Ultrawide curved monitors are still rare enough that they turn heads. Literally, because at 40 inches or more, you have to turn your head to take it all in. But ultrawide displays are increasingly popular alternatives to standard monitors and side-by-side dual monitors. The Lenovo Legion Y44w-10 is a real beast at 43.4 inches, and …
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NBC’s new free streaming service Peacock launched earlier this month with over 20,000 hours of shows, movies, news, sports, curated channels, trending highlights and exclusive originals — about two-thirds of which you can watch totally free. The platform is home to popular shows like Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock; movies like The Bourne Identity and Shrek; and a big back …
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Sometimes when engineers throw every idea they have into a product, it comes out like the car Homer Simpson designed that bankrupted his brother’s company. But sometimes you get a charming does-everything product like the Pitaka Air Omni 6-in-1 Wireless Charging Station. Usually retailing for $159, I’ve gotten an exclusive deal for Cheapskate readers: You can get the Pitaka Air …
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Philo, a skinny-bundle TV streaming service, is adding one of its most requested features: the ability to watch with Google‘s Chromecast streaming devices. But the company is doing it with a bit of a twist. In addition to simply casting video onto a TV, Philo‘s Chromecast support was developed as a technological precursor for features like social viewing and watch …
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The Eggtronic Wireless Charging Stone isn’t your run-of-the-mill Qi-compatible wireless charger. Finished in real marble, it looks genuinely stunning. In fact, it’s too bad that a mundane USB cable unavoidably snakes out from underneath, because it’s otherwise a work of art. The stones retail for $70, but right now you can get one for 35% off. Apply the CNET-exclusive discount …
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As we get older, our ears lose sensitivity. That can make it harder to hear dialogue in movies and TV shows, and it reduces the range of sound we’re able to hear while listening to music. I’m 51, and I can attest to both bummers. Lately, while watching certain shows, my wife and I turn to each other: “Can you …
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Need extra storage for your computer, but don’t want to crack the case to add a new hard drive? That’s where WD’s My Passport drives come in. This My Passport model is a 512GB SSD with hardware encryption and fast USB-C connectivity that usually sells for $130. Right now you can get the WD My Passport 512GB external SSD for $80 …
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Feel like you’ve seen everything Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime have to offer? Consider expanding your streaming horizons with the Starz network. Normally it costs $9 monthly, but for a limited time, you can subscribe to Starz for $5 a month for the first three months. That’s one of the best deals I can recall seeing. See it at Starz …
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In 2020, VR feels more like a tangible reality than ever before. In a year of lockdowns and isolation, virtual reality has suddenly become a way for friends to connect, see theater experiments and feel briefly like you’ve escaped. The Oculus Quest was the best VR device of 2019, and that’s true in 2020, too. But Facebook’s standalone headset may be …
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If that headline sounds familiar, it’s because I wrote about something similar a few weeks back. It was priced at $10.19 and sold out quickly. Thankfully, there’s a nearly identical (and slightly better) version available now for even less, and the vendor tells me they have a big chunk of inventory. For a limited time, and while supplies last, the …
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