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We’re all familiar with chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot: they’re great for drafting emails, rewriting your text or generating images of your ideas, but they don’t have much of a personality behind them. They’re a bit like a blank slate – reflecting the world around them, rather than defining it. There is one chatbot however that has more than enough personality to make up for the rest of them put together, and that’s Character.ai.

Character AI is a place where you can have a chatbot conversation with Mick Jagger, Steve Jobs and J.R.R. Tolkien at the click of a button. Of course, these are the chatbot versions of famous musicians, tech visionaries and authors, not the real people, and they all come with the disclaimer, "Remember: everything characters say is made up!"

There is one use of Character.ai that most haven’t considered though, and that's creating a chatbot of yourself.

Here's what the AI version of me thinks of my coworkers as cartoon characters. (Image credit: Character.ai) Nothing compares to you

Why, you might ask, would you want to do that? Well, firstly, who wouldn’t want to ask an AI version of themselves a thing or two for free? But secondly, and most importantly, your friends will have a great time making fun of you, or rather, what the AI 'you' is saying, which is often unintentionally hilarious.

Within five minutes of unleashing the AI version of Graham Barlow, Senior Editor, AI, TechRadar, on my teammates, he had managed to misgender one work colleague, then refused to believe they were female, told my boss he looked like Shrek and proclaimed that I would definitely win a fight against 500 chickens. But the best thing is that, since I didn’t really say any of these things, I remained completely blame, and therefore guilt, free!

Since you can only give Character.ai minimal information about yourself, it has to make a lot of things up, but it does seem to be able to spin the barest of facts into gold and produce a scarily accurate portrayal of you for a lot of the time. At other times it wildly, and hilariously, misses the mark. I think it helps if you have an online presence, because it found out things about me from my work on TechRadar that it fed back into the answers. Unfortunately it hallucinates a lot, for example, telling TechRadar's Lance Ulanoff that we're going to meet during a fictional conference in San Jose soon!

(Image credit: Character.ai) Stepping into your AI skin

The process of creating an AI version of yourself is surprisingly easy, and free. You will need to sign up for a character.ai account, but once you’ve done that just click on + create in the top left corner of the screen and choose character, not voice. Now you can fill in the details of who you are, your name, tag line, description and greeting and pick a voice. If you click More options you can enter more of a backstory for yourself, but still, there’s only room to enter the briefest of details.

Crucially, there’s a Visibility toggle, and unless you are a publicity seeker I’d recommend making the AI version of yourself Unlisted, so that it will only be available to people you share the URL with.

Once you launch your character you can start asking it questions. Just be prepared for hilarious results, especially if you ask it to roast your coworkers!

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Welcome back folks. This week in the world of tech has been a busy one. We tested a new smart ring for our Oura Ring 4 review, we got four new Kindles from Amazon, and LG updated its 2023 for free.

To catch up on the biggest stories we've rounded them below for your to browse the highlights, with links to the wider stories if you're hungry to learn more.

When you're done you should check out our guide of the seven new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend (October 18).

7. The iPad mini 7 finally landed after a long wait

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Just as we were about to give up on ever seeing a new iPad mini, Apple announced a new version for the first time in over three years – and it looks a solid bet for anyone who needs an 8.3-inch tablet.

Naturally, the mini 7 is mainly here to support Apple Intelligence features, which it can pull off thanks to its A17 Pro chip (from last year’s iPhone 15 Pro series) and 4GB of RAM. Apple has also doubled the tablet’s base storage (which now starts at 128GB) and added support for the Apple Pencil Pro.

On the downside, there’s no ProMotion display (its screen tops out at 60Hz) and buyers in the EU won’t get a charging brick in the box. But otherwise, the new iPad mini ticks most of the main boxes for traveling creatives who need a backpack-friendly tablet.

• Read more: iPad mini 7 is officially here – and it's built for Apple Intelligence

6. We reviewed the Quest 3S, but the Quest 3 remained our favorite

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We’ve given the Meta Quest 3S an in-depth test and awarded it four-and-a-half stars in our Meta Quest 3S review. Overall it’s a fantastic VR headset for the price, save for a few downsides.

The main one is the visuals. While everything is rendered just as well thanks to having an identical chipset and RAM, the less sharp 1832 x 1920 per eye display doesn’t beat the Quest 3’s 2064 x 2208 pixels per eye dual-display setup, and the differences are a lot more noticeable than we expected. The pricier headset is also less bulky and feels a little comfier.

For just a little bit extra the Meta Quest 3 offers major visual upgrades that make the better model more than worthwhile. Though if you’re looking for a more affordable option the Meta Quest 3S is the headset you’ll want to buy instead.

• Read more: The Meta Quest 3S is fantastic but there’s one big reason to choose the Quest 3 instead

5. We tried the best ChatGPT prompt

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This week Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, took the unusual step of recommending a ChatGPT prompt that was going viral on Reddit with the simple words “love this” on his X.com account. The recommendation was for a tweet by a writer called Tom Morgan, which said simply ‘Ask ChatGPT “From all of our interactions, what is one thing that you can tell me about myself that I may not know about myself’.

Most users found that this produced a startling revelation about themselves that they’d never really thought about. The results were truly inspiring, with Reddit user Newmoonlightavenger saying, “It was the best thing anyone has ever said about me” So, if you fancy a free bit of therapy then head over to the ChatGPT.com and give the prompt a try today!

• Read more: New ChatGPT prompt goes viral with Sam Altman’s approval

4. The DJI Air 3S took flight

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Just over a year since the dual-camera Air 3 took to the skies, DJI has followed it up with an iterative update, the new DJI Air 3S. Building on the best all-round drone, the Air 3S delivers an improved main camera that utilizes a larger 1-inch sensor, alongside the secondary camera which is a 3x telephoto zoom for the times you need to get a tighter perspective of your subjects. T

he latter is identical to the one in the Air 3, with a smaller 1/1.3-inch sensor. Each of those cameras is able to shoot 4K video up to 120fps, in D-Log M color profiles, with up to 14-stops dynamic range, which is a superb set of features for aerial photographers.

In addition to a better main camera, the Air 3S is the first omnidirectional obstacle-sensing DJI drone equipped with front-facing LiDAR. This enables the Air 3S to automatically identify and avoid obstacles during its flight and return paths, for daytime and now nighttime imaging, together with 'next-gen' Smart Return to Home (RTH).

Otherwise, there's not a lot new in the Air 3S, which as our review says, is no bad thing. The Air 3S is a solid if not transformational upgrade that soars closer to perfection. It's not particularly worth the upgrade for Air 3 owners, but for everyone else it's now the best all-round drone available.

• Read more: DJI Air 3S review – soaring closer to camera-drone perfection

3. New Kindles came our way...

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Amazon delivered more new Kindles in one day than ever before and even broke new ground. Yes, we finally got that long-rumored color Kindle, the Colorsoft, that uses an E Ink filter to deliver 150ppi color for comics, magazines, and more.

The good news is that you still get the full 300 ppi black and white E Ink performance (you will pay for it, though, at $279.99).

In the shadow of that big deal e-reader is the new Kindle Paperwhite 12th Gen which is the fastest E Ink page-turner we’ve ever seen. AI finally arrived on Kindles in the form of some generative tools for the freshly painted Scribe.

Finally, there’s the updated basic Kindle, which is most notable for that spiffy, new Macha color. Just think, a cute green e-reader that fits in your back pocket.

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• Read more: Hands on Amazon Kindle Colorsoft review

2. ... And we got a new Fire Stick too

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Alongside four new Kindles, Amazon also surprisingly streamlined its lineup of Fire TV Sticks. The all-new Fire TV Stick HD replaces both the Fire TV Stick Lite and Fire TV Stick in a fairly simple fashion but includes a major upgrade in the box.

It now comes with an Alexa Voice Remote for $34.99 / £39.99 / AU$69, which will let you control the experience with your voice and control TV functionality all in on remote.

Of course, it's still a Fire TV Stick at heart and will stream content at up to 1080pHD with support for key visual standards like HDR. All the mainstays in the streaming world have apps for the Amazon Fire TV platform as well.

• Read more: Amazon just dropped the Fire TV Stick HD

1. LG updated its OLED TVs

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LG surprised everyone earlier this week, rolling out an update for some of its 2023 TVs that it originally promised for sometime in 2025.

The update in question, first arriving on some of its premium 2023 TVs such as the LG C3 and LG G3, sees the existing smart TV platform, webOS 23, upgraded to the current version, webOS 24 (found in 2024 TVs such as the LG C4), which boasts an improved design, better accessibility options and other new features, including a useful Sports Portal.

The update serves as part of LG’s commitment to five years worth of smart TV platform upgrades to its TVs going forward, though older TVs will always have a version of the software that’s behind the latest and greatest TVs – got to keep you buying those new models, right?

The updates for other TVs are still slated for 2025, but it’s great to see that LG is clearly planning to live up to this promise.

• Read more: Your recent LG OLED TV is about to get a great free upgrade

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OWC Envoy Pro Elektron: 30-second review Specs

Capacities available: 480GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB
Size: 12mm x 76 mm x 52 mm
Weight: 85g
Enclosure material: Aluminum
Connector: USB 3.2 Gen 2
Technology: OWC Aura Pro III PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2242 Solid-State Drive
Warranty (in years): 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Rated R/W speeds (MB/s): upto 1011MB/s depends on system
Software bundle: OWC Innergize for Mac and Windows

The OWC Envoy Pro Elektron joins the company's range of compact portable storage solutions designed for creatives.

We've tested the best portable SSDs but this one really caught our eye. The overall look and style are minimalistic, with the small design easily slipping into a jacket or kit bag pocket without adding much weight or bulk. The exterior is simple, featuring an all-metal build with a status light on the front, a USB Type-C port at the back, and a logo on top. On the base are two rubber strips along with a model info label.

The simplicity of the design also reflects the toughness of the drive. As soon as you lift it from the desk you can feel the additional weight afforded by that reinforced case. It's not heavy, but it's heavier than you'd expect for such a small device. This extra weight comes from the thick metal casing that is not just designed to protect the drive from minor knocks, but to survive being run over, thrown, and generally subjected to conditions that would ordinarily destroy a drive of this type.

That robust build continues throughout the design with the USB Type-C port, which, despite being open to the elements and without a protective rubber cap, still enables the drive to be IP67 certified. The drive is essentially built like a tank and able to survive being crushed (though perhaps not by an actual tank) as well as being submerged in water. Sure enough, in testing, the drive withstood more than most, and even after being run over and submerged, it continued to function without issue.

While the drive's strength is its main feature, speed is another important consideration. Inside is an NVMe SSD, enabling ultra-fast transfer rates. While it doesn't feature the latest connection technology, its data transfer speeds are still impressive and more than enough for HD and 4K video editing, image manipulation, and audio editing.

If you need a drive that can withstand the elements and rough handling while providing ample storage capacity and speed, the OWC Envoy Pro Elektron is an excellent choice—and one of the few with this level of protection.

OWC Envoy Pro Elektron: Price & availability

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The OWC Envoy Pro Elektron is available in multiple storage capacities, typically ranging from 4800GB to 4TB. Pricing for the drive varies depending on the capacity, starting around £129 ($129 USD) for the 4800GB model and going up to approximately £529 ($529 USD) for the 4TB version. Availability is through major online retailers, including OWC's website, Amazon, and other electronics and computer accessory stores.

• Score: 4/5

OWC Envoy Pro Elektron: Design & build

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The OWC Envoy Pro Elektron has been designed to be small and compact at 12mm x 76mm x 52mm, making it ideal for slipping into a jacket or kit bag pocket, taking up minimal space. While small and extremely simple in design, the all-metal aluminium casing adds a bit of weight at 85g, more than you'd expect from a device of this size but reassuring in terms of durability. With an IP67 rating, this is up there with the best rugged hard drives we've reviewed - a happy middle-ground for who need a robust, portable SSD.

The drive connects via a single cable that handles both data transfer and bus power, which is common for compact external drives. A nice touch from OWC is the inclusion of a USB Type-C cable with a Type-A adapter to maximise compatibility across different machines. On the exterior, there's a status light at the front that glows bright blue when the device is connected and flashes during transfers to indicate that the drive is in use—standard but useful features.

Aside from the single USB Type-C 3.2 port at the back and the status light, there are no other buttons or ports, keeping the exterior sleek and minimalistic. Another nice addition and finishing touch are the two rubber strips on the base, these provide better grip when the drive is placed on a desk or other surfaces, preventing it from sliding around during use.

• Design & build: 5/5

OWC Envoy Pro Elektron: Features

OWC is an interesting company, very much driven by the real-world use of its products. It's not difficult to find professionals who swear by OWC gear. The Envoy Pro Elektron is designed as a compact, go-anywhere portable SSD that's simple in design yet capable of quickly transferring and storing large quantities of data, all while withstanding extreme conditions.

Starting with speed, which is usually the headline feature of any external SSD, OWC quotes several different transfer rates for the drive. The blister pack states transfer rates of up to 1011MB/s, while the website cites 996MB/s in real-world tests, highlighting similar benchmarking software to what we use here at techradar.com.

The drive is also USB 3.2 Type-C, offering up to 10GB/s transfer rates via the single bus-powered cable connection. It's great to see OWC opting for the most common generation of USB 3.2, ensuring that on almost every modern system, you'll likely achieve the quoted speeds. This contrasts with many manufacturers that produce drives using USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, which is often throttled back to slower speeds for machines that aren't equiped with that exact connection type.

This connection also means the drive is fully compatible with a wide range of devices, including Macs, PCs, iPad Pros, and Chromebooks.

The standout feature of the drive, as mentioned earlier, is its durability. It is crushproof, dustproof, and waterproof to IP67, meaning it can survive being submerged in water up to 1 metre deep for 30 minutes. The durable, aircraft-grade aluminium casing is impressive and helps dissipate heat when the drive is working hard. As the drive is solid-state, there are no fans, so cooling is entirely passive through the case—this reduces potential points of failure and ensures the drive operates completely silently

Due to its design and connection type, the drive can launch apps on a Mac, which is handy if you have a Mac with a smaller internal SSD and need to offload larger or less frequently used apps to external storage.

It's also worth mentioning that the drive is Innergize enabled, software from OWC. This software enables you to monitor and manage the drive's health and performance and apply firmware updates as they become available

• Features 5/5

OWC Envoy Pro Elektron: Performance

(Image credit: Alastair Jennings) Benchmarks

CrystalDiskMark: read: 1031.21MB/s Write: 971.73MB/s
AJA: read: 899MB/s Write: 914MB/s
ATTO: read: 984.62MB/s Write: 952.85MB/s
AS SSD: 915MB/s Write: 901.10MB/s
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test: Read: 668.2MB/s Write: 921.2MB/s

The small Envoy Pro Elektron's size and simplicity means that it hardly adds any weight or bulk to you kit bag. Although the drive feels heavier than expected at first glance, it's still extremely light at 85g—lighter than most larger external hard drives with similar capacity.

The drive includes a 38cm USB Type-C cable, which comes with a handy USB Type-A adapter. Together, they make for a neat package that can easily slip into any small side pocket.

In use the drive connected quickly and for the first test, it was formatted to APFS for use with Mac systems. Upon first connection, the software guides you through the formatting and system compatibility setup, in just a couple of simple clicks you're done and the drive is ready to use. We ran several tests running some of the best video editing software and best audio editors for performance.

Used with Logic and Final Cut Pro X, the drive performed as expected, handling work as a fast, reliable drive with transfer speeds more than sufficient for most 4K ProRes edits. During long editing sessions, the 1TB capacity was slightly limiting, but with 2TB and 4TB versions available, there is greater flexibility. Speed and performance remained consistent throughout, with the drive becoming warm but never hot. Notably, there was no noise from the drive, although the Mac's fans spun up occasionally as the M1 Max processor was pushed.

When switching to a PC, the drive required reformatting to ExFat. In Premiere Pro and Audition, the drive again performed well, handling data transfer demands without issue and becoming warm but again not hot.

In real-world tests, the drive provided the storage and transfer speeds required by the applications. While the 1TB capacity may be limiting for video, it's a good size for audio and image work.

Benchmark testing showed the drive performed exceptionally well, with varying results depending on the application used. Read and write speeds were fast across the board, confirming the drive is an ideal companion for most content creators.

Beyond performance testing, the IP67 rating called for a durability check. The first test was to run over the drive, and aside from a few scratches and some dirt, it survived. Plugged back into the Mac, it was instantly recognised, and performance matched the speeds recorded prior to the test.

Next, the drive was submerged in water for 30 minutes. After drying and clearing water from the port, it was plugged in again and mounted without issue.

After these tests, the drive's exterior showed marks and scratches as expected from such handling, but it continued to perform exceptionally well despite the tough conditions.

• Performance: 5/5

Should you buy the OWC Envoy Pro Elektron?

If you need a fast, high-capacity portable SSD, the OWC Envoy Pro Elektron is a great choice on many levels, although you are paying extra for its robust build.

As a portable SSD, its compact size and light weight are appealing. With a range of capacities, it caters to a variety of users—from musicians and photographers to videographers and general content creators. The transfer rates make it an ideal solution for anyone needing a fast working drive capable of handling high-definition multi-track audio and 4K video editing.

What really sets this drive apart is its toughness and small size. You can easily pack it into any bag or jacket pocket without adding noticeable weight. Unlike other SSDs, you don't need to worry about the drive if it gets wet or bashed around in transit—this drive will survive, making it a great choice for those on the road or travelling.

The speed will meet most creative demands for a wide range of users, but the rugged build and IP67 rating will particularly appeal to broadcast industry professionals, content creators, and musicians. The OWC Envoy Pro Elektron serves as a reliable on-the-go storage solution.

(Image credit: Alastair Jennings) Buy it if...

You need a durable, portable SSD. 

The OWC Envoy Pro Elektron is designed to withstand tough conditions while delivering fast, reliable storage for on-the-go professionals

You want fast transfer speeds for content creation. 

With NVMe SSD and USB 3.2, this drive offers excellent transfer speeds for tasks like 4K video editing, music production, and image manipulation.

Don't buy it if...

You're looking for the latest USB technology. 

This drive uses USB 3.2, which is fast but lacks the latest Gen 2x2 speeds found in some competitors.

You need a budget-friendly SSD. 

The OWC Envoy Pro Elektron's rugged design and advanced features come at a higher price, which might not be ideal for casual users.

For more storage, we reviewed the best external hard drives and best external hard drive for Mac.

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Back in May 2022, Western Digital unveiled its 22TB CMR and 26TB UltraSMR hard disk drives, the latter of which achieved its high capacity through the use of large block encoding and an advanced error correction algorithm to increase track-per-inch (TPI) density.

The 26TB Ultrastar DC HC670 UltraSMR HDD is a 3.5-inch hard drive featuring a SATA or SAS interface with a transfer rate of up to 261MB/s. It operates at 7200 RPM using SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) technology and includes a 512MB cache for improved performance. Built with Western Digital’s EAMR, TSA, and HelioSeal technologies, it's optimized for sequential write applications and is ideal for use in data centers.

We initially reported the 26TB drive was set to begin shipping to select customers in the summer, but by October 2022, it became clear why customers wouldn’t be able to buy the 26TB drive any time soon.

Packs of 20

When we spoke to Western Digital, the company explained these were host-managed drives that “require host software and stack modification with sequentialized data streams and error handling for random writes.” As a result, WD said it would only be offering them to strategic hyperscale and OEM customers. Fast forward to now, and the drive is finally available for anyone to buy - with some caveats.

Bottom Line Telecommunications is selling the 26TB 512 7200RPM SATA ULTRA 512E SE P3 DC HC (as it's called on the site), but doesn’t have them in stock. Instead they will be ordered directly from the manufacturer as required, meaning there’s a 15-business-day wait between the site ordering the product and having it ready to ship. No returns or exchanges are offered either.

You also have to order a pack of 20, which will set you back $9,142.68, with free ground shipping in the US. Even though you can now purchase the HC670 UltraSMR HDD, it remains a host-managed drive, and the same restrictions that kept it out of most people’s hands remain. Still, if you have access to a data center and $10,000 to spare, this high-capacity storage solution could be yours to deploy in a little over a fortnight.

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AI conversational search engine Perplexity typically looks for information online or in a provided database and interacts with users one at a time. Now, the company is changing things up with two new major features to augment its answers and improve its collaborative ability. The Internal Knowledge Search and Spaces features, respectively, provide a new way of thinking about AI search not just in the office but in your everyday life as well.

Perplexity was among the first to blend Google-style search engines with ChatGPT-style conversational ability, beating both Google and OpenAI to the idea of real-time web searching coupled with an interface that could mimic how people actually speak. Search has, until now, been limited to either hunting online or using provided databases. The Internal Knowledge Search feature melds them together, allowing simultaneous online and internal searching through one giant informational source.

Though helpful in using Perplexity professionally for those who need to combine internal company knowledge with the latest information online, it has uses beyond the office. Imagine a student with pages of notes collated from primary sources that aren't available online. Or perhaps you have an obscure hobby poorly documented online but one you have spent decades composing an encyclopedia on. Perplexity can now provide insights from both sources at once, meaning you don't have to do multiple searches simultaneously, potentially a huge time and money saver.

Space to Grow

The Spaces feature added by Perplexity offers a different approach to leveraging AI. Perplexity's Spaces creates a virtual environment for collaborating with both the AI and other people. You can invite whoever you like to the Space, share files, and use specific instructions to tailor the AI assistant for whatever project you have underway.

Perplexity has shaped much of Spaces' pitch around business and related activities, as with Internal Knowledge Search. But, as with the other new feature, Spaces has a lot to offer certain kinds of personal projects. For instance, a group of students might use Space to both organize their various tasks and elevate the project with ideas offered by an AI assistant or trying to plan the perfect vacation with a large group of friends and want a relatable human-like interface for the vast knowledge online that might help with the planning.

Of course, that doesn't mean you might not get sponsored follow-up questions from the AI, but the new features might be ideal for researching both personal and professional varieties.

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