Apple gave longtime MacBook Pro owners some good news at its October launch event: the return of several beloved connectivity ports that had previously been stripped out, including the MagSafe charger (no, not like on the iPhone), plus an SD card slot and an HDMI port. The changes amount to a rethinking of what you can …
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MacBook Pro 2021 vs. MacBook Air 2020: New M1 chips complicate your laptop choice
Now playing: Watch this: MacBook Pro M1 Buying Guide: Everything to Know About… 15:50 With the two new MacBook Pro laptops, a 16-inch and a 14-inch model, introduced by Apple this month, the entire MacBook laptop line has shifted to Apple’s own M-series chips, and away from Intel. This shift means more options for new MacBook buyers to consider, as well as additional …
Read More »Amazon is having a blowout sale on Samsung TVs, phones and more
This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. If you’ve been waiting for a good time to buy nearly anything under the Samsung umbrella, today’s your lucky day. For a limited time, Amazon is offering some beefy price cuts on Samsung TVs, phones, small appliances, tablets and storage (to name just a few …
Read More »Get Tribit’s awesome little StormBox Micro wireless speaker for only $35
Over the years Tribit has made some of the better budget portable Bluetooth headphones and speakers, starting with its XFree Tune and XSound Go, respectively. The latter speaker is still around and delivers surprisingly good sound for less than $30. Now Tribit is doing a budget version of Bose’s excellent SoundLink Micro speaker. The StormBox Micro came out last year and is …
Read More »Best early Black Friday deals at Walmart
Walmart has decided to extend its Black Friday sales all the way back into October. And you’re in luck since there are a lot of fantastic offers available right now, such as discounts on a Ninja indoor grill and a robot vacuum cleaner. Don’t wait too long to take advantage of these deals because they’ll be over before you know …
Read More »AirPods 3 could debut today, and there are a few upgrades I’m hoping for
Apple’s rumored AirPods 3 didn’t make an appearance at the company’s California Streaming event, but Apple’s next-gen earbuds could still debut this year, possibly at Apple’s October event. (Here’s how to watch Apple’s Unleashed event live today and everything we could see like a new MacBook Pro.) Over the years, for some of us, AirPods have become an essential tool for work, school …
Read More »Acer reveals Chromebooks, eco
Acer’s Next@Acer fall product launch event, themed “Made for humanity,” highlighted “how Acer is helping make the ways we work, learn and play better for humanity and the environment.” Those ways include an expansion of its eco-friendly Vero line, which began with the Aspire Vero laptop, to more systems, plus four Chromebooks, a new Predator Orion 7000 gaming tower with …
Read More »Bose claims new $149 Flex mini Bluetooth speaker delivers bass ‘you can feel in your chest’
I’m looking forward to trying out Bose’s new SoundLink Flex Bluetooth speaker, which is available starting today for $149 in three color options: black, white smoke and stone blue. Not only does the Flex look slick for a supposedly ruggedized Bluetooth speaker, but Bose is making some bold claims about its sound, particularly its bass performance. See at Bose “The …
Read More »Bowers & Wilkins’ newest Zeppelin speaker gets Alexa upgrade
The 20th anniversary of the iPod is upon us, and one of the most iconic iPod speakers — the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin — has now been rebuilt with streaming in mind. The biggest change over the most recent Zeppelin is that the speaker now has Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant on board, meaning it can act as part of a smart …
Read More »The 2021 Apple TV 4K drops to $160, a new Amazon low
Now is a great time for Apple fans to give the new 2021 32GB Apple TV 4K a whirl. The tech giant’s latest streaming device is currently on sale at Amazon for $160 — $19 off the list price of $179. That’s a new all-time low at Amazon, though it recently hit that price at Adorama, too. See at Amazon …
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