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$99 USB

If you want a bunch of cables poking out of the side of your iPad just like they do with your laptop, good news: accessory maker Sanho has a dock that adds a bunch of potentially useful ports to Apple’s new USB-C-enabled iPad Pro tablets. The iPad Pro models, the first Apple mobile devices to …

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Apple’s iPad Pro gets PC power with USB

Apple just made its iPad Pro a lot more like a personal computer by giving it a USB-C port, a connector that can be used not just to charge it fast but also to link it to monitors, cameras and other gear. Apple helped push the PC industry toward USB-C with its MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops, but its iPhones …

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5 ways Apple can make the next MacBooks better than ever

The next Apple product launch is locked in for Sept. 12. New iPhones and Apple Watches are a near certainty — convincing photos of both have been leaked — and a new iPad Pro with a big Face ID redesign seems likely too. With all of that, will Apple even have time to showcase the new MacBook laptops and desktops …

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Toshiba TVs with Alexa built

If you’ve been waiting to talk to your Alexa-enabled TV without having to pick up a remote, you might want to consider moving to Europe. At the IFA trade show in Berlin on Thursday, Toshiba announced that in 2019, most of its smart TVs aimed for Europe — OLED and LCD — will offer the ability to listen for Alexa voice …

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Want to talk deals with yours truly? I’m hitting the library circuit here in Michigan, presenting “7 Surprising Ways to Save Money Online” at no fewer than seven locations over the next few months. Next up: The Dexter District Library, July 11, 7 p.m. If you live in the area, come on out! I’ll be raffling off prizes and giving …

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World Cup 2018: How to get your TV ready to watch

The world is now officially crazy for football (aka soccer) in the month-long, quadrennial frenzy of competition known as the FIFA World Cup. Sure, hundreds of thousands of people get to see the matches in person in Russia, but hundreds of millions more will watch on TV all over the globe. If you plan to be one of them, here …

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5 things Apple has to do to win with Macs this fall

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. While it wasn’t a surprise, the lack of any Mac hardware updates at last week’s Apple WWDC conference still disappointed potential MacBook, iMac and Mac Pro shoppers, many of whom have been waiting patiently for the company to release radically updated versions of some …

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Asus’ new gaming monitor is bigger than my TV

How big do you like your gaming monitors to be? No matter what size just popped into your head, Asus‘ new monitor is probably bigger. Announced here at Computex in Taipei on Monday, the Asus VG49V is a 49-inch, curved display. That may be average-sized in the world of TVs, but as a monitor for gaming rigs, it’s huge. With …

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Marantz’s slim AV receivers add turntable input because 2018

What’s not to love about slimline receivers? They’re so little! So tiny. Come here little cutie!! Look at you! Marantz has been making half-height AV receivers for many years, and the NR1509 and NR1609 are the latest to slip off the production line. The look is familiar, and the features are more or less the same. Now that everyone is …

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Corning Iris glass aims to make TVs thinner and brighter

Glass is glass, right? It’s clear, makes noise when you knock on it. Does bad things if you knock on it too hard. Turns out there’s a lot more to glass than you might think, especially when it comes to televisions. You’ve probably heard of Corning before. Maybe you or your grandma had or have Pyrex glassware in the kitchen. …

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