Amazon is giving its Fire TV remote a refresh, making it easier to quickly open apps for Netflix, Disney Plus and Hulu as well as its own Prime Video. The updated remote, revealed on Wednesday, will come included with new purchases of the third-generation Fire TV Stick (but not the Fire TV Stick 4K or …
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Streaming music service Qobuz has become the first hi-res streaming service on Sonos, allowing users users of the service to stream higher-quality music on compatible Sonos speakers. Qobuz is a competitor to Tidal and Amazon Music HD, which also provide hi-resolution files, and yet Tidal hasn’t enabled 24-bit on Sonos yet. “For many years Hi-Res audio was only available to a select …
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If you’ve balked at buying a wearable because of style, price, limited features or all of the above, here’s good news: Samsung is having a one-day-only sale on the Galaxy Watch 3. It’s gorgeous, capable and downright cheap if you have something you can trade in. See it at Samsung The Watch 3 is available in 41mm and 45mm sizes, …
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OnePlus’ new OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro feature improved screens, faster performance and better cameras, but the one thing they’ll lack — at least in the US — is the same retail carrier support. Unlike last year, when its OnePlus 8 5G was sold through T-Mobile and Verizon as well as being available unlocked, this year’s 9-series phones will only …
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Sick of recording shaky video on your phone? Add a gimbal to your gear. It uses a combination of weights and motors to keep a camera steady while it’s in motion. That means you can walk, run, pan and swoop, and enjoy much smoother video than you could just holding the phone in your hand. These things used to cost …
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It can be tough living in a crowded house. There’s always a line for the bathroom, and you never know who’s going to eat the last leftover slice of pizza. An oversized Qi charging pad can eliminate one source of anxiety, though. The Lecone Triple Wireless Charger, for example, can accommodate three phones at once, and fast-charge all of them …
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If you’ve had your eye on a mini projector, Amazon’s Deal of the Day currently features a number of Anker’s Nebula Mini projectors. It includes its latest Nebula Solar ($400 or $120 off) and Nebula Solar Portable ($520 or $80 off) projectors, which feature 1080p resolution. We reviewed the Solar Portable, and while our projector guru Geoffrey Morrison didn’t love …
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Amazon is expanding the local news coverage it offers for free on its Fire TV platform. On Thursday the e-commerce giant announced it will begin rolling out “live and on-demand local news” inside its News app to 88 “major cities” across the country including Detroit, Phoenix, New Orleans and Orlando. The announcement follows an initial 12-city launch last year which …
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Amazon seller: TechkeyDirect Deal price: $7.79 with code and coupon Wi-Fi deadspots are the bane of everyone’s home network. As it happens, though, sometimes the problem isn’t entirely the fault of a weak Wi-Fi router that can’t reach all the way into every corner of your home. It’s often compounded by an anemic Wi-Fi radio in your laptop that can’t …
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Amazon Prime Video has locked up the national rights to the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games, the biggest sports deal with a streaming service so far. Amazon‘s deal is part of a complex matrix of licensing arrangements the NFL unveiled Thursday. As a whole, the deals meaningfully broaden the online availability of many of the NFL’s games while still largely keeping …
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