Nanoleaf launches plug-and-play PC backlighting kit

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Nanoleaf launched its PC Screen Mirror Lightstrip, offering a streamlined way to enhance PC gaming and entertainment with immersive backlighting. This new lightstrip, designed for monitors up to 32 inches, features 75 colour-changing LEDs that synchronize with on-screen content and music.

Unlike traditional bias lighting setups, the PC Screen Mirror Lightstrip connects directly to a PC's USB port, eliminating the need for a separate control box or camera. Its flexible, adhesive zigzag design simplifies installation, and excess length can be trimmed for smaller monitors.

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Android users can now swap Gemini for other AI assistants, starting with ChatGPT

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Android users seeking alternatives to Google's Gemini assistant now have the option to set other artificial intelligence chatbots as their default. The latest beta version of ChatGPT allows users to replace Gemini, providing a new level of customization.

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Amazon Echo to send all voice recordings to cloud starting March 28

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Amazon is set to eliminate a key privacy feature for its Echo devices, requiring all voice recordings to be sent to its cloud for processing, effective March 28. This change will impact users who previously opted for local processing via the "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" setting.

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Apple CarPlay gets icon boost, EV charging upgrade in iOS 18.4

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Apple's recent iOS 18.4 update quietly introduced notable enhancements to CarPlay, offering users with larger infotainment screens an expanded icon layout and improved electric vehicle routing.

MacRumors discovered that iOS 18.4 now displays three rows of app icons on CarPlay for vehicles with larger displays, up from the standard two. This allows for quicker access to more apps, reducing driver distraction. However, this feature appears limited to cars with larger screens, such as the 14-inch display found in the Toyota Tundra and is not visible on smaller displays like the 9-inch screen in a Honda Civic.

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