VIDEO
BEST STREAMING MEDIA PLAYER
Apple TV 4K 64GB (3rd Generation) $145
This tiny streaming box is an entertainment powerhouse for movies, music, and video games. It runs Apple's snappy and easy-to navigate tvOS platform. Each click instantly loads streaming apps and plays video at 4K quality with support for Dolby Vision HDR and Atmos surround sound. And, with a powerful A15 Bionic processor and WiFi 6 wireless connectivity, there's virtually no buffering. If you own an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you can also wirelessly cast content from their screens to your TV using the built-in AirPlay feature. But keep in mind that Android-based systems like the excellent Chromecast and Fire TV Stick cost about a third of the price and aren't as restrictive. This means they have access to a much wider range of apps. However, their interfaces are filled with distracting ads, and their software isn't as optimized to the hardware, which results in slower overall speeds and occasional glitches.
BEST COMPUTER MONITOR
Dell Alienware AW3423DW $1,199
This story is from the September - October 2023 edition of Popular Mechanics US.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the September - October 2023 edition of Popular Mechanics US.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Our New Moon Epoch
WHEN HUMANS GET INVOLVED IN places they weren't invited, things start to change. The Moon is no different.
The Surprising Drama Behind the Decimal Point
WHEN GERMAN MATHEMATICIAN Christopher Clavius introduced the world to the humble decimal point in 1593, he used it in one table, and never mentioned it or used it again.
Rapid Evolution
ON APRIL 26, 1986, THE No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukrainethen part of the Soviet Union-exploded, sending a massive plume of radiation into the sky. Nearly four decades later, the facility and much of the surrounding area remain uninhabited-by humans, at least.
THE OBELISK "LIFEFORMS" HIDING IN HUMANS
WE'RE NOT SURE IF IT'S EXCITING OR not that scientists have just discovered new \"lifeforms\" inside our bodies. Tiny bits of RNA, smaller than a virus, colonize bacteria inside our mouths and guts and have the power to transfer information that can be read by a cell.
The First AntiShip Ballistic Missile Attack
HE U.S. NAVY DESTROYER MASON (DDG87) was wrapping up a mission rescuing a tanker from pirates in the Gulf of Aden when the situation sharply escalated. The ship's radar detected at least one-or possibly two-missiles moving toward its position at supersonic speeds, each loaded with well over a half ton of explosives.
HOW TO GET STARTED SOLDERING
Soldering is rapidly becoming the skill of a bygone era. Much like the ability to drive a car with a manual transmission, read a map, or write a check, younger generations are learning less about how to work with their hands-and it's time for that to change.
AFTER YOU DIE, A UNIVERSE EATS YOUR BODY
SCIENTISTS ARE UNRAVELING THE SECRETS OF THE NECROBIOME THE ECOSYSTEM THAT TAKES OVER OUR CORPSES AFTER DEATH.
SHARPENING YOUR TOOLS
TOOLS LOSE THEIR EDGE AND BECOME DULL. That's a fact of their existence.
CATALYTIC CONVERTER
THERE'S AN ARMY OF THIEVES COMING FOR YOUR
A BLISTERING INFERNO. A WHIRLING TORNADO. A SHOCKING CRASH
AERIAL FIREFIGHTERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CRITICAL LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST RAGING WILDFIRES. BUT INCREASINGLY EXTREME BLAZES AND A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT HAVE MANY WONDERING HOW WE'LL ADAPT TO FIRES OF THE FUTURE.
