On this podcast, we talk about: Amazon’s Alexa versus Google Assistant at CES 2019. The coming foldable-phone revolution. Nike’s new self-tying Adapt BB shoes. Now playing: Watch this: Our really late post-CES show (The 3:59, Ep. 508) 4:37 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you …
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With the popularity of direct-to-consumer retailers like Warby Parker, Zenni Optical and EyeBuyDirect, people are taking the process of buying prescription glasses into their own hands by skipping brick-and-mortar retailers and insurance policies. But EyeQue VisionCheck, which debuted here at CES 2019 on Sunday, is hoping to do one better by skipping the optometrist altogether. Working with a mobile app, …
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Waiting for LG to put its industry-leading OLED TVs on sale has become an annual tradition, and the wait is finally over. After failing to get a steep discount for Black Friday 2018, LG’s B8 series of OLED TVs is finally on sale for the Super Bowl 2019. They’re not cheap by any means, but they’re less expensive than any …
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Watch out Sonos: Polk said Tuesday that its Command Bar will be the first third-party sound bar to support Amazon’s multiroom music (MRM) ecosystem. Amazon announced at a press event back in September that third-party speakers, such as Polk, would soon get MRM capability. As far as we can tell, the Command Bar is the first such non-Amazon speaker, period …
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A Star is Born is now streaming. On Tuesday, the movie was made available for digital purchase in the US and Australia. If you have yet to catch the box-office smash hit and awards favorite starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (or want to watch it again and again), you can now watch the fourth iteration of this classic tearjerker …
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Streaming music service Pandora is arming to do battle with Alexa and Google Assistant in the one area it already knows well: music recommendations. Pandora on Tuesday introduced “voice mode,” a function that lets people ask Pandora’s mobile app to play something for them. “People are getting more conversational [with their voice commands], and in getting more conversational, they’re getting more vague,” Chris …
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Yesterday I shared a deal on a desk and a desk chair. Today, let’s talk about how to improve your posture while you’re sitting there. I’ll preface this by saying that I’m a pretty typical desk-bound worker (because writer, duh). And I’ve definitely experienced my share of neck and shoulder pain — some of it severe. I know my chair …
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Amazon is aiming to unseat Roku as the most popular streamer, and by one count at least it has already succeeded. And now its cheapest, most popular Fire TV device is getting a major feature bump for 2019. The updated version of the $40 (£40) Amazon Fire TV Stick goes on sale today, and the main difference between it and …
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The best part of my weekend was the solid hour I spent poring over this book. The actual book. Printed pages and everything. It reminded me of just how much time I usually spend looking at screens — big, small and in between. But, dang it, they’re so entertaining! I mean, have you seen Travelers on Netflix? Or relaxed with …
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Need a place to work? How about a place to sit while you do that work? Let’s talk furniture. Just by random chance, a desk deal and office-chair deal crossed my radar this morning, so it seemed logical to mash ’em up. I’ll start with the former. For a limited time, and while supplies last, AGDirect (via Amazon) has the …
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