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Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviewsSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter In Stephen King’s 1973 short story The Boogeyman, a man named Lester Billings, laid out stiff as a corpse on his therapist’s couch, recounts the death of his three children. All of them, he insists, were slain by a creature living deep inside their bedroom closet. It’s an odd work, and more disturbing even than King’s usual output. Lester behaves appallingly in casual conversation, and it…

Ameya DalviMay 16, 2023 08:21:14 ISTPros:– Sounds much better after a lot of tweaking– 10-band equaliser to create custom sound profiles– Comfortable in-ear fit, compact charging case– Decent battery life, wireless charging support– IP55 dust and fluid resistance– In-ear detection, volume control on the buds Cons:– Default sound output is incredibly dull and lacks detail– Erratic ANC; Transparency mode could have been better– Pricing needs to be more competitive Price: Rs 4,999Rating: 3.5/5 A new audio brand, Ikodoo…

Most brands in the consumer audio space have turned their focus to the true wireless (TWS) form factor, but some such as Sony continue to offer worthwhile over-ear headphones. Sony's approach is fortunately not limited to just premium and flagship products; the company maintains a decent range of over-ear headphones across price segments, and with decent features. The latest is the Sony WH-CH720N over-ear headphones, which is a new-generation product in a fairly adept and well-positioned lineup.Priced at Rs. 9,990 in…

Coffee Data ScienceGetting CloserSince return to the office, I have had some time to compare the Kim Express and the Decent Espresso machine again. The caveat is that the Kim Express is at work. So I have slowly been taking data over the past few months, and I have some results ready to share. I am pleased that I have bridged the gap between the Decent and the Kim, but there is still room.Firstly, I have been doing multiple modifications on my shot profile for the Decent, particularly the Pump & Dump profile. This…

Higher quality TV and movies? No. A standard of not cancelling shows after a single season? Nah. Mobile games on your TV? Yup. That appears to be Netflix’s plan after a developer found some hidden code while digging through the platform. The company’s actually been offering games on mobile since 2021, but given paltry player numbers, the effort to bring them to TVs, where most subscribers actually use Netflix, might be the best way to remind people that they’re even there.How To Set Up Private Relay on iCloud+App…

Well, it’s finally happened: Samsung’s Galaxy A5x line of smartphones is no longer the middle ground between Samsung’s flagships and its budget phones, at least as far as pricing is concerned. The Galaxy A54 5G is the costliest A5x smartphone yet. The price tags have gone up each year since the Galaxy A50 launched back in 2019, and the Galaxy A54 5G’s price comes very close to phones from a segment in which you can find many ‘flagship-killer’ devices, both from Chinese manufacturers and Samsung’s own backyard. In India,…

Mileage is one of the biggest concerns for car owners in India, although one segment of car buyers in the country that you would imagine the least to be worried about it is the luxury car buyers. Although recently a video was uploaded on YouTube that showed us something that we did not imagine we would see. We are talking about a German luxury car getting fitted with a CNG Kit. Yes, you heard it right! A Mercedes Benz luxury sedan with a CNG kit. The video of a Mercedes Benz C200 fitted with a CNG kit was recently…

San Francisco figures prominently, at least for a few moments, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest blockbuster, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” opening Thursday. That’s the highest profile release of the week, but an even better option is to check out Amazon Prime’s second — and final — season of “Carnival Row.” Or, if you’re not into steampunk/fantasy series, plunge into the lovely romance “Of an Age.” It’s a keeper. Here’s our roundup. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”:…

OnePlus may be best known for its phones, but over the past few years it has been expanding — and its earbuds so far have been hailed as offering excellent value for money. The OnePlus Buds Pro, for example, offered a range of smart features and solid audio at $150. Now, the company is back with a follow-up, in the form of the OnePlus Buds Pro 2. The OnePluds Buds Pro 2 are buil to be OnePlus’ best earbuds, with the smartest features and the highest quality. They’re also a little more expensive than the…

Coffee Data ScienceGetting Wild with Low FlowOne of my frustrations using the Decent Espresso Machine is the water dispenser. It causes channeling to the left side for low flow, high temperature profiles, and this was particularly challenging for staccato espresso. So I set out to improve my profile so I could once again pull a staccato shot.I didn’t want to waste a ton of coffee, so my investigation started with spent coffee.Could I push water through evenly to the bottom layer of a staccato shot?I sifted dried, spent…