With a background in real estate, it checks out that President Trump has thoughts on design. Since taking office in January, he has opined about shower heads, issued an executive order to promote “beautiful federal civic architecture,” planned to pave over Rose Garden, and put his own gilded stamp on the Oval Office. It’s not unprecedented for a president to renovate the White House and the Oval Office: Barack Obama famously had a tennis court adapted for shooting hoops, while Harry Truman undertook a four-year reconstruction effort to improve the aging residence. Of course, there was Jacqueline Kennedy’s groundbreaking televised tour of redecorated state rooms (dramatized in 2016’s Jackie). Jimmy Carter even put solar panels on the roof. A visit to any Trump hotel or residence evidences the president’s consistent “dictator chic” taste: Think lavish lobbies with oversized chandeliers, marble counters, and lots of gold. It’s been just over 100 days since the inauguration, and a slender part of Trump’s frenzy has been dedicated to keeping groundskeepers and decorators busy with renovation ideas both inside and outside the White House. Gold—and More Of It The mantle in the Oval Office demonstrates Trump’s sensibility: There, a collection of gilded objects adorn the mantle. Gold accents were added to the panels of the fireplace and as trimming to the wall molding. Portraits of historic figures of America’s past hang on the walls in heavy, ornate gold frames, with not enough negative space between the items. U.S. presidents have their pick of portraits, and this time around Trump opted to open “the vault.” In a tour with Fox News, he shared that George Washington and Ronald Reagan were given the prominent spots on the gallery wall. And, being a historical figure himself, he has also hung his mugshot as it appeared on the cover of the New York Post just outside the Oval Office. It too resides in a decorative gold frame. A replica of the Declaration of Independence is on view also in a gold frame, though a considerably less ornate one. While Trump hoped for the original, still on view in the National Archives Building, he settled for a fake. In the spirit of originality, blue drapery shields the document from sunlight. In addition to hanging portraits, Trump installed a call button on the Resolute Desk (in front of the telephones) to request Diet Cokes. (Molly Riley/White House/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) To make sense of the affinity for gold, Carolina A. Miranda, in an op-ed for the Washington Post, drew parallels between Trump and King Louis XIV, the French monarch behind the Palace of Versailles. “Baroque buildings like Versailles were constructed in the service of displaying the glory and the authority of the state,” she wrote. “The world of King Louis XIV is the world that Trump is building for himself both aesthetically and politically.” Desk Matters Both ceremonious and functional, presidents have a say in the desk that flanks the south wall of the Oval Office. Like many of his predecessors, Trump opted for the Resolute Desk, a safe, historical choice. In February, the Resolute was removed from the Oval Office and temporarily the C&O was moved in in its stead. This order to refurnish may have been the doing of one of Elon Musk’s children, who, when visiting the Oval Office with his dad, was reportedly seen picking his nose and wiping it on the desk. In the days following the booger incident, Trump said the Resolute desk was “being lightly refinished.” In other furniture-related updates, Trump had a call button placed atop the oak furniture piece. Press the button, and it puts in a request for a Diet Coke. In the recent tour with Fox News, Trump said people have conflated the Coke button with the control for nuclear detonation. Lawn Affairs During his first term First Lady Melania Trump shared a vision to redesign the plantings in the Rose Garden, including removing two of the historic crab apple trees. The overhaul was met with backlash. Amid this the Trumps have set their eyes on the Rose Garden again with a plan to pave over the grass. The garden is frequently a venue for hosting press conferences, and Trump said wet grass is reason enough to pave over the lawn. In the nature of getting things done, the Rose Garden revamp could start in a “couple of weeks,” chief of staff Susie Wiles said in the New York Post this week. President Donald Trump surveys the North and South Lawns of the White House for potential locations for new flag poles. (Joyce N. Boghosian/White House/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) Another one of Trump’s “yuge” ideas is to install two 100-foot-tall flag poles on the grounds of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Reportedly, he said he would fund the project, though it was unclear whether the money would “come from his campaign committee or his personal money,” according to USA Today. A graphic made by the New York Post flew an idea of what this might look like; the result mimics a car dealership, which makes sense after Elon Musk’s Tesla photo op at the historic residence in early March. Also still in the works is a plan that would add a new ballroom to the White House realized in the style of a Mar-a-Lago event space. It’s an idea Trump elaborated on in a recent interview published in The Spectator, saying: “So one of the things I’m going to do is build a beautiful, magnificent ballroom at the White House. Beautiful ballroom.” He added, “It keeps my real-estate juices flowing.” One of Trump’s renovation plans for the White House is to install a patio over the grass in the Rose Garden. (The White House/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) Temporary decorations also pop up: This week, an asphalt roadway on the grounds was lined with photos of individuals labeled as “illegal aliens” who have been arrested; their alleged crimes are listed on the bottom of the signs. On April 28, the White House posted on X: “We will hunt you down. You will face justice. You will be deported — and you will never set foot on American soil again. Oh, and your mugshot may just end up on a yard sign at the White House.” Trump Gaza? Beyond changes to the White (Gold) House, Trump’s aesthetics were the machine-learning inspiration for “Trump Gaza,” an AI-generated video that circulated in late February, including being shared on TruthSocial by Trump himself. Dreamed up in Arcana, the 54-second clip includes ruins of a bombed-out Gaza are redeveloped into a seaside resort destination, complete with golden Trump balloons, bearded belly dancers, a casino-like complex labeled Trump Gaza, Trump and Netanyahu poolside, and Elon Musk eating hummus. The video’s creators, two Israeli American filmmakers, according to Kyle Chayka writing in The New Yorker, said it was intended as political satire. Trump’s design sensibilities, like his taste in music, emerge from his formative years as an ambitious New York real estate developer in the 1970s and ‘80s. Today, these aesthetics could have big impacts on the presidential residence and beyond.

“Part of the tension (from earthen pits) II” (2024), handwoven cloth, natural and synthetic fiber, and hand coiled rope, 50 x 14 x 14 inches. All images © Sarah Zapata, courtesy of the artist, Kasmin, and Sargent’s Daughters, shared with permission Architectural Textiles by Sarah Zapata Explore Material Culture and Intersecting Identities May 1, 2025 Art Kate Mothes In vibrant patchworks of woven patterns and fuzzy fiber ends, Sarah Zapata’s sculptures (previously) emerge as wall-hung tapestries, standalone pieces, and forest-like installations. Through the convergence of architectural structures, soft textiles, and myriad patterns and textures, her site-specific works examine the nature of layered identities shaped by her Peruvian heritage, queerness, her Evangelical upbringing in South Texas, and her current home in New York. Zapata balances time-honored craft practices with contemporary applications, highlighting the significance of Indigenous Peruvian weaving, for example, as a means of communication. Symbols and patterns composed into cloth traditionally provided a means of sharing knowledge and cosmological beliefs. Installation view of ‘Beneath the Breath of the Sun’ (2024) at ASU Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona. Commissioned by CALA Alliance In abstract sculptures that often merge with their surroundings, Zapata incorporates unexpected and vibrant color combinations with woven fabrics and tufted textures. Resisting easy categorization, her pieces are neither functional nor purely decorative, although they play with facets of both. Zapata consciously holds back from creating work that is too “beautiful,” inviting a remarkable, tactile exploration of relationships between craft, lineage, community, and memory. Some of the works shown here are included in Support Structures at Sargent’s Daughters, which continues through through May 3. Find more on Zapata’s website and Instagram. “How often they move between the planets” (2022), handwoven cloth, natural and synthetic fiber, 144 x 60 inches Detail of “How often they move between the planets” “Part of the tension (from earthen pits) I” (2024), handwoven cloth, natural and synthetic fiber, and hand coiled rope, 49 x 14 x 14 inches Installation view of ‘To strange ground and high places,’ Galleria Poggiali, Milan. Photo by Michele Alberto Sereni “Towards and ominous time III” (2022), handwoven cloth, natural and synthetic fiber, 144 x 60 inches Installation view of ‘To strange ground and high places,’ Galleria Poggiali, Milan. Photo by Michele Alberto Sereni Detail of “Part of the tension (from earthen pits) II” Next article

The cyber attacks on M&S the Co-op and Harrods are a prominent example of a cyber incident causing real-world disruption across the UK. But it’s also an opportunity to learn from the challenges all organisations face when trying to explain to their customers what’s happening, amid the disruption and uncertainty that cyber incidents can generate.  This is one of the hardest elements of a cyber incident, and one fraught with risk, given the potential reputational damage and loss of trust if handled poorly. Without being in the room, it’s hard to assess how a company is handling a crisis. We have a good idea, though, of the communication challenges that M&S and the other retailers will be working through. Overall, it seems they’ve done a good job so far, although there is still a lot of ground to cover as the incident evolves.  M&S’s communications have been proactive, with a well-judged tone, and it has been impressive to see their leadership communicating directly with customers. The critical question is how the messaging aligns with the operational picture and potential evolution of the incident. Aligning those, with incomplete information, is difficult. What you think you know early on in a cyber incident often turns out to be wrong. People’s reactions to cyber incidents are also continually shifting. Awareness of the threat has grown significantly, so disruption quickly prompts speculation about a cyber attack. Generally, people are less concerned about data being lost than they once were, as they have experienced it many times before. But there are still plenty of people worried about sensitive data, some of whom are becoming more litigious. And many have good reason to be concerned –   threat actors are becoming more adept at using stolen data, especially with the growing use of AI. Threat actors are also increasingly contacting employees and customers of companies they’ve hacked, to try to increase the likelihood of the company paying a ransom. These calls or emails can be aggressive and alarming. And if a company has been reticent to communicate with these stakeholders, this needs sensitive handing. All of that means internal communications about an incident are ever more important. Comprehensive media monitoring is also critical to understand the conversation about the incident and how your messaging is being received.  Additionally, there’s growing value in reaching customers directly (M&S has been adept, for example, in its use of Instagram). Overall, the most critical thing is to align the communications with the operational response and manage people’s expectations accordingly, both internally and externally. Common mistakes we see in our work (mistakes that we try to help companies avoid) include: Saying too much too soon. It never ceases to amaze me – even after having worked on dozens of incidents – how often forensic evidence evolves over time, fundamentally changing the understanding of the incident. This can be hard to handle from a communications perspective, particularly if you’ve told your customers that their data weren’t stolen, only for them to later discover that they were. Being an unreliable narrator is one of the fastest ways to lose trust. Saying too little for too long. Not knowing all the facts doesn’t mean you shouldn’t provide advice,  both internally and externally, on what to do if, for example, operations have been disrupted.  Getting the tone wrong. Companies are often keen to praise themselves for the speed and effectiveness of their response, or describe themselves as victims. If people’s sensitive data have been lost, they might not see you as the victim, but as being to blame. Forgetting that threat actors read the news too! Communications around a cyber incident are complex, with multiple audiences to consider. One of those audiences is the threat actor, especially when they’re trying to use media as part of their ransom negotiation. We've seen plenty of incidents handled well, with customers, suppliers, investors, regulators and staff all updated regularly and honestly, so people understood that the company was doing all it could to mitigate the impact on them. However, we should all – whether we’re M&S or a much smaller company destabilised by a cyber incident – keep learning how best to handle communications around it. Mikey Hoare is a crisis expert at communications advisory firm Kekst CNC, and former Director of National Security Communications for UK Government

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We often get attached to our creations, regardless of their flaws, but refusing to let go of them ... More can prevent us from striving for better.getty You stayed late at work perfecting the pitch, rewrote the deck a dozen times and fought for this idea in every meeting. Unfortunately, the results didn’t turn out as expected, but you still can’t let it go. That’s the “IKEA Effect” in action. Coined by psychologists Michael Norton, Daniel Mochon and Dan Ariely, the term refers to our tendency to overvalue things we’ve created ourselves, much like the slightly uneven IKEA bookshelf that you’re strangely proud of. At work, this bias can cloud your judgment, wasting time, energy and even impacting your credibility. Here are two ways the IKEA Effect can trap you in tunnel vision. 1. The Ownership Blindspot Imagine this: you’re the creative lead or a brand strategist of a company. You’ve been driving a campaign from day one, working on everything from developing the concept to pitching it to clients, pouring months of work into it. But now, the results are underwhelming. Still, you can’t help but believe it just needs one more tweak. Letting go feels impossible because you devoted so much of your time and energy to it and now you’re finding it tough to let go. This is the IKEA Effect at work — you overvalue something because you built it. It happens across roles and industries, but leaders are especially vulnerable. The more time and energy we invest, the harder it is to detach. Writing a proposal, designing a product or leading a campaign makes us feel ownership, even when the results don’t justify it. This could be because we face what is called “identity fusion.” Without realizing it, we can internalize our creations as reflections of who we are, making any critique feel like criticism of our identity. A 2018 study in the Academy of Management Journal found that startup founders who felt personally attached to their products were more likely to double down, even when data suggested pivoting. In some cases, they made changes that hurt the idea, just to preserve the original vision. This happens because creators often view their work as an extension of themselves. When people create something, like a new business idea or a piece of art, they often feel personally connected to it, almost as though it’s a part of who they are. It’s an emotional defense mechanism to avoid admitting they might have been wrong. As a result, they resist making changes even when they need feedback to improve their project or work. This resistance can hurt their ideas, instead of helping them improve. If you’ve faced this, here’s what you can do instead of trying to find potential in failed projects: Switch from identity to evaluation. Instead of saying that you failed, remind yourself that there is always room for progress. Shift from the “I failed” mindset to “This needs improvement.” Use data as your compass. Let performance guide your decisions, not your pride. Take time away. Take intentional breaks that would help you see your work more clearly. Involve neutral voices. Ask others for their feedback. A colleague who is not involved in the project has a chance of giving you a third-person unbiased perspective and help you spot red flags or “bugs” that may require fixing. 2. The Completion Fallacy Your brain tricks you into believing that finished work equals good work, irrespective of its quality, so you keep pushing to reach the end line. This is a result of the sunk cost fallacy, which refers to the irrational urge to continue investing in a failing project simply because we’ve already put time, money or effort into it. According to 2015 research published in Economic Inquiry, the sunk cost fallacy is an evolutionary trait. It’s not something we should always try to eliminate, as it demonstrates commitment to our decisions and our ability to persevere. This behavior evolved because protecting investments, even bad ones, often increased survival odds more than abandoning them halfway and losing everything. This “stick-with-it” instinct also fosters teamwork, ensuring people don’t abandon joint projects when challenges arise. One 2020 study published in Creativity and Innovation Management found that groups perform better when individuals don’t immediately copy others and instead rely on their own ideas, even if it seems less efficient. This individual hesitation, often due to personal attachment to their work, actually helps the group find better solutions overall. However, in certain situations, the sunk cost mindset when combined with the IKEA Effect can be harmful. Our emotional attachment magnifies our inability to let go, which turns our persistence into self-sabotage. This happens because we fear admitting failure more than we value future gains. As a result, we convince ourselves that more effort will eventually pay off, even as we waste additional resources trying to reach an unattainable goal. It can also stem from our fear of accepting that our effort was in vain. We see quitting as a threat to our self-image as capable, competent creators. Consider Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory, played by Jim Parsons, the prodigal and egoistic astrophysicist whose sense of self shattered temporarily and hilariously after being forced to abandon string theory, a field he had dedicated two decades to without significant progress, due the scientific community’s vote of no confidence. Yet, he eventually pivoted, collaborated with his partner and developed the concept of super-asymmetry, which won him a Nobel Prize. Of course, we don’t always need Nobel-worthy projects to justify a pivot, especially when the cost of clinging to a failing endeavor is high. Continuing down an unproductive path can lead to financial losses for companies, wasted time (opportunity cost) and missed chances to pursue better ideas. Moreover, the stress of forcing a failing project to work can cause burnout and decision fatigue. To break free from this mindset, you can try some of these steps: Predefine exit signals. Before starting, define your outcomes, not leaving out the possibility of failure. For example, a target goal could sound something like “If we don’t hit X metric by Y date, we pivot.” Separate ego from outcome. Ask yourself if you would still invest in it if someone else had built this. Run “pre-mortems.” Imagine hypothetical scenarios where the project fails and ask yourself why or what could lead to this outcome to help you expose blind spots early. Sometimes, it’s better to walk away than to keep pouring effort into something that may never succeed. While it’s natural to take pride in our work, we must balance that pride with clarity, feedback and real-world results, before this bias locks us into rigid, outdated approaches. Left unchecked, it stifles flexibility, discourages fresh thinking and can even lower team morale as people cling to “their way” despite better alternatives. That’s why we must pause and ask: “Is this the best path forward or just the one I’m most emotionally attached to?” Do you find it hard to get past your mistakes and embrace new perspectives? Take this science-backed test to find out: Mistake Rumination Scale

Home Trump Wants to Restrict Export of AI Chips – It’s a Move That Can Backfire News Trump Wants to Restrict Export of AI Chips – It’s a Move That Can Backfire 5 min read Published: May 1, 2025 Key Takeaways The US government may remove the tiered system adopted by the Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion for AI chip export. A country-specific agreement model may be adopted instead. The new policy will require countries to get a license to import US-made AI chips beyond a certain quantity. The Trump administration is mulling over discarding the Biden-issued framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (FAID) and replacing it with a country-specific agreement model. Now, the objectives of both these systems are the same, i.e., to restrict the global access of US-made advanced semiconductors. The US obviously doesn’t want advanced AI chips to be concentrated in the hands of rival nations, who may end up outperforming it in artificial intelligence innovation and development. To achieve this, the FAID has divided the globe into three tiers: Tier 1: This consists of 18 key US partners, such as the Five Eyes, major NATO allies such as France, Germany, and Italy, and critical semiconductor ecosystem partners such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. These countries could freely import advanced AI chips from the US. Tier 2: Around 120 countries in this tier were subjected to the validated end-user program, where caps would be placed on the number of semiconductors they could import. Tier 3: Countries like Russia, China, and North Korea were banned entirely from importing these chips. The FAID is due to be imposed from May 15. However, the Trump government hasn’t backed it yet. And now, there are plans to do away with this system altogether. Reason Behind the Shift Instead of pre-defining the quantity of semiconductors each country can import from the US, the Trump administration wants to move to an individual agreement system where the US has a different understanding with each country. Besides the fact that the ideologies of the two governments (the Biden and the Trump governments) do not match, there’s another reason for this proposed change. Individual agreement puts more bargaining power in the hands of the US and lets it micromanage access to advanced semiconductors throughout the world. These AI chips will also be crucial in trade discussions and negotiations with the US. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the US government has understood its power in the form of these AI chips, and it does not want to squander it by enforcing FAID. A crucial point to note is that China and Russia had no impact on this proposed policy switch, since they were already in the restricted category under FAID. The US government now wants to have the upper hand in trade discussions with other countries as well. Experts say this change would hit tier two countries in the FAID the hardest. Under FAID, these countries could have imported around 1,700 of Nvidia’s H100 chips without any express licensing requirement. However, the proposed change wants to bring this number down to just 500, beyond which countries would require a specific license and express agreement. To put it more philosophically, this is a classic example of why the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer. Why This Move Could Backfire? This entire exercise is being done to maintain America’s supremacy in artificial intelligence. However, it could easily backfire and put Trump on the back foot. Imagine if a developing country like India is restricted to only 500 advanced AI chips from the US. What would it then do? Explore other markets! A search that would eventually take them to China. China is a close competitor of the US in artificial intelligence. As per Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, China isn’t too far behind the US when it comes to AI chip development. China is right behind us. We’re very, very close. – Jensen Huang Remember, not a long time ago, China shook the entire world by releasing DeepSeek. It’s an AI model built at a fraction of the cost of premium models like ChatGPT. Not to mention that it also claimed to outperform them. Nvidia shares tanked 17% in a single day, and investors lost $589B. The reason was simple: DeepSeek built something as powerful as ChatGPT (or Gemini) without an extravagant infrastructure cost and, most importantly, the advanced US-made AI chips. Who’s to say that China can’t do the same with AI chips as well? Reportedly, Huawei’s 910B AI chip claims to outperform Nvidia’s A100. Research by the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University found these two chips to be ‘roughly comparable.’ For all we know, it’s just a matter of time before China develops its own version of the H100 chips as well. Going by its track record, it may also do it at a cheaper cost. Now, the US can gatekeep its AI chip tech all it wants, but it may not be able to kill China’s innovation and fast-paced development. Other countries will turn to China for AI chip needs, and the US may be left behind with expensive semiconductors and lose out on the cost battle. What’s to Come Next? There are still a couple of weeks before the FAID comes into force. This gives the government plenty of time to think of an alternative and its repercussions. Even if no policy decision is made as of now, FAID can certainly be put on hold until the brainstorming is done. However, as we have seen with the whole tariff fiasco, other countries certainly won’t sit quietly and watch. They may retaliate with their own export-restrictive policies, which could trigger a fresh trade war. Krishi is a seasoned tech journalist with over four years of experience writing about PC hardware, consumer technology, and artificial intelligence.  Clarity and accessibility are at the core of Krishi’s writing style. He believes technology writing should empower readers—not confuse them—and he’s committed to ensuring his content is always easy to understand without sacrificing accuracy or depth. Over the years, Krishi has contributed to some of the most reputable names in the industry, including Techopedia, TechRadar, and Tom’s Guide.  A man of many talents, Krishi has also proven his mettle as a crypto writer, tackling complex topics with both ease and zeal. 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TL;DR: A new study analyzing more than 19 billion passwords from relatively recent data breaches between April 2024 and 2025 has found that the vast majority are weak. Alarmingly, only six percent of the leaked passwords were unique, leading researchers to describe a widespread epidemic of weak password reuse. Researchers with Cybernews found that most people (42 percent) use passwords that are eight to 10 characters in length, and that close to a third of those analyzed (27 percent) consist of only numbers and lowercase letters. Most online systems require passwords be at least eight characters in length – if not for this requirement, many would no doubt opt for even shorter passwords. Other popular trends include the use of common names, curse words, cities, countries foods, and animals in passwords. Despite decades of education on the topic, password security is clearly still a major issue that largely boils down to laziness. Creating a unique and strong password isn't difficult at all, but remembering it is. Unless you physically write them down, it can be next to impossible to remember unique, strong passwords for every account you own. Instead, many rely on "default" passwords to help secure online accounts. For example, the sequence "1234" was detected in more than 727 million passwords the team analyzed. "Password" was found in 56 million entries and "admin" was used in 53 million. The problem, of course, is that attackers also priorities these common character strings when building word lists to crack a password. Are Passwords Dead? What Are Passkeys, and Why Everyone's Talking About Them There are several viable solutions to strengthen online accounts, including password managers and two-factor authentication, but using them takes extra work which goes back to the laziness problem. The study looked at 19,030,305,929 passwords – 213 GB worth – gathered from around 200 cybersecurity incidents dating back to April 2024. The data was then filtered and anonymized to ensure no personally identifiable information could be gleaned.

Now that summertime is just around the corner, we’re all going to be hanging out on porches and in the backyard a bit more. And what better way to enjoy the great outdoors than with an HD mini projector for screening horror movies in the dead of night! While vetting through Walmart promos, we came across this fantastic deal on a travel-friendly projector:  For a limited time, the Dr. J Professional 5G Wi-Fi Projector is on sale for $80 at Walmart. This product is usually $180, which means you’ll be saving yourself $100.  BUY NOW This Dr. P projector is a great way to enjoy movies and TV shows with minimal setup and wiring to worry about. Weighing less than two pounds, the Dr. J Professional can throw an image as large as 250 inches and as small as 32 inches. With its 9,000:1 native contrast ratio and powerful brightness, the Dr. J Pro boasts a 60,000-hour lamp life, so you won’t have to worry about replacing it for years! The Dr. J Pro also supports Wi-Fi connectivity, but unlike other mini projectors, you won’t be able to access any built-in streaming apps like Netflix or Hulu. Instead, you’ll need to mirror your phone screen to the projector or use an HDMI adapter to hook your phone up directly to the Dr. J Pro. Additional inputs include USB, 3.5mm auxiliary, and microSD. You’ll also be able to use the projector as a Bluetooth speaker or use the Bluetooth input to wirelessly pair a soundbar or external speaker to the Dr. J Pro.  One thing to keep in mind: Even though the Dr. J Pro is advertised as supporting up to 4K resolution, the projector’s true resolution cap is 720p HD. This means 1080p and 4K sources will be downscaled to 720p. Save $100 on the Dr. J Professional 5G Wi-Fi Projector when you purchase today. We also recommend taking a look at our lists of the best projector deals, best Walmart deals, and best Bluetooth speaker deals.  BUY NOW Editors’ Recommendations Hurry! Buy this great JBL soundbar while it’s over half off!

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