Amazon’s cloud gaming service Luna is opening up to more devices, including Fire tablets, Chromebooks and the new Fire TV 4K Max, the company announced Thursday. The company is also introducing a new channel, the $3-a-month Family Channel, which includes kid-friendly games like SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom and Garfield Kart Furious Racing. “Amazon …
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Olive Pro earbuds look like AirPods Pro but have bionic hearing powers
In the last couple of years there’s been a lot of talk about smart hearable devices that aren’t medically certified hearings aids but are designed to be hearing amplifiers. Last year Olive Union released a single Smart Ear earbud that helped people hear better, and now it’s following that up with a set of stereo true wireless earbuds. The Olive Pro combines …
Read More »Zoom finally gets a smart TV app (but only on the newest, fanciest Amazon TVs)
Zoom’s first dedicated app for smart TVs will roll out later this year on Amazon‘s coming Omni series of Fire TV-branded sets — part of the first generation of Amazon-branded televisions — the retailer said Thursday. The Fire TV Omni smart TVs are available to order from Amazon and Best Buy ahead of their Oct. 27 release date; they start …
Read More »Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max powers up gaming, streaming for $55
Amazon’s range of streaming devices just got a little larger with the unveiling of the company’s flagship player, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max. Amazon says the Max is 40% more powerful than the popular $40 Fire TV Stick 4K and comes with a quad-core 1.8GHz processor. This should translate to speedier loading times and navigation than the cheaper model offers, …
Read More »Save 52% on a nifty laptop desk, down to $24 shipped
If you do most of your work from a laptop at home or on the go, a laptop desk can make things feel more official, organized and, most importantly, more comfortable. It also makes it easier to work from the couch. (Don’t worry, I won’t tell your boss.) Right now, a well-rated LapGear Home Office Pro lap desk is down …
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Read More »Roku confirms it will extend Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist as its first original movie
Roku is amping up its newfound original-programming effort with its first feature film, reviving canceled TV series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist as a holiday special that will stream free on The Roku Channel later this year, the company said Wednesday. Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas, which picks up after the events of show’s second season, will reunite creator Austin Winsberg (who will write and …
Read More »Amazon’s Kindle readers and Fire tablets are on sale right now
There isn’t a better time than now to dive right into a good book or stream your favorite content from music to TV. I’m a Fire tablet owner, so watching Netflix, reading a book and catching up on older podcasts has been a joy on a nice budget. The Fire 7 tablet is currently $40 on Amazon, saving you $10. …
Read More »Bose unveils its first Dolby Atmos speaker, the Smart Soundbar 900
Bose has unveiled its first Dolby Atmos soundbar, the Smart Soundbar 900, which offers a choice of smart assistants in addition to Wi-Fi music streaming. The Bose features HDMI connectivity as well as Wi-Fi (Spotify Connect, AirPlay 2) and two-way Bluetooth streaming. Like the 700 it offers a choice of Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa for voice control, and will work …
Read More »The big list of Labor Day coupons
Too busy to get to a shopping mall? No worries, the mall can come to you, courtesy of CNET’s Coupon team. With shortages expected to continue into next year, many experts are recommending consumers do their holiday shopping as early as they can. That’s why we’ve gathered a handy list of all the biggest Labor Day discounts so you can quickly wrap …
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