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BougeRV’s telescopic lantern is ridiculously versatile
It’s sold as an outdoor camplight, but BougeRV’s very bright LED lantern is really a multifunctional work lamp for any place that needs an extra dose of lighting. It’s rechargeable and compact enough to serve as a long-lasting flashlight with three swiveling LED panels that can direct 3000 lumens onto your table, campsite, workspace, or engine block from a height of more than five feet thanks to its telescoping aluminum pole.
I’ve found it impressively versatile and useful over the last week of testing at home, at the beach, or tooling around in my camper van. It provides warm or cold light exactly where I need it, with three levels of brightness ranging from dim to supernova.
At $109.99, the BougeRV Outdoor Portable Telescopic Camping Lantern is also more capable than many of its more expensive competitors. There’s a lot to like here.
At the heart of this lantern is a 57.7Wh battery that can power the lamp on its lowest setting for up to 60 hours, or about three hours when all three LED strips are set to max brightness. You can power it off USB-C from a separate external battery or wall jack if you need more time. It’s slim enough to carry in the water bottle pocket of a backpack, but its 2.3-pound (1kg) weight is a bit much for most gram-counting adventurers.
The lantern is built around the number three. There are three retractable legs that can be secured with three included pegs to serve as a sturdy base for the three LED panels raised up to 64.57 inches (164 cm) off the ground. You can independently turn on one, two, or three of the LED panels set to three intensifying brightness levels via the cluster of three buttons on the top of the unit.
There is, however, just one lamp for the flashlight, one hook on the bottom, and one slider switch to prevent the light from accidentally turning on. There’s also one USB-C jack that both charges the lantern in about four hours and charges your gadgets at up to 22.5 watts.
At first, the articulating segments that rotate, fold, and slide can be a bit much. But I soon mastered the buttons and movements needed to retract and expand the lantern into the illuminated origami of my choosing. In general, the aluminum and plastic assembly feels robust enough, but I wonder how those extended light arms will hold up after a few falls, especially when the aluminum pole is fully extended. It is IP54 rated so it should prove immune to rain showers and dust.
The only thing I miss on the BougeRV lantern is a magnetic base — a useful feature on the Evo Lantern from Flextail. Other than that, the BougeRV lantern beats the 500 lumen Flextail in almost every way, despite costing $40 less and being roughly the same size.
I didn’t expect to like the BougeRV Outdoor Portable Telescopic Camping Lantern this much. But it’s so adaptable, useful, and reasonably priced that I just can’t help myself.
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Visible, the budget wireless brand owned by Verizon, is offering a new premium plan that looks like a heck of a deal compared to its parent company’s offerings.
This new Plus Pro plan also comes without throttling. Many lower-cost carrier plans and MVNOs tend to offer a certain allotment of “premium” data. Once you exceed your allowance, you might see slowdowns at times when the network is busy. But Visible’s fine print states that both its Plus and Plus Pro plan are “not subject to any data prioritization limitations.” So that rules.
It gets better: the Plus Pro plan includes unlimited hotspot usage at up to 15 Mbps. Verizon’s basic plan doesn’t include any hotspot data, just the option to add it for an extra $10 per month. There’s also 4K video streaming and service for one cellular smartwatch included. You can probably guess what I’m going to say next, but just to reiterate, Verizon’s basic unlimited plan doesn’t include any of that.
This would all be less of a good deal if Verizon puts Visible traffic on a lower network tier than its own postpaid customers. Network operators commonly put different kinds of customers on certain service tiers called Quality of Service Class Indicators, or QCIs. This helps with overall traffic prioritization when there’s congestion, usually putting first responders on the fastest tier.
Verizon didn’t immediately respond to my question about Visible Plus Pro’s QCI, but Android Authority’s comprehensive comparison between Visible and Verizon suggests that Visible’s premium plan is actually assigned a higher-priority QCI than Verizon’s Unlimited Welcome — at least, that’s been the case in the past. We’ll update this article if Verizon responds to our request.
It’s all too rare to read about an ISP’s new plan and think “Huh, that sounds like a good deal, actually.” But that’s the case here, even after going through the fine print.
I still remember when my dad passed away; one of the most precious things I had left of him were the voicemails he had left on my phone. Preserving those messages became incredibly important to me, as they were a tangible connection to his voice and love. If you’re in a similar situation, or if you just want to keep a sweet message from your kid or a sentimental voice from a loved one, I’m here to guide you through the process on your Android. Here’s the process to go through on your iPhone.
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A woman listening to voicemails on her Android (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
How to archive voicemails on Android
Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer.
- Open your voicemail app
- Select the message you want to save
- Press Archive at the bottom
- Confirm your decision by clicking Archive again
Steps to archive voicemails on Android (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
That’s it. Your message is now safely saved on your device. To find it later:
- From the home screen, select Voicemail
- Tap Archive at the bottom right
Steps to find an archived voicemail (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
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Want to share the voicemail? Here’s how
Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer.
- Click the voicemail
- Tap the share icon
- Choose your desired destination (cloud service, email or messaging app)
Steps to share an archived voicemail (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
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How to record a voicemail from another device and share it
Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer.
- Open the Voice Recorder app on your Android
- Press record and play the voicemail out loud from another device (computer, laptop or tablet)
- Once done, name it
- Hit save
- Tap the three dots (top right)
Steps to record a voicemail from another device (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
- Select Share
- Pick your voicemail file
- Then share it via email, cloud storage or Google Drive
Steps to share a voicemail from another device (Kurt “CyberGuy” Knutsson)
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Store and backup
Once you’ve saved or recorded the voicemails:
- Transfer them to your computer or cloud storage (e.g., Google Drive, Dropbox) or your hard drive
- Consider creating multiple backups on external drives or USB sticks
- Label files clearly with dates or descriptions for easy access later
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Kurt’s key takeaways
Saving those special voicemails is like preserving a piece of your heart. It’s a way to hold onto moments and voices that matter most. So go ahead, take a few minutes to safeguard those precious messages. Trust me; down the road, you will be so grateful you did.
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In an email, Sweeney told The Verge that learning “who owns what planes already requires research,” and that he and other jet trackers often “use the media and associated sources” rather than the FAA’s database of registrations.
The FAA said on Friday that it’s considering defaulting to withholding personally identifiable information from registration records. Even if jet trackers relied more on the FAA’s database, Sweeney suspected that the rule doesn’t apply to those who register their jets with trusts or other entities, something he says private jet owners do regularly. However, FAA spokesperson Kevin Morris told The Verge in an email that when it says it will withhold “personally identifiable information,” it’s referring “to both individuals and entities (trusts, LLCs, etc.) operating private aircraft.”
We’ve also reached out to the National Business Aviation Association for comment on Sweeney’s commentary.
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