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Free entertainment to help you survive coronavirus social distancing

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Hang in there, everyone. Even though the coronavirus situation is showing signs of progress, we need to stay safe and stay home a little while longer. Fortunately, there’s plenty of free entertainment to make that proposition easier. Nearly every …

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Buy a Jabra Elite Active 65t, get a 7,800

We’re no stranger to the Jabra Elite Active 65t earbuds. Yes, they’ve been supplanted by the newer and better Elite Active 75t, but that means you can now get the Elite Active 65t at a very attractive price — it routinely sells on Amazon between $120 and $140. But I love that they’re still formidable earbuds, comfortable and packing a …

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Enter for your chance to win the Plex Ultimate Streaming Sweepstakes*

Talk about the right sweepstakes at the right time. Sure, you already know about the great free alternatives to Netflix and all the free entertainment to help you survive quarantine. But what would you say to a motherlode of premium streaming services? Plex Premium, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video and more? Thanks to the fine folks at Plex, you’ve got …

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Highly rated Anker Soundcore Liberty Air 2 wireless earbuds are 20% off

Anker makes a few affordable AirPod alternatives that deliver truly excellent value for money. I like the $60 Soundcore Life P2, but the superior Soundcore Liberty Air 2 earbuds are now on sale for $80 ($20 off) at Amazon and other retailers such as Best Buy. They sound good and are a top model for making calls. Like the AirPods …

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Three old password rules that are dumb today

Editor’s note: In recognition of World Password Day, CNET is republishing a selection of our stories on improving and replacing passwords. Even though the tech industry is working on better alternatives to passwords, you’re going to be using them for an awfully long time. Some of the advice you’ve heard over the last couple of decades is outdated. Here’s a …

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JBL’s jumbo Bluetooth Boombox speaker is $150 off

JBL’s Boombox Bluetooth portable party speaker, known for delivering big bass — and big sound — has a lot of fans. Not too long ago, the company released the next-gen Boombox 2, which sells for $500. As you might expect, the original has dropped in price. It’s been selling for $400, but now JBL’s chopped an additional $50 off, bringing …

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TaoTronics SoundLiberty 53 true

Nothing beats escaping into your tunes while blocking the blare of the outside world (or, in these times, inside world). There are two ways modern earphones help you accomplish that. First, there’s a physical seal between the silicone ear tips and your ear canals. Then there’s ANC (active noise cancellation) technology, which produces a secondary noise that matches and reduces …

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Save $30 on Anker’s portable Bluetooth speakerphone

Raise your hand if this is familiar: You’re dialed into the company meeting or Zoom call and you put your phone on speaker so you can do other things while listening in. But the sound quality is terrible, both for you and the people at the other end. That’s no surprise; your phone has to rely on one tiny microphone …

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TiVo Stream 4K takes on Roku, Amazon Fire TV with $50 Android TV dongle

The TiVo Stream 4K is the well-known DVR company’s first piece of hardware that doesn’t have anything to do with recording TV broadcasts. Instead this little box, designed to plug into HDMI and hang from the back of your television, is all about streaming video — and could be a serious competitor to some of our favorite such devices like …

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Is Sonos Arc the Dolby Atmos soundbar you’ve been waiting for?

Goodbye, Playbase, we hardly knew ye. Farewell too, beloved yet ancient Playbar. In one fell swoop, Sonos has replaced both speakers with the new Arc soundbar, shipping in June for $800 ($1399 AUD). Sure you can get a good soundbar for way less, but Sonos fans skew higher-end and the new Arc is aimed squarely at those for whom the Sonos Beam is …

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