What’s the most improved product in Apple’s lineup this year? It might be the sixth-gen iPad Mini. The company’s smallest tablet got the makeover I thought it needed years ago: Now it has the iPad Air’s better display, a USB-C port instead of Lightning, a much better processor and better cameras too. You can also …
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A Twitter user reached out to me recently and asked whether I knew of any true-wireless earbuds that had a dedicated mute button for video-conferencing calls. The question stumped me, but I was scheduled to have a virtual briefing with Logitech for its new Zone True Wireless ($299, £299, AU$375) and Zone Wired Earbuds ($99, £90, AU$127), which are available …
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Facebook’s double ambitions in virtual and augmented reality could be meeting in the middle with the Oculus Quest 2. A new developer toolkit for the Quest allows blending of passthrough cameras with VR graphics, enabling mixed reality. Mixed reality has been bubbling up on the Oculus Quest for a while: In addition to the headset’s way of scanning the world …
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The webcam built in to your laptop is not very good. It doesn’t really matter who makes your laptop, there’s not a lot of space in the lid (or the keyboard) to add a bunch of quality sensors and optics. If you find yourself constantly on video chats, an external camera will greatly improve your appearance. Many come with better …
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Nov 2021 Editor’s note, Nov. 19: The Dell 4K UltraSharp Webcam has the best 4K video quality and features (in Windows) of the models we tested in 2021 — a pretty impressive feat given that we reviewed it at the beginning of the year — which is why we’ve given it a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. Our original review, first …
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Whirlwind FX’s Atom 60%-size mechanical gaming keyboard isn’t too different from other similarly sized options. The compact build is a space saver, great if you need extra mousing room while you game. It’ll also slide easily into a backpack for travel (it has a removable braided USB-C cable to help with that, too). The company offers a choice of three …
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It’s been over a year since we retreated to our homes for a pandemic-driven steady diet of video meetings, and only a little less time since we realized how bad some of the webcams in our laptops really are. So it’s a little surprising that it’s taken so long for some accessory-makers to jump into the fray. Anker’s PowerConf C300 …
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The Magic Keyboard works with Apple’s new M1-powered iPads, and it also comes in a new color: white. The new hue was featured briefly as Apple announced updates to its iMac desktops and iPad tablets at its Spring Loaded event Tuesday. Apple has steadily rolled out accessories for the iPad since the device’s debut in 2010, and they tend to come with …
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Anker’s joining the parade of companies retrofitting its product lines to accommodate the new home-conferencing economy — Microsoft’s Modern Home is among the latest — with its AnkerWork brand. The new line incorporates the forthcoming PowerConf S500 small-room speakerphone and the just-released $130 (£119) PowerConf C300 webcam, a Full HD 60fps model with a smartly executed ability to keep you …
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Logitech’s G333 gaming earphones combine the simplicity and pocket-friendly design of earbuds with audio performance tuned for gaming. They are the first in-ear headphones in Logitech’s G gaming line although the speaker design is like that of the G333 VR earphones it made for the Oculus Quest 2. The $50 earphones (£40, AU$65 converted) have dual-dynamic drivers with one handling …
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