Logitech Blue Ember XLR Condensor Microphone, $84.99 (Was $99.99) Logitech’s Blue Ember is an XLR microphone that’s appropriate for musicians recording vocals or acoustic instruments, and podcasters thanks to its neutral audio profile. Your voice will sound natural, and the microphone’s slim design means it won’t pick up a lot of room noise or echo. The slim microphone is also easy to store and take with you if you’re headed to a recording session outside of your home studio....

Belkin SoundForm Elite, $71.09 (Was $199.99) Samsung Qi Certified Wireless Charger, $52.07 (Was $89.99) Samsung’s Qi Certified Wireless Charger is as simple as they come, but that’s actually a good thing. The stand will tilt your phone upward, so you can easily glance down at notifications, and grab it if it’s something urgent. Most basic wireless chargers require you to get a power adapter separately, but Samsung includes on in the box....

The study, conducted by researchers at Purdue University, looked at rural Indiana highways that raised their speed limits from 65 miles per hour to 70 miles per hour. Using the data of accidents along those highways from 2004 and 2006, the researchers determined that raising the speed limit did not raise the probability that a driver would suffer a serious injury in a car crash. The study also looked at non-interstate multi-lane roads that went from a 55 mph speed limit to a 60 mph speed limit, but did not produce any significant data about those slower roads....

Like Analogue’s Super NT and Mega SG, which play Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis games, respectively, the Analogue Pocket offers a masterful adaptation of old-school technology adapted with and, in many ways, enhanced by modern design sensibilities. The $220 retro console goes to great lengths to let you recreate the experience of playing Game Boy games on a Game Boy-like device. At the same time, it introduces new luxuries, including save states, modern display settings, and the ability to play on a modern TV using the optional dock....

The keys to understanding those earthquakes may lie within the fault’s danger zone, inside the glass walls of a nondescript office building in Menlo Park, a suburb on San Francisco’s peninsula. There lies the regional office of the US Geological Survey, the keepers of earthquake hazard data. Thanks in part to geologists working in that building, this fault is one of the best-studied on the planet. Yet our understanding of how the Earth works under the surface is far from complete....

Editor’s Note: Unsustainable fishing practices have depleted Atlantic bluefin tuna around the world, so much that the US tightly regulates harvest of the endangered species. Given that Jake Hiles’s catch falls within the federal limits, and that he didn’t take the meat to the market, we decided to share the story below. They arrived by the dozens—with coolers and plastic bags in hand. Virginia Beach captain Jake Hiles invited them to come via social media....

Starting in 2006, the Global Carbon Project has compiled emissions data from natural systems, energy, and industry across countries and combined it with models to develop a carbon budget: how much carbon dioxide is rising into the atmosphere, how much is swallowed back by the soil, plants, and oceans, and what the difference is. While nature does its best to capture our carbon, about half of it goes on the warm the planet....

According the report, Apple’s most popular native apps, including the App Store itself, track copious amounts of user data, regardless of whether not iPhone owners toggled their Apple Analytics privacy setting. When switched “on,” the iPhone Analytics tool supposedly will “disable the sharing of Device Analytics altogether,” per the company’s own words. Upon delving further, Gizmodo relays that Mysk “found the analytics control and other privacy settings had no obvious effect on Apple’s data collection—the tracking remained the same whether iPhone Analytics was switched on or off....

The problem was building a vehicle that solved all these problems and was inexpensive enough for nearly everyone to afford it, especially the half of the global population that lives in urban areas. Through seven iterations, the Arcimoto team worked to create the vehicle that would solve all these problems and run on battery power alone, but it was still too heavy, too expensive, and too awkward. “We were fighting for ounces on generation 7,” says Frohnmayer....

The 2019 festivities were much like any other. Companies oversold their ideas. Attendees tweeted out the craziest products, and Instagrammed the endless miles of convention space. Trend-spotting was the name of the game, and this year’s trends ran the gamut: drones, voice-activated home assistants, something called “8K” television. But the most provocative robots were those that claimed to “read” humans faces, revealing our emotions and physical health in a single image....

Predators aren’t always your typical lion or falcon, living in food webs that are visible to humans, explain the authors of a new meta-analysis published in the journal mBio. Sometimes they’re miniscule bacteria, hunting in dramatic “wolf-pack”-like formations underground. Often too small to fully “engulf” their prey, as the authors put it, “they consume them no less ferociously.” One type of soil bacteria, the appropriately-named Vampirovibrionales, “drills a hole in its host”—using what are essentially fangs—“and sucks out the juice,” says coauthor Jennifer Pett-Ridge, a senior staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory....

Cricut Maker 3 $379.99 (Was $399.99) Have you dreamt of applying decorative patterns to everything from paper to leather to wood and all manner of materials in between? With the computer-driven Cricut Maker 3 you can automate cutting, debossing, engraving, scoring, and much more. Combine Cricut’s various tools with your imagination and there’s little you can’t craft. When someone at PopSci was asked for his opinion of the Cricut and what it was capable of, he mentioned making banners for the kids on his youth soccer team, cutting pressboard to make standies, making negatives to silkscreen t-shirts, cutting fogged glass shapes for a beach-themed rental property, cutting negatives so he could use acid to etch glass, and more....

The fact that gall midge larvae are born acrobats is no news to the people who study them. The insects lay their eggs on goldenrod plants and prompt those hosts to make swollen growths called galls. Ideally, young Asphondylia maggots (of which this leaper is just one as-yet-unnamed species of many) stay safe and cozy inside the botanical tumors, which shelter them and give them something to chew on while they grow....

Best overall: ASUS TUF Gaming VG279QMBest premium: Viewsonic Elite XG270Best high-refresh-rate monitor: Dell Alienware AW2521HBest ultrawide: Sceptre C305B-200UN1Best budget: Acer Nitro XV1 XV241Y Xbmiiprx How we picked the best 1080p gaming monitors To pick the best 1080p gaming monitors, we relied on my mix of hands-on testing, user recommendations, and professional reviews. We focused on the core specifications we look for in gaming monitors, including resolution, frame rate, connection options, and price....

Best aluminum free deodorant for men: Native DeodorantBest aluminum free deodorant for women: Toms’ of Maine Aluminum-Free Natural DeodorantBest aluminum free deodorant for sensitive skin: Each & Every Natural Aluminum-Free Deodorant for Sensitive SkinBest all-natural deodorant: Schmidt’s Aluminum-Free Natural DeodorantBest budget: Humble All-Natural Deodorant Are antiperspirant deodorants bad for your health? The best aluminum free deodorants effectively control odors. However, it’s important to remember that there’s a difference between antiperspirants and deodorants, though people often use the terms interchangeably....

That being said, there are lots of questions about delta 8 THC, its legality, and its benefits. With frequent comparisons to delta 9, sketchy companies, and conflicting information, it can be hard for a beginner to know where to start. We understand what it’s like to want to try out delta 8 for the first time. It’s very important to be well informed of what makes a company reputable and how to know which products are right for you....

Best overall: Juiced RipCurrent SBest cargo: RadPower RadWagon 4Best off-road: QuietKat JeepBest for speed: Priority CurrentBest commuter: VanMoof S3Best budget: Ancheer Blue Spark How we selected the best electric bikes As a lifelong outdoor and fitness enthusiast, bicycling has always been a part of my recreational repertoire. From daily commuting to work via road bike to mountain biking through the rurals of my native state of Washington, I’ve spent more than my fair share of time perched upon the pedals....

As the name implies, wall mounts attach directly to your wall, so corner (or L-shaped) computer desk setups work the very best for them. While the best wall mounts for TVs can simply affix onto the wall once a viewing sweet spot has been established, it is often advantageous for monitor wall mounts to have swiveling arms and increased maneuverability. In this way, the monitor can be adjusted for an individual’s height....

Here are some of the best stainless steel cleaners for stoves, refrigerators, and other stainless steel appliances and devices. Best overall: Cerama Bryte Stainless Steel PolishBest kit: Therapy Stainless Steel Cleaner & Wipes KitBest wipes: Weiman Stainless Steel Cleaner WipesBest natural: Better Life Natural Streak Free Stainless Steel Polish Best stainless steel cleaners: Reviews & Recommendations The best stainless steel cleaners demolish fingerprints and banish gunk from all different kinds of surfaces—if it involves stainless steel, you can use a stainless steel cleaner to clean it....

Best unisex: GearTOP Fishing and Safari Cap with Sun ProtectionBest for the beach: Furtalk Women’s Wide Brim Sun Hat with Wind LanyardBest sun visor: Simplicity Hats for Women Convertible Beach Visor HatBest for babies: SimpliKids UPF 50+ UV Ray Sun Protection Baby HatBest budget: Jane Shine Outdoor Sun Hat Bucket Hats What the best sun hats can do for you While sunscreen will always remain the No. 1 way to protect your skin against harmful UVA and UVB rays, there are additional measures you can take to ensure you have the utmost sun protection....