True story: Just last night I fired up my basement desktop PC, the one I use for gaming and VR. I hadn’t used it in over a month while the basement was being remodeled. I couldn’t believe how long it took to boot. How long Steam updates took to install. It felt so slow, even …
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Let’s table the debate on whether cord-cutting will really save you any money. If you have an antenna connected to your TV and want the option of pausing and/or recording live, local broadcasts, you need some kind of DVR. Like this one: For a limited time, Amazon once again has the Fire TV Recast DVR for $189.99, a savings of …
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Amazon‘s gameplay streaming site Twitch launched on Saturday its first original game, opening up its live karaoke player Twitch Sings so almost anyone in the world can belt out tunes live online. Twitch is one of the pioneers of streaming live broadcasts of people playing video games, but Twitch Sings puts it in the role of game publisher for the …
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Big TVs have gotten awfully cheap of late — you can still get a 65-inch TCL 4-Series Roku for $500, for example — but if you want a seriously big picture, you’ll need a projector. Like this one: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the refurbished Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 1060 projector for $399.99 shipped …
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Quick! Before you spend money on that novel, audiobook, magazine, movie or TV show you’ve been thinking about buying, check the library. You remember the library, right? The place with all the books? Turns out it’s also the place with all the modern digital media. Thanks to a variety of apps and services, you can borrow an abundance of reading …
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It was too good to be true, and we all knew it. YouTube TV, previously CNET’s favorite live TV streaming service, just announced its latest price hike, and it’s a doozy. It went from $40 to $50, a whopping 25 percent jump. I say “previously” because “favorite” is based primarily on value — namely, channels for the money. In boosting …
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At this very moment, I’m staring at a newly finished basement wall, trying to decide how best to enjoy TV on it. For a long while I’ve been thinking projector, because then I could have the giant-screen home-theater of my dreams. But then I see deals like today’s deals, and it’s totally messing with my thinking. Check it out. For …
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In the market for a new laptop? This might be the ideal time to see if a Chromebook is the right option for you. The price is certainly right: Today only, and while supplies last, Woot has the refurbished HP Chromebook 14-ca043cl for $199.99, with free shipping for Prime subscribers. (Amazon owns Woot.) Elsewhere, I’m seeing it new for $325. …
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This year hasn’t been easy for the world’s richest person. Of course, you wouldn’t know that from reading his annual shareholder letter, which came out Thursday morning. Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos uses these letters to talk broadly about Amazon’s efforts to innovate and to invent things, while also pointing to his long-term plans for the business. This year …
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We’ve seen this top-ranked Bluetooth speaker sell at this price before — but that doesn’t make this deal any less of a beauty. Ultimate Ears’ Boom 2 delivers excellent sound quality in a compact, rugged and totally waterproof package. Today only, Best Buy is offering $100 off the Phantom Black model, bringing the price down to $80. (Note CNET may get a share …
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