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Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have gained a lot of attention over the past few years. However, investing in cryptocurrencies comes with a unique set of risks. One of the biggest risks is that you could lose your investment if the cryptocurrency exchange it’s stored on goes bankrupt, like we recently saw with Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX. This is because exchanges are not regulated like banks, and they do not have the same safeguards in place to protect customer funds. As a result, if an exchange goes bankrupt, its customers could lose everything. If you’re thinking about investing in cryptocurrencies, it’s important to be aware of these risks and take steps to protect yourself.  The Crypto You “Own” Might Not Actually Be Yours  If you own cryptocurrency, there’s a good chance that it’s not really in your possession. That’s because many people store their digital tokens on exchanges. However, exchanges are not for storage either hot or cold. In other words, if you wan...

Nationwide Marketing Group and STORIS, a point-of-sale retail solutions provider, have just announced that they are doubling down on their relationship, which has already spanned 25 years. At the moment, Nationwide members process nearly $3 billion in transactions a year on the STORIS platform. With the beginning of this next chapter, Nationwide members can choose to utilize the new mobile, web-based STORIS NextGen platform. In other news, the OnePlus Buds Pro 2, which is set to be released on February 7, will be one of the first true wireless earbuds to feature Google Android’s Spatial Audio feature. This spatial audio feature sets a fixed point that audio emanates from, creating a multidimensional audio experience reminiscent of being at a theatre.  Lastly, carbon-free vehicles accounted for 19 percent of total new car sales in California in 2022, which is a highly encouraging sign for the mass adoption of EVs. 345,818 new carbon-free vehicles were purchased in the state making u...

Pictures used to be the main attraction on social media, but due to the growth and popularity of videos, pictures are becoming less of a priority. Now the famous picture-sharing social media app, Instagram, has moved on to promoting Reels to its users. Some people welcomed the change, but creators had to become familiar with making video content. Not everyone knows what is needed when it comes to video content, but that’s where I step in. Having a background in videography and working with social media, I can advise on what tools are helpful when creating this content. The Right Recording Device Make sure that your phone can handle recording high-quality video and having the app you’re recording on open. Sometimes phones can’t handle apps that require a lot of power, causing users to have issues with the app freezing while they record. Smartphones like the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy series and Google Pixel are known for their amazing camera quality and nighttime photography. If your phone ...

  Sony Electronics has announced its latest projectors, which the company is touting as the “world’s smallest WUXGA 3LCD laser projectors.” The models are the  VPL-PHZ61 and the VPL-PHZ51 , and both come outfitted with 4K projection and 55 percent vertical shift capabilities. The VPL-PHZ61has 6,400 lumens and the VPL-PHZ51 has 5,300. Throughout the press release, as well as on the projectors’  webpages , it appears that the intended use cases lie in conference rooms and classrooms. “Many of our customers struggle to find display solutions that provide both exceptional high brightness and sophisticated features that can enhance their content and overall user experience,” said Rich Ventura, Vice President of B2B, Sony Electronics, in a press release. “We don’t want our customers to compromise on any of these asks, which is why we’ve built upon our existing legacy in developing feature-rich laser projectors, to provide compact and advanced projectors to the market. These pro...

  Acer’s new Swift Edge laptop is the company’s venture into the  portable OLED space , which is currently occupied by only a few other tech companies. The Swift Edge comes in at only 2.58 lbs despite having a decently large 16-in. screen. Its thickness is impressive, too, coming in at only 12.95mm thick. It has a 3840 x 2400 screen resolution, displays in 4K HDR, and has an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U eight-core processor. And with a number of other high-end features, like Wi-Fi 6E compatibility, the  Swift Edge  could be a formidable product in the growing portable OLED field. It starts at $1,499.  In other news, Amazon has announced that it is  scaling back its Scout delivery program . For those that don’t know, Scout is the company’s sidewalk-based delivery system which uses cube-shaped, wheeled robots to deliver packages. While not ending the program all together, Amazon will be ending field tests for the delivery bots. This announcement comes as Amazon’s drone ...

  Coffee and tea enthusiasts have probably at some time come across the company  Fellow . It’s a popular maker and seller of high-end brewing equipment, such as kettles that hold their precisely set temperatures for extended periods of time, and  today it has announced  perhaps the most high-end — and high-tech — of electric kettles. The new Stagg EKG Pro can adjust for altitude so the water inside doesn’t boil over, schedule a set time to begin heating and set presets for various types of coffee or tea. The Stagg EKG Pro Studio Edition does all that with a fancier, metal-and-glass design. Launching this month, the EKG Pro starts at $195 and the EKG Pro Studio Edition starts at $225. In other news, yesterday the European Parliament approved a law that will  require devices to use a USB-C  charging port by the end of 2024. While some devices already charge using USB-C, one of the most talked about companies that will have to adapt to this law is Apple. Apple...

Google has announced its Nest Wifi Pro, which is a high-speed router. It supports tri-band Wi-Fi 6E, is equipped with dual-band 802.11ac capabilities, and can connect to 100 devices per router. There is no backwards compatibility with Wi-Fi features as this new Nest Wifi is built differently. Another interesting feature of the new Wifi Pro is that it can act as a Thread border router, which allows for smart home connectivity and even the ability to act as a Matter hub later this year. There are a  number of other features  and specs to this new Wifi Pro, and it will cost $199 for a single router.  In other news, the audio brand House of Marley has announced the  Get Together 2 XL Bluetooth Speaker . The speaker is designed with sustainability in mind, and using bamboo and reclaimed and recycled fabric in part for its build, it manages to be both water and dust resistant with an IP65 rating. It has two 4-in. woofers, 1-in. tweeters and dual-passive radiators, and can ...