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After becoming the first DIY smart home security system to offer HomeKit support, Abode has announced its first smart camera at CES to integrate with the rest of its smart home security lineup. It offers nice versatility as it can be used inside, outside, and even as a doorbell with an included mount. Abode announced the details in a press release today: The new versatile smart camera comes as a nice addition to fill out its Iota smart security system that offers HomeKit support....

Every good villain has a signature look, and for billionaire ex-president Lex Luthor, bald is beautiful. While some might view the ‘Mr. Clean’ look as a challenge, Superman’s greatest enemy has made the chrome dome a staple of his refined, straight-to-business aesthetic… but Lex wasn’t always as bald as a newborn babe. When Superman’s co-creator Joe Shuster first introduced the villain in Action Comics #23 in April 1940, Lex appeared with a full head of ginger hair....

One die-hard fan has brought Rick and Morty to Jeopardy in an epic showcase of fandom. Like many shows, the series has a staunch fan base that spans far and wide - and that fandom can extend to other businesses. For instance, last October, McDonald’s temporarily brought back their Szechaun sauce, but a shortage eventually led to protests. But it’s not always like that. After months of waiting, Rick and Morty was finally renewed for season 4, thus alleviating fan concerns....

Every year at Comic-Con International in San Diego Hasbro brings one of the must-see booths on the show floor, and this year with Bumblebee bringing the Transformers franchise back to theaters in an all-new way, it’s a big year. Let’s not forget the sheer amount of Star Wars and Marvel content (including Deadpool) getting new toy lines too. For media, Hasbro also hosts an annual breakfast where they display what’s coming up from their main lines in their main brands, but for this year the focus was on Transformers, Star Wars, and Marvel....

In His Dark Materials episode 2, “The Idea Of The North”, the story continues to deviate from the books - though in intriguing ways - as the series introduces a second world until much later in the novels. What’s interesting is that this twist happens in the second book in the His Dark Materials series, which certainly means it wasn’t expected to happen in season 1 of the BBC and HBO show....

In this article we presented the details of using sysenter instruction to call from user-mode to kernel-mode. In older versions of Windows operating systems, the “int 0x2e” interrupt was used instead, but on newer systems sysenter is used. When the “int 0x2e” interrupt is being used, it uses the 0x2e interrupt descriptor from the Interrupt Descriptor Table (IDT), while the system call number is passed in the eax register. On the other hand, the sysenter instruction can be used to transition from user to kernel-mode faster than by using the “int 0x2e” instruction....

Make Your Windows 10 Upgrade Successful Disconnect non-essential devices attached to your computer. If you have non-essential external devices (printer, scanner, etc.) connected to your computer during installation, these can interfere with the setup engine and prevent the installation from completing because Windows 10 is trying to detect and install them. So, keep only the bare essentials attached, keyboard and mouse. Disable your Antivirus utility, non-essential services, and startup programs. If you upgrade from a previous version of Windows or a former Windows 10 build, a typical blocker for Windows setup is security utilities....

High Maintenance, a show written and directed by Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair, and starring Sinclair as The Guy, started as a Web Series and made its way to HBO. The show tells the story of a weed dealer (The Guy) who bikes around the city, meeting buyers in their apartments. Whether he’s biking to the apartment of a reporter trying to con him into an interview, the hotel where a threesome is taking place, or the apartment of a nudist, The Guy meets a whole host of characters he spends a few minutes of his day with....

Nine years is a long time for any show to be on the air. Not only is it a symbol of the show’s success, but the writers start creating all kinds of scenarios. Even on the tapestry of How I Met Your Mother, not every character comes up roses every time and Alyson Hannigan’s character Lily is no different. Even when she’s trying to be the heart of the group, she is also under tremendous pressure and tends to blow a gasket....

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In our Ring vs ADT review, we’ll break down what matters – from plans to pricing to customer service and ease of installation – to help you find your best-fit security solution. ADT ADT provides years of home security experience for peace of mind. Pros: Customizable security packages and equipmentSix-month money-back guaranteeSame-day or next-day service for installation and repairs Cons: Requires a security contractCancellation feeLower-than-average BBB customer service ratings...

The lack of Calendar support for Siri on HomePod has been a glaring issue of Apple’s home speaker since its release earlier this year. Now new evidence suggests that will soon change when iOS 11.4 is released. Siri Personal Requests on HomePod currently only work for Messages, Reminders and Notes. These are associated with the iPhone that was used to set up HomePod and only work for a single user when both devices are on the same Wi-Fi network....

iFixit has now posted its teardown of the HomePod, shining light on exactly what is beneath the seamless fabric mesh. The company says that the HomePod is built like a tank, so whilst it only scores 1/10 on the repairability scale it is made to last. It was apparently one of the hardest ever projects, with iFixit even resorting to a hacksaw at one stage. The teardown reveals how the Siri waveform is formed on the top of the speaker; an LED matrix sits just below the surface with the light blurred by a diffuser....

Hollow Man marked acclaimed filmmaker Paul Verhoeven’s jump into the horror genre with an effects-heavy update to H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, but the adaptation falls short in many respects. All of the classical creatures from the stable of Universal Monsters have set strong templates for each of their respective characters. The original films from the black-and-white era are still looked at in high regard, but there have also been plenty of creative, ambitious remakes that range from Oscar-winning feature films like The Shape of Water to fun B-movies like Verhoeven’s Hollow Man....

Holmes & Watson - the latest comedy starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly - currently sits at a rare 0 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. While he’s unquestionably still a big name in the world of comedy, Ferrell’s career as a movie star has certainly seen better days. It’s been quite a long time since a film starring Ferrell proved to be a huge hit, and not even resurrecting Ron Burgundy for 2013’s long-awaited sequel Anchorman 2 proved enough to propel him to the comedic heights he regularly reached in the 2000s....

Molekule debuted the world’s first molecular air purifier with the “Air” back in 2017 and it arrived with a handy iOS app. Now the company is taking smart home connectivity a step further and bringing HomeKit support to its Mini+ molecular air purifier and it’s landing at Apple Stores and Apple.com in the US. Read on for a closer look at this top-notch HomeKit air purifier. HEPA air purifiers have been the standard for some time, but Molekule’s technology that comes from over 20 years of research and development goes even further....

Horror video games are not only a popular genre in the gaming world, but their film adaptations, such as the popular Resident Evil franchise, showed that horror can transcend media types and disprove the video game curse. The film debuted in 2002 and starred Milla Jovovich as Alice (who wasn’t even a game character), Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, and James Purefoy. While the first film was more firmly embedded in the games’ horror roots, it continued in a similar trajectory to the games themselves, adapting more high-octane elements to become an action/horror crossover and raked in tons of money at the box office....

Microsoft took a huge PR beating before the release of the Xbox One when they announced draconian online DRM requirements, giving the PlayStation 4 a big head start in public opinion – but perhaps an all-digital next gen Xbox could give the platform the advantage it needs this time around. Plus with streaming-only platforms like Google Stadia chomping at the bit to gobble up the home console market, a low cost online-only device could be just the ticket to carve out a new niche and reinvigorate casual and core console gamers alike....

With the recent High School Musical: The Musical: The Series trailer, a nostalgic trip down memory lane was in order for fans of the original series. From the start of something new all the way to the final moments of seeing East High on screen, the series has left an impact. Troy and Gabriella’s relationship is well-known and relatable. Like any movie, there are many problems that the characters run into....

The HomePod mini went up for purchase last week and the first orders will arrive to customers on November 16. Ahead of that availability, the first reviews of the HomePod mini have now been published, and the sound quality is being almost universally praised. TechCrunch says that the $99 HomePod mini offers “remarkably big sound” for its size and price point. The review specifically praises the 360-degree sound: Engadget also praises the HomePod mini’s sound quality, with the qualification that it’s “still a small speaker....