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What we’re shopping for in January 2026

From calming tools for kids to clever travel solutions and a meaningful way to give back, these are the finds worth adding to ...
PCMag UK

Hands On With the Asus ExpertBook Ultra: This Charismatic Business Laptop Forgot to Be Boring

Yes, Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 won our top honors for best laptop of CES 2026. But the trim Asus ExpertBook Ultra ...

This clever Victrola upgrade eliminates a major headache for record players

Short on space and want an alternative to bookshelf speakers? Victrola's new Soundstage promises big vinyl sound.
House Digest on MSN

12 questions to ask the seller before buying appliances second-hand

Avoid surprises when buying used appliances: know the product, test its functionality, and ask sellers about age, condition, ...

Victrola just solved one of the biggest problems with your record player setup - here's how

Short on space and want an alternative to bookshelf speakers? Victrola's new Soundstage promises big vinyl sound.

The sound of this one specific bird from Age of Empires keeps haunting me through pop songs, movies, and across other games

Videogames aren't as hooked on loon sonics as movies and music are, though once you know what you're listening for, the ...

Star Trek's Phaser Sound Effect Was Stolen From Another Beloved Sci-Fi Movie

The phaser is one of the most iconic sounds in all of Star Trek, but it actually originated in a totally different sci-fi ...

This Bay Area 1-hit wonder sold a million copies. Then everything unraveled.

It was released on Feb. 2, 1986, with airbrush cover art by Marcus’s brother Darryl. The single was distributed to local ...
IEEE

Detecting Abnormal Machine Sounds Using An Ensemble Approach with Data Augmentation Techniques

Abstract: In this paper, we present our methodology in the DCASE 2021 Challenge, specifically Task 2: Unsupervised Detection of Anomalous Sounds in Machine Condition Monitoring under Domain Shift ...
IEEE

Machine Anomalous Sound Detection Using Spectral-Temporal Modulation Representations Derived From Machine-Specific Filterbanks

Abstract: Early detection of factory machinery malfunctions is crucial in industrial applications. In machine anomalous sound detection (ASD), different machines exhibit unique vibration-frequency ...