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The 6 best power stations for camping keep you both online and off-grid

Mashable

Look Up Say More Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Switch Off Creator Playbook Mashable Voices Trending Now Mashable Selects Safety Net Versus Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List In My Bag All Series We tested out portable power from Jackery, Anker, Goal Zero, EcoFlow, and more. Lauren Allain is a freelance journalist covering deals at Mashable. She graduated from Western Washington University with a B.A. in journalism and holds an M.B.A from Webster Leiden. You can find more of her work online from publications including Reader's Digest, U.S. News & World Report, Seattle Refined, and more. When she's not writing, Lauren prefers to be outside hiking, bouldering, swimming, or searching for the perfect location for all three. All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Remaining online and charged up while camping used to be nearly impossible.


OneOdios new A70 Gen 2 headphones promise 72 hours of wireless playtime -- buy now for just 59.99

Mashable

Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Say More Mashable Selects Mashable Voices Safety Net Creator Hub Versus Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Switch Off Trending Now In My Bag All Series OneOdio's new A70 Gen 2 headphones promise 72 hours of wireless playtime -- buy now for just $59.99 Your next battery warning is now several business days away. Soumya is a deals writer who covers consumer tech, shopping deals, and the products people use every day. With experience writing about everything from AI tools and software to smartphones and home gadgets, she enjoys breaking down product research into clear, useful recommendations. When she's not tracking deals, she's usually comparing products, digging through reviews, and figuring out what actually makes a purchase worth it.


Anker's 2,000W portable power station is 70 off. It powers 10 devices

PCWorld

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Anker's 2,000W portable power station is $70 off. The Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 power station is now $529 (was $599) at Amazon. Portable power stations are essential if you're going on a long camping trip or if you live in an area with unstable electricity. Take it with you on road trips, in your RV, in your yard during parties, or store it for emergency power during blackouts.


Need a no-fuss everyday laptop? This refurbished Lenovo Chromebook is just 54.97

PCWorld

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This refurbished Lenovo Chromebook is just $54.97 You can get a Grade A refurbished Lenovo 11.6 Chromebook 100E Gen 2 on sale for $54.97 (reg. Not every user needs a powerhouse laptop. For web browsing, video calls, Google apps, and online learning, a Chromebook gets the job done, and right now, a Grade A, 11.6in, refurbished Lenovo Chromebook 100E Gen 2 is just $54.97 (reg.


Sunseeker Elite X7 Gen 2 review: Reliable performance, smarter navigation

PCWorld

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. The Sunseeker X7 performs excellently and has run reliably for nearly four weeks on a difficult plot, aside from a minor camera error. The Sunseeker X7 performs excellently and has run reliably for nearly four weeks on a difficult plot, aside from a minor camera error. Sunseeker's Elite X series has long been among the most capable options in the premium class, and the new Elite X7 Gen 2 builds on the same core formula. The most obvious new feature is that the mower now has a built-in Net-RTK antenna.


Meta's Very Own Smart Glasses Go on Sale Today for 299

WIRED

The new Meta-branded glasses have the same camera, microphones, and chatbot as the Ray-Bans. They come in three styles, one of which was codesigned with Kylie Jenner. Smart glasses are like public transportation, according to Peter Bristol, Meta's vice president of industrial design. "People will use it when it's good enough." To reach "good enough," Meta is making its smart glasses more accessible, more customizable, and comfier to wear.


Lenovo Legion Go Gen 2 Review: A High-End Gaming Handheld

WIRED

This premium gaming handheld loads up with features for power users, but Windows still holds it back from being the easy option. Performance is better than previous-generation handhelds. Detachable controllers are comfortable and improve usability. Windows on a handheld is still frustrating. Many companies have tried and failed to produce gaming handhelds that run Windows, and it's not hard to see the appeal.


GEN2: A Generative Prediction-Correction Framework for Long-time Emulations of Spatially-Resolved Climate Extremes

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

Accurately quantifying the increased risks of climate extremes requires generating large ensembles of climate realization across a wide range of emissions scenarios, which is computationally challenging for conventional Earth System Models. We propose GEN2, a generative prediction-correction framework for an efficient and accurate forecast of the extreme event statistics. The prediction step is constructed as a conditional Gaussian emulator, followed by a non-Gaussian machine-learning (ML) correction step. The ML model is trained on pairs of the reference data and the emulated fields nudged towards the reference, to ensure the training is robust to chaos. We first validate the accuracy of our model on historical ERA5 data and then demonstrate the extrapolation capabilities on various future climate change scenarios. When trained on a single realization of one warming scenario, our model accurately predicts the statistics of extreme events in different scenarios, successfully extrapolating beyond the distribution of training data.


Genetic Approach to Mitigate Hallucination in Generative IR

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

Generative language models hallucinate. That is, at times, they generate factually flawed responses. These inaccuracies are particularly insidious because the responses are fluent and well-articulated. We focus on the task of Grounded Answer Generation (part of Generative IR), which aims to produce direct answers to a user's question based on results retrieved from a search engine. We address hallucination by adapting an existing genetic generation approach with a new 'balanced fitness function' consisting of a cross-encoder model for relevance and an n-gram overlap metric to promote grounding. Our balanced fitness function approach quadruples the grounded answer generation accuracy while maintaining high relevance.


Qualcomm introduces new Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipsets for budget-friendly phones

Engadget

Qualcomm just revealed its new budget-friendly mobile chipset, Snapdragon 4 Gen 2. This refresh brings plenty of improvements that will kick lower-tier smartphones up a notch. The platform is designed for excellent battery life, with the company promising "all-day use." Qualcomm also promises fast CPU speeds, 5G connectivity and the potential for upgraded visuals via integrated cameras. The chips feature the proprietary Qualcomm Kryo CPU, with peak speeds up to 2.2 GHz, which is a slight increase over the previous generation. Qualcomm's latest and greatest also boasts quick-charging technology, with the company stating that you get a 50 percent charge in just 15 minutes at the plug.