As everyone knows by now, Apple finally worked up the “courage” to eliminate the 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus smartphones. According to Phil Schiller, head of marketing, the decision was based on three reasons: firstly to show off Lightning’s ability to adapt to uses beyond charging and data transfer, secondly …
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What are you doing this Saturday? If you answered “tailgating at my alma mater’s football game,” then get pumped up. This week we’re giving away a Nima football helmet Bluetooth speaker to satisfy all your pregame audio needs. Nima aptly describes the design as “baller.” The helmet features speakers on both sides that provide a full-range, 360-degree sound. It has …
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Yamaha has detailed five new products joining its MusicCast wireless music family, including a small benchtop speaker and a high-end sound bar. MusicCast is Yamaha’s proprietary multiroom system which allows streaming from user’s phones, network devices or services such as Spotify, Pandora and SiriusXM. Until now the MusicCast range has been missing two important elements: an entry-level speaker, and a …
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“Alexa, tell Geneva to preheat the oven to 350 degrees.” That’s just one of Alexa’s new skills. Amazon on Tuesday said its voice assistant has over 3000 “skills,” with more on the way. That number has increased by 300 percent in the three months since June 2016, Amazon said in a release. The Alexa Skills Kit and the Alexa Voice …
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Now playing: Watch this: Vizio debuts new Google Cast speakers 1:01 Vizio has announced two new Wi-Fi speakers for its SmartCast range — which also incorporates televisions — and is based on the Google Cast platform. The Vizio SmartCast Crave 360 ($250) is a portable speaker which works in a similar fashion to the Samsung Radiant360 by radiating sound evenly …
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If documents and photos submitted to the US Federal Communications Commission are to be believed, Samsung is prepping a new voice-activated Bluetooth speaker that looks an awful lot like a potential competitor for the Amazon Echo and the upcoming Google Home. First noticed by Ausdroid, the speaker is currently called “Scoop.” It’s about the same size as the Amazon Echo …
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For Sonos owners who prefer their wireless multi-room audio speakers in white, the company has some good news: its Sonos Sub ($700, £600, AU$999), previously available in black, will also come in white starting this fall. The Sub can be combined with any of Sonos’ other wireless speakers — Play:1, Play:3, and Play:5 — to augment the bass and works …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Hello, New York! No, really, hi — I’m in you right now. So much to see and do, so little time. And yet …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Random aside of the day: So apparently Microsoft is throwing in the towel on Bing, or at least Bing Rewards, because the latter …
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Finally, you can get Donald Trump to say or sing whatever, whenever and wherever you want. Sound of Power is commemorating Trump’s official nomination for president by the Republican Party by adding a bust of The Donald to its line of high-end speakers in the shape of some of the world’s more controversial leaders. “It’s with pride we present the …
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