Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. This is not a good idea. Barry Lewis Facebook is home to many peculiar gatherings. Some may be more offensive than others. However, as Hurricane Irma barreled its way to Florida on Sunday, causing more devastation, one event group decided …
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10 September
How Fanatics knows what jersey you want to buy before you do
Two years ago, an undrafted free agent named Jarryd Hayne unexpectedly made the cut and joined the San Francisco 49ers’ lineup as a running back. Plenty of players barely survive preseason and then slide into irrelevance, but that’s not what happened with Hayne. The former rugby star for the Parramatta Eels in Australia quickly found a fan base in both …
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9 September
Elac could release its first sound bar by mid
Speaker brand Elac, which has received numerous awards for its passive loudspeakers, says it could release a high-end soundbar by the middle of 2018. Christopher Walker, vice president of product development at Elac America, said that the company was interested in soundbars as it was a growing category. Elac designer Andrew Jones produced one of CNET’s favorite sound bars, the …
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9 September
The next step in speaker design: Your room becomes the speaker
Current speaker design technologies have run their course. The best of today’s box, panel and horn speakers are awfully good, but all fall short of reproducing the sound of a rock band, jazz trio or symphony orchestra as we hear them in real life. But what will it take to get them there? My guess: Speakers need to be closer …
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9 September
Galaxy Note 8 too pricey? 8 cheaper phones you can buy
The Galaxy Note 8 is a tremendous phone, but it also comes at a tremendous price — $930-$960, £869 and AU$1,499. So long as you actually use all the standout features — the dual cameras for portrait mode, and the S pen stylus to write, draw and navigate the phone — the Note 8 is worth the investment. But if …
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9 September
Will cell networks stand up to Irma?
Wireless communications networks will be tested once again as the fiercest storm in two decades hits Florida this weekend. Just two weeks after Hurricane Harvey barreled into the Gulf Coast of Texas, residents in Florida are bracing for Hurricane Irma, the biggest storm the state has faced in more than 20 years. Cellular service held up better during Harvey than …
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9 September
Climb into the cockpit of an F
Ever wondered what it’s like inside a B-17, the iconic bomber of WWII and dozens of movies? What about taking a peak inside the back of a C-47, the cargo plane that dropped thousands of paratroopers the night before D-Day? Ever wanted to check out the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom, F-100 Super Sabre or an F-104 Starfighter? Well you …
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9 September
Apple Watch 3: What we know, what we expect, what I want
Apple’s September 12 event will undoubtedly be dominated by the iPhone. But let’s not forget: a new Apple TV and new Apple Watch are widely expected to be unveiled, too. While smartwatches seem to have gone into a slumber lately, many companies have suddenly gotten back in the game: Fitbit has a new fitness smartwatch. Garmin’s got one, too. Samsung’s …
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9 September
iPhone X? How do you pronounce that?
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image “Hey, come meet my ex.” Apple So now we know. Or, at least, we think we know. Irish iPhone programming guru Steve Troughton-Smith now feels sure he has the names of the three phones to be launched by Apple on Tuesday. Should you have …
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9 September
New iPhone names reportedly iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus
Another apparent leak of Apple software is revealing a treasure trove of information on new iPhones and other products that the company is widely expected to announce at its event on Tuesday, September 12. A leak of the iOS 11 “gold master” firmware, as reported by 9to5mac and others, is said to reveal everything from how the new iPhone will …
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