Summer travel isn’t cheap. Even if you’re staying domestic, gas and plane tickets, nightly hotel or Airbnb rooms, and eating every meal out adds up fast. While there are ways to keep costs down when you go somewhere, we also have some ideas on how to have fun at home when you’re on a budget …
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We’re still a few weeks away from Prime Day — which officially starts on July 15 this year — but Amazon is already dropping prices all over the place. Right now, the company is offering its best-ever deal on Apple’s second-gen AirPods with the wireless charging case. It’s usually priced at $199 (£199, AU$319) but is currently going for $180. CNET may get a …
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CNET and Last.fm are turning up the volume with our lastest sweepstakes. Two lucky winners will each win a Sonos speaker so they can stream from their favorite music service. The grand prize winner will take home the Sonos Play:5, noted as a fantastic-sounding speaker by our editors. Meanwhile the runner-up will receive the newest Sonos One speaker, which has been …
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Looks like Apple is getting more serious about making the iPad into a laptop replacement. At WWDC 2019, its annual developers conference, Apple introduced iPadOS, a dedicated operating system for the iPad that breaks away from some of iOS’ limitations, especially when it comes to productivity. Apple will release iPadOS this fall as a free software update for the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini (released …
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A better browser, new multitasking, a smoother Pencil… and everyone’s excited by a mouse. Apple’s newest version of the iPad OS is here as a public beta for you to download (on a secondary device, please). And you can, indeed, pair a Bluetooth mouse and use it to control your iPad. It seems, at first, like wish fulfillment. I’ve wanted …
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Update, Oct. 28: Apple unveils AirPods Pro with new design and noise cancellation People have done some clever things to try to get AirPods ($100 at Amazon) to stay in their ears, from simply twisting them forward to putting waterproof tape on them to using different types of skins that make the AirPods a little more tactile. But there’s a $15 …
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One of the nicest things about the Apple AirPods is the stuff it does automatically — quickly connecting to an iPhone ($899 at Amazon) without having to mess with Bluetooth, pairing to all your Apple devices once you connect to the first one, instantly stopping the music when you remove an AirPod ($100 at Amazon) from your ear and starting …
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Amazon’s current deal of the day features discounts on about two dozen Logitech accessories. It’s mostly keyboards and mice, with a few webcams and gaming headsets thrown in, but there are a few significant discounts. It’s worth a look if you’re trying to round out a gaming setup or home workstation. You can see all of the deals on Amazon’s …
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Sprint is getting into the tracker game. Called “Tracker + Safe & Found,” the fourth largest wireless carrier is introducing a new “matchbook-size” physical tracker that attaches to items such as keys, backpacks, bikes and luggage (with a dog-collar option available as well). The device combines with Sprint’s LTE network and the Safe & Found app to provide real-time monitoring …
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It’s too bad it’s too late to grab this for Father’s Day, because it has “Dad” written all over it. The Fender Newport is a wireless speaker modeled in that classic Fender style, perfect for anyone looking for a slick alternative to the standard Bluetooth brick. Read more: Great last-minute Father’s Day gifts you still have time to get When …
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