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Few vehicles sharing the same basic platform are better differentiated than the boxy, go-anywhere Bronco Sport and the urban-outfitted, lozenge-shaped Escape. Had these C2 platform-mates looked more similar, the former might have cannibalized the latter’s sales. Both are selling at or near capacity three years into the fourth-gen Escape’s model run, but Ford has toughened up softer-looking Escape’s visage and demeanor anyway. Most of the redesign comes courtesy of a bolder new hood, which sits atop a more deeply sculpted grille flanked by a pair of LED-outlined “four-eyed” headlamps. On upper trim levels, a so-called “coast-to-coast” LED light strip connects these headlamp DRLs, illuminating the gap between the hood and grille. A new fascia incorporating a faux skidplate completes the makeover. Other exterior changes are minimal: new 17-, 18-, and 19-inch…

Cars are becoming a niche commodity. Once the dominant form of family transportation, the “car” as we once knew it now toes the endangered segment list. Just 11 years ago we enjoyed our biggest MotorTrend Car of the Year field ever, at 35 entrants—triple the number of SUV contestants that year. Four years later, new SUVs outnumbered cars (by one), and now for 2023 they more than doubled our COTY field. And as cars get rarer, they’re also becoming rarified. The few remaining producers of mainstream econoboxes, compacts, and midsize sedans fielded no newcomers this year. In their place was a roster of mostly sporty or luxurious contestants. Among them, one outshone its own competitive set to a degree we don’t always see in our Of The Year contests: the…

Once you’ve seen one, Bente yachts are unmistakable. We revisited the brand’s first boat, the Bente 24, a couple of issues ago, which has been around for 10 years or so. The brand then launched the striking Bente 39 which was immensely innovative, but the company ran into financial difficulties. Now under new owners and a more stable footing, a third model has been launched, which I can’t wait to test sail. The Bente 28 is unlike any other 28-footer. The hull is cutting edge with wide transom, double rudders and full bows providing a powerful hull form as well as volume below. Construction is polyester GRP foam sandwich, with the basic version being heavier hand lamination, and the more expensive Edition version being vacuum infused. While this is a boat…

“Carmen Curlers” ligger lunt i svinget på listen over de tv-programmer, seerne er allergladest for lige nu. I en af hovedrollerne ser vi Maria Rossing, 46, som landmandskonen Birthe Windfeld, der må tage affære, da hendes mand Jørgen bliver syg med kræft. Nu skal der skaffes penge til Jørgens kemoehadling, og Birthe sparker derfor døren ind til Axel Byvang hos Carmen Curlers for at få et job – og ender som personalechef på fabrikken. BILLED-BLADET møder Maria Rossing i “Carmen Curlers” kulisser i DR-byen. Hun fortæller, at hun og Birthe har en del tilfælles: – Vi har et ret stort slægtskab på mange måder. Hun har meget jordforbindelse og er en meget praktisk person – og det er jeg også selv. Jeg er praktisk anlagt og god til at få ting gjort. Og…

The future of Outlook is here, albeit with some caveats. Microsoft has officially released the new Outlook for Windows, with features that integrate Microsoft’s futuristic Loop interface as well as more practical innovations such as quick document attachments, a My Day summary, and reminders to respond to important email. For now, though, the new features are only available to members of the Office Insiders program, specifically the Beta Channel. We’ve seen the “future of Outlook” many times over the years, from 2015’s simple, effective Outlook apps for iOS and Android, to 2017’s more cohesive approach toward unifying Outlook across various platforms. We’re also seeing the first fruits of Project Cortex in how Microsoft (and its rival Google) are blurring the lines between various applications. But Microsoft has also been working to…

Humøret er højt hos Mikkel Beha Erichsen for tiden. Og det er ikke mindst fordi, flokken af børnebørn er kommet op på fire styk. Emil og Louise har Hugo på fire og Rumle på et år, mens Theis og Ida har Nis på tre år, og så har de fået en lille pige, Rita, der nu er seks måneder. – Det er helt fantastisk. Rita er den gladeste baby og det mest smilende og nemme barn, jeg nogensinde har set. Hver gang man kigger på hende, så griner hun over hele hovedet. Det er fantastisk at have fået en pige. Theis og Ida er også helt vilde med hende, ligesom Nis er sød som storebror. Vi har det privilegium, at vi bor sammen med dem nu, for Ida og Theis er flyttet…

”Landmand søger kærlighed” er slut for i år, og sæsonafslutningen blev en særdeles rørende en af slagsen. Svend og Ilse var på romantisk weekend, men før de skiltes, stod det klart, at Ilse ikke var klar til at opbygge en romantisk relation til Svend. De blev begge meget rørte af situationen, men landmanden var ikke overrasket over Ilses valg. – Den gik, som jeg havde forventet, siger 73-årige Svend om den romantiske weekend. – Hvis man kan lide en person, prøver man at nærme sig og holde i hånd, men når jeg kom for tæt på, trak hun sig. Sådan var det. Ilse, 72, uddyber nu, hvorfor hun var nødt til at lægge afstand til Svend. – Efterhånden fik jeg en fornemmelse af, at jeg måske ikke var billedet på den kæreste, Svend virkelig…

“Sometimes I think we’re alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we’re not. In either case, the idea is quite staggering.”—Arthur C. Clarke HUMANS HAVE WONDERED about life in the universe since antiquity. Early Greek philosophers argued that the cosmos contained “a plurality of worlds.” Today we know that exoplanetary systems are indeed ubiquitous, but the question now is: How common are planets that can support life? In 2000, paleontologist Peter Ward and astronomer Donald Brownlee of the University of Washington in Seattle penned a controversial book, Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe (Copernicus). In it, they propose that Earth is an unusual world where complex life-forms developed over an extended period. They further assert that though simple, unicellular life may be abundant in the universe, complex…

Havde det ikke været for prinsesse Marie, havde prins Joachim formentlig ikke levet i dag. Det slår parret fast i et interview til Hjernesagens medlemsblad, hvor de for første gang taler ud om de frygtelige timer i juli 2020, hvor Marie ikke vidste, om hendes mand ville klare den. – Jeg har oplevet, hvordan Marie med øjeblikkeligt overblik greb situationen, og at hun med sine snarrådige indgreb og handlinger var den, der førte an, indtil jeg blev overdraget til ambulanceførerne i Cahors og sendt videre til Toulouse. – Hun var fantastisk! Hun gik i soldatermode, siger prins Joachim i interviewet og slår fast, at han skylder hende sit liv. – Da jeg vågner ved middagstid næste dag, står Marie lige ved siden af – det kan jeg huske. Det var et meget specielt øjeblik,…

ELECTRONICS SIMRAD NSX SMART CHARTPLOTTER £2,649 www.simrad-yachting.com Featuring integrated sonar, radar and autopilot compatibility, this impressive new device incorporates a handy setup wizard that uses simple step-by-step instructions to help you get all of its many features and functions up and running quickly and very easily. Displays highly detailed chart information via an intuitive touchscreen which also benefits from drag-and-drop customisation and enhanced day and night modes. Compatible with C-MAP X charts. YACHTSENSE LINK 4G MARINE ROUTER £1,250 www.raymarine.com The Link 4G router is able to switch from SIM 4G to WiFi to provide constant internet access while also allowing you to connect your mobile and NMEA2000 data devices into one unified network. Featuring a high-gain antenna and dual SIM card sockets to accommodate two mobile carriers, it will provide a GeoFence alert if your yacht leaves its…

Desktop machines might take home the prize in absolute raw power, but most users are still using laptops for practicality and ease of use. So the new 12th-gen Alder Lake Intel processors, now freshly available in portable form, are a welcome upgrade for those who need their premium processing in a to-go package. PCWorld’s Gordon Ung took care of our usual exhaustive review of the new generation of Alder Lake chips, starting with the absolute top-of-the-line Core i9-12900HK. He compared it to both AMD’s latest and greatest, the Ryzen 9 5900HX, and Intel’s last-gen Tiger Lake Core i9-11980HK. Because of the nature of prebuilt laptops, the tests aren’t as perfectly controlled as desktop benchmarks. Even so, we can glean some pretty definitive results based on crunching the numbers. If you don’t have…

This was my third boat delivery to Ireland, a 1986 Dehler 101 along with the new owner and his brother as my crew. We had reached Rosslare 12 hours ahead of the forecast bad weather, everything was going well. It had been a long night, a slow delivery and I was quite tired. It was early morning when I tried to contact the Rosslare Harbour team on the mobile phone and the radio, with no response. The harbour looks like a flat car park with the sea around it, and a shipping port. We were tied up next to some steel fishing boats and it seemed like the worst place to be in a storm – we would be smashed up. I said to my crew: ‘Look guys, we’ve got two choices, either stay…

Efter 40 år – mange af dem som fast tilknyttet Det Kongelige Teater og med blandt andet en Reumert i 2016 for Årets kvindelige hovedrolle i bagagen – besluttede Benedikte Hansen, at nu skulle det være slut med teater. Ikke fordi det skortede på roller, men fordi det ikke længere gav mening for hende. Nu kan hun så alligevel fra den 26. marts til den 30. april opleves i stykket “Du vil møde en anden”, der opføres på Ibsens Hotel i København. Stykket opføres af fire skuespillere, der opholder sig i hver sit værelse. Der er kun fire publikummer til hver forestilling. – Det lød spændende og er noget, jeg ikke har prøvet før, så derfor sagde jeg ja. Men det er jo en seriøs lang pause på fire år, jeg har haft, forklarer i…

The public beta of macOS Monterey, released by Apple in early July, doesn’t look surprisingly new. Exceptions include Safari, which gets a dynamically resizing tab bar and other conveniences, and FaceTime, which gets a background-blurring portrait mode and screen-sharing features. As you get more familiar with Monterey, however, you’ll find improvements and conveniences everywhere and may wonder how you managed without them. This is because Apple’s annual updates to the Mac operating system tend to have a regular rhythm. Massive updates arrive on even-numbered years: Big Sur, for example, the 2020 update to macOS that was also the first version that ran on Apple Silicon hardware. Updates in odd-numbered years, such as Monterey, look more or less like the previous version but come with under-the-hood improvements that may do more for…

With COVID-19 still keeping so many people working from home, Wi-Fi routers are doing a lot more than streaming movies and games. Not only are home Wi-Fi routers keeping millions of people working, but they’re also connecting an ever-growing range of smart home devices. That means picking one that does the best job for you and fits your budget is trickier than ever, especially now that we’re seeing more Wi-Fi 6 devices becoming available. When you’re shopping for a new router, start by considering the size of your coverage area and the number of clients you need to support as well as the types of devices that you’ll be connecting. Not everybody needs the kind of performance that you get with the latest and greatest models, and there’s no reason to…

Windows 11 may be better known for its centered taskbar and rounded window borders, but the new Snap Layouts feature (sometimes also called Snap Assist) might be a more useful UI innovation. Windows, as its name implies, has long been excellent at managing and rearranging program windows, but Snap Layouts elevate the operating system (OS) to the next level. HOW DO SNAP LAYOUTS WORK? To get started with this new productivity tool, you simply hover the mouse over the Maximize icon in a program window’s upper-right corner. You’ll see a choice of layouts, like this: Note that not every application supports this feature. In my testing, the Firefox and Spotify programs showed only the old Maximize option. But you can still position them within a Snap Layout after starting the process with an…

Lithium-ion batteries pack an amazing punch for their size. They’re robust enough to run our laptops for hours on a single charge, they’re at the core of the latest smartphones, and they even serve as the power plant behind cutting-edge electric vehicles such as the Tesla line. But lithium-ion batteries do have limits. Given how powerful laptops have become in the last few years, we’re relying on our machines for longer than ever. That has implications for batteries: They’re in service a lot longer, too. And sometimes, that means they show the limits of their technology. You may have had this happen to you: A laptop or phone you’ve had for years suddenly stops working, or maybe just starts showing some sign of internal physical swelling. The screen of your phone…

OVER $40,000 2019 LEXUS RX The RX is the best-selling midsized luxury SUV. And no wonder: It’s reliable, quiet, and comfortable; comes with all the latest advanced safety equipment; and is available with a powerful V6 or an efficient hybrid powertrain. $40,400- $47,775 PRICE RANGE 22/29 mpg V6/HYBRID FUEL ECONOMY RELIABILITY 2019 AUDI Q7 There’s a lot to like about this three-row SUV, including a comfortable, luxurious interior; standard automatic emergency braking; a pleasant powertrain; and an impressive 7,700-pound towing capacity. Far fewer new Q7 models are sold than Lexus RX models, so you won’t find as many used Q7s on the lot. $41,650- $54,625 PRICE RANGE 20 mpg FUEL ECONOMY RELIABILITY PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO MARKET FLUCTUATION. $30,000 TO $40,000 2019 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER You can’t go wrong with a well-maintained Toyota Highlander—either the V6 model or the fuel-sipping hybrid. The 2019 models will be coming…

For years, security researchers have complained about the problems with passwords and dreamed of a better, password-free future. But that glorious dream remains elusive—this clunky, outdated technology is still the best solution we have. PROBLEMATIC PASSWORDS What has made passwords so compelling is that they solve multiple problems simultaneously. A password verifies the identity of an individual, since only the correct person would know the correct password. Requiring a password limits access to files and infrastructure, allowing multiple people with different levels of access to use the same systems. Most important, a password lives outside the computer, safely stored in someone’s head. Unfortunately, passwords have not kept pace with the number of sites and services that require them. In 2018, password manager Dashlane reported that the average person had 150 accounts that required…

‘It’s really nice of Boris Johnson and the government to be doing so much publicity for us,’ says Sarah Vaughan, wryly, when we speak the month before Anatomy of a Scandal, the much-anticipated Netflix adaptation of her bestselling novel, comes to our screens. ‘Barnard Castle, partygate, that assumption that the current administration can just break the rules so relentlessly… It’s slightly weird how neatly it all fits with the show.’ Vaughan wrote her novel, which narrates the (fictional) case of a married Conservative politician accused of rape by his parliamentary researcher, between January and September 2016. That was the era of the Brexit referendum, when the cracks in the Tory regime were just beginning to be exposed; at the time of the book’s publication two years later, in January 2018, the…

Malene Schwartz, 86, Ghita Nørby, 87, Kirsten Olesen, 73, og Sonja Oppenhagen, 73, indtog scenen på Nørrebro Teater hånd i hånd og blev modtaget med vild jubel fra den fyldte sal. De er kendt for at spille rollerne som Maude Varnæs, Ingeborg Skjern, Agnes Jensen og Vicki Arnesen, og de havde alle sagt ja til at deltage i talkshowet “En aften med de stærke kvinder fra Matador”. BILLED-BLADET skriver, at det var en historisk aften, for det var første gang, at netop disse fire “Mata dor”-stjerner var samlet på den samme scene til en snak om den danske successerie, der blev sendt på DR fra 1978-1982. De folkekære skuespillere var i hopla under det halvanden time lange show, hvor der blev dykket ned i rollerne og delt sjove anekdoter fra serien, der var…

The use of filtration to hold back exposure has been a common practice amongst professional photographers for many years. On reflection, the idea to create filters such as neutral density grads is far cleverer than it is often given credit for, perhaps because the concept is so straightforward. This simplicity can be a source of misconception, however, and many photographers who are unfamiliar with their usage can make mistakes when selecting filters. There are so many types and variations of the humble ND filter that identifying which make and model is the best fit for a specific image can feel like a minefield. Just what is the difference between a fixed and variable ND? Why would you select a hard grad over a soft grad? And what on earth is the…

It’s pretty amazing how far dash cams have come in just a few short years. Aukey’s DRS1 4K UHD offers great 4K UHD/WDR day and night video captures, is easy to use, is easy to install, and costs $120. Not long ago, a dash cam at that price would have delivered undersaturated day captures and weak night captures prone to headlight flare. Good riddance to the bad old days. DESIGN AND SPECS I used the optional GM-32 GPS module ($20 on Amazon) in my testing of the DRS1. I recommend GPS for a number of reasons, including instant proof that the accident occurred where you say it occurred. Let’s consider the whole deal a $140 camera. Or I will, at any rate. The DRS1’s external design is typical for the category. It’s a…

We all make mistakes and ruin our photos, particularly when we’re in a hurry and sleep deprived. And we all try to learn from our mistakes. Sometimes the best I can do is to echo nature photographer John Shaw, who said, “I have learned from my mistakes, and I can repeat them with precision.” And sometimes I come up with a creative new mistake that I never imagined was possible. To avoid repeating mistakes and making new ones, I’ve developed a checklist of crucial camera settings to review before hitting that shutter button. I remember the checklist with this acronym: SAFE-D-WINS. S Is For Shutter Speed Is my shutter speed fast enough to handhold the camera? A good rule of thumb is that the slowest safe handholdable shutter speed is the reciprocal of…

I søndags var der premiere på sæson 5 af ”Sygeplejeskolen” på TV 2 Charlie og TV 2 Play. Vi skriver sommeren 1954, og sygehuset Fredenslund er under renovering, så det kan blive klar til sammenlægningen med Skt. Helene. Men også både elevernes og de ansattes privatliv kommer under forandring i løbet af de seks afsnit. Således vækkes fortrængte følelser til live i forstanderinde Margrethe Lund (Benedikte Hansen), da en gammel ven indlægges. Familie Journal har haft en snak med den populære skuespiller Benedikte Hansen om bl.a. rollen i ”Sygeplejeskolen”. Hvad sker der med Margrethe Lund i den kommende sæson? – Uden at afsløre for meget af handlingen kan jeg røbe, at seerne denne gang bliver indført i en del af Margrethes personlige liv. Tidligere har det været hendes idealistiske og arbejdsmæssige kamp, der…

Lars Løkke Rasmussen er lige nu aktuel i Kanal 5-programmet ”Over Atlanten”, hvor han krydser havet sammen med Felix Smith, Johannes Nymark, Ditte Julie Jensen, Umut Sakarya og Sarah Bro. Den tidligere statsminister er også aktuel med et nyt parti. Det bekræfter han selv i sin klumme i avisen B.T. Han går efter at lave ”et parti i midten af dansk politik”, men det er endnu ukendt, hvad partiet skal hedde, og hvilke politikere der stiller op til folketingsvalg for partiet. 56-årige Lars Løkke Rasmussen tog turen over Atlanten med Kanal 5, fordi han havde brug for en tænkepause. Og det kom der altså et nyt politisk parti ud af. I et interview med BILLEDBLADET fortæller han med stolthed, at hans sønner var meget misundelige, da tilbuddet om sejlturen kom. – Jeg har mærket…

I wish that all who love LP playback as much as I do could hear a Thorens TD 124 or Garrard 301 or EMT 930 in their systems, but those products are subject to the vagaries of supply and demand: They are rare and pricey.—ART DUDLEY I have a friend named Yale, a record producer, who lives in a capacious, art-filled SoHo loft with enormous windows, craggy wood floors, and a high, tin-tiled ceiling. I enjoy Yale’s company because he has extraordinarily diverse, highly evolved taste in music, art, architecture, books, home furnishings, and hi-fi equipment. In one part of Yale’s loft, a large, tin cow weathervane stands on a bureau. Bolted to the ceiling above the dining room table is a greasy black 300lb electric motor with a wide pulley—the kind…

Den 10. september går det løs i årets “Vild med dans”. Og i disse uger drysser TV 2 med blid hånd navnene ud på de kommende nydansere. Det er altid imødeset med stor spænding, hvem vi skal se på holdet af “Danmarks modigste dansere”. Det er vigtigt at få det rigtige “mix” på holdet: Nogle unge, nogle lidt ældre, underholdning, sport, måske politik. Ugebladet SE og HØR har lavet en liste over dem, de regner blandt mulighederne til årets nydansere. Nogle navne er bladet sikker på – andre er afgjort oplagte muligheder. Dansedegn Christian Degn, 42, har slået sit navn fast som et af TV 2’s stærkeste kort, og det ville altså give god mening at hive den tårnhøje seerfavorit ind på gulvet. Og så har de jo også en dj til de vilde…

Da vi forlod ”Badehotellet” sidst, var vi i 1941. Nu er der gået fire år, og kalenderen skriver maj 1945. Danmark er atter frit, og Amanda kan endelig vende tilbage til hotellet, der de seneste fire år har været besat af den tyske værnemagt. Nu er tyskerne sendt tilbage, hvor de kom fra, og Amanda kan begynde at fjerne sporene efter dem i håb om, at stamgæsterne har mod på at holde endnu en sommerferie ved Vesterhavet. Det har de heldigvis. Alle er ivrige efter at lægge krigen bag sig og nyde befrielsen sammen med kære, gamle venner. Opholdet kommer også til at byde på nye, overraskende bekendtskaber, blandt andre kommer pigerne Frida og Sarah til at sætte markant præg på sæsonen på hver deres måde. Men det skal snart vise sig, at selv…

Christian Degns treværelseslejlighed på Vesterbro i København emmer af hygge, og den 42-årige ”Nybyggerne”-vært er vild med sit dejlige hjem. – Jeg har ikke noget tema som i ”Nybyggerne”, hvor det kan være træ eller natur. Men jeg kan rigtig godt lide farver og planter. Og hygge. Det skal være afslappende og rart at være i. Han er for andet år i træk vært på TV 2’s populære boligprogram, og BILLED-BLADET er inviteret indenfor til et uformelt ”Nybyggerne”-arrangement, hvor han har besøg af de to dommere, indretningsekspert Mette Helena Rasmussen og bygningskonstruktør Ask Abildgaard. De skal hjælpe Christian Degn med at hænge nogle billeder op i hans køkken. – Jeg kan jo godt finde ud af at hænge et billede op på væggen, men det er svært, når der skal være flere rammer. Der…

There’s a lot of talk about so-called ‘cancel culture’ these days, but the main thing that is being cancelled seems to be Netflix. There’s no doubt that we are living in a period that it would be an understatement to describe as ‘tumultuous’. Even so, it is still quite shocking to see the brand go from hero to zero overnight. Okay, that’s a teensy bit of an overstatement, but Netflix just lost 200,000 subscribers and more look likely to follow. In the great scheme of things, 200,000 might not sound like a huge loss but it must be said that Netflix had said it expected to gain 2.5 million viewers during the same period. So okay, viewed in that context, I can see that is quite bad. However, in a bid to…

“After spending a year with the Odyssey, we’ve learned a lot, and we’re sad to see our faithful companion go.”Ed Loh Base Price $39,635 As Tested $39,635 Service Life 12 months/18,258 miles Average Fuel Econ 19.3 mpg Options None Problem areas Cross-threaded wheel bolt Maintenance cost $218.31 (2x inspection, oil change, tire rotation) Normal wear $0 3-year residual value* $37,700 (95%) Recalls None *IntelliChoice data; assumes 42,000 miles at the end of three years. Dear Honda Manufacturing of Alabama employees, When we first received your Obsidian Blue Pearl 2021 Honda Odyssey EX-L (VIN ending in 7577), we were elated to finally have the opportunity to use a minivan for one of its many intended purposes: kid hauling. Over the past few years, our editorial team has gone through a bit of a baby boom, including a new arrival for yours truly, so…

SIDSTE GANG MED FRU FRIGH Anette Støvelbæk glæder sig til forårets optagelser til sæson 10 af TV 2’s “Badehotellet”. – Det er frygteligt at tænke på, at det er den sidste sæson. Jeg er spændt på, hvad forfatterne finder på til min figur, som jeg har fulgt i så mange år, og fru Frigh bliver svær at sige farvel til. Hvordan slipper man hende – ja, alle vores figurer? Foruden “Badehotellet” glæder jeg mig til at spille revy igen, nemlig i Odsherred Sommerrevy, hvor jeg skal stå på scenen med Kristian Holm Joensen og Rikke Bilde, mens Henrik Silver er musiker. Revyen ligger i nærheden af sommerhuset, så det er dejligt. HÅBER BADEHOTELLET KALDER Lue Støvelbæk spillede Leslie Frigh i sæson 6 og 7 af “Badehotellet”, og han drømmer om et comeback i TV…

Today’s shortline railroads offer advantages for modelers with an interest in the contemporary scene, but who don’t care to tackle a Class 1 railroad. If the idea of running 50-year-old diesels alongside new passenger locomotives and cars appeals to you, the Morristown & Erie Railway may be the prototype you’ve been looking for. The M&E originated as the Whippany River Railroad in 1895. The line, renamed Morristown & Erie after a merger in 1903, served paper mills and heavy industries until the 1970s when these core customers began to disappear as a result of a general downturn in manufacturing in the Northeast. The Morristown & Erie of today dates to 1982 when a local businessman, Benjamin Friedland, bought the railroad out of bankruptcy and launched an aggressive campaign to develop new customers.…

The Hisense 350-sq. ft. Window Air Conditioner is a reasonably priced Wi-Fi-enabled window AC unit that you can control with your voice, your phone, or the included remote. It’s easy to install and did an admirable job of cooling in our tests. It doesn’t offer power usage reports or compatibility with Apple HomeKit and IFTTT like some other smart air conditioners we’ve tested, but it also costs less than many 8,000-BTU models, making it an affordable option for small to medium spaces. PROS: Reasonably priced. Easy to install. Fast cooling. Voice control. Relatively quiet. CONS: Lacks usage reporting. Doesn’t support HomeKit or IFTTT. BOTTOM LINE: The Hisense 350-Sq. Ft. Window Air Conditioner is a smart AC unit that can be controlled by your phone, voice, or remote, and does a fine job of…

Lots of fitness trackers can measure your calories burned, heart rate, and steps. With the Halo, Amazon wants to give you greater visibility into your overall health, along with actionable insights to help improve it. The Halo does an excellent job of monitoring your activity and sleep, and its companion app gives you access to a wide range of workouts and wellness programs. In addition, the Halo can analyze the tone of your voice to tell you how you sound to other people and measure your body-fat percentage based on images taken with its app. These two features are a bit gimmicky, but the Halo band is otherwise useful when you’re looking to move more and improve your shut-eye. PROS: Unobtrusive design. Automatically tracks activities and workouts. Comprehensive sleep tracking. Features…

When the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 first launched last year, we praised it for combining a 14-inch display (then rare among gaming laptops) with Nvidia GeForce RTX 20-Series power and AMD Ryzen processing at a sweet price. The updated 2021 G14 uses the same design, but pumps things up to RTX 30-Series and newer Ryzen 5000 chips. Our test unit also includes a 1440p display and 32GB of memory, so the boosted price of our model isn’t as strong of a value as the original G14, but the entry-point configuration (which still features an RTX 3060) is an attractive proposition. Also, the market for 14-inch gaming laptops has expanded. Competing 14-inchers are now popping up from most of the usual suspects (the Razer Blade 14 is our top pick), making the…

AS AN INTERNIST, Gaurab Basu has always understood the link between the air his patients breathe and their health, but never more starkly than during the pandemic. Working just outside Boston, he treats residents of Chelsea, among the cities in Massachusetts with the worst air quality and highest incidence of COVID-19. “It really bothers me that many of my patients have been set up to do poorly through no fault of their own because the pollution in their environment is working against them,” says Basu, who is also a fellow at Harvard’s Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment. “Exposure to both pollution and COVID-19 is putting strain upon strain on their health.” The health consequences of smog-forming auto emissions are particularly pronounced in urban areas, like Basu’s, where neighborhoods…

Nothing beats a road trip through France. Even the erratic French drivers, who toot at you for having the gall to abide by a speed limit, will add to the fun. The diverse destinations are endless here. Brave the knotted motorways into Paris one day and soar through the vineyards of the Champagne region the next. You can take the western route and have the Channel snake by beside you, or climb through the Alps to the east, swinging through Germanic enclaves like Dijon and the idyllic lake resorts of Annecy and Aix-les-Bains. Take a central path and you will undulate through the Loire Valley, with its abundant châteaux and bucolic views. Ignore the GPS and drive the long way around the lavender fields of Provence, the majestic tree-lined avenues…

Da Johnny Hansen sagde ja til at medvirke i Viaplay-programmet “Fangerne på Fortet”, gjorde han det klart, at han ikke kunne være med til noget, der drejer rundt. – De spurgte, hvad jeg kunne. Og jeg kunne fortælle, at jeg ikke engang er med på forlystelserne i Fårup Sommerland – jeg får det simpelt hen dårligt af det, fortæller han til BILLED-BLADET. Derfor blev den 56-årige dansktopper overrasket over, at lige netop han skulle i rummet med en roterende stol og gulvplader, der drejede rundt. Både han og hans holdmedlemmer, Sussi Nielsen (fra Sussi & Leo) og hendes plejesøn Lukas, var overbeviste om, at han fik lov at sidde over. Ikke desto mindre var det ham, der fik udfordringen, og det gik da også helt galt. – Jeg var meget svimmel efter at have…

THERE WAS A TIME, possibly before some of you reading this were born, when astroimaging was an ordeal. Imagine a world with manual guiding. You’d spend hours staring at a star centered in an illuminated reticle until your eye teared up or you passed out into the eyepiece from fatigue. The equipment was also heavy and a pain to transport. If you were using a Newtonian reflector, you would be standing on a ladder for hours watching the guide star. Often, after about 30 minutes, the eyepiece’s position would place you uncomfortably between the rungs of the ladder and you would be stuck in this death crouch, clinging to the ladder in the freezing cold, trying to keep the star centered on the crosshairs. As if this wasn’t bad enough, you also…

Most photographers are familiar with what a macro lens does, and how it differs from conventional optics of similar focal lengths. However there are multiple types of macro lens available these days, as well as several options of camera format; this can complicate the choice of gear considerably, and it’s critical to understand just how various items impact the type of creative macro shots we can capture. Magnification ratio is the first important factor to consider, as this will directly influence how close you can get to your subject. To clarify, this does not necessarily refer to the minimum focus distance of a lens, but rather the magnifying power of the optical design and the resulting reproduction size of the subject in the final frame. For beginners, many lenses have a…

ULTRA-COMPACT 61-MEGAPIXEL MIRRORLESS Sigma has introduced a sibling to its fp full-frame mirrorless camera that debuted in 2019. The Sigma fp L is identical to the original fp in its incredibly small and light form but features a new 61-megapixel back-illuminated sensor that places it among the highest resolution full-frame mirrorless cameras available. The original fp, which remains in the line, offers 24.6-megapixel resolution. Another significant upgrade in the Sigma fp L is a new autofocus system. The original fp provides contrast detection AF, while the fp L uses a hybrid system with both contrast and phase detection AF. This should make the new camera’s autofocus faster and more precise, especially in low-light. The fp L also offers an interesting Crop Zoom function that’s available when shooting both stills and video. Leveraging the…

Sonny Fredie Pedersen skiftede uden tøven Hollywood ud med København, da han blev spurgt, om han ville være dommer i “Vild med dans”. Den 36-årige danser og koreograf har fra start vundet seernes hjerter, men faktisk havde han slet ikke regnet med, at han skulle blive en del af TV 2’s populære danseprogram. Han har nemlig boet og arbejdet i USA i de sidste 13 år. – Det har overhovedet ikke været på min radar, at jeg skulle lave “Vild med dans”. Jeg har været en del af “Dancing with the stars”-familien i USA (den amerikanske udgave af “Vild med dans”, red.). Men jeg tænkte, at programmet nu har kørt så mange år i Danmark, at de nok havde deres egen familie, og at jeg aldrig blev en del af det, siger…

Puk Elgård sagde sit faste job op i oktober sidste år for at blive freelancer. Det har betydet, at hun har lavet et væld af ting, hun aldrig har prøvet før. – Da jeg sagde op på “Go’morgen Danmark”, som er over et år siden – jeg kan slet ikke forstå, hvor det år er blevet af – lovede jeg mig selv, at i det år, der skulle komme, ville jeg prøve at sige ja til ting, jeg ikke havde prøvet før, fortæller Puk Elgård til BILLED-BLADET. Én af de ting er, at hun medvirker i tv-programmet “De Uduelige”, som kan ses på Kanal 5 hver torsdag. Her skal seks kendte mennesker en tur i spejderuniformen for at optjene duelighedsmærker ved at klare en lang række skøre udfordringer. Da Puk Elgård sagde…

Sportsværten Stine Bjerre Mortensen bor til daglig i Tyskland med sin mand, håndboldspilleren Casper U. Mortensen, så når hun er på arbejde på TV 2 i Odense, flytter hun midlertidigt ind i én af tv-stationens lejligheder. Og netop det gjorde hun under EM i herrehåndbold, hvor BILLED-BLADET fik en snak med hende. – Når man som jeg har boet i udlandet i flere år og samtidig arbejdet i Danmark, kender jeg efterhånden til det skifte imellem to steder, så det er fint, fortæller Stine. Parret flyttede i sommer fra Spanien, hvor Casper spillede i FC Barcelona, til Tyskland, hvor han nu spiller for HSV Hamburg. Det er hans gamle klub, og parret bor i det samme område, hvor de har været før. – Det er fedt. Man kan sige, at der ikke er…

– Jeg hedder Lisbet Dahl, og hvad man ikke kan se er, at jeg har lidt af stress. Da jeg havde det allerværst, sad jeg i en sofa med min dyne og græd. Sådan lyder det fra Lisbet Dahl i TV 2-serien “Min skjulte smerte”, hvor hun og otte andre danskere hudløst ærligt fortæller om deres indre udfordringer. For Lisbet Dahl begyndte det for godt 15 år siden, og kom som lyn fra en klar himmel. – Jeg var på turné med en forestilling og i pausen, der sidder jeg bøjet fremover. Pludselig er det som om, der kommer en stor krog og tager mig i nakketøjet og flår mig op i luften. Det var rystende forfærdeligt, det var som om, at jeg blev revet 4-5 meter op. Det næste, jeg husker, er…

Throughout the history of astronomy, the development of new tools and techniques has always aimed at allowing us to do more — observe more, analyze more, explore more. But as the next generation of astronomy becomes the current generation of astronomy, it has become increasingly clear that we might have bitten off more than we can chew. The problem is data: mountains of it, more data than you can imagine. Our telescopes have become so powerful, our detectors so sophisticated, and our computers so complex that it is simply impossible to analyze all the data they generate and collect. Not without help, that is. To solve astronomy’s big data challenges, teams of researchers around the world are turning to machine learning for answers. When I started my Ph.D. eight years ago, “next-generation astronomy”…

Tre tv-serier på ét år. Så ville Peter Myginds krop ikke længere, og derfor har skuespilleren nu lært at lytte bedre efter, når legemet forsøger at sende beskeder om, at det er overbelastet. Sidste år havde skuespilleren alt for meget på sin tallerken, og det kostede ham en tur i græsset. – Jeg havde tre serier, og det var for hårdt. Ud over “Sommerdahl” lavede jeg “Riget” og “Borgen”, og så sagde min krop sagde stop, og jeg måtte syge-melde mig midt i en optagelse, siger Peter Mygind til SE og HØR. Han husker stadig, hvordan han havde det, da hele organismen sagde stop på grund af overbelastningen. – Jeg kunne bare ikke mere. Jeg brød sammen, og jeg græd. Jeg kunne godt have taget en kop kaffe og en Treo og så lige køre…

En selvstændig kvinde i egen bolig. Sådan kan Fanny Bornedal bedst lide det, og det kunne hun allerede som ung teenager. – Siden jeg var 15 år, ville jeg gerne gå mine egne veje. Dengang kiggede jeg på min mor og far og sagde: “Jeg vil flytte hjemmefra”. Allerede da jeg var 17 år fandt jeg en lejlighed. Jeg skulle ud og have mit eget. Det har altid været en ting, der var vigtig for mig. Jeg ville bo alene, forklarer skuespilleren til SE og HØR. Trangen til frihed og muligheden for at stå på egne ben kom ikke, fordi der var tusindvis af regler i hendes barndomshjem – tvært i mod. – Det var overhovedet ikke strengt derhjemme, hvis der var nogen, der var strenge, så var det mig. Jeg ville bare ud…

special thanks to the Martinez hotel, Cannes, and Riva Yachts Perhaps worthy of note is the fact that Matt Damon is credited in at least one film per year since 1995. Matt Damon operates from a place of joy — his words — and it is pretty infectious. There is but a small handful of actors who are known for their work and their capacity to inspire cheerfulness and good vibes outside of their métier. Tom Hanks is one, for example, and Damon is another. While his ‘status’ cannot be located on the common celebritycultural framework — he is not on social media, is not one half of a celebrity couple, nor does he court media attention — Damon has nevertheless remained one of the most prominent men on the planet and…

If you have too much email in your Gmail account, it may finally be time to clean it out. This is not simply to reach the Zen-like nirvana of “inbox zero,” but to address a looming threat: As of June 1, 2021, Google will change its storage policy. By default, Gmail users receive 15GB of storage, shared across Gmail, Drive, and Photos. Some data, like Photos, is currently exempted—but that goes away in June. If your total data exceeds your free allotment, you’ll either have to delete data, pay Google for more storage, or risk losing whatever “extra” data Google chooses to delete. Don’t let that happen! Here are some tactics for deleting lots of email, pronto. HOW TO QUICKLY DELETE OLD EMAIL IN GMAIL About the only requirement for purging old…

When travelling to any unfamiliar location, planning is key to ensuring an efficient and productive shoot that’s also safe and enjoyable. Today there are a plethora of tools we can use to plan a city-based shoot down to the finest detail. Using online resources we can work out where to stay in order to gain access to the best landmarks with ease and how long we should spend at any spot, and we can even pre-visualise our composition before heading to a location. This level of organisational ability enables us to arrive on-location with a clear goal for each frame, and a sense of purpose. It reminds us that our job as a photographer is to capture the essence of a city – the culture, architecture and atmosphere which make…

Det lyder næsten som et eventyr. Hun er fra Danmark, han er fra Australien. De fandt kærligheden i Panama og holdt et romantisk bryllup på Bali. Nu bor ægteparret Caroline og Reece i et sommerhus i Østjylland og kan hver uge opleves i ”Nybyggerne” på TV 2, hvor de dyster om at vinde et drømmehus i Sønderborg. – Vores liv har været lidt vildt indtil nu, for når man forelsker sig i en person fra den anden ende af verden, er det bare et vildt eventyr, siger Reece og fortsætter: – Det er også meget vildt for mig at være på fjernsyn i Danmark, skulle snakke dansk og bygge et hus med min danske hustru. 34-årige Reece kommer fra Perth i Australien og er uddannet inden for marketing og management. Han har boet i…

I’ll admit, I was pretty skeptical before unboxing the first smartwatch from OnePlus, aptly named the OnePlus Watch. At $159, it’s less than half the price of our Editors’ Choice winner, the Apple Watch Series 6 (which starts at $399). And while it doesn’t work with iPhones, it offers many of the same features as Apple’s market-leading wearable. So far, my skepticism appears to have been unfounded. The OnePlus Watch offers a large color touch screen, built-in GPS, 2GB of storage, a 402mAh battery that promises two weeks of power, and the ability to make and receive calls. It also has plenty of health and fitness features, including support for more than 110 workout types, automatic workout detection for jogging and running, rapid-heart-rate alerts, guided breathing exercises, stress detection, and the…

We won’t try to keep you in suspense. When we reviewed last year’s model, we called the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon the best laptop in the world—though we later decided it shared that title with the Dell XPS 13 OLED—and it hasn’t done anything in its latest revision to change that state of affairs. The X1 Carbon Gen 9 catches up with the Dell and other elite ultraportables by moving to an 11th Generation Intel “Tiger Lake” Core processor and a slightly taller 16:10 rather than 16:9 screen aspect ratio. Its premium price and lack of an SD card slot still knock half a star off what would otherwise be a perfect five-star rating, but it effortlessly collects yet another Editors’ Choice award as the most desirable executive notebook on…

Canon Pixma G620 $299.99 EXCELLENT It’s easy to find a bulk-ink printer with the familiar cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK) quartet, but finding an ink-tank-rather than cartridge-based inkjet with six inks for superior photo quality has been difficult, prohibitively expensive, or both. Canon aims to change that with the Pixma G620 Wireless MegaTank Photo All-in-One Printer, which gets its tank refills from bottles. At $299.99, it’s half the price of the Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank. Versus that Epson, the Canon is slow and short on features, so it doesn’t join it (or the wide-format EcoTank Photo ET-8550) as an Editors’ Choice award winner. But the Pixma prints terrific-looking borderless photos at sizes up to 8.5 by 11 inches for pennies, making it a great value for families and…

When my wife, Jenny, and I decided in the fall of 2017 to sell our house of 47 years and move into a retirement community, that meant the Argentine Industrial District Ry. would be dismantled. At age 80, I had no plans to build another railroad. I decided to give away or sell everything. Some 700 freight cars, 25 locomotives, and numerous structures and all support materials were disposed of in about two months. We moved to the retirement community in January 2018. By then, I’d accepted the reality that I’d built my last railroad. But then something surprising occurred when in July, Jenny asked me whether I thought we could find a house in Prairie Village, as she missed living in our own home. We began looking, and to our…