Apple’s new MacBook Air starts at $1,199 (£1,199, AU$1,849), which is $200 more than the old MacBook Air. But in a move that could prove confusing, the old MacBook Air will remain in the MacBook Air line and retain its $999 starting price. The new MacBook Air has a high-resolution Retina display, is a little …
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Extra lens for your new iPhone? Hitcase has a bundle
The iPhone X, XS and XS Max may all have dual-lens cameras, but they’re missing wide-angle and macro lenses. That’s where companies like Hitcase and Olloclip come in. They sell lenses that you attach to your iPhone and expand your photography options. As its name suggests, Hitcase has its roots in the case business, and it has a number of …
Read More »Anker unveils Nebula Capsule II pocket cinema, $30 USB
Anker is known for its mobile charging products but in recent years has branched out into other consumer electronics categories. Heading into the holiday season, it announced a handful of new products at a media event in New York. They include the Nebula Capsule II pico projector, the PowerPort Atom PD charger (Anker’s smallest 27W charger yet) and the Soundcore …
Read More »Marshall upgrades its home Bluetooth speaker line
Not too long ago Marshall announced a new set of Alexa-enabled Wi-Fi speakers. Now it’s upgraded its line of home Bluetooth speakers with new models that range in size from small (Acton II) to medium (Stanmore II) to large (Woborn II). They start at $249 or £219 with no word yet on Australian pricing. All the speakers feature Bluetooth 5.0, …
Read More »Garmin adds Spotify to its music watches
Spotify is coming to another smartwatch — but it’s not the Apple Watch. Garmin on Wednesday announced that it’s integrating the popular music streaming service with compatible Garmin music watches, starting with its Fenix 5 Plus Series. Owners of the Fenix 5 Plus Series who subscribe to Spotify Premium can now sync playlists directly to their watches via Wi-Fi, taking their …
Read More »Microsoft’s new Surface Headphones were years in the making
When Microsoft told me it was not only going to be announcing new Surface notebooks but a new set of premium noise-canceling headphones on Oct. 2, I was surprised. Sure, it seems like every electronics company on the planet is producing headphones these days, but I didn’t exactly associate Microsoft with great audio products, so I was a little skeptical …
Read More »Deals on iPhone X cases, but do they really fit iPhone XS?
If you’re shopping around for a new case for your iPhone XS, you may have noticed that some legacy cases for the older iPhone X are now discounted online. With the two phones being nearly identical in design, why not buy one of those instead of paying full price for an officially labeled “iPhone XS” case? Indeed, that’s mostly a …
Read More »Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite e
The Kindle Paperwhite is the model I usually recommend to people looking for an Amazon e-reader, because it’s got all the features you want in a Kindle and isn’t as expensive as the higher-end Oasis. But I always add, “It goes on sale from time to time, so you may want to wait.” Well, on Tuesday it’s on sale for …
Read More »Amazon’s Fire HD 10 is on sale for $110 for Prime members
We thought Amazon’s Fire HD 10 was a good value at $150. Now Amazon’s running a limited-time sale on the 32GB version, bringing its price down to $110. That’s a good deal. We have previously seen it as low as $100, however. “It’s missing a few key apps and features, but with a lower price, faster processor, more storage and …
Read More »iPhone XS and XR: What Apple didn’t give us
In the months leading up to the launch of the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR, there was the usual chatter — some of it based on potentially credible leaks — about what features we might get in Apple’s next-generation iPhones. Many of the rumors proved accurate. As predicted, we indeed got three new iPhones, including two …
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