The Roots, the Grammy-award-winning band that regularly brings you renditions of popular songs using classroom instruments, have partnered up with Amazon to develop two children’s series. “South Street Sounds” is the working title of an animated series about three best friends who form a band. A live-action show is also being explored. The Roots recorded …
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eBay says it may block Australian shoppers from buying off overseas sellers if changes to GST laws come into effect. The federal government is currently proposing changes to online GST, including dropping the threshold for GST collection on imported goods from AU$1,000 down to zero. While you might be used to getting slugged with GST on your Dolce & Gabbana …
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Quidsi’s six retail sites, including Diapers.com and Soap.com, will officially shut down Wednesday. All the sites will transition to Amazon.com that day and are currently using “we’re moving” banners on the top of each site to alert customers. Amazon, Quidsi’s parent company, bought the company for $545 million in 2011 but said last month it would shut down the business …
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Ultra HD 4K Blu-rays have the best picture quality possible for your 4K TV, even better than streaming 4K from Netflix or Amazon. Even better, many discs have high dynamic range (HDR) and wide color gamut (WCG) content, which provide a much more noticeable improvement than 4K resolution, provided your TV can deliver it. “But I hate physical discs,” you …
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Now playing: Watch this: 8 ways to repurpose your old phone 2:10 You can teach an old iPhone new tricks. CC Yutaka Tsutano/Flickr The iPhone has been around for a full 10 years now, meaning at some point you’ve probably upgraded to a newer model. (Possibly several newer models.) And whenever you do that, you’re left with your old phone …
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A few of the best tablets can cost over $1,000, if you include high-end accessories like a keyboards and stylus. But not everyone wants or needs all of that. Here are some of the best tablets that currently cost around $200. Some models on this list have seen price reductions in anticipation of their replacements, offering a bargain to those …
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My 4-year-old daughter often nabs my wife’s iPhone and disappears for hours into the YouTube Kids app. We intermittently check on what she’s watching, but it’s hard to keep track of every video. Since lots of parents deal with this issue, Amazon decided to roll out a new way to check on your kid’s digital diet. It’s a service for …
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We hope you weren’t too keen on using Samsung’s new digital assistant. It turns out, Bixby won’t be ready when the Galaxy S8 launches on April 21. The company just said the assistant will launch in the spring. We discuss whether this even matters, since customers don’t necessarily buy phones for digital assistants. They’re likely more keen on the camera …
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Roku TVs are CNET’s favorite entry-level televisions, with the best built-in streaming platform on the planet and good-enough picture quality for the price. I also love how they keep getting updated with new features and functionality, such as a recent add-on that lets antenna users pause live TV, no DVR required (seriously, it’s pretty cool) and listen to TV audio …
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Best Buy has sporadically had some big discounts on Logitech’s UE Roll 2 Bluetooth speaker, and now Amazon has matched the low price for this flying-saucer-shaped wireless speaker that’s also fully waterproof. You can pick it up in blue or green for $55, or $45 off its list price. We saw the earlier UE Roll selling for around the same …
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