Plus: Sony announces a release date and price for its next PlayStation VR headset, Google kills a couple more apps, and everything’s gone explosive at Twitter.
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A Crowdsourced Wildfire App Tracks All of California’s Blazes
Watch Duty is already a lifeline for the state’s residents. Its reach could soon extend to more disasters and regions.
Breathe Easy—We Found the Best Air Purifiers
We tested standard and HEPA models to find the right one for your home.
The Best Hiking Apps to Keep from Getting Lost
Download one of these trail-mapping apps to make sure you can always find your way in the great outdoors, whether you have cell service or not.
7 Emergency Preparedness Apps to Keep on Your Phone
Don’t wait till the storm is coming or the earthquake starts to grab these from the app store.
Zen and the Discipline of Landscape Photography
Landscape photography is not my thing. I use it to exercise the fundamentals and have something to do when I need a break from the family on camping trips, but that’s the extent of it for me personally. But I feel for landscape photographers. It’s a crowded field in an already crowded profession. It’s hard to make your images not look like everyone else’s, especially when everyone has access to the same subject matter you do.
