High dynamic range (HDR) is the latest in a long line of “new things you need to know about before you buy a TV.” In this article, I’ll try to make acquiring that knowledge as painless as possible. HDR for TVs, which is different from HDR for cameras and phones, can deliver the best home …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. As the launch of iPhone X gets closer, it’s fair to ask: “Is anyone really excited?” At the time of its unveiling, I talked to real people who mostly felt very meh about Apple’s so-called “smartphone of the future.” Yet along comes investment bank Piper …
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Fidget spinners, sarcasm, Sunny D. These are the hip, cool things teens know and love. Now they can add another item to that list: Buying from Amazon. The world’s biggest online store said Wednesday it has created a new feature for families, allowing moms and dads to give their teens more autonomy to purchase goods on Amazon while still under …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Now playing: Watch this: Zuckerberg blasted for tone-deaf ‘magical’ VR tour of… 1:47 Enlarge Image They’re really suffering. Let’s high-five. screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET The streets behind him were flooded. Residents had likely lost everything they owned. So it was time for a high-five between …
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Eleven years after Sony put the adorable robotic dog Aibo to sleep, everyone’s favorite electronic pooch is back. Aibo will return by the middle of 2018 as a household robot equipped with AI and internet connectivity, according a report in Nikkei Asian Review on Sunday. The mobile robot will be designed to control household appliances via voice control as part …
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People don’t think about us so much since we stopped featuring sexy women eating our big, fat burgers sexily. I know. But what are you going to do? Everything’s so PC these days. How about we give up? We’re marketing people. We never give up. No, give up the company and make money. How about we beg Amazon to buy …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Once upon a time, there was a world beyond the screen … Getty Images Taking responsibility for what you’ve gone and done is hard. Especially when you’re in the tech industry and insist you’re making the world a better place. Yet some, at …
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“Alexa, order Vicodin.” Can you imagine a future where Amazon is your pharmacy — where a single click or a simple voice command could have prescription medicine winging their way to your door? According to a CNBC report, the giant retailer is about to decide whether to make a move on the prescription drug market. Don’t get too excited just …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. She’s left him. But there’s solace in Sonos. Sonos/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Sonos executives must be looking at vast tech companies making smart speakers and resisting the urge to hum a dirge. Amazon launched its latest Echos last week. Google on Wednesday presented its new …
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Smart home speakers are trendy right now, and it’s no surprise why. They offer easy access to personal digital assistants that can answer basic questions, help manage your calendar, connect to music services and operate your smart home devices. Some will even let you order a pizza or check your bank balance, just by asking! But which smart home speaker …
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