Echo Buds from Amazon sticks Alexa inside your ears

Amazon is taking on Apple’s AirPods and Samsung Galaxy Buds with the Echo Buds. These new buds have integrated Alexa support and include noise reduction technology from Bose.  Using the usual wake word, Alexa, will activate the voice assistant, or by tapping and holding one of the buds, a separate voice assistant on your phone …

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Verizon officially turns on 5G in New York, Boise and Panama City

Verizon’s 5G network is continuing to slowly expand. In announcing that it’s officially turned on 5G in parts of New York on Thursday, the wireless giant turned on 5G in two additional new cities: Panama City and Boise.  The three new cities bring Verizon 5G network count to 13, creating some distance from Sprint’s nine 5G cities and T-Mobile’s six. …

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Nvidia’s new RTX Broadcast Engine will be powering up game livestreams

Finally, there’s a reason to pay more for those Tensor cores: that AI-acceleration silicon in Nvidia’s GeForce RTX graphics cards will be able to drive some pretty cool features in game livestreaming software like OBS, thanks to its new RTX Broadcast Engine programming interface. The first, and probably most useful, is the incorporation of RTX Greenscreen that’s debuting in OBS, …

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Uber app redesign puts Eats front and center

Uber announced Thursday the first major overhaul to its rider app in three years. The ride-hailing company unveiled two possible versions of the app, both of which put more of an emphasis on its food delivery service, Uber Eats. No longer just a ride-hailing service, Uber now has bikes and scooters for rent in several cities. In other places, it’s …

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HP unveils its new Chromebook x360 models

HP has unveiled its refreshed Chromebook x360 laptops, with the 12- and 14-inch models getting thinner and lighter. They also now offer USI (Universal Stylus Initiative) pen compatibility. They’ll be available later in September for $359 and $379, respectively, with HP’s rechargeable USI Pen launching in November at a cost of $70. Dubbed by HP as “the best of Chrome …

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Amazon’s $180 Echo Frames are Alexa’s first take on smart glasses

Amazon is entering the smart glasses field with the Echo Frames, the company announced at its Alexa event on Wednesday.  The Echo Frames are part of Amazon’s “Day One Editions,” a program for experimental products that are complete but offered with limited availability, Dave Limp, senior vice president of devices and services, said at the event. The smart glasses don’t …

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OnePlus joins the TV game with Q1 series, but it’s only available in India

As anticipated, OnePlus is expanding beyond phones and into televisions, but don’t expect to replace your current living-room setup right away. In addition to announcing the new OnePlus 7T, on Thursday the Chinese smartphone maker introduced its first televisions, the OnePlus TV Q1 and Q1 Pro, but it’s keeping the initial launch limited to India. The new televisions are largely similar …

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Mario Kart Tour’s subscription costs the same as Apple Arcade

The free-to-start Mario Kart Tour pulled up to the start line on iPhones and Android devices on Wednesday, bringing with it a pricey subscription option. The Gold Pass, which costs $4.99 a month, lets you access 200cc mode, extra in-game rewards for racing and exclusive bonus goals. It’s also the same monthly price as Apple Arcade, which gives you access to …

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Amazon’s Alexa dives into mobile world with Echo earbuds, glasses and ring

Standing in a demo room that overlooked the Space Needle at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, Alexa hardware executive Miriam Daniel smiled as she encouraged me to stick a pair of Echo Buds in my ears. The space was noisy and chaotic, punctuated repeatedly by Alexa chiming in with different responses. I tapped the side of the earbuds twice, then suddenly there …

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Amazon’s deluge of new products, Oculus Quest to Link to PC

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What to do if your personal information is part of a data breach

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OnePlus 7T packs premium features for just $600

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Here’s how to keep brake dust off your wheels

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Bollinger B1 and B2 are 614

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