Aura’s Aspen impressive digital frame is the most affordable it’s been
Returning to work or school from summer vacation is never easy, but the Aura Aspen could help you hold onto your favorite memories by putting them front and center. And right now, you can pick up the digital photo frame for around $199 ($30 off) from Amazon, Best Buy, and Aura, which is a new low price. Aura Aspen The Aura Aspen digital frame lets you upload photos via the companion app, cloud services, or email from anywhere. Its 12-inch LCD display features slim bezels, a 4:3 aspect ratio, and an antiglare screen that mimics the look of real photos. Where to Buy: $229 $199 at Amazon $229 $199 at Aura $229.99 $199.99 at Best Buy For a digital photo frame, the slim, 12-inch Aura Aspen looks remarkably traditional. My colleague Jennifer Pattison Tuohy found its paper-textured, anti-glare matte display and 1600 x 1200 resolution makes pictures appear sharp and lifelike, while the 4:3 aspect ratio means...
Returning to work or school from summer vacation is never easy, but the Aura Aspen could help you hold onto your favorite memories by putting them front and center. And right now, you can pick up the digital photo frame for around $199 ($30 off) from Amazon, Best Buy, and Aura, which is a new low price.
Aura Aspen
The Aura Aspen digital frame lets you upload photos via the companion app, cloud services, or email from anywhere. Its 12-inch LCD display features slim bezels, a 4:3 aspect ratio, and an antiglare screen that mimics the look of real photos.
Where to Buy:
$229 $199 at Amazon
$229 $199 at Aura
$229.99 $199.99 at Best Buy
For a digital photo frame, the slim, 12-inch Aura Aspen looks remarkably traditional. My colleague Jennifer Pattison Tuohy found its paper-textured, anti-glare matte display and 1600 x 1200 resolution makes pictures appear sharp and lifelike, while the 4:3 aspect ratio means most smartphone shots should fit perfectly. It even comes with its own adjustable metal stand that looks like one you’d find on a regular photo frame.But unlike a normal photo frame, this one could be a gift that lets you keep on giving. Like other Aura digital photo frames, you can update it anytime with new photos, whether you’re sending pics of the grandkids to mom’s frame or beaming a college student the latest pictures of the family pet. Just upload pictures via the companion app available on iOS and Android, sync them automatically via iCloud Photos or Google Photos, or email them and they’ll appear. What’s more, you can also add text captions, display Live Photos from your iPhone, and even showcase 30-second videos that play sound.
Read our hands-on impressions of the Aura Aspen.
Three more deals to kick off your weekend
Now through August 13th, Woot is discounting a number of refurbished Kindles and Amazon Fire HD tablets. You can, for example, buy the 2021 Kindle Paperwhite with a 90-day warranty starting at just $89.99. Woot is also taking an additional $5 off when you apply the promo code FIREFIVE, saving you $65 over buying the latest model. At 6.8-inches, the last-gen e-reader is slightly smaller than its 7-inch successor, but otherwise is very similar with IPX8 water resistance, a crisp 300ppi display, and an adjustable warm white frontlight that makes it easy to read at night. Read our 2021 Kindle Paperwhite review.
Garmin’s inReach Mini 2 is on sale for $332.50 ($67 off) while the Garmin inReach Messenger Plus is $427.50 ($72 off) from Wellbots exclusively for our readers when you apply the code VERGEGARMIN5. Those are some of the best prices to date on the small satellite communicators, which lets you text, share your location, receive weather updates, and send SOS alerts to Garmin’s emergency dispatch center when you don’t have cell service. The Plus offers the same functionality, but also lets you share photos and voice messages. Just be aware you’ll have to pay a $7.99 monthly subscription fee to use any of these features, though.
The Satechi Magnetic MagSafe Wallet starts at $27.99 ($12 off) at Amazon, which matches its best price to date. The vegan leather wallet can hold up to four cards and folds out into an adjustable kickstand, allowing you to take video calls or stream in landscape or portrait mode. It also includes NFC passthrough, so you can tap-to-pay without pulling out your credit card.
Nielsen is leaning more on wearables to hear what people are watching
In order to beef up its ability to accurately measure viewership data in the streaming era, Nielsen is moving forward with a plan to use more information gathered from its partners' wearable devices. Today, Nielsen announced "a number of key enhancements" that are being added to its data capturing process...
In order to beef up its ability to accurately measure viewership data in the streaming era, Nielsen is moving forward with a plan to use more information gathered from its partners' wearable devices.Today, Nielsen announced "a number of key enhancements" that are being added to its data capturing process ahead of the upcoming fall TV season. As of August 31st, Nielsen's co-viewing data will now include information obtained from smart-watch like gadgets that Neilsen's research panelists wear in their homes. The Portable People Meter (PPM) Wearables - which Nielsen first began deploying nationally in 2016 to bolster its audio, local TV, and …Read the full story at The Verge.
Daniel Martinez Dallas
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The best way to run Docker on Proxmox depends entirely on your hardware and use-case, and it took me years to realize that
Although Proxmox ships with terrific virtualization and LXC management tools, there are certain projects that may require a Docker instance. Perhaps you’re new to Proxmox Virtual Environment and want a familiar method for spinning up free and open-source tools in containers. Or maybe you’re looking to deploy an obscure service...
Although Proxmox ships with terrific virtualization and LXC management tools, there are certain projects that may require a Docker instance. Perhaps you’re new to Proxmox Virtual Environment and want a familiar method for spinning up free and open-source tools in containers. Or maybe you’re looking to deploy an obscure service that doesn’t have dedicated LXC packages or fails to install as an OCI-based container on Proxmox.
Daniel Martinez Dallas
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Does giving a camera wings dodge the FCC’s drone ban?
It’s a camera. It’s a drone. But HoverAir doesn’t want it to be a drone where the FCC is concerned. | Image: HoverAir HoverAir drones always have intriguing gimmicks. This one folds flat to fit in your pocket. This one can land on water. Another can charge inside its carrying...
It’s a camera. It’s a drone. But HoverAir doesn’t want it to be a drone where the FCC is concerned. | Image: HoverAir HoverAir drones always have intriguing gimmicks. This one folds flat to fit in your pocket. This one can land on water. Another can charge inside its carrying case. But the brand's latest trick might be its riskiest: it's attempting to sneak a drone past the FCC.In December 2025, the US government banned future foreign drones from reaching our shores, and HoverAir's floating Aqua drone was one of the first casualties. But this time, brand owner Zero Zero Robotics might have found a loophole: its latest $750 Versa drone isn't a drone, it claims, but rather a DJI Pocket-style mini steadycam with optional snap-on propellers that let it fly. …Read the full story at The Verge.
Tania Rathmann Germany
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My favorite Nvidia Shield TV feature has nothing to do with streaming
The Nvidia Shield TV Pro is one of the greatest consumer hardware products ever made. Nvidia hasn’t refreshed it since 2019, yet it remains more capable than almost every Android TV box I have tried.
The Nvidia Shield TV Pro is one of the greatest consumer hardware products ever made. Nvidia hasn’t refreshed it since 2019, yet it remains more capable than almost every Android TV box I have tried.
Jane Smith Los Angeles
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I finally self-hosted my passwords, and it’s simpler than I expected
I’ve been making small changes to my workflow lately, mostly by replacing tools I’ve relied on for years with simpler alternatives. I enjoy experimenting with open-source apps and self-hosted software because they give me more control while often fitting better into the way I work. Still, there was one change...
I’ve been making small changes to my workflow lately, mostly by replacing tools I’ve relied on for years with simpler alternatives. I enjoy experimenting with open-source apps and self-hosted software because they give me more control while often fitting better into the way I work. Still, there was one change I had kept putting off. I had thought about making it several times, but always found a reason to leave things as they were. Recently, I finally decided to stop procrastinating and make the switch. It turned out to be one of those changes that makes your workflow feel simpler almost immediately.
John Doe New York
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You can grab a curved 31.5-inch Acer Nitro monitor for $190 right now
This Acer Nitro 31.5-inch gaming monitor perfectly blends performance and value. It features a 180Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and a discounted price of $190. Best Buy is slashing the price by $270, which is well below its MSRP of $460. It's one of the best prices that we've...
This Acer Nitro 31.5-inch gaming monitor perfectly blends performance and value. It features a 180Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and a discounted price of $190. Best Buy is slashing the price by $270, which is well below its MSRP of $460. It's one of the best prices that we've seen.
Michael Johnson Chicago
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I connected my local LLM to Google Calendar, and it schedules my day better than I ever could
I've spent enough time letting my calendar tell me what I should be doing next, only to realize that a calendar is really just a list of commitments. It knows when a meeting starts, but it doesn't quite know when I am at my most productive, what I can manage...
I've spent enough time letting my calendar tell me what I should be doing next, only to realize that a calendar is really just a list of commitments. It knows when a meeting starts, but it doesn't quite know when I am at my most productive, what I can manage to fit between two calls or before lunch, or when I'm asking too much of my own self.
William Garcia Boston
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I fixed a dozen “dead” PCs with one motherboard trick that nobody talks about
Troubleshooting is the part and parcel of owning a PC, and with modern computers, you just don't know when you'll be made to put that hat on. Maybe you were tinkering with the BIOS to squeeze a little extra performance, or maybe you were just trying to boot into your...
Troubleshooting is the part and parcel of owning a PC, and with modern computers, you just don't know when you'll be made to put that hat on. Maybe you were tinkering with the BIOS to squeeze a little extra performance, or maybe you were just trying to boot into your system on a regular Tuesday. The problem is that more often than not, the problem won't explicitly announce itself or detail the root cause, and you will be made to make educated guesses at every turn.
Wallace Bowman United States
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Google a**istant is dead, and I won’t miss it thanks to my local LLM
Voice assistants have been part of the phone experience for so long that most of us don't really give them second thought anymore. Google is now pulling the plug on the biggest one though. Google Assistant is going away on September 4, 2026, and there's no toggle back to it...
Voice assistants have been part of the phone experience for so long that most of us don't really give them second thought anymore. Google is now pulling the plug on the biggest one though. Google Assistant is going away on September 4, 2026, and there's no toggle back to it once your phone flips over.
Emily Brown Houston
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I deliberately gave up some of my internet speed, and every video call in the house got better
For the better part of a year, I blamed my Wi-Fi for terrible video call performance. Calls would freeze periodically, but when I would run a speed test, I'd get the rated speed that I paid for. No matter what device I tried, if it wasn't on a wire, I'd...
For the better part of a year, I blamed my Wi-Fi for terrible video call performance. Calls would freeze periodically, but when I would run a speed test, I'd get the rated speed that I paid for. No matter what device I tried, if it wasn't on a wire, I'd be a smeary mess for the other person. The fix was turning on QoS in my router settings, which turned out to be something that actually limited my top speeds. Despite that, flipping it on completely fixed the connectivity issues I was having, and it did the same for everyone else in my household.
Emmi Pohlmann Germany
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I ditched three subscription services with a $15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, and my setup is bulletproof
The Raspberry Pi Zero 2W is the last thing you think of when you want to host something useful. I can relate to that thought process as I own a couple of Raspberry Pi Zero 2Ws. The low-end hardware on one of the cheapest SBCs isn't a lucrative proposition while...
The Raspberry Pi Zero 2W is the last thing you think of when you want to host something useful. I can relate to that thought process as I own a couple of Raspberry Pi Zero 2Ws. The low-end hardware on one of the cheapest SBCs isn't a lucrative proposition while building home servers. You aren't completely wrong because the device struggles with almost every popular tool you've heard of. Try deploying a media server like Jellyfin, or a local cloud server tool like NextCloud, and it absolutely chokes the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W.
Robin Fournier France
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I turned off this hidden Roku TV setting and reclaimed my privacy
Most of us stream content through a smart TV or attached device and scan through settings to ensure security and privacy settings are enabled. However, if you have a Roku TV with an attached over-the-air (OTA) antenna, cable box, or other HDMI inputs, there's one hidden setting I missed.
Most of us stream content through a smart TV or attached device and scan through settings to ensure security and privacy settings are enabled. However, if you have a Roku TV with an attached over-the-air (OTA) antenna, cable box, or other HDMI inputs, there's one hidden setting I missed.
