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 …
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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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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Tim Bray, a prominent software engineer and a vice president at Amazon, said Monday he quit in protest following the firings of several activist employees at his former company. Amazon in recent weeks fired six workers, including four warehouse employees and two tech …
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Got kids? Got bored kids? That’s probably redundant these days, what with the quarantine depriving them of school, friends and playgrounds. A $40 Fire 7 tablet is a godsend right now, but obviously too much screen time isn’t ideal. That’s why I’m seriously jazzed about this deal. Today only, and while supplies last, Meh has a 2-pack of Propel One …
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Polk Audio has announced its latest soundbar, the Signa S3 ($249), and we’re expecting big things when we have a chance to review it this summer. Many of the company’s other models, including the MagniFi Mini and the Command Bar, have performed well for the money and the Signa 3 could compete against some of the best soundbars of 2020. Polk’s …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. An Amazon employee who worked at a warehouse in New York has died from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, the internet retailer said Tuesday. The employee last worked at the Staten Island facility on April 5 and was placed in …
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Raise your hand if there’s a room in your house without some sort of audio system. Want to get some music in there? You can do it the expensive way, but if you only need to stream music to that room occasionally, why not do it the cheap way with a wireless portable speaker? Case in point: Over at Daily …
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You don’t have to spend a small fortune to get a TV with quantum dots, the technology that sounds like it should be little more than a marketing gimmick, but in reality delivers a superb picture. Last year Vizio introduced a number of models with quantum dots, and as hands-on CNET reviews have shown, they offer great color and brightness …
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Don’t shoot the messenger. I wouldn’t spend $1,500 on a phone if it could fold into an origami swan, and I wouldn’t recommend anyone else spend that much, either. But I can certainly appreciate a buy-one-get-one-free deal, which is what’s happening at Motorola right now: For a limited time, and while supplies last, you can buy one Razr folding phone and …
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When it comes time to upgrade to a new phone, you’re faced with a decision. Do you trade it in and get a discount, or do you hang on to it? I can’t fault you if you want to get a discount on a new phone, especially on the already affordable iPhone SE. That said, don’t be so quick to …
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