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Australia faces a challenge in monitoring and managing its koala population: no one is quite certain how many koalas there actually are. The traditional approach to population monitoring has been for experts to go out into the field and manually count the animals they see in a given area, but this is both expensive and time-consuming, and not very reliable — even the most eagle-eyed spotter can miss an animal or count the same animal twice....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The printer industry is a fairly predictable one, but once in a while we’re treated to interesting technology. Hewlett-Packard, for example, last year introduced its Officejet Pro X, a desktop printer series that uses an inkjet technology called PageWide, to deliver the world’s fastest print speeds....

One of the great debates in the Star Wars universe is how a ragtag bunch of pint-sized furballs could have defeated the heavily armed Stormtroopers inReturn of the Jedi. Now you can relive that night of terror yourself in the limited-time “Ewok Hunt” event,part of the Night on Endorupdate forStar Wars Battlefront II. As if Ewoks weren’t frightening enough, loot boxes are also scheduled to reappear in the space-age multiplayer shooter....

Unlocking and earning cosmetic skins inFortniteis one of the game’s selling points, giving players countless ways to customize their characters.Fortniteis known for implementingskinsbased on licensed characters from pop culture, including films, TV shows, and comics, but the game has also featured outfits based on celebrities as well. These skins fall into the Icon Series, and feature the likenesses of musicians, streamers, and even athletes. But which skins make up the Icon Series and how do you acquire them?...

Hisense now makes the world’s largestmini-LEDbacklit 4K TV: the 100-inch U8K TV. It announced the new TV atCEDIA Expo,the annual conference for AV professionals and installers, taking place in Denver, CO from September 7-9. The new TV might be the world’s biggest, but its price is surprisingly accessible (at least, for a TV of this size) at $10,000. Hisense’s TVs are oftendeeply discounted, sometimes as soon as they go on sale, so we expect this price to drop soon....

House of the Dragon Season 2 review — A brutal display of dragons and dynasty House of the Dragon Season 2 is finally here, upping the ante on the battle for the Iron Throne in all the right ways. Two years after the first season of theGame of Thronesspinoff arrived,House of the Dragon Season 2is now ready to land. The first four episodes deal with the messy and emotional aftermath of Lucerys Velaryon’s death, with the distance between theTargaryensandHightowersgrowing ever smaller....

It may not be as well known as SimpliSafe or Ring, but theRoku Home Monitoring System SEis a great option for shoppers on a budget. The kit includes a variety of entry sensors and motion sensors, making it perfect for small homes or condos (especially when you factor in its $100 price tag). If you’re new tohome security systems, however, you might run into a few snags when setting up the system....

Watch live video from Blizzard on www.twitch.tv BlizzCon is an annual two-day event that showcases Blizzard’s stable of franchises and it is fast approaching. While physical tickets for the November 2-3 event at the Anaheim Convention Center are sold out, you’re able to still watch the festivities from home. Here’s how you can tune in and learn about all the latest happenings in the worlds ofOverwatch, Diablo, World of Warcraft, and more....

Tomorrow, Sunday, January 29, SpaceX will launch a further batch of Starlink satellites. The launch will use one of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets, lifting off at 8:47 a.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. As is typical for SpaceX the rocket will be re-using a booster that has flown on several previous missions. The launch of the Starlink satellites will be livestreamed by SpaceX, so if you have a hankering to watch a launch as it happens then we have the details you need on how to watch below....

If you own aGoogle Pixel 8, you’re probably pretty pleased with the camera and the photos it takes — but you’re also probably eyeing up theGoogle Pixel 9with its cool new design and flashy AI features. What about the camera? After all, they aren’t all that different on paper, so will it be worth upgrading if you take a lot of photos? I’ve taken over 100 pictures with both phones to see whether it’s worth changing....

“I can tell you this place has secrets, and secrets breed liars, and liars make excellent murderers,” grumbles a detective, through an Alexa-enabled speaker. It’s noir-ish dialogue from a hard-boiled voice that sounds like it’s used to long nights and pulls of whiskey.St. Noire($40) is anAlexa-enabledmystery board game that’s partClue, part Sam Spade, from Virsix Games. “It’s a noire movie mixed in with a board game,” Zai Ortiz told Digital Trends at CES 2020, where the game wonseveral awards....

Remote work has always been available to some, but it became a necessity with the onset of the pandemic. Taking so many from the traditional office to a home office, makeshift nook, or even living room, working remotely has certainly taught us our limits when it comes to distractions. Of course, now everyone is starting to trickle back into the office, but some can’t, as the office doesn’t exist anymore, or just isn’t ready....

WithBattlefield 2042looming over the gaming horizon, fans of the series are falling back into their favorite Battlefields in recent years.Battlefield VandBattlefield 1still maintain an active player base to this day but have they kept up with the most modern consoles? While the most popular games have always been released on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, only recently have players on different consoles been able to play with each other. In this guide, we’ll talk about cross-platform/cross-play support forBattlefield 5....