Update, Sept. 21, 2021: Microsoft will hold its 2021 Surface event on Sept. 22, when the Surface Duo 2 is rumored to arrive. Microsoft brought the Surface Duo to market earlier this fall. The Surface Duo ($344 at Amazon), powered by a modified version of Google’s Android software, puts a different spin on the foldable phone trend, joining Samsung’s recently …
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Lots of people love the fit and feel of hard-plastic earbuds, which helps explain why Apple’s AirPods are so popular. It’s surprising, then, that so few competitors make a similar product. The vast majority of modern true-wireless earbuds — pretty much everything recent from Anker, Edifier, Jabra, Samsung, Sony and others — incorporate an in-ear design with silicone ear tips. …
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We might still be in the midst of a pandemic/murder hornet infestation and fewer people are traveling, but when you have a genuine need to go somewhere, you still need luggage. Paravel has made a name for itself as leader in sustainable luggage, and its Aviator Carry-On bag is in the midst of its first birthday. To celebrate, you can get …
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Some signs that we’re finally living in the future: virtual reality headsets are finally a real thing, SpaceX routinely lands rockets vertically and data storage has become so cheap and plentiful I literally can’t remember the last time I worried about running out of space. Case in point: If you need to add an external hard drive to your computer …
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If you still have to fiddle with a bunch of different remotes — receiver, TV, streamer, Blu-ray and who-knows-what-else — it’s time you consolidated them all into a single universal remote. I’ve been chasing after the One Perfect Universal Remote for decades, going all the way back to the now long-defunct Philips Pronto, which was my favorite $500 home theater …
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Amazon’s arrived midgame with its Luna Plus cloud-gaming service, in which games run on a powerful remote server that streams them down to less beefy devices, allowing them to play above their capabilities — a concept sometimes confusingly referred to as “game streaming.” Luna Plus faces more established players like Microsoft Game Pass Ultimate, Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now. …
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The iPhone 12 is now on sale, with a starting price of $799 in the US. (It’s pretty great, too: Read our iPhone 12 review.) The iPhone 12 Mini is available for preorder, starting at $699. There are lots of ways to buy Apple’s latest, but many of them involve financing the phone with a carrier that locks you into …
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Fall is the traditional time to hunker down in the garage and work on those projects we didn’t have the time or energy for during the warm summer months, and with the pandemic and all, we’re probably not going anywhere anyway. If you need to round out your power tool collection, now is a great time — Skil has a …
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TV deals are heating up. Walmart, for example, will be selling a 55-inch TCL Roku TV for just $148 on Nov. 11, which is bonkers. Meanwhile, if you’ve been biding your time on a really big screen, bide no more: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the Insignia NS-70DF710NA21 70-inch 4K UHD Smart Fire TV …
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Say hello to Zepp, a wearable-tech brand that in 2018 was acquired by Huami, which also owns Amazfit. Amazfit makes wearables as well, including one of my personal favorites, the $80 Bip S. The new Zepp E is the posh ying to that affordable yang, a $250 smartwatch with a gorgeous display and plenty of health and activity features. However, …
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