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Lenovo has showed up today with some impressive laptop deals, massively discounting a couple of its popular ThinkPad models. While these are regularly priced in a range that makes more sense for professionals and businesses, with the huge price drops, these ThinkPads make sense for just about anyone. You can use our Lenovo ThinkPad buying guide to help determine if Lenovo is offering something that’s right for you, and you can read onward for more details on how to grab one of these ThinkPads at an unbelievable price…

To be a professional filmmaker, especially in the realms of writing and directing, a fair shake of traits are borderline essential; a relatively firm grasp on the human condition, a whole lot of luck, and, perhaps above all, confidence. Indeed, confidence in the work that you produce is a must, lest you choose to take the creative advice of studio executives seriously. Household name John Carpenter found himself with such a choice throughout his career, fielding some notes from Hollywood film studios only to, thankfully,…

The film director Alex Ross Perry is set to make an unconventional movie about the beloved US indie band Pavement.In November, Perry debuted a musical, Slanted! Enchanted!, about the band in New York City. In a new interview with the New Yorker, the director of films such as Listen Up Philip and Queen of Earth said that the production is part of a larger film project about the band.Alex Ross Perry with frequent collaborator Elisabeth Moss in 2019. Photograph: Rob Kim/Getty Images for MoMA’s The ContendersPerry told the…

Smartwatches are getting weird again, and this time, Huawei is leading the charge. The company has given us a teaser of its next wearable, the Huawei Watch Buds. This one looks like another well-crafted smartwatch from Huawei — until you see its lid opening to reveal two wireless earbuds. Yeah, you heard that right. The dial area lifts up and presents you with a pair of true wireless earbuds safely nestled in their magnetic cavities. As you might expect, these are not your bulky noise-canceling chunky earbuds or the…

The relative simplicity of the Game Boy consoles (at least compared to modern portables) means they’re now infinitely hackable and customizable, but one modder has come up with a Game Boy Color upgrade for gamers tired of constantly swapping cartridges. It’s both brilliant and ridiculous.If you know what to look for and don’t mind wading into legally gray waters, there are already many solutions out there for gamers looking to solve the biggest downside of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. The handhelds themselves might…

Here’s an insane Cyber Monday deal that perhaps doesn’t look like that much of a deal at first glance, given that we’re talking about a $350 hard drive. But look a little closer and you’ll see that B&H Photo has this on sale for something like 65 percent off. Phil Nickinson/Digital Trends That’s still a chunk of change, but those who know, know. This is the sort of SSD that’s a lifesaver if you’re often moving around large chunks of data, like photos or video, from one place to another. And if you’re in the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAvatar: The Way of Water has to earn a ridiculous amount of money at the box office in order to turn a profit.The costly film’s budget ballooned due to the creation of technology required by James Cameron to depict the film’s extended underwater sequences.In the director’s own words, the sequel to the 2009 blockbuster – which is the most successful film of all time – is “very f***ing”…

.Don't you adore the product names on Amazon? I do. Almost as much as I adore the product descriptions.Also: 12 gift ideas for travelersHow about this: "Users can customize support for neck, shoulders and head & use cell phone at the same time! The micro-beads inside the pillow forms and contours to user's neck for maximum comfort."Because there's just no way you can use a neck pillow and, say, hold your phone. Or perhaps put it on your little tray table.You'll be wondering how this thing stays upright. Well,…

.Don't you adore the product names on Amazon? I do. Almost as much as I adore the product descriptions.Also: 12 gift ideas for travelersHow about this: "Users can customize support for neck, shoulders and head & use cell phone at the same time! The micro-beads inside the pillow forms and contours to user's neck for maximum comfort."Because there's just no way you can use a neck pillow and, say, hold your phone. Or perhaps put it on your little tray table.You'll be wondering how this thing stays upright. Well,…

David Gewirtz/ZDNETI just installed the new 5th Generation Echo Dot , which connects to my Nest app. But it doesn't work with Alexa, so I can't query Alexa what the temperature is upstairs. Also: The best smart thermostatsI later brought up one of my little SensorPush trackers. I didn't want to buy and manage yet another hub device, so I never got one. Finally, I brought up a SmartThings Multipurpose Sensor is $49, which is almost what a single one of those standalone sensors cost. Plus, this new Dot…