiltrated every aspect of our lives, and lack of access means a lot of modern conveniences we take for granted are worthless — even if you're connected to the same local network. I know this for a fact, because my internet has been cut off for over a week at this point. While I was able to tether a few of my devices so I could continue to work without issue, the lack of stable home Wi-Fi meant a bunch of my devices were completely cut off. Until I realized that the best Android phones have a hidden feature that could help get everything up and running — all while using my existing wireless network. How many of you knew about Ethernet tethering, let alone used it? While I won't bother you with the whole story, the basic issue with my home internet appears to be with the cable providing internet to my home. Specifically, that it needs to be replaced. My house is wired to a hub roughly 300 feet down the street, with the primary internet cables splitting off to all the other homes with the same ISP. Apparently my issue is with that connective cable, and the only solution is a total replacement — which is no small task when you're talking about something under concrete, dirt and asphalt. As of last week, my ISP estimated that it wouldn't be able to complete that job until June 19 — over two weeks after the problem was originally reported. Which is less than ideal. While I can tether a few devices to my phone, and finally eat into my 300GB monthly allowance, it wasn't going to last two weeks. Not unless I was super conservative with my data consumption. On top of that, it would leave almost all my connected devices without a wireless connection. Even if I could connect them all to my hotspot at once, it would mean reconfiguring all the wireless settings to connect them to a brand new network. If I'm totally honest, that would take up the better part of a day. Thankfully there was a solution.. All I had to do was plug a phone into my home network, and share its mobile connection via ethernet. The aptly-named Ethernet Tethering feature. Ethernet tethering first debuted in Android 11, back in 2020. The name is perfectly literal, and it means you can plug your Android phone into any Ethernet port, and share the phone's internet connection. For all those times where wireless and USB tethering either aren't practical or straight-up impossible. My ISP's router is absolutely terrible. Which is no surprise for anyone that has used those kinds of devices before (and a reason to get one of the best cable modems instead). But I can't get rid of it, because my connection needs a modem and third party options won't work. Not easily anyway. So I have everything running from an old Wi-Fi 5 Orbi system that hooks into the modem via ethernet. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the Orbi system right now, and all my devices were still happily still connected to it. But since it wasn't getting internet from the modem, their functionality was limited. Wo while my Eufy video doorbell would still save video my hard drive, or activate the chime, I wasn't able to connect to it from my phone. Armed with an unlimited data eSIM, a Google Pixel 8a and an old USB-C hub, I was able to get the whole house back online in no time at all. There were a couple of hurdles, but nothing too serious, and now my house is back to normal. While there are plenty of USB-C to Ethernet adapters out there, few of them have some kind of power input as well. If you need a multi-purpose USB-C hub, you can't really go wrong with Anker. This isn't the hub I used, but I do use Anker hubs elsewhere with far fewer problems than unbranded rivals. This 6-in-1 option comes with ethernet and a USB-C Power Delivery port, plus the added bonus of HDMI, 2x USB 3 ports and an extra USB-C data port. Getting back online wasn't quite as simple as just plugging an Ethernet cable into my phone. You do have to turn Ethernet tethering on first, and it took me a minute to figure out I was trying to do it all wrong. My first instinct was to head into the USB preferences menu and get Ethernet tethering going from there. This doesn't work, mainly because Android can't take control from the adapter itself. But even if it could, the only tethering option is USB — which probably wouldn't work. If you ever find yourself in a similar predicament, you need to head to the Hotspot and tethering menu in the network settings. Ethernet tethering is right at the bottom, and will be available as soon as you plug an Ethernet cable into your phone. The other big issue is that Ethernet tethering used a heck of a lot of power. To the point where the fully charged Pixel 8a died at some point before 7 a.m. So you need to make sure your adapter has at least one other USB-C charging port to keep everything running. A sufficiently powerful wireless charger may work, assuming you're ok with the device running a little hotter than normal. Sadly the Pixel 8a is limited to 7.5W Qi charging, and this wasn't even close to suitable. Android also has a habit of suspending the charging periodically, when it senses that the phone has been plugged in for too long. This is designed to protect the battery, and arguably a good thing. But it does mean I need to check on the phone periodically and make sure it's not suddenly on 12%. Still, in the grand scheme of things, these are all very minor problems that are significantly less hassle than not having internet. Without Ethernet tethering, I would not be having fun right now. In fact I probably would have caved and bought one of the best mobile hotspots and got online that way. But the fact I have spare phones, and whole drawers full of cables, meant I didn't actually have to wait for new hardware and a SIM card to arrive. I'm just thankful that my home network is set up in such a way that I didn't need to change the wireless settings on all my smart devices for what should (hopefully) be a temporary switch. I could live with the internet being down for a day or two, but 2+ weeks is a little too much to go without proper access. In case you're interested, I've used 325GB of data since I started using Ethernet tethering — which would have absolutely destroyed by ordinary data cap.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Invisible Universe Launches Invisible Studio, an AI-Powered Platform for Short-Form Video Content
New Self-Improving Content Engine Now Open to Enterprise Partners LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Invisible Universe, a technology company with owned IP, today announced the launch of Invisible Studio, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered content creation engine built specifically for short-form video. Already adopted by major global entertainment, gaming, and toy companies, Invisible Studio is accepting new enterprise partners to efficiently produce short-form content. As the demand for quality short-form video content increases, Invisible Studio aims to address the bottlenecks of traditional animation and inconsistent GenAI tools. Productizing Invisible Universe's best practices for content creation, the platform integrates proprietary technology, the best AI tools, and social performance data into each aspect of the creative workflow. "Culture moves fast—and storytellers and content creators need tools that move faster," said Tricia Biggio, co-founder and CEO of Invisible Universe. "We built Invisible Studio as an engine to take ideas from spark to high-performing content in minutes, not weeks. We became our own first customer and cut production costs by 95%, doubled output, and took pipelines from days to hours. Now, anyone with an idea, from marketers, brand managers, and social teams, can become a creator. That's the power of Invisible Studio." With no technical skills required, Invisible Studio integrates best-in-class AI tools across image, voice, and video into a modular system that takes creators from idea to publish-ready content in minutes. It incorporates the latest developments and tools in the AI landscape, so users don't have to independently add every new tool to take advantage of the newest advancements. Optimized for speed, consistency, and creative control, Invisible Studio is the first AI-native engine with: Image2Model Technology: A proprietary feature that instantly creates repeatable, brand-safe characters from a single image. It streamlines the character development process and ensures consistency across content without training data or technical expertise. Creative Intelligence: The platform features an intelligent creative assistant, Orbi, trained on best practices in short-form storytelling and platform-specific insights. Orbi understands the nuances of formats, tone, timing, and trends, enabling creators to produce content that resonates with audiences without the guesswork. Social Feedback Loop: Beyond creative intelligence, Orbi analyzes social performance data in real-time, continuously refining its guidance. This feedback loop ensures that creative outputs perform better with each post, merging data analytics with the creative process to enhance overall content quality over time. For enterprise partners, Invisible Studio creates models in closed environments entirely tailored for developing content with their own IP. The system learns the brands from a creative and visual standpoint and powers creators across their organizations to use the platform for high-fidelity, on-brand, quick-turn content that performs. While in a private pilot, Invisible Studio partnered with major entertainment, toy, and gaming companies to reach their individual goals. Teams across marketing, entertainment and development, consumer products and licensing, as well as social and content, have leveraged the platform to create a wide range of content: from sizzle reels and new IP incubation to short-form content and new product concepts, social media posts, ad creation, and storyboards. For more information on Invisible Studio, please visit About Invisible Universe Invisible Universe is a team of short-form storytellers and brand builders that has built and operated a globally distributed animation studio and launched seven original animated franchises, garnering billions of views and amassing 13 million collective followers across social media platforms. The company is backed by top technology and media investors, including Seven Seven Six, TCG, Initialized Capital, SV Angel, Serena Williams, and more. For more information, visit or follow Invisible Universe on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram. View source version on Contacts Press Contact: Sara Collinssara@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Business Wire
21-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Invisible Universe Launches Invisible Studio, an AI-Powered Platform for Short-Form Video Content
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Invisible Universe, a technology company with owned IP, today announced the launch of Invisible Studio, a first-of-its-kind AI-powered content creation engine built specifically for short-form video. Already adopted by major global entertainment, gaming, and toy companies, Invisible Studio is accepting new enterprise partners to efficiently produce short-form content. As the demand for quality short-form video content increases, Invisible Studio aims to address the bottlenecks of traditional animation and inconsistent GenAI tools. Productizing Invisible Universe's best practices for content creation, the platform integrates proprietary technology, the best AI tools, and social performance data into each aspect of the creative workflow. 'Culture moves fast—and storytellers and content creators need tools that move faster,' said Tricia Biggio, co-founder and CEO of Invisible Universe. 'We built Invisible Studio as an engine to take ideas from spark to high-performing content in minutes, not weeks. We became our own first customer and cut production costs by 95%, doubled output, and took pipelines from days to hours. Now, anyone with an idea, from marketers, brand managers, and social teams, can become a creator. That's the power of Invisible Studio.' With no technical skills required, Invisible Studio integrates best-in-class AI tools across image, voice, and video into a modular system that takes creators from idea to publish-ready content in minutes. It incorporates the latest developments and tools in the AI landscape, so users don't have to independently add every new tool to take advantage of the newest advancements. Optimized for speed, consistency, and creative control, Invisible Studio is the first AI-native engine with: Image2Model Technology: A proprietary feature that instantly creates repeatable, brand-safe characters from a single image. It streamlines the character development process and ensures consistency across content without training data or technical expertise. Creative Intelligence: The platform features an intelligent creative assistant, Orbi, trained on best practices in short-form storytelling and platform-specific insights. Orbi understands the nuances of formats, tone, timing, and trends, enabling creators to produce content that resonates with audiences without the guesswork. Social Feedback Loop: Beyond creative intelligence, Orbi analyzes social performance data in real-time, continuously refining its guidance. This feedback loop ensures that creative outputs perform better with each post, merging data analytics with the creative process to enhance overall content quality over time. For enterprise partners, Invisible Studio creates models in closed environments entirely tailored for developing content with their own IP. The system learns the brands from a creative and visual standpoint and powers creators across their organizations to use the platform for high-fidelity, on-brand, quick-turn content that performs. While in a private pilot, Invisible Studio partnered with major entertainment, toy, and gaming companies to reach their individual goals. Teams across marketing, entertainment and development, consumer products and licensing, as well as social and content, have leveraged the platform to create a wide range of content: from sizzle reels and new IP incubation to short-form content and new product concepts, social media posts, ad creation, and storyboards. For more information on Invisible Studio, please visit About Invisible Universe Invisible Universe is a team of short-form storytellers and brand builders that has built and operated a globally distributed animation studio and launched seven original animated franchises, garnering billions of views and amassing 13 million collective followers across social media platforms. The company is backed by top technology and media investors, including Seven Seven Six, TCG, Initialized Capital, SV Angel, Serena Williams, and more. For more information, visit or follow Invisible Universe on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram.
Forbes
30-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Netgear Shifts Focus To Simple And Reliable Network Solutions For SMEs
Netgear headquarters in Silicon Valley; Netgear Inc. is a multinational computer networking company Netgear has long been a high-profile brand in the consumer and business networking market but with increasing competition at the budget end of the sector, the company is sharpening up its vision to meet the growing demand from small and medium enterprises looking for scalable and secure networking systems. 'For nearly 30 years, Netgear has been the trusted force behind the world's most critical connections—powering businesses, ideas, and experiences across the globe. But the business world is evolving quickly and so are we. Networking is no longer just about being online; it's about leveraging that connection to drive innovation, collaboration and experiences,' says CJ Prober, Netgear's CEO. 'In this next era of Netgear, we're stripping away complexity, removing friction, and reimagining what business networking can be so that our customers don't just keep up with change, they lead it,' he adds. Pramod Badjate is Netgear's business president and general manager. Before joining Netgear, Badjate ... More worked with Arista, Ruckus and Cisco. Leading the expansion is Netgear's business president and general manager Pramod Badjate with expertise in networking gained with Arista, Ruckus and Cisco. Since joining Netgear nine months ago, Badjate has been repositioning the brand into the go-to partner for SMEs with increasing digital demands. The company has experienced rapid growth in the SME segment, with over 15% revenue expansion in the last quarter and double-digit growth forecasted for 2025. Badjate is directing significant investment into product and technology innovation while also assembling a team across all functions to ensure Netgear can meet its customers' demands while making the business relationship easier. Over the next three years, Netgear plans to accelerate its investment in R&D to enhance its current business products and services. The first key milestone is the acquisition of VAAG Systems, a creator of innovative embedded and cloud software solutions based in Chennai, India. Netgear makes the Orbi, arguably the world's most sophisticated and powerful wireless mesh ... More networking solution currently on the market. This is the Wi-Fi 7 version. Netgear claims this investment will enable the company to accelerate the in-sourcing of a software development capability and will form the foundation of Netgear's new Chennai-based Software Development Center. The new team has lots of industry expertise with companies such as Qualcomm, HP, Cisco and MaxLinear. The focus will be on leveraging AI to simplify networking for SMEs. Each of Netgear's new developments or additions will now follow a clear strategy to help businesses escape the clunky and fragmented networks that lack support. The new approach will help companies avoid bloated and overpriced networking systems containing features many businesses simply don't need. With competition at the budget end of the market now very fierce, it makes sense for Netgear to play to its strengths by servicing SMEs with more focused and usable networking products. 'Current networking solutions don't meet the needs of small and medium enterprises. They're stuck with either complex, overpriced systems meant for larger companies or fragmented solutions that don't integrate well and lack proper support,' says Badjate. 'We're changing that, offering an integrated solution that is much easier to deploy and manage for MSPs and small IT departments alike. We acknowledge the criticality of networking for these businesses and do not compromise on reliability and support.' The Netgear range covers every sector from consumer through SME and high-end enterprise networking ... More solutions. Netgear Business is also a pioneer in AV-over-IP technology, which helps businesses, customers and employees connect. Recognizing the surge in demand for seamless video integration, the AV division has developed a robust ecosystem consisting of more than 400 industry partners, supported by a portfolio of preconfigured solutions, design services and ongoing education. Under Badjate's leadership, this high-growth segment will expand its offerings in commercial, broadcast and residential AV. 'From concert halls and command and control centers to stadiums and boardrooms, Netgear AV powers the world's most impactful audio-visual experiences,' stresses Badjate. 'There has never been a more exciting time to be a partner or customer of NETGEAR. We are delivering plug-and-play AV solutions that just work by deleting the complexity of an AV over IP network. Our partners, in turn, realize huge savings in labor costs compared to traditional solutions.' In the coming months, Netgear says it will continue to unveil new products, programs, and partnerships to innovate and keep the company's business customers ahead of the curve with AI-driven advancements, scalability and innovation.
