It is fair to say that GTA 6 (if that is what the game is ultimately called) is one of the most highly anticiapted titles in recent memory. Need some proof? A nondescript teaser from an email was enough to kick off a fury of conversation and speculation.
The pedestrian nature of this email doesn’t reveal any saucy details of the game,
Source: Hot Hardware – Rockstar May Have Teased GTA 6 Via Email And Leaks Suggest What To Expect In The Trailer
If you live in the US, Black Friday rivals only the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl when it comes to TV deals. If you’ve been thinking about upgrading from an aging set, or you have a new space that you want to fill with a massive 75-inch screen, you’re in luck. Black Friday TV deals are still in full swing — we’ve rounded up the best Black Friday TV deals we could find from Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and others on all sizes of TVs. Though we don’t formally review TVs at Engadget, we’ve thoroughly researched user reviews and testing from other sites we trust to ensure our list only includes TVs you’ll be happy to own years down the road. Plus, we’ve included the best deals we could find for soundbars, streaming devices and other TV accessories below as well.
The 55-inch version of Samsung’s The Frame TV is down to $978 at Amazon and B&H, which is nearly $400 off its average street price in recent months. It’s available for a couple bucks more at Samsung and Best Buy. If you want something smaller, the 50-inch model is a good buy at $898, too. This LED TV lacks contrast-boosting features like local dimming and mini-LED backlights, so its picture quality, while good, can’t match the best sets in its price range. Instead, you’d buy a Frame TV for its style. The whole thing is designed to look like a mountable piece of wall art, and when you aren’t watching something, you can use it to display artwork and photos. The TV comes with a few pieces by default, while others are available with an optional subscription.
A 55-inch model of Samsung’s S90C OLED TV is available for $1,298 at Amazon, Walmart and B&H. Samsung itself has it for $2 more. This has been the S90C’s price for the last several weeks but, outside of a brief drop to $1,098 at B&H earlier this month, it matches the lowest rate we’ve tracked. The S90C has received near–universal praise for its QD-OLED panel, which uses a layer of quantum dots to boost its peak brightness and color saturation while retaining the high contrast and deep black tones of a typical OLED display. Put another way, it looks great, and it should hold up better than most OLED TVs in a bright room. It’s also an ideal gaming TV, as it has four HDMI 2.1 ports that support up to a 144Hz refresh rate in 4K (on PCs). The main downside is that, like all Samsung TVs, it doesn’t support the popular Dolby Vision HDR format.
The LG C3 OLED TV is down to $897 for a 42-inch model at Amazon and B&H, which matches its all-time low. The C3 lacks the quantum-dot tech of the Samsung S90C, so it can’t get quite as bright or colorful. But it still offers most of the expected perks of a good OLED panel, including high contrast, wide viewing angles and smooth motion. It supports Dolby Vision HDR as well, plus it’s available in smaller sizes than the S90C — hence why we’re highlighting the 42-inch model here. Larger versions are also discounted, but they’re priced close enough to the S90C that most people should opt for the Samsung TV instead. If you want a premium TV for a smaller space — and can keep the set away from glare — this model should fit the bill.
The 48-inch LG A2 OLED TV, meanwhile, is on sale for $550 at Best Buy. We’ve seen numerous deals for this set over the course of the year, but this one matches the lowest price we’ve tracked. The A2 is an entry-level model from 2022, so it’s limited to a 60Hz refresh rate, lacks HDMI 2.1 ports and doesn’t support other gaming-friendly features like VRR. It has noticeably lower peak brightness than higher-end OLEDs like the C3, too, so it won’t pop as much with HDR content. That said, it’s still an OLED TV, so it still delivers deep contrast, bold colors, wide viewing angles and low input lag for the money. At this price, it should be a nice step-up option for smaller or secondary rooms.
The 55-inch Hisense U8K is available for $698, which is an all-time low and $50 less than its typical street price in recent months. Best Buy has it for $2 more. The 65-inch model is also at an all-time low of $897. Several reviews have praised the U8K as one of the year’s best values among midrange TVs, one that gets impressively bright and delivers strong contrast for an LED display. It comes with two HDMI 2.1 ports that play 4K video up to 144Hz, it supports all the major HDR formats and its Google TV platform is easier to use than most smart TV UIs. Its motion and color performance will still trail a good OLED TV, though, and reviews say it’ll wash out much more heavily when viewed from an angle. But if you want to stay under $1,000, it should be a good value.
The TCL QM8 is generally regarded as a close rival to the Hisense U8K in the same price bracket. Its 65-inch model is now down to $898 at Amazon and Walmart, which is the lowest price we’ve tracked. Like Hisense’s set, the QM8 uses quantum dots, mini-LED backlights and an expansive local dimming feature to deliver strong contrast for a non-OLED TV and enough brightness to overcome glare in any room. It, too, runs Google TV, and it has two HDMI 2.1 ports that support 4K/144Hz video.
The QM8 isn’t available in a size lower than 65 inches, so those who don’t have the space for a larger TV should get the U8K. But TCL’s TV does have one advantage for gamers: Its eARC port is separate from its HDMI 2.1 ports. That means those with a PS5, Xbox Series X and eARC-enabled soundbar can have all three hooked up at once and enjoy 4K/120Hz gaming on the two consoles without having to change inputs. One of the U8K’s HDMI 2.1 ports, on the other hand, doubles as the eARC port, so it might cause a little extra hassle. Otherwise, the two sets appear to offer similar performance.
The Hisense U6K is down to $350 for a 55-inch model and $498 for a 65-inch model, both of which represent all-time lows. The U6K is a well–reviewed option for those on a tighter budget, as it’s one of the few affordable sets to use quantum dots, mini-LED backlights and full-array local dimming. All of that helps it deliver better contrast and color volume than most TVs in this price range. It can’t get as bright as the U8K or TCL QM8, so it won’t exactly sparkle with HDR content, and its picture will degrade when viewed at an angle. Its 60Hz refresh rate and lack of HDMI 2.1 ports mean it’s not ideal for gaming, either. But trade-offs are to be expected for less than $500; if you don’t want to pay up for a higher-end model, this looks to be a solid compromise.
We’ll also note the Hisense U7K, which is down to lows of $480 for a 55-inch set and $700 for a 65-inch one. As its name suggests, this TV sits between the U8K and U6K in Hisense’s lineup: It doesn’t look as rich or bright as the former, but it’s a step up over the latter if you can afford to stretch your budget a little more.
The 65-inch TCL Q6 is available for $500 at Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy, which is $20 more than its all-time low but still $50 below its usual street price. The 75-inch set is down to a new low of $650, however. The Q6 is another budget-level TV released in 2023. Most reviews we trust say it lags well behind the Hisense U6K when it comes to contrast and HDR performance, but it’s worth highlighting because it supports a faster 120Hz refresh rate — so long as you play at a 1080p or 1440p resolution instead of 4K. If you’re a competitive-minded gamer who doesn’t want to spend a ton on a new TV, that extra smoothness might be worthwhile. Note that this set runs Amazon’s Fire TV platform, which’ll work best if you often use Amazon services like Prime Video.
If money is absolutely no object, the 55-inch Sony A95L is $300 off and down to a new “low” of $2,498 at Amazon and B&H. That’s far from cheap, but this ultra-premium QD-OLED TV has received wide praise for delivering perfect black levels, superb image processing, particularly punchy colors, and high brightness levels relative to other OLED sets. It’s another Google TV and, unlike the Samsung S90C, it supports Dolby Vision HDR. It can even play games at 4K/120Hz with Dolby Vision, and several reviews praise the quality of its built-in speakers. The main negative, apart from its eye-watering price, is that it only has two HDMI 2.1 ports. The S90C should be a better value for most, particularly gamers, but this deal makes the A95L at least a little cheaper than usual.
The 50-inch TCL S4 is down to $230 at Amazon when you clip an $18 on-page coupon. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen and about $30 off this model’s usual street price. The 55-inch variant is also on sale for $260 at Best Buy. The S4 is a low-end 4K TV, so it doesn’t get super bright and isn’t ideal for gaming or watching HDR content. If you can step up to the Hisense U6K, you should. But we understand that, sometimes, you just need a cheap TV that does the job outside of the living room. The S4 should be serviceable for that, especially if you keep it in a room that isn’t heavily affected by glare. This model runs on the same Google TV interface as a few of our picks above, but versions that use Amazon’s Fire TV OS are also discounted.
The Roku Streaming Stick 4K is down to $30 at Target, Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Roku’s online store and others. That’s $5 more than its all-time low but still $14 off the average street price we’ve seen in recent months. The Streaming Stick 4K is the top pick in our guide to the best streaming devices: It runs quickly, it works with all the major streaming services and HDR formats, and it has useful features like AirPlay support and a private listening mode. The Roku UI isn’t the sexiest piece of software design, but it’s a breeze to navigate and its search tool does well to find shows across disparate apps.
A couple other Roku streamers of note are also on sale. The Roku Express 4K+, for one, is within a dollar of its all-time low at $25. That dongle can’t plug directly into an HDMI port, lacks Dolby Vision support and has slightly slower Wi-Fi than the Streaming Stick 4K, but it offers the same general experience otherwise.
The Roku Ultra, meanwhile, is about $30 off at $69. This is the “best set-top box” pick in our media streamer guide. It’s pricier than the Streaming Stick 4K, but it adds an Ethernet jack and a microSD slot for expanded storage. It also comes with Roku’s Voice Remote Pro, which has a rechargeable battery, two programmable shortcut buttons, a remote finder function and a built-in headphone jack for private listening. You can buy the Voice Remote Pro separately and use it with most other Roku streamers, though.
The Google Chromecast is on sale for $38 at Amazon, Walmart and Target. This is a deal we’ve seen several times before and doesn’t represent an all-time low, but it’s still $12 off Google’s list price. The Chromecast is the runner up in our guide to the best streaming devices: It was released way back in 2020 and doesn’t support Wi-Fi 6, but it still performs competently and supports the major streaming apps. Its biggest selling point is its Google TV interface, which does well to proactively suggest shows you might like based on your viewing history and has a genuinely convenient voice search function. If the idea of a streamer that adjusts to your viewing habits sounds appealing to you, it might be worth grabbing over one of the Roku players above. If you’re shopping for an older TV, the 1080p version of the Chromecast offers just about all of the same benefits and is on sale for $20.
Amazon’s latest Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max have received their largest discounts since arriving in September. The former is 50 percent off at $25, while the latter is 33 percent off at $40. Between the two, the Max has a slightly faster processor clocked at 2.0GHz (instead of 1.7GHz), 16GB of internal storage (instead of 8GB) and support for Wi-Fi 6E (instead of just Wi-Fi 6). It also includes Amazon’s “Ambient Experience” mode, which displays artwork and widgets when the streamer is idle. That said, both dongles should be quick to load content. Both support the requisite streaming apps, Dolby Atmos and all the major HDR formats as well.
On the higher end of the Fire TV lineup, the Fire TV Cube is also on sale for $110. That ties the all-time low for the streaming box/Alexa speaker hybrid. The main downside with Fire TV devices is the same as it’s been for years: The UI is saddled with ads and not at all shy about nudging you toward Amazon services like Prime Video and Freevee. For most, a Roku or Chromecast should be a bit less obnoxious. But if you often use Amazon apps (or Alexa) and just want a competent 4K streamer for cheap, this may be less of an issue.
Deals for the Apple TV 4K have been extremely uncommon over the past year and, sadly, we aren’t seeing any new cash discounts on Black Friday. However, if you’re willing to pay the full $129 list price at Apple’s online store (or $149 for a 128GB model), you can get a $25 Apple Gift Card for no extra cost. That’s not much of a deal, but if you’ve had your eye on the set-top box and already planned on paying for Apple Music, iCloud or any other Apple service, it’s better than nothing.
We call the Apple TV 4K the “best premium” pick in our media streamer guide. It’s much pricier than a Roku or Chromecast, but it’s consistently fast, its Siri-based remote works well and it supports Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. It also integrates tightly with other Apple devices and services; you can quick-pair a set of AirPods, for instance, and beam content directly to the box via AirPlay. Apple’s tvOS interface is slick and easy to read too, though it tends to advertise Apple TV+ shows over those from other services.
The NVIDIA Shield TV Pro is back down to $170 for Black Friday at Amazon and Best Buy, a $30 discount that ties the lowest price we’ve tracked. This is the “best for gamers” pick in our streaming devices guide. It’s a fairly niche option these days: It was released way back in 2019, it’s still not cheap and it uses the older Android TV platform instead of the generally more polished Google TV. But its still-speedy Tegra X1+ chip works well for game streaming and playing Android titles, and it may make sense you’re looking to run a Plex media server or emulate older games. The set-top box is loaded with ports, and its upscaling tech can make 1080p content look crisper on 4K TVs. For enthusiast types, this is a decent chance to save.
Sonos is running a Black Friday sale that includes a range of discounts on soundbars and home theater gear. The deals include the flagship Sonos Arc soundbar for $719, which is a $180 discount. The mid-range Sonos Beam (Gen 2) and the more basic Sonos Ray are also on sale for $399 and $223, respectively; that’s a $100 drop for the former and a $56 drop for the latter. All three devices are recommendations in our guide to the best soundbars. Elsewhere, the Sonos Sub (Gen 3) subwoofer is $160 off at $639, while the more compact Sonos Sub Mini is $86 off at $343.
We gave the Arc, Beam and Ray review scores of 85, 88 and 82, respectively. The Arc and Beam both technically support Dolby Atmos, but the former’s larger frame and upward-firing drivers help it sound more spacious. The Ray is a smaller and more basic model that doesn’t sound as dynamic, but it still performs well for its size and price. Each device gets you the core perks of a Sonos speaker: easy pairing with other Sonos devices, a simple setup process, a straightforward app with access to a variety of streaming services, AirPlay support, a stylish design and so on. Discounts on Sonos devices are fairly rare, though it’s worth noting that a recent Bloomberg report said the company is working on an updated Arc and other home theater equipment for sometime next year.
The Roku Streambar is back down to $100 at B&H, Target, Best Buy and other retailers. That isn’t an all-time low, but the deal takes about $15 off the device’s average street price as of late. This is a 14-inch soundbar that also works as a 4K Roku streamer. It doesn’t sound particularly rich or expansive, but it’s an upgrade over most built-in TV speakers. It also supports Apple AirPlay, though it doesn’t work with Dolby Vision or HDR10+. Still, if you’re looking to add streaming support and improved audio quality to an older TV, the Streambar is worth considering. We gave it a score of 86 in our review back in 2020.
Your Black Friday Shopping Guide: See all of Yahoo’s Black Friday coverage, here. Follow Engadget for Black Friday tech deals. Learn about Black Friday trends on In The Know. Hear from Autoblog’s experts on the best Black Friday deals for your car, garage, and home, and find Black Friday sales to shop on AOL, handpicked just for you.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-best-black-friday-tv-deals-still-available-get-up-to-750-off-oled-sets-from-lg-and-samsung-181020692.html?src=rss
Source: Engadget – The best Black Friday TV deals still available: Get up to 0 off OLED sets from LG and Samsung
If you’re fed up with spotty Wi-Fi connection in some parts of your home, now’s a great time to pick up a pack of Google Nest Wi-Fi Pro 6E mesh routers while they’re steeply discounted on Amazon for Black Friday. You can get a three-pack for just $280 — a record low, shaving $120 off the usual price of $400 for the bundle. Amazon is also running a deal on two-packs of the Nest Wi-Fi Pro, bringing the price down to just $200. Mesh Wi-Fi networks create multiple points of connectivity so the signal can be distributed more reliably all throughout the home.
Google’s Nest Wi-Fi Pro 6E is made for the latest generation of Wi-Fi, and touts faster internet speeds, shorter loading times and consistent connection. Each device provides coverage for areas up to 2,200 square feet, so a three-pack can cover up to 6,600 square feet together. The Nest Wi-Fi Pro is one of the best Wi-Fi routers available, especially for anyone looking for easy setup. It’s controlled through the Google Home app, where you’ll be able to see every device that’s connected to it.
The Nest Pro 6E offers tri-band connectivity, supporting the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands. You’ll be able to make the most out of newer devices that support the latest Wi-Fi standard, freeing up some of the congestion on the other bands, which will support your older devices. However, Google Nest Pro 6E isn’t compatible with older Google Nest Wi-Fi devices, so if you’re intending on using it to upgrade an existing system, be prepared for a full overhaul.
The device itself is sleek and unobtrusive, coming in a white color dubbed Snow for the deal on the two- and three-packs. But, it doesn’t have a built-in speaker, unlike other Nest Wi-Fi models. In our review, we found it achieved stable connection throughout the home, even managing decent connection in areas previously considered to be dead zones. We gave it a review score of 87. There aren’t many frills, but if what you’re after is a straightforward mesh Wi-Fi network that you can rely on not to crap out on you for streaming, internet browsing and video calls, the Google Nest Pro 6E is a great option.
Your Black Friday Shopping Guide: See all of Yahoo’s Black Friday coverage, here. Follow Engadget for Black Friday tech deals. Learn about Black Friday trends on In The Know. Hear from Autoblog’s experts on the best Black Friday deals for your car, garage, and home, and find Black Friday sales to shop on AOL, handpicked just for you.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-google-nest-wi-fi-pro-is-still-on-sale-for-black-friday-with-discounts-up-to-120-off-174506958.html?src=rss
Source: Engadget – The Google Nest Wi-Fi Pro is still on sale for Black Friday, with discounts up to 0 off
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: The popular party game “Cards Against Humanity” continued their tradition of practical jokes on Black Friday. They created a new social network where users can perform only one action: posting the word “yowza.”
Then announced it on their official social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and X…
Regardless of what words you type into the window, they’re replaced with the word yowza. “For just $0.99, you’ll get an exclusive black check by your name,” reads an announcement on the site, “and the ability to post a new word: awooga.”
It’s a magical land where “yowfluencers” keep “reyowzaing” the “yowzas” of other users. And there’s also a tab for trending hashtags. (Although, yes, they all seem to be “yowza”.) But they’ve already gotten a write up in the trade industry publication Advertising Age.
“With every bad thing happening in the world, social media is always right there, making it worse,” a spokesperson said…. “[W]e asked ourselves: Is there a way we could make a social network that doesn’t suck? At first, the answer was ‘no.’ The content moderation problem is just too hard. And then we thought, why not solve the content moderation problem by having no content? That’s Yowza….”
When creating your profile on the network there’s a dropdown menu for specifying your age and location — although all of the choices are yowza. More details from Advertising Age:
The company said the word “yowza” was the first that came to mind when its creative teams were brainstorming—and it just stuck. “It’s dumb, it’s ridiculous, it means nothing. It’s perfect,” the rep said.
And the service is still evolving, with fresh user upgrades. The official Yowza store will now also sell you the ability to also post the word Shazam — for $29.99. (Also on sale are 100,000 followers — for 99 cents.) But there’s also an official FAQ which articulates the service’s deep commitment to protecting their users’ privacy.
Do you promise you won’t share my private information with the Chinese Communist Party, like TikTok?
Yowza.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Cards Against Humanity’s Black Friday Prank: Launching Its Own Social Media Site
So, you bought an item on your wishlist. Maybe you even got it on sale. But shortly thereafter, the exact same product at the exact same retailer is cheaper than when you bought it. If only you had known.
Luckily, that pain you feel in your wallet doesn’t have to be the end of the road. With a little research (and some cleverness, when necessary) you can probably get that money back.
A handful of retailers offer price adjustment—also referred to as price protection or a price guarantee—which will refund you the difference between what you paid at the time of purchase and the sale price. This policy will apply only within a limited timeframe after a purchase, typically anywhere from 14 to 30 days.
Keep in mind that price adjustment is different from price matching. The latter refers to a policy in which a retailer will match a lower price offered by a competitor on an identical item. This is usually only available before you make a purchase, though you can still use this to your advantage to shop around for the best deal.
Note that the list of retailers that offer these benefits is short and does not include Amazon. Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, and Costco are a few of the major retailers that have some kind of pricing policy.
However, price protection and price matching are likely to come with significant restrictions and exclusions. For example, price matching may be limited to a few select competitors, and some retailers may not offer it at all during major sale seasons like Black Friday, Cyber Week, and Memorial Day. As Wirecutter notes, even finding the fine print can be difficult, much less taking advantage of it.
While credit card issuers used to offer price protection—allowing you to submit a claim for a partial refund without going through the retailer—that benefit is practically extinct unless you hold one of a few select cards.
If a retailer doesn’t have a published price protection policy (or if they do, and it doesn’t seem to apply to you), it doesn’t hurt to reach out to customer service and ask if they can help. Consumer Reports found that even Amazon may budge when contacted directly. But this may work with smaller retailers in addition to big-box stores as long as you’re within the return window. Note that you may have to settle for store credit, which only makes sense if you plan to shop with the retailer in the future.
If none of the above gets you the savings you want, consider returning the item for a refund and buying it again at a lower price (again, this is probably the best option for Amazon purchases).
A few things to consider to maximize your refund:
Are you within the return window?
Do you still have the receipt or confirmation?
Does the item meet return criteria for being unworn, unused, unwashed, in its original packaging, etc.?
Does the retailer offer refunds to the original payment method or store credit only?
Does the retailer offer free returns, or will you pay for shipping?
Is there a nearby brick-and-mortar location where you can bring the returns?
Obviously, you must be within the return window to get a refund (unless you used a credit card that has extended return benefits that apply even if the retailer’s window has passed). Some retailers will accept returns for longer during the holiday season, and it’s good practice to check return policies before you buy anyway.
If you have your receipt and can get back every dollar you paid (ideally without having to pay anything for return shipping or restocking), then it may make sense to return your original item and buy it again on sale. But if there are limitations, such as getting store credit, being refunded at the current sale price, or paying a premium to send the item back, consider whether you’ll really save anything in the end.
Source: LifeHacker – How to Get a Sale Price on an Item You’ve Already Bought
Over four years after the debut of OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 and in the interim since also working on the ROME rolling-release platform, OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 finally debuted today…
Source: Phoronix – OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 Released: Powered By Linux 6.6 LTS, Their Last Release On Plasma 5
At the start of November, SAG-AFTRA managed to secure a tentative deal with studios to bring the actors strike to an end. As the union’s members are voting on the contract, SAG-AFTRA has released its draft for the general public to go through in its full, 128-page glory.
Source: Gizmodo – With Voting Underway, SAG-AFTRA Releases Its Full Draft Contract
Black Friday might have come and gone, but if you’re looking to protect your home, Blink security cameras remain on sale, with some of the company’s products as much as 60 percent off ahead of Cyber Monday. The highlight of this weekend’s promotion is the Blink Mini, which is discounted to a modest $20. Although that price doesn’t represent a new all-time low for Blink’s diminutive security camera, it’s still a good deal at 43 percent off its $35 MSRP and only about $3 more expensive than Engadget has seen it fall to during some past sales.
The Blink Mini is best suited for monitoring areas inside your home. It offers 1080p video capture and two-way audio, allowing you to communicate with other people and pets using the Blink mobile app. The camera can also send real-time alerts to your phone whenever it detects motion. Like other Blink devices, the Mini comes with a free 30-day trial to Blink’s subscription plan. The service allows users to save clips to the cloud and stream up to 90 minutes of live footage in one sitting. Also included in the box are a mounting kit, USB cable and power adapter.
Another deal worth considering is the Blink Outdoor system with solar panel charging mounts. This package bundles together three third-generation Blink Outdoor cameras. Normally the entire kit costs about $425, but after a 60 percent discount, it’s down to $169.96. The included solar panel charging mounts greatly simplify installation since you don’t need to worry about wiring or batteries like with some other outdoor camera systems. Additionally, the third-generation model is water-resistant and rated to work in environments as cold as -4 degrees fahrenheit. The built-in 1080p camera features a 110-degree field of view. Although Amazon offers a newer outdoor model, the three-pack kit is still a compelling package, particularly when it’s nearly $255 off.
Your Black Friday Shopping Guide: See all of Yahoo’s Black Friday coverage, here. Follow Engadget for Black Friday tech deals. Learn about Black Friday trends on In The Know. Hear from Autoblog’s experts on the best Black Friday deals for your car, garage, and home, and find Black Friday sales to shop on AOL, handpicked just for you.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/blink-cameras-are-still-on-sale-for-black-friday-for-up-to-60-percent-off-164255049.html?src=rss
Source: Engadget – Blink cameras are still on sale for Black Friday for up to 60 percent off
America passed a climate bill in August of 2022 with incentives to build wind and solar energy in regions that historically relied on fossil fuels. And sure enough, since then “a disproportionate amount of wind, solar, battery and manufacturing investment is going to areas that used to host fossil fuel plants,” reports the Washington Post.
They cite a new analysis of investment trends from independent research firm Rhodium Group and MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research:
In Carbon County, Wyo. — a county named for its coal deposits — a power company is building hundreds of wind turbines. In Mingo County, W.Va., where many small towns were once coal towns, the Adams Fork Energy plant will sit on a former coal mining site and produce low-carbon ammonia… While communities that once hosted coal, oil or gas infrastructure make up only 18.6 percent of the population, they received 36.8 percent of the clean energy investment in the year after the Inflation Reduction Act’s passage. “We’re talking about in total $100 billion in investment in these categories,” said Trevor Houser, a partner at Rhodium Group. “So $37 billion investment in a year for energy communities — that’s a lot of money….”
Most significantly, 56.6 percent of investment in U.S. wind power in the past year has gone to energy communities, as well as 45.5 percent of the storage and battery investment… The analysis also found that significant amounts of clean energy investment were going to disadvantaged communities, defined as communities with environmental or climate burdens, and low-income communities. Many of the states benefiting are solidly Republican…
Josh Freed, senior vice president for climate and energy at the center-left think tank Third Way, is not sure whether the clean energy investments will make a difference for next year’s election. But in the long term, he argues, rural Republican areas will become more dependent on clean energy — potentially shifting party alliances and shifting the position of the Republican Party itself. “It’s going to change these fossil fuel communities,” he said.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – In Just 15 Months, America Made B In Clean Energy Investments In Fossil Fuel-Reliant Regions
Dyson is taking $200 off the V15 Detect Absolute stick vacuum. The device won’t only clean your floors; it will show you how much dirt it’s sucking up, thanks to a built-in laser light and dust particle counter. The Black Friday vacuum deal brings the powerful stick vac’s price down to $550 from its standard $750.
Engadget tried the V15 Detect Absolute when it launched in 2021 and found it an elite cleaning machine for those willing to pay a premium. “It feels weird to consider a high-end vacuum as a luxury, or even a treat,” Mat Smith wrote. “But honestly, that’s how it felt when I was using it: reliable, powerful, and habit-forming.” He described the vacuum as a “total beast at extracting ingrained dust and dirt in carpets and rugs.”
In addition to its dirt-sucking prowess, the V15 Detect Absolute stands out with its laser-powered optic cleaner head. It illuminates dust particles you wouldn’t usually see, helping you better understand how dirty your floor is before tackling it. It also includes a piezo sensor, which sizes and counts dust particles, displaying them on the handle’s LCD. In addition to particle count, the screen shows your remaining runtime and maintenance alerts.
The stick vac has sensors that monitor brush bar resistance 360 times a second, adapting the device’s power usage across different floor types. It has an estimated hour of battery life and includes Auto, Eco and Boost cleaning modes to pace its energy use. Like all Dyson stick vacuums, you can convert it to a stubby handheld for getting those hard-to-reach spots.
If you’re looking for a cheaper model without the V15’s bells and whistles, Dyson also has a discount on the V8 Absolute. On sale for $280 compared to its usual price of $520, this vacuum has a less powerful motor than the V15 but is still plenty capable. It’s also lighter in hand and on the wallet. The stick vac ships with two cleaner heads (one specializing in carpets and another in hard floors) and lasts up to 40 minutes.
In talking Dyson Black Friday deals, we’d be remiss if we didn’t call out the Dyson Airwrap, the company’s coveted hair styling tool. It’s on sale for $480 right now, which is $120 off and the best price we’ve seen it. Using the Coanda effect, the Airwrap employs constantly moving air to style hair in a less-damaging way than other tools that rely on extreme heat. This set comes with quite a few accessories, too, including two different barrels, a smoothing brush, a round brush, a protective case and more.
Your Black Friday Shopping Guide: See all of Yahoo’s Black Friday coverage, here. Follow Engadget for Black Friday tech deals. Learn about Black Friday trends on In The Know. Hear from Autoblog’s experts on the best Black Friday deals for your car, garage, and home, and find Black Friday sales to shop on AOL, handpicked just for you.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/dyson-black-friday-deals-are-still-here-get-up-to-200-off-cordless-vacuums-162519055.html?src=rss
Source: Engadget – Dyson Black Friday deals are still here: Get up to 0 off cordless vacuums
Learn what’s new in Qt Creator 12, which brings a performance boost, co-pilot integration and updated tools to Linux developers.
Source: LXer – Qt Creator 12.0 Released with Co-Pilot Integration
The kitchen sets the tone for your entire home. If you have tired old builder-grade cabinets, the kitchen is going to look cheap and uninspiring—but fixing the issue isn’t easy. If you own your home, you can always tear out the kitchen and replace it, assuming you have bags of cash just lying around the place—if not, you can always paint the cabinetry. If you’re renting your home, however, you have fewer options; your landlord likely won’t renovate for you, and you’ll want to avoid permanent changes like paint unless you get specific approval.
There’s a surprising solution to this problem, however: Vinyl wrap. Yes, the same stuff that gets put on cars to give them a whole new glossy look can be applied to your kitchen cabinets. The results can be very dramatic, the vinyl wears surprisingly well, it’s extremely cheap (especially if you DIY it), and best of all it’s relatively easy to remove and leaves no residue, so your security deposit is safe. Here’s everything you need to know about vinyl wrapping your kitchen.
For this project, you can use vehicle vinyl wrap or vinyl wrap marketed specifically for furniture and cabinets, like this one, which costs around $50 for a 3-meter roll (a little under 10 feet), or these wraps from 3M that cost about $30 for a 5-foot roll.
One of the great things about vinyl wrapping your kitchen is the selection of colors and finishes. Vinyl wraps come in a very wide range of both: you can get faux wood, high-gloss, patterned, textured, and even metallic and glitter finishes. This gives you a lot of design flexibility. And vinyl wrap, if properly applied, can be surprisingly durable; after all, it’s used on vehicles that are subjected to outdoor conditions. With proper care it will hold up for years; the 3M wraps mentioned above are rated for at least 7 years of use.
The process of DIY wrapping your kitchen cabinets is pretty straightforward, and doesn’t require a lot of money or many tools. It does, however, require patience and a bit of skill—you’ll need to be very careful how you measure, cut, and apply the wrap.
You don’t need many tools to get this done:
Enough wrap to cover your cabinets
Squeegee to smooth out the wrap
Pin to discretely pop air bubbles
Utility blade or razor blade to cut the vinyl
Heat gun or hair dryer
On TikTok, Paige Sechrist wrapped her kitchen and showed the process she followed, and you can see the process in a bit more detail here. The results depend a lot on how careful you are measuring everything out and how diligent you are ensuring that air bubbles are dealt with. According to Sechrist, the whole cost of DIY wrapping her kitchen was about $100, and it took her less than two days to do the job. She updated the project a year later, showing that the vinyl had worn well, and removed very easily.
If you’re someone like me who wraps gifts like a wild animal and hasn’t cut a straight line once in their entire life, this might seem like a disaster waiting to happen. The good news is that there are professional companies who will perform this service for you. The cost will vary with the size and complexity of your kitchen, but will generally be a few thousand bucks (for example, this company usually charges $5,000 for wrapping a “standard” kitchen). While that’s a lot more than the DIY cost, it’s also a lot less than a full renovation.
Vinyl wrapping your kitchen cabinets can be a cheap, low-risk way to transform a kitchen you don’t own or can’t afford to renovate. But there are some potential downsides to consider:
Only unpainted. If your cabinets are painted or veneered (meaning they have a thin layer of laminate or wood over a cheaper material), the paint or veneer might come off when you try to remove the vinyl wrap. If you’re not sure what you’re dealing with, test on a small, inconspicuous area first.
Affected by heat. Part of the installation process for vinyl wrap is to use a heat gun or hair dryer to adhere the wrap to the cabinets, because vinyl wrap reacts to heat. That’s not always ideal in kitchens. Wrapped cabinets near ovens or dishwashers might not wear as well due to heat exposure over time.
Complexity is an issue. Vinyl wrapping works best on flat cabinet doors. The more paneling and design on your cabinets, the harder it’s going to be to apply a wrap smoothly. Some pro installers won’t even go near cabinets with raised panels or beading for this reason.
Peeling. If your installation skills aren’t great, if the wrap is consistently exposed to heat, or if it rubs in places as you open doors and pull drawers, you may experience peeling. This will be difficult to repair without re-doing the entire door or drawer.
Still, if you have an ugly kitchen that is killing your soul but you lack the funds or ownership for a permanent change, vinyl wrapping your kitchen might be the perfect solution. For a relatively small amount of money and/or some sweat equity, you can have a new-seeming kitchen in just a day that can be 100% reverted to its original state when it’s time to move.
Source: LifeHacker – Refresh Your Kitchen for Cheap with Vinyl Wrapping
Good things come to those who wait, and if you decided to hold off on buying the Meta Quest 2 when it was discounted by $50 as part of Amazon’s early Black Friday sale, your patience is about to be rewarded. Now that Black Friday has come and gone, not only is the headset still on sale for $249, but Amazon is also throwing in a $50 credit toward future purchases. To claim the credit, tap the “Redeem” button below the product price. Once you go to pay for the Quest 2, a message will appear explaining that the coupon will arrive in your email inbox within 24 hours of Amazon shipping the headset to you.
Although the Quest 2 is a few years old now, it’s still one of the best VR headsets on the market, and for good reason. Although its successor, the Quest 3, arrived earlier this fall, the new model starts at $500. In fact, most other VR solutions cost about that much. What’s more, the Quest 2 remains capable, thanks to its 6GB of RAM and Snapdragon XR2 processor. And although it could offer a wider field of view, the Quest 2 still features a decent display, with the headset’s two LCD screens producing a resolution of 1,832 x 1,920 per eye and refreshing at a smooth 90Hz. Best of all, the Quest 2 is one of the comfortable VR headsets on account of it being completely cordless.
As for games and experiences, the Quest Store has one of the strongest libraries in the business, and it’s even possible to connect the Quest 2 to a PC to play medium-defining titles like Half-Life: Alyx. Add the headset’s excellent motion controls, and at $249, the Quest 2 is the best value in VR. An extra $50 gift only sweetens the deal.
Your Black Friday Shopping Guide: See all of Yahoo’s Black Friday coverage, here. Follow Engadget for Black Friday tech deals. Learn about Black Friday trends on In The Know. Hear from Autoblog’s experts on the best Black Friday deals for your car, garage, and home, and find Black Friday sales to shop on AOL, handpicked just for you.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-meta-quest-2-vr-headset-is-still-on-sale-in-an-amazon-black-friday-deal-154752345.html?src=rss
Source: Engadget – The Meta Quest 2 VR headset is still on sale in an Amazon Black Friday deal
“Every car we were driving with was heading that direction…” Shelby Easler says in a TikTok video, “so we assumed this was going somewhere…”
But SFGate reports that instead of a handy “alternate route,” Google Maps was leading her and her two passengers “far off the major highway and into Nevada’s fierce deserts on an off-roading trail.”
Easler’s car were not the only bushwackers. In Shelby’s viral TikTok, a trail of cars closely follows behind them. “The first driver that turned around talked to us to tell us that the road gets washed out the higher into the mountain you get, and we have to turn around since the path leads nowhere. He was in a huge truck and was just driving straight through the bushes and shrubs to let people know to turn around,” Easler said.
1.5 million people have viewed Easler’s earlier footage of their road to nowhere. The off-roading trail was apparently only wide enough for traffic in one direction, and attempting to return in that other direction, “We were driving over bushes and rocks and alot of the cars couldn’t even make it,” Easler says in the second video. “Which is kind of why our car broke down.”
They told SFGate that ultimately “We had to leave the car in Vegas, and it got towed to the service center of a dealership. They said the rear, right tire was coming off, and the alignment was messed up too. Low-key a pretty expensive fix.”
They eventually called the highway patrol to shut down the road that Google Maps was sending people to, because “With every car coming in, every single car was getting trapped.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Google Maps Error Misleads Row of Cars Into the Mojave Desert
Microsoft is now allowing Windows 10 users to try out Copilot, the company’s newest AI assistant. The service was previously only slated to be released as part of Windows 11, but is now part of Windows 10’s final big update. If you’re interested in trying the Copilot feature for yourself but don’t feel like upgrading to Windows 11 just yet, then you can use these instructions to download and try the latest version of Windows 10 today.
To start using Copilot in Windows 10, you need to join the Windows Insiders program, which allows you to see new features before they’re delivered to the mainstream channels. Currently, Copilot is only available as part of the Windows 10 Release Preview Channel, though it’s likely only a matter of days or weeks before it’s pushed to Windows 10 users in the general public.
If you don’t feel like waiting, though, you can pull up the Start menu, search for “Insider” in the bar, and then click “Advanced Windows Update options.” Click the option that says “Get Insider builds,” which will allow you to check out Copilot early in Windows 10. You’ll need to apply the updates by restarting your PC.
When choosing your preview channel, you’ll have the option of choosing between a few different options. To get access to Copilot in Windows 10 right now, simply select the Review Preview channel, which will give you what is essentially a beta of the update. This means that it’ll have less bugs than the developer channel, allowing you to keep using your machine without as many hiccups.
Ultimately, Copilot in Windows 10 will be fundamentally the same as the system found in Windows 11, but there are some differences to be aware of. You’ll still be able to do the brunt of the work that Copilot in Windows 11 offers while using it in Windows 10, though there will be some slight differences in features since some just don’t exist in Windows 10—and never will, as this isn’t going to change Microsoft’s planned retirement date for the operating system.
Still, being able to test out Copilot in Windows 10 is nice because you don’t have to upgrade to the latest operating system to take advantage of what might be one of the company’s coolest features. Copilot builds off of Microsoft’s previous work with OpenAI’s GPT system, allowing you to generate text, answer queries, and more, all without leaving your desktop’s side bar.
Source: LifeHacker – How to Try Copilot, Microsoft’s New AI Assistant, In Windows 10
Last week, Netflix announced it’d pulled the plug on Shadow & Bone, the YA fantasy show based on Leigh Bardugo’s popular five-book series. Much as fans mourned the show for being unable to tell the full story of the main trilogy, they were also just as devastated (if not more so) to realize this cancellation meant its…
Source: Gizmodo – Shadow & Bone Showrunner Reveals the Six of Crows Show That Could’ve Been
The holiday shopping period is a great time to stock up on things you might need for yourself in addition to gifts for other people. Charging cables, adapters and other handy accessories are good items grab while they’re on sale, and Anker’s got a lot of deals for you to choose from for this Black Friday shopping season. A ton of charging gear has been heavily discounted, including this USB-C to HDMI Adapter, which is a whopping 60 percent off. Anker Black Friday deals cover portable chargers, cords, wall plugs, surge protectors and basically every item needed to keep your devices functioning. Here are the best Black Friday deals on Anker devices that you can still get today.
Anker’s 20W Magnetic Power Bank provides up to 22 hours of extra battery life for the iPhone 12, 13, 14 and 15. It’s compatible with MagSafe and has a 10N magnetic force, stronger than the initial MagSafe charger. Its grip makes it super easy to use your iPhone as usual while still giving it a boost. Get the magnetic power bank in Black, White, Purple or Pink — all for the same price.
This 100W Anker Prime USB-C Charger is great to have near your desk or bedside table when you want to juice up multiple devices. It comes with one USB-A port and two USB-C ports, with 100W of power evenly distributed when you use two of them (though using all three will still produce a fast charge). It’s compatible with every iPhone since the iPhone 12, along with recent MacBooks, Galaxy Tabs, the HP Chromebook 14 and more.
MacBooks are great, but their lack of an HDMI port can sometimes be frustrating. Anker’s 563 10-in-1 USB-C Hub solves that problem (and with a 4K display) while giving you plenty of extra ports along with it. The device has two HDMI ports, a USB-C port to connect your laptop, a USB-C data port, two USB-A data ports, an Ethernet port, a 100W max PD-IN port, an SD card slot and a microSD card slot.
One charging cable is enough in theory, but it always leads to instant regret the moment you realize it’s still at work or even all the way downstairs. Anker’s iPhone Fast Charging Cable 2-pack is nearly half off, making it an easy decision to spring for the extra. The 10-foot-long braided cables can charge an iPhone 14 Pro to 50 percent in 30 minutes (if you have a compatible plug, of course). Either way, their length and overall high-speed charges make them a good option to pick up.
Anker’s 200W Prime Power Bank is the one to buy if you want super fast charging in a compact device. It comes with one USB-A 200W port and two USB-C 100W ports. The included 100W charging base brings the power bank back up to full charge in just an hour and 15 minutes.
The last thing you want for your nice gaming desktop or console (besides getting very wet) is for it to face a power surge. For $22, Anker’s 12-outlet Surge Protector Power Strip gives you peace of mind that all your devices and game progress are protected.
Are you already dreaming about warmer weather and beautiful camping excursions? If you need a new portable power station for that adventure, now is the time to get it. Anker’s SOLIX F1200 Portable Power Station is half off, bringing it from $1,400 to $700. It’s still quite a chunk of change, but it’s a steal in comparison. It can recharge to 80 percent in just one hour, checks its temperature up to 100 times every second and has a five-year warranty. Plus, it comes with car, AC and solar charging cables.
Your Black Friday Shopping Guide: See all of Yahoo’s Black Friday coverage, here. Follow Engadget for Black Friday tech deals. Learn about Black Friday trends on In The Know. Hear from Autoblog’s experts on the best Black Friday deals for your car, garage, and home, and find Black Friday sales to shop on AOL, handpicked just for you.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/anker-black-friday-deals-2023-portable-charges-cables-and-surge-protectors-are-still-on-sale-for-up-to-60-percent-off-151931824.html?src=rss
Source: Engadget – Anker Black Friday deals 2023: Portable charges, cables and surge protectors are still on sale for up to 60 percent off
With 2024 fast approaching, it’s about that time to set some New Year’s resolutions, which you’ll then spend the next 12 months trying to stick to. Writing down your goals is a key part of achieving them, so start there, but the “writing” part is a little broader than you might think. A pen and paper are great, but so is an app—as long as it works well for you and can function for the long-term goal setting a new year demands. Choosing the right app can be a little tricky, since there are so many out there for setting and tracking goals, so here are some of the best ones and what they do.
SMART (or rather, specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound) goals are popular for individual workers and students, as well as groups and teams of collaborators because they make goals and results easy to describe. Strides is an app that makes them just as easy to track. It tracks your progress on SMART goals while using streaks to motivate you and reminders to help you build habits. The plain version is free, but if you want unlimited trackers and the ability to see progress reports, you’ll pay $4.99 per month.
Arguably one of the most famous apps on the list, Todoist is popular for a reason: It helps you break down complex projects into smaller ones, collaborate with teammates, and track progress easily, whether you’re working collaboratively or on your own. There’s a Kanban board built in so you can track your goals from the early stages through completion, too. For free, you can load in five personal projects and view one week of activity history, but if you want more long-term tracking and up to 300 projects, you’ll need to pay $4 per month.
TickTick is designed for people who have a lot going on. You can set “annoying alerts” to remind you of urgent or high-priority responsibilities multiple times a day and can use a voice-to-text feature to dictate your to-do lists, because who has time to type all that out? You can also set pop-up reminders that are location-based, so when you go to work, anything you need to do there will come up. When you complete your tasks, you earn points toward an achievement score—and when you don’t, your score goes down. Your score helps you level up (or, again, down) which gamifies it a little, helping you keep track of progress. It’s free, but there is a premium version for $35.99 per year that allows you to set tasks as high, medium, or low priority and import your third-party calendars. The premium offering also allows you to track progress more, giving you access to historical statistics that allow you to see how far you’ve come in completing your goals.
Clockify, which offers almost all of its best individual features for free, is best known as a timesheet app. But it’s also stellar for goal tracking, since it’s so schedule-based. You can track exactly how much time you spend on all of your tasks, which is helpful if you’re trying to figure out how much to allocate to certain responsibilities when timeboxing or using another productivity scheduling method. Your dashboard will show you your personal stats and trends as they relate to your working time and goals, so you can start organizing your day around what takes the most time and when you’re most productive. You can view reports on your progress—at varying levels of granularity—and it even has a built-in Pomodoro timer. The best core features are free; you’ll only be charged $3.99 if you need to be the administrator of someone else’s work.
Habitica encourages you to “gamify your life” in your quest to achieve your goals. You get a little avatar that grows and is rewarded when you complete your real-life tasks, but is punished when you don’t, so you can track progress just by looking at how well your little avatar is thriving. You’ll earn in-game currency that you can redeem for rewards and there’s even a social component through which your avatar can join forces with others’ to play games.
Joe’s Goals is arrestingly easy to use—and that’s because it’s really old and looks really old. It’s a vestige of a bygone internet era, but that simplicity is almost comforting. Where other apps have a seemingly endless stream of widgets and notifications, this webpage simply encourages you to enter your goals in, track them, and monitor your daily “score.” Your goals appear on a grid along with the seven days of the week and when you complete one on a given day, you just put a little checkmark in the box. If visual tracking and simplicity appeal to you, this is the one.
Source: LifeHacker – The Best Apps to Track Progress on Your New Year’s Goals
The traditional way to make a cellphone call is for your handset to ping whichever base station you’re closest to, with your voice and the voice of the person you’re speaking to flying through the air via radio waves. However, there might be times when the signal between your phone and the base station is weak, or…
Source: Gizmodo – What Is Wifi Calling and How to Enable It on Your Phone
Having laundry in your house is one of the great small luxuries of the modern age. Being able to just toss soiled clothing and linens into two magic cubes and get clean, dry stuff back a short time later is amazing and easy to take for granted. It’s so magical that most of us take our hard-working laundry machines for granted—as long as they’re doing the job, we don’t think about them too much.
But your washer and dryer require maintenance, especially if you notice anything odd. Dryers might seem pretty innocuous—all they do is dry your clothes using heat and air circulation. You might think that as long as you clean your dryer vent now and then to stay on top of the lint buildup, you’re good. But dryers are supposed to be self-contained systems that extract moisture from your clothes and vent it outside the house. If you notice that your house fills with the smell of dryer sheets every time you dry a load of wash, you should immediately inspect your vent hose or duct—because a dryer with an air leak can cause you a lot of problems.
The signs of an air leak are simultaneously subtle and very obvious once you notice them:
Smell. As mentioned, if you can tell someone is drying their clothes by the smell in the air, you’ve likely got an air leak.
Lint and dust. If the area around your dryer is coated in a thick pelt of lint, it’s probably leaking out with the air from your vent duct or hose.
Air movement. If the air leak is particularly bad, you might even feel a warm breeze when you get near the dryer.
If you detect an air leak, you might be tempted to assume it’s no big deal. The dryer is still working, your clothes are still drying, so what’s the problem?
Your dryer might seem like a perfectly safe device, but an air leak can cause you and your home some serious trouble:
Water damage. The air vented out of your dryer is very humid because it’s extracting moisture from your wet laundry. If it’s not venting outside, then all that moisture is venting inside your house—either directly into the laundry room or area, or even into your walls or attic space if that’s where the air leak is located. Over time, constant exposure to high humidity can lead to mold and moisture damage.
Fire hazard. If you’ve got a layer of dust and lint all over your laundry area thanks to an air leak from your dryer, congratulations, the chances that your house burns down just went up. Dryer lint is a terrific fuel source for a fire, and dryer fires can be devastating.
Health. Aside from the potential health issues created by mold growing due to the increased humidity, the air that’s leaking from your dryer isn’t exactly healthy to breathe. In fact, it’s absolutely packed with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that could lead to respiratory problems ranging from chronic cough to much, much worse.
Luckily, if you detect an air leak from your dryer vent ducts or hose, the fix is very simple:
Locate the leak. Run the dryer. You can use some of the same techniques used to find any air leak in the house, including lighting an incense stick and holding it near the dry vent hose or duct to see how the smoke blows, shining a light inside a duct or hose with the lights off to observe small gaps, and visually inspect the venting to see if there are obvious gaps or portions being moved by escaping airflow.
Repair or replace. If the leak is relatively small and your ductwork or plastic hose is otherwise in good condition, pick up some foil duct tape at your local hardware store and tape (or re-tape) the connections and any holes or gaps you’ve discovered. If the duct has deteriorated too much, replace it with a similar duct. If you hire a professional to do this, it’ll run you a few hundred bucks.
Once you’ve repaired your air leak, conduct your tests again to ensure you’ve sealed up all the leaks. Then clean up any lint and dust that have accumulated as a result, and breathe easy.
Source: LifeHacker – How to Fix a Leaking Dryer Vent (and Why You Absolutely Should)