When it comes to dedicated e-readers, Amazon’s Kindle Oasis is as good as it gets, and now it has a new color befitting its premium status: champagne gold. You do have to pay $30 extra to go gold. The original graphite version starts at $250 for the Wi-Fi-only version, but it only comes with 8GB …
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UE Wonderboom gets funky new ‘Freestyle’ color options
When UE told us it was announcing five “new designs” for its Wonderboom speaker, we were hoping there was some actual change to the speaker. But it turns out its just a cosmetic refresh. Launched last year in six color options, the fully waterproof Wonderboom is adding five more with the arrival of the new Freestyle collection. They include: Concrete, …
Read More »CNET Show Us Yours: Submit photos of your home theater now!
Want to show off your awesome entertainment system to thousands of CNET readers? Here’s your chance. Here at CNET we’re featuring photos of our readers’ home theaters as part a series we call Show Us Yours. As you can see from some of our examples, we don’t care if your setup is super high-end or bootstrapped on a modest budget. …
Read More »Bose has a plan to make AR glasses
OK, so this is weird, and not what we were expecting when Bose told us it was making a new product announcement at this year’s SXSW: It’s creating an augmented-reality platform. Now playing: Watch this: Bose AR aims for augmented audio instead of visuals 1:14 That’s right, Bose is getting into the AR glasses game, but it’s not what you …
Read More »Amazon’s Jeff Bezos called out on company’s counterfeit products problem
Here’s the scenario. A small company designs and creates a product and puts it up on Amazon. Things go well. People really like it. They post hundreds of positive reviews. Sales build — and keep building. Everything is going great. And then, boom, things go south in a hurry. Another company has created a counterfeit version of the product and …
Read More »Speck’s sporty new iPhone case has germaphobes covered
Speck makes a lot of different variations of its Presidio Series cases for iPhones (and Samsung Galaxy phones), but the new Presidio Sport may be the best version yet. Available for the iPhone 7/8 and iPhone X in a few different color options, it was ostensibly designed for gym rats or people who run with their iPhones. But it’s basically …
Read More »Consumer Reports finds Samsung, Roku TVs vulnerable to hacking
We’ve written in the past about how your TV is probably tracking you, and now Consumer Reports, as part of a broad privacy and security evaluation, has has found that millions of smart TVs are vulnerable to hackers and “raise privacy concerns by collecting very detailed information on their users.” According to the report, the problems affect Samsung televisions, plus …
Read More »Dish, DirecTV and Comcast will deliver Winter Olympics in 4K HDR
If you have the right equipment, and don’t mind a delay, there’s some good news for Dish, DirecTV and Comcast customers planning to watch the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics: You’ll be able to view certain events in 4K HDR (high-dynamic range). NBCUniversal is broadcasting the Olympic Winter Games in 4K HDR for the first time and both satellite providers, and …
Read More »Samsung 860 Pro and Evo SSDs speed up to cope with 4K
Back in late 2014 we gave high marks to Samsung’s 850 Evo solid-state drive (SSD), calling it a top performer for the money. Now we get the new 860 Pro and 860 Evo, the latest additions to the company’s SATA interface lineup. Combining the latest 512- and 256-gigabit 64-layer V-NAND, they’re designed to deliver pro-level data transfer speeds and improved …
Read More »Nomad’s Wireless Hub charges 5 devices at once
With homes filling up with mobile devices that constantly need charging, more accessory companies are releasing “charging hubs” that allow you to charge multiple devices at once. Some of the latest ones, like Nomad’s Wireless USB Hub ($80), incorporate a wireless charging top along with multiple charging ports that allow you to connect various charging cables. Nomad’s wireless charging component …
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