What if I told you there was a desktop computer that could easily fit in any messenger bag, even hang off the back of your monitor, yet had enough power to drive a VR headset and play the latest games at 1,920×1,080-pixel resolution? What if I told you it had more ports than most desktops …
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Spring is here and that means the product refresh season is in full swing. But in the case of some products like Focal’s Listen Wireless headphone, a refresh can just mean a new paint job. The unfortunately named Listen Wireless Chic (pronounced sheik) is the colorful follow-up to last year’s glossy black Listen Wireless. It costs $300 (£219 or AU$399) …
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Expect new iPads to be the centerpiece of Apple’s big education event this year. That was my guess in the hours after Apple announced its March 27 press conference more than a week ago, and all the news since then continues to point in that direction. >> Follow CNET’s Apple live blog here But let’s back up a bit. Apple’s surprise announcement …
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Calling it a small gesture, Sonos has announced that in response to the recent revelations about how Cambridge Analytica was allowed to exploit millions of Facebook users’ data, it’s suspending all of its digital advertising on Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube and Twitter for a week. The smart speaker company will also “go dark” on its Facebook and Instagram social accounts …
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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! Enlarge Image The new Dell XPS 13 offers a nearly bezel-free screen. Sarah Tew/CNET Happy Friday, cheeps! A …
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Recently I realized that because I use my laptop at a desk all day, I’m pretty hunched over all day. That’s a problem, because according to OSHA (among other sources), the top of a computer monitor should be at or just below eye-level. My laptop screen was way below that, resulting in poor posture and some eyestrain issues. I started …
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I like to write. If you take a gander at my CNET profile page, you’ll know that’s a bit of an understatement. I’ve spent the bulk of my career as a journalist banging out millions of words on standard keyboards or, when at home, using a PC laptop or Apple keyboard with my iMac. For more than a decade, I …
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It’s almost springtime. The first buds have begun to sprout. And like this time every year, there’s new receivers on the way! The first of these is Onkyo’s entry-level TX-SR383. The receiver receives a mild feature bump compared to last year’s TX-SR373, with the main additions being an extra two channels of amplification — now at 7.1 — and a …
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The smart speaker competition is getting fierce. Voice-powered digital assistants — Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri — appear in more standalone audio products every day, from tiny Dots and Minis to more expensive Echos, Homes and Maxes. For people willing to pay extra for better sound quality, though, only a handful are worth considering. Two of the most …
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Perhaps you’ve gone away for the weekend only to discover — horror of horrors — that you forgot to pack your Bluetooth speaker. Or perhaps you are simply trying to listen to a podcast while cooking dinner and can’t hear over the running water and sizzling skillet. There are a number of scenarios where you may need to boost the …
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