Table of ContentsTable of ContentsFind My is here. And it works!Is it a good stylus, though?A few other nicetiesWorth it? Heck yeah!I have been a part of the iPad Pro ecosystem for a while now. For the most part, it comes out of professional obligations, rather than personal necessities. Its a rather expensive situation to be in, to be fair.The worst part? Finding a competitive, budget-friendly alternative is like going on a blind, trust-first-regret-later purchase spree. The stylus situation is no exception. There is always some caveat, if you put your trust in virtually any other label.Recommended VideosThis year, ESR came to CES 2025 with a rather bold product. A pencil with Find My support. It looks like an Apple Pencil, attaches magnetically, and even supports niceties like tilt recognition.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsAll that under $30 a fraction of what Apple currently asks for its cheapest stylus. Thats not all. ESRs stylus even leapfrogs Apple with a facility that even the worlds most valuable company hasnt attempted so far.RelatedI recently lost my Apple Pencil Pro. It costs $129 in the US, while my nearest Apple Store sells it for $137. I bought it predominantly because I forget stuff faster than my cat disregards the fact that it just had its supper and lunges at my snacks.Support for Apples Find My location tracking system was the biggest draw of Apple Pencil Pro for me, but I still couldnt locate the misplaced stylus. It soon ran out of battery, and that was the end of the story for me.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsI never bought a replacement. I dont have the heart for it, even though I miss it terribly. The only reason is the high ask, especially for a stylus. ESR gave me the perfect solution for that FOMO.The ESR Geo Digital Pencil is the worlds first non-Apple stylus that offers support for the companys expansive Find My network. The only other stylus that serves this facility is the Apple Pencil Pro. Even the price-matched second-gen Apple Pencil lacks the perk.Any person who has ever lost their Apple gear, and managed to recover it, knows just how useful it can be. There is no dearth of cases where people have tracked and found their belongings using AirTags, which rely on the Find My network to do their job.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsFor the same reason, you may have come across Find My compatibility baked at the heart of backpacks, wallets, and even remote controllers that are fitted with an AirTag. Naturally, getting the perk on a $30 stylus is nothing short of a pleasant surprise.On the ESR Geo Digital Stylus, the whole system works flawlessly. The Bluetooth pairing process is straightforward, and a quick trip to the pre-installed Find My app on the iPad did the job in less than a minute.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsAll you have to do is pick a name for the stylus, add an emoji during the setup process (for reasons only known to the mysterious overlords in Cupertino), and youre good to go.And here is the nicer part. The ESR stylus comes with its own speaker assembly onboard. While tracking the stylus using the Find My network, you can choose to play a beep so that you can find it using audio cues.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsI had some concerns. Is Find My support merely a namesake marketing ploy with watered-down functionality, given the fractional price you pay for the ESR stylus compared to Apples option? I was wrong.You get the full Find My foundation here. And in my tests, it worked just fine. I am hopeful that I dont lose this one, but if it is misplaced, I would at least hold on to the sliver of hope that is Find My, instead of giving up entirely on yet another financial hit.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsSo, what do you miss compared to the second-gen Apple Pencil, which costs $129? Pressure sensitivity, magnetic charging, and double tap for changing the drawing tool. None of those are a make-or-break aspect for me. I have used the Apple Pencil USB-C, and it offers none of those conveniences, either.Moreover, for my basic needs, the ESR option covers it all. With a $30 stylus, thats a lot more value than what you would get paying for an older Apple stylus, or even the latest model with a USB-C port.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsThe ESR stylus follows the same design language as Apple. But unlike Apples all-white approach, ESR also has pink and black shades on the table.The weight distribution seems well-balanced, and the magnetic attachment is secure. While moving with an iPad mini, and an iPad Pro, the pencil securely latched to the magnetic connector and didnt fall off even while walking with the Apple slate.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsAs far as input goes, I dont have any complaints. There is no discernible lag and tilt sensitivity works just fine. I handed over the ESR stylus to a friend who does Arabic and Persian calligraphy.After using the stylus on my 13-inch M4 iPad Pro, he was pleasantly surprised with the fluidity and near-zero latency.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsThis is very nice for the price. Just make sure you put a matte screen protector on your iPad, and the sketching experience will rise a notch, he told me. He was right.I tried sketching on my sisters M1 iPad Pro, which has a paper-like screen protector, and I loved the experience. The added surface-level grip really makes a difference, compared to the naked glass surface.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsTilt recognition was also mostly on point while using a variety of brush strokes and pen styles. Overall, if youre eyeing a budget-friendly stylus that is responsive and accurate, the ESR Geo Digital Stylus wont leave you with a case of the capitalist regret malady.The ESR stylus only attaches magnetically to the iPad, but doesnt transfer power, like the second-gen Apple Pencil or its Pro variant. Thats not much of a hassle.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsSupport for fast wired charging ensures that the ESR Geo Digital Pencil can be fully topped up in approximately 30 minutes, roughly matching the pace of Apples stylus portfolio.ESR promises a mileage of around 12 hours per charge. Realistically though, you wont have to worry about those numbers. I havent charged the stylus so far, despite taking notes worth over 40 pages during interviews.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsThats because I often plugged it into the spare USB-C cable on my desk, every time I took a break. For college students who use an iPad as their primary note-taking device for lectures like my own sister this stylus should easily last 3-4 days on average.Another handy design element which is again missing from the Apple Pencil is the halo ring at the top. A still blue light means the stylus is powered on and connected. When plugged in, the light blinks, while red is an indicator of a low battery.I love these neat little features.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsThere is one more surprise. The round button at the top is not merely a power key. Instead, its a multifunction button for a couple of UI shortcuts on iPadOS.A single tap takes you to the Home Screen, while a quick double tap launches the application multi-task view. Thats a facility you dont even get on the iPad.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsIdeally, this button should have been customizable for more stylus controls, like brush change or undo gesture. I believe Apple is keeping the necessary stylus software stack or the secret API sauce limited to its own ecosystem. Sigh!The ESR Geo Digital Pencil is a lovely peripheral. If you are looking for a stylus that wont deal a blow to your wallet (read: Apple Pencil), this is the one to pick.Nadeem Sarwar / Digital TrendsHeck, I would recommend it solely for the Find My facility alone. Surprisingly, the core sketching and note-taking experience is also fantastic. Likewise, the multi-function physical button and magnetic attachment facility are just the cherry on top.In a nutshell, if your budget is just $30, this is the only stylus I would recommend. Even a comparative analysis with pricier stylii will land you at ESRs doorsteps.The ESR Geo Digital Pencil is now up for grabs from Amazon.Editors Recommendations

Table of ContentsTable of ContentsHow to watch UConn vs. South CarolinaWatch UConn vs. South Carolina on Sling TVHow to watch UConn vs. South Carolina from abroad with a VPNIn womens college basketball, UConn and South Carolina are two of the blue bloods in the sport. These two titans will square off on Sunday afternoon in what should be an epic showdown. On one side, you have Geno Auriemma and the No. 7 UConn Huskies (23-3). No coach has more national championships in womens college basketball than Auriemmas 11. However, Auriemmas team has not won the title since the 2015-2016 season. If UConn wins it all this year, it will be on the back of Paige Bueckers, the future No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft.While UConn has been in a championship drought, South Carolina is one of the powerhouses of the last five years. Dawn Staley and No. 4 South Carolina (23-2) have won the national title in two of the last three seasons, including last years championship over Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Since the 2021 season began, the Gamecocks are a staggering 131-5.Recommended VideosUConn is 9-5 all-time against South Carolina. However, the Gamecocks have won the last four. Can UConn end the drought, or will South Carolina continue their dominance? Read on for information on how to watch the game between UConn and South Carolina, including the start time, TV channel, and streaming options. Read our NCAA womens basketball March to the Madness guide for more coverage.RelatedOne more sleep, FAMS!https://t.co/U7q6A4KmhN pic.twitter.com/Z0eVsqsKLt South Carolina Women's Basketball (@GamecockWBB) February 15, 2025Tip-off between UConn and South Carolina is slated for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 16, 2025. The game will be played at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. Tune into ABC for live coverage of the game. Fans can stream the game on WatchESPN or ABC.com. Make sure to log in with a TV provider.For those without cable, and will stream the game. Instead of paying for both services, the Disney Bundle trio includes Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ starting at $17 per month.SlingFor cord-cutters looking for more TV options, consider signing up for . With Sling TV, customers can have the benefits of cable without the high prices. Enjoy customizable channel lineups that give you sports, news, and entertainment.Customers can choose between the Orange plan at $46 per month and the Blue plan at $51 per month. If you cant decide, then combine both Sling plans for $66 per month. Honestly, combining both plans might be the best offer, especially for sports fans who want as many channels as possible.Derek Malcolm / Digital TrendsIn todays digital media age, security and privacy are of the utmost importance. No need to risk using a foreign connection while traveling. DownloadNordVPN, which is a virtual private network. NordVPN ensures a safer streaming experience, adding an extra layer of protection to your connection. This will help combat malware scams and phishing attacks. If you dont enjoy NordVPN, then request a money-back guarantee within the first 30 days.Editors Recommendations

Rapper Jay-Z was named in a civil lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs in December.The lawsuit accused both entertainment moguls of sexually assaulting a minor.The attorney for the Jane Doe plaintiff who filed the suit dropped the case on Friday.A lawsuit that tangled rapper Jay-Z into a legal battle concerning sexual assault allegations against Sean 'Diddy' Combs was dropped on Friday, court documents showed.In a notice filed Friday in Manhattan federal court, attorneys representing the "Jane Doe" plaintiff who brought forward the lawsuit against the two music moguls said the case was "voluntarily dismissed with prejudice."Tony Buzbee, a high-profile lawyer representing the plaintiff, declined to comment.Combs' legal team told Business Insider in an email that the "complete dismissal" of the lawsuit was "yet another confirmation that these lawsuits are built on falsehoods, not facts."In their statement, Combs' attorneys denied that their client ever committed sexual assault or was involved in human trafficking.Dropping the lawsuit with prejudice means the plaintiff will not be allowed to bring the same case back to court, Neama Rahmani, a personal injury attorney and president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, told BI.Dozens of legal cases have been brought against Combs, one of the most influential figures in hip-hop history, containing allegations of sexual assault, physical abuse, or sex trafficking.On September 16, a federal grand jury indicted Combs on felony charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs, who has denied the charges, has remained at a detention center in Brooklyn since his arrest that month.A separate lawsuit, unrelated to the grand jury indictment, was filed in October by a Jane Doe. The lawsuit accused Combs of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl at a house party. Attorneys wrote in the suit that the plaintiff sought damages to be determined at a trial.The initial filing contained references to "another male celebrity, Celebrity A," who was also accused, in the lawsuit, of engaging in the sexual assault of a minor.In December, attorneys representing the plaintiff revealed in an amended complaint that that celebrity was Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter."The pleading speaks for itself," Buzbee said in a statement at the time. "This is a very serious matter that will be litigated in court."Carter denied the allegations and, in a personal statement posted on social media, said Buzbee was blackmailing him into settling out of court."These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree? These alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case," the statement said.The state of New York passed the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act in 2022, which gives aGiven that the lookback window is closing and the Jane Doe's attorneys filed to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, Rahmani said the case is "pretty much dead in the water."In a legal filing from January, Carter sought to dismiss the lawsuit and place monetary sanctions against Buzbee. ThatThe lawsuit, for example, said that the 13-year-old was picked up from the after-party where she was assaulted. Her father said he had no memory of picking up his young daughter from the event.Rahmani said the plaintiff's attorneys' move to dismiss the lawsuit involving Carter"I don't think it's gonna move the needle," he said.

Sam Altman says OpenAI's ChatGPT 4o is the "best search product on the web."Altman had a cheeky exchange Saturday with Aravind Srinivas, CEO of AI search startup Perplexity.Altman added that ChatGPT 4o, which was recently updated, would "get much better" soon.Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, said the company's latest update to ChatGPT 4o makes it the "best search product on the web."ChatGPT 4o is "pretty good" and is "soon going to get much better," Altman said in a post on X on Saturday. He retweeted posts complimenting the chatbot's writing skills as "unbelievably good" and "human like."The GPT-4o model (with an "o" that stands for omni) was initially released in May and impressed users with its ability to handle text, audio, and images as inputs and outputs.OpenAI recently touted GPT 4o's "smarter model" that offers "more relevant, current, and contextually accurate responses, especially for questions involving cultural and social trends."It wasn't immediately clear if Altman was referring to a new ChatGPT 4o update or the one outlined by the company on January 29. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Altman's comments about GPT 4o's search capabilities came during a cheeky exchange with Aravind Srinivas, the founder and CEO of Perplexity, a search-focused AI startup.Srinivas, who previously worked at OpenAI, replied to Altman's post about a GPT 4o update, saying, "sorry what's the update?"Altman responded that "among many other things, it's the best search product on the web" and suggested Srinivas "check it out."Srinivas replied that his company had just released a deep research agent.In Altman's response, he told Srinivas to "keep cooking out there," and that he was "proud."ChatGPT's search market share rose from June to November 2024, challenging Google's dominance in the lucrative space, according to research from Evercore ISI.

BOSTON The official theme of the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, held February 1315, is Science Shaping Tomorrow.The unofficial theme is uncertainty.With thousands of scientists, advocates and policy experts in attendance, AAAS is the largest science meeting to take place in the United States since the beginning of the second Trump administration. Its happening against a backdrop of threats to funding that supports research, scrubbing public data from online sources and a purge of federal workers.Even as the meeting got under way, thousands of employees across the federal government were being fired, including scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency as part of Trumps plan to downsize the government.We are gathered in a moment of turmoil. Its turmoil, said AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh in a Feb. 13 welcome address. I dont want to sugarcoat that.Noted AAAS board chair Joseph Francisco: The unprecedented nature of the last few weeks have left many of us in the science and engineering community uncertain, anxious, and fearful These feelings are valid.The researchers I spoke with used words like chaos, confusion and insane to describe the climate at their institutions.Right now, the prevailing sense is confusion, says Miles Arnett, who is working on a Ph.D. in bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania. I went to a panel today with people who recently worked in government. No one knows what is coming, Arnett says. It has a paralyzing effect.Some attendees distanced themselves from where they work when speaking about their experiences. One federal researcher turned his name badge around so I couldnt see where he worked before he talked to me. Others declined to give their affiliations when asking questions during scientific sessions.Ive had so many people tell me, Im here as a private citizen, Im not saying what my affiliation is, says Melissa Varga, a science advocate at the Union of Concerned Scientists who is based in Washington, D.C.And in nearly every science talk, presenters alluded to the political situation if they didnt address it outright. In a session about distrust in science, political scientist Katherine Ognyanova of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. ended essentially with saying, OK, well, theres more levels of misinformation than ever, and theres no guard rails, so were kind of screwed, says biologist Emma Courtney of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. The talk ended with an illustration of a mushroom cloud captioned, The End.A researcher ended her talk about distrust in science and misinformation with a picture of a mushroom cloud captioned The End.Emma CourtneyIn addition to fear for their livelihoods and public safety, scientists expressed fear for the longstanding prestige of the American scientific enterprise. Several speakers cited a post-World War II social contract, when scientists and government agreed that publicly funding basic research was a good idea and would eventually lead to economic and technological advances.Until recently, that sense of intellectual freedom and opportunity in America drew STEM students from all over the world. But discussions at the AAAS meeting suggest that could quickly change.Sponsor MessagePeople come to America because of the strength of science, says Nada Salem, who is from Canada and studies bioethics and medical ethics at Harvard Medical School. Salem says she is now hearing more and more international scientists talk about leaving the United States. Its really sad.Some American scientists may be looking to leave the United States too. Every day you wake up and see something new thats very upsetting, says Aidan Zlotak, who is working on a Ph.D. in quantum physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. As soon as I finish my degree, my first priority will be getting out of the country, he says, adding that there are a lot of quantum physics research opportunities in Europe.Taking actionWhile there is general agreement that American science is under threat, there is not consensus about what to do about it or what can be done. Tolerance for uncertainty is important for doing science, but the uncertainty in the landscape is harder for scientists to tolerate.There is a strong temptation among researchers to keep their heads down, keep doing science and hope for the best. But many meeting attendees expressed a desire for greater unity and collective action.Your silence is not going to protect you, said epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves of Yale School of Public Health in a session about the political determinants of health. From astronomers to zoologists, theyre coming for all of us, and the people we serve.Just being together and talking about how to adapt is helpful for morale. At a meeting of scientists, the best thing you can do is talk about what you can do, Zlotak says.A few efforts are ramping up. The Union of Concerned Scientists is collecting signatures to an open letter to Congress opposing the Trump administrations actions against science, including the ongoing firings as well as grant freezes and proposed budget cuts. The letter has more than 50,000 signatures so far. More than 80 meeting attendees had signed on by the afternoon of February 15.Another idea is to track health, environmental, economic and other impacts of political actions, says Matt Heid, director of communications strategy at the Union of Concerned Scientists in Cambridge, Mass. Everything happening now will have immediate impact, but also medium- and long-term impacts that will hit every state, Heid says. Scientists should continue to highlight how when science is censored, when scientists are censored, people get hurt.One pressing example is that the CDCs Epidemic Intelligence Service, which investigates disease outbreaks and health threats in the United States and globally, is facing job cuts even as bird flu spreads.Communications researcher David Karpf of the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. urged scientists not to be afraid to talk about how the attacks on research affect them. State things directly and publicly, he said in a talk. Just stating the facts is enough. The risk to individual scientists is relatively low if you stick to saying, This is what happened, and this is what was lost. Hold to the frame that you are reasonable and your opponent is absurd.Some researchers are still watching their words, in light of executive orders targeting language about diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as gender, race and climate change.Dhara Patel, an internal medicine doctor at the Harvard School of Public Health, researches climate change and racial inequities. When applying for new grants or grant renewals, What do I say my project is on? I dont know what words Im supposed to use.She also wishes for more collaboration among scientists. A lot of organizations are trying to fight in their own way, but theyre siloed, Patel says. For instance, efforts to preserve data that have been deleted from federal websites are happening in many different places at once. It would be useful to centralize that data and work together, she says.There is precedent for collective action. In March 2017, after the first Trump inauguration, scientists organized a global March for Science in Washington, D.C. and around the world that was attended by more than a million people.Tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C. for the 2017 March for Science during the first Trump Administration. Several scientists are organizing a new march in response to the new administrations recent actions affecting federally funded research.Jessica Kourkounis/Getty ImagesI was just asking myself, where is that? What is everyone doing? Where is everybody? says JP Flores, a graduate student in biology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.So Flores decided to start one. He connected with other graduate students who wanted to organize a march over BlueSky. The group is planning a rally called Stand Up For Science on March 7 in Washington, D.C., and in at least 30 other cities around the country.I felt like there are actions that individuals can take, but collective action is where you can really bring change, says Cold Spring Harbors Courtney, one of the co-organizers.The group is gathering a lot of support from individuals, but having a harder time getting sponsorships and material support from institutions and universities. Thats different from last time, Flores says.But the stakes are different now. In 2017, the prevailing feeling was that science as an abstract entity was under attack. The current executive actions are already affecting scientists day-to-day lives. Established researchers whose labs rely on federal grants may be more afraid to speak out than they were before, Courtney says. Students like her have more flexibility.Its becoming more personal than just an attack on the enterprise and belief in science generally, Courtney says. I think a lot of people have really similar goals right now in trying to protect the American scientific enterprise from the current executive orders, she says. But I think institutions are having a hard time trying to navigate that uncertainty.Deputy Managing Editor Cassie Martin contributed reporting to this story.

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