Modularity — or the ability to switch out individual parts and pieces — isn’t as far-off of a concept for phones anymore. Thanks to big tech names like Google and Motorola (who threw their hats in a few years back), we became more used to the idea of a modular phone being a real product …
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Is a turkey coma hampering your Black Friday shopping? No worries. Cyber Monday gives you a second shot at the deals, and Amazon is just one of the many retailers rolling out new offerings for the so-called busiest online shopping day of the year. Amazon doesn’t stop at just Cyber Monday, on which the company broke a record last year with …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. HP It’s been a long while since I shared a deal on a desktop. Why? Because I continue to feel like no one …
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It’s time to start crossing off the days in your calendar. Just 43 days until “The Lego Batman Movie” is released in Australia. Sure, we might be starting early, but considering the film launched last week in the US, you can forgive us for watching the clock. 43 days. That’s 30 days longer than the Cuban Missile Crisis. But while …
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The Ziro robot hand controller in action +3 more See all photos Earlier at CES, we saw the Lego Boost announced — a kit that lets you build and control Lego robots. Ziro is a similar kit, by the company ZeroUI, but it lets you build robots out of any material and control them with a smart glove. Ziro has …
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They say that those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. But if you’re Village Roadshow, the studio behind the wildly popular Lego Movie franchise and one of the most vocal critics of film piracy, you’re quite happy to make “one hell of a mistake” all over again. On March 30 next year, Australians will be able to see …
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When Iron Man and Captain America have a difference of opinion — which is quite often — there are bound to be entertaining verbal jabs and physical punches. In the latest Marvel movie, “Captain America: Civil War,” the fight between superheroes Tony Stark and Steve Rogers turns personal and drags in additional members of the Avengers and possible new enemies. …
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Star Wars fans are known for using their talents to make fun video tributes using action figures, toy vehicles and more. Now they’ll be able to enter their fan-made videos in a new contest sponsored by Lucasfilm and Disney. To kick things off, Lucasfilm posted the video “Star Wars Go Rogue – Chapter 1” on Tuesday on the official Star …
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Lego released the first images of its “Rogue One” sets on Thursday, and they reveal quite a few clues about what’s to come in the new Star Wars movie. There are a few spoilers in this Lego set reveal, so if you want to remain in the dark, stop reading! The first wave of Lego toys includes three buildable figures …
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Star Wars fans who want their favorite characters to nod at everything they say might consider voting for this new fan-created Lego set of bobbleheads. The proposed set, created by Lego Ideas user Jalex, includes Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Boba Fett, Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper, all of whom have a simple antenna that attaches their heads to …
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