PORTLAND, Ore., June 02, 2025 –Digital Trends, the leading independent technology publisher, has announced the winners of the 1stannualDigital Trends Outdoor Awards, celebrating the best in outdoor innovation produced for 2017. Digital Trends bestowed awards in six categories, spotlighting companies working to combine technology and the great outdoors in their latest gear. Editors from Portland field tested this year’s nominated products atLost Lakein Hood River, OR. After pushing each contender to the limit, Digital Trends has crowned our favorite products forCooking,Sleeping,Trekking,Recreation,Unwindand a special award forInnovation....

Remember the ’90s? This was a huge decade for video production. In 1995,the DV standard was introducedand quickly adopted by all major video camera manufacturers, leading to a unified digital video format for both consumer and professional use. The slimmed-down MiniDV version allowed for smaller-than-ever camcorders to be built, and by the early 2000s, gadget stores across America were filling display cases with inexpensive digital camcorders that could comfortably fit in one hand while packing in long zooms and incredible (for the time) image quality....

TheSamsung Galaxy S24 series— which includes the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus, and Galaxy S24 Ultra — is here. These latest models offer some fantastic features, but many would-be buyers wonder whether the phones come with an SD card slot to expand the storage capacity. In today’s world, smartphones have become the primary device for capturing and storing a vast amount of data, ranging from photos, videos, and gaming content to personal information such as banking notes....

Former Twitch exec calls CEO Dan Clancy’s self-promotion “gross” Former Twitch executive djWHEAT has spoken out after CEO Dan Clancy promoted his own Twitch channel in other streamers’ chats during a charity marathon. Clancy, who was participating in the GCX Marathon to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, entered multiple Twitch streams ahead of his slot on July 18 anddropped messages asking for raids. Some streamers’ mods timed him out for the behavior, which many called inappropriate....

Fortnite Power Rangers collab release date & all skins The Power Rangers have officially morphed intoFortnite, and it’s looking like one of the most nostalgic crossovers in years. After weeks of teasing, Epic Games dropped the trailer on August 18, 2025, confirming the collab just in time for Chapter 6 Season 4. From iconic skins to potential themed weapons, this event taps into classic 90s hype with a modern Fortnite twist....

Graven: Release date, platforms & everything we know Graven is an upcoming dark fantasyfirst-person shooter/slasher with its roots in retro games, so here’s everything we know about Graven. Graven is a game from 3D Realms that is set in a dark medieval fantasy world and seems to combine elements from various genres — such as first-person shooters, slashers, RPGs, and narrative adventures. The game‘s grimdark aesthetic and gameplay remind us of Hexen, a retro game with a similar feel....

How old is Superman? Man of Steel’s age in movies & DC Comics explained Superman is a strange visitor from another planet, but he sure looks human. He also ages like one, though it appears to be much, much slower. As a result, it can be hard to pin down how old heis. Age is one of the hardest things to pin down with a comic book character. Multiple reboots andshifting iterations of a charactermeans their age can change from story to story....

Despite being someone who writes about audio products for a living, I am not a vinyl fan. I leave that anachronistic love affair to my colleagues,Caleb DenisonandDerek Malcolm, both of whom will happily consume an entire afternoon on Teams discussing the finer points ofturntabledesign, or any number of other topics related to getting the best sound out of a record. None of that excites me. But what I do love isunusual turntable design, and I am completely besotted with theFennessy Donut i5, a thoroughly modern interpretation of a gramophone....

I’m a big fan of the best folding phones, but even the most affordable flagship foldable costs over $1,000. The answer? According to Motorola — and now Samsung — it’s to launch a more affordable version of the flagship flip phone at a lower price, but which one is better? Motorola has launched a cheaper version of its flagship flip phone for several years, but until now, it was the only affordable flip phone available in the US....

You probably have at least 50 apps installed on your phone, if not significantly more — but you likely only use maybe 10 or so of those apps on a routine basis. Samsung’s Edge Panels feature made it easy to access your most-used apps, but that feature is starting to go the way of the Dodo with the upcomingOne UI 7launch. Samsung sent an email to users alerting them that Edge Panels will no longer work with the launch of One UI 7, and those userstook to Xto share the email....

If the three secrets to success in real estate are location, location, location, then the three secrets to success in thee-reader marketare books, books, books. The devices themselves are fairly similar — but it’s the content that really sets things apart. Apple seems to have figured that out fromAmazon, but until James Patterson starts coming directly to Steve Jobs with manuscripts, collecting books that people actually want to read means greasing the wheels with publishers....

“Why you’re able to 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 Garmin Epix Pro (Gen 2) is one of the more challenging wearables I’ve reviewed, simply because (somewhat embarrassingly) I don’t think I could ever physically do enough to push the smartwatch to — or beyond — its limits....

Thousands of investors who poured money and time into the John McAfee-evangelized cryptocurrency ecommerce project, Bezop, have become the victims of data theft. The startup reportedly left the personal details of more than 25,000 investors on a publicly accessible MongoDB database, including links to scanned passports, drivers licenses, and other forms of photo ID. As “secure” as the eventual platform may be though, Bezop doesn’t appear to have done a tremendous job of securing its early investors’ information....