Samsung has announced the stylish looking VL5, a speaker featuring a puck-like magnetic dial that appears to work in a similar way to the Microsoft Surface Dial to control volume. The puck will stick to any magnetic surface and control the volume via a slick dial. The volume control on display at the company’s First Look event …
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Get an Acer Swift 3 ultraportable for $419.99
CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! This photo doesn’t do it justice; the Acer Swift 3 is a skinny, sexy sweetheart. Josh Miller/CNET Quick …
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The holidays are upon us! And that means you’ve got gifts to buy and questions that need answers — and the clock is ticking! Now playing: Watch this: CNET’s Holiday Buyers Guide 58:02 The CNET Holiday Buyer’s Guide embedded above was recorded on Dec. 14 in our New York City studio. Watch it again to hear buying advice and last-minute …
Read More »The Cheapskate Deal of the Week (Dec. 8, 2017)
CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Well, it finally happened: After 10 years behind a keyboard, I’m finally moving in front of a camera. …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! It’s a new Bluetooth speaker, right? Nope, it’s an entire PC — and a speaker! Sarah Tew/CNET Whew! …
Read More »These are the Monoprice Black Friday deals
I think of Monoprice as the internet’s Radio Shack. The company carries everything from HDMI cables and home-theater speakers to mobile chargers and 3D printers — many of them Monoprice-branded, some absolutely revered by customers. You can already find a variety of Black Friday deals on the Monoprice site, but there will be more. For starters, on Black Friday and …
Read More »Sonos users can now control Spotify with Alexa voice
Sonos has enabled voice control of Spotify via its Alexa-powered devices, including the brilliant Sonos One speaker. Now Sonos owners can ask Alexa for artists, songs, albums or playlists and have Spotify serve up the music. The Sonos One originally launched with a choice of either Amazon Music or Pandora as the default music service, but Spotify went missing. The Alexa app, which is …
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Just like sound bars, the sweet spot for Wi-Fi speakers are at the budget end. In this case, it’s under $200. Sure, paying up to $500 will get you a bigger cabinet and better sound, but at that point you are probably better off with a sound bar or stereo system. And plenty of options cost less than $200, but …
Read More »This crazy Bluetooth speaker turntable system actually works
I first heard about The+Record Player when it was a Kickstarter project, and thought this one-piece Bluetooth speaker and turntable was a silly idea. Think about it: Turntables have to be isolated from external vibration to sound their best, and speakers make sound with vibrating woofers and dome tweeters. So how could you mate a speaker with a turntable? Answer: +Audio’s …
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