Eating turkey and sitting in traffic are two Thanksgiving traditions. One is delicious and covered in gravy, and the other is not. If you are hosting, then you can use these brining and roasting tips for better turkey results, and if you are traveling this Thanksgiving, then you can use data from Google Maps to get …
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A kid tech company founded by ex-Motorola executives has just gotten a nod from one of the tech industry’s biggest names. Netgear, probably best known for its consumer routers and modems, was part of a group that invested $6.5 million in Jiobit, a company that makes GPS trackers that can be put on children’s clothes. Overall, Jiobit has raised $11 …
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A partnership between Airbnb and What3words means you can now use your phone to navigate to a tent deep in the forest of northern Mongolia. What3words gives every 10-foot-square patch of the Earth a three-word label, providing a digital locator not just to homes and businesses but to sites that don’t have addresses. For example, the enchanted river at the …
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SpaceX got the green light to send more satellites to space. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved SpaceX’s request to build, deploy and operate over 7,000 satellites in the very-low-Earth orbit. SpaceX will also have more frequency bands added to its previously authorized satellites, according to the FCC’s release. The company’s Starlink program is designed to use satellites at a …
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A company you probably never heard of, Lofree makes some really cool retro gear: a mechanical keyboard, the QTV I shared here a while ago, and the curiously named but decidedly excellent Poison speaker. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Cheapskate readers can get the Lofree Poison vintage wireless speaker/FM radio for $69.30 with promo code RRPA8IDU. It …
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HTC’s slightly updated Vive Pro model of its Vive VR headset can be yours for $100 off this Black Friday, for $699 at Vive.com. Or, you can save $200 on the Vive Pro Full Kit, which includes two SteamVR Base Stations 2.0, two second-generation controllers and a two-month subscription to Viveport, for $1,199. The deals run from Friday Nov. 23 through …
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Apple has reduced production orders in recent weeks for all three 2018 iPhone models, a report said Monday. The iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, unveiled in September, didn’t sell as well right off the bat as analysts expected, and Apple cast doubt about sales volumes for the current quarter as well. Best Cyber Monday 2018 phone and wearable deals …
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The Google Clips camera is like your personal AI photographer. You set it aside and every time something “interesting” happens (which it determines using AI) it records a 7-second video. Google says it’s meant to capture those little moments you might miss — isn’t that sweet? But what’s not so sweet is its retail price: $249. In CNET’s review of …
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Cheeps! I first shared this deal last week. To my amazement, it’s still available — now potentially even cheaper! As a general rule, I tend to favor ubercheap headphones, because my ears are easy to please. But when there’s a good deal on premium gear, I gotta share. For a limited time, and while supplies last, QVC has the Bose …
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Sure, Facebook screwed up on the Russia thing, but so did Congress, the media and US spy agencies. That’s the word from the social network’s former chief of security, Alex Stamos, who aired his views in a Washington Post opinion piece Saturday, three days after a front-page report in The New York Times threw a nasty light on Facebook and …
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