Facebook tries to take on Snapchat with new teens-only app Lifestage

If you follow a logical line of thought Facebook really is trying to win back the teens they’ve lost to the likes of Snapchat. Now, the company is trying out a new teens-only iOS app developed by one of its younger product managers, 19-year-old Michael Sayman. Called Lifestage, it sort of harks back to the days of slam books but focuses more on your interests. It’s also like a video diary of sorts as you get asked questions about yourself but instead of typing things out you, you record small clips to answer and when you answer a new question, your friends will be able to see what’s new with you.

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Sony delivers new head units with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibilituy

The marriage of in-car infotainment systems and smartphones is inevitable as more car manufacturers are offering their new vehicles with the ability to run either Apple's CarPlay or Google's Android Auto (or both). For those of us who like our older vehicles but who want in on the latest and greatest, there are solutions like Sony's XAV-AX100 in-car audio system.

The XAV-AX100 makes it easy to connect your phone to your car has never been better with the option of Apple CarPlay. CarPlay allows you to use your phone in a safe and smart way whilst staying focused on the road, letting you access Apple Music, Maps, make phone calls, and send messages all through the touchscreen, or vocally with Siri.

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Review: Dyson 360 Eye Robot Vacuum

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Dyson 360 Eye is an accomplished vacuum cleaner. It dispels many of the issue that have plagued robot vacuums for many years now. Powerful enough to clean as well as larger handheld vacuums it ups the ante by being generally autonomous.

As evidenced by various marquee products in consumer technology, being the first doesn’t always mean the best. There were certainly many smartphones before the Apple iPhone came along but they were swiftly leapfrogged once that device rewrote the rules. Similarly, there have been robot vacuums for a number of years now but no product has challenged the market’s expectations more than Dyson’s first commercial robot vacuum.

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Site turns your words into the ‘Stranger Things’ title card

If you don’t know or at least heard of the Netflix original Stranger Things at this point, we’ll be wondering if you’ve been hiding under a rock someplace. The popularity of the show has reached fever pitch and before the fever breaks, a site is banking on its popularity. Developed by creative studio Nelson Cash, you can now “make stranger” anything you want with Make It Stranger.com. Sarah Gless, a designer and self-proclained Mother of Dragons at Nelson Cash, writes about why she loves the typography on the show.