Yamaha has introduced three new AV receivers for 2018, which will allow users to add either of two new MusicCast speakers as wireless rears, plus a wireless subwoofer. The receivers are the 5.1-channel RX-V485 and the 7.2-channel RX-V585 and RX-V685 while the new speakers are the MusicCast 20, MusicCast 50 and the MusicCast SUB 100 …
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Today’s deal is a rerun of the best kind: Lower price, vetted (by me) product. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Amazon has the Smartomi HAP-1 Bluetooth neckband earphones for $9.90, shipped free with Prime. That’s after applying promo code 551KV4KE at checkout, or you can just click this link and it’ll get applied automatically. Update: Alas, these …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus have come to fight for Apple’s phone crown with new features and supercharged cameras. But the iPhone X won’t go down easily, and deciding between the newest Galaxy and iPhone may prove tougher than ever. Now that we’ve reviewed both phones, we can help break down how each performs to help you decide which …
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One sunny day last July, I was chatting with my cousin Kathryn as we watched her daughter Ruby, now eight, dashing around the garden of my childhood home in Manchester, England, a cute red and white polka-dot bag slung over her shoulder. It was an idyllic scene, one that stands in stark contrast to just six months earlier, when Ruby, …
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Apple’s HomePod delivers superb sound quality, gives you access to Siri without using your iPhone, and lets you control your smart home devices through HomeKit. The $349 (£319, AU$499) smart speaker has a 4-inch high-excursion woofer, seven horn-loaded tweeters, and a six-microphone array (there’s a seventh microphone). It offers both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. To find out how Apple packed …
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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! Sarah Tew Which would you rather have: a cheap speaker that sounds like a cheap speaker or an …
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Spotify is ready to announce… something. The streaming music giant sent a “save the date” notice to journalists this morning, but except for the date and general location — the morning of April 24 in New York — there aren’t any official details. Spotify One rumor suggests that Spotify will bring the music service to your car. The Verge reported on …
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Editors’ note: CNET’s Cheapskate, Rick Broida, is taking some well-deserved time off today, but he’ll be back soon! In the meantime, the CNET team is pitching in with with some suggested bargains of our own. 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! Enlarge Image …
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Apple may start using its own chips in Mac computers as soon as 2020. The company is in the early stages of creating its own processors for the MacBook and iMac, which currently run on Intel chips, according to unnamed sources speaking to Bloomberg on Monday. Should this happen, the Mac computer line would have a similar processor strategy to the …
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I’ll cut right to the chase: the Dayton Audio MK402BT two-speaker system fills a room better than any single speaker could: whether thats a $349 Apple HomePod or a $399 Google Home Max smart speaker. The big advantage of bona fide stereo separation is hard to beat for the money; the MK402BT sells for just $98 a pair. The Dayton …
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