This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. Everyone’s always talking about the AirPods (and AirPods Pro), but let’s not forget Apple’s “other” true-wireless earbuds, the Beats Powerbeats Pro. Although they frequently go on sale for $200, it’s rare to see them for less. …
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Now that we’re slowly starting to venture out into the world again, there’s a greater need for portable power. Phones, tablets, headphones, smartwatches, Bluetooth speakers and the like all need extra juice when we’re traveling. Good news: Power banks are getting super versatile, with more battery life under the hood and more ways of charging your devices (and themselves). They’re also …
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This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. Smartphones have been so good for so long, the smart money is now on heavily discounted previous-generation models — as long as they’re new, not refurbished, meaning they have a fresh battery and full warranty. Bam: For a limited time, …
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This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. Mixtiles are 8×8-inch framed photos — “tiles” — you can easily hang and rehang, no nails required. They rely on residue-free sticky pads, which make them simple to adjust or even relocate. I’m a big fan of the product, a …
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This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. For many of us who are physically separated from our moms during the coronavirus pandemic, Mother’s Day will be a challenge to celebrate. But the offbeat digital-analog wooden box called the Lovebox is out to make that a bit easier. …
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This is going to date me a bit, but I’ll admit that when digital photography was young, I spent countless hours scanning old photos and then fiddling endlessly with them to de-age them as much as possible. These days, you can clean up and restore old photos with just a few clicks, in a fraction of the time it used …
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Facebook made it easier for users to take their photos and video off Facebook. A photo transfer tool on Thursday rolled out in the US and Canada, as first reported by Reuters. Facebook initially launched the option last December in Ireland, and in several other countries in the months that followed. To access the photo transfer tool, Facebook users will need …
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This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. Once upon a time, headphones were prized for their usefulness while traveling — be it on a plane, a train, a subway or any crowded venue in between. But with the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, the utility of headphones has flip-flopped: …
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I’m not sure why, but smartwatch deals are coming fast and furious right now. Fossil’s Wear OS-powered Gen 4 Explorist was down to $99 a couple weeks ago (it’s still available for $119), and Apple’s Watch Series 5 was briefly $100 off. Now we have this: For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active is …
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Ever wished you could learn cooking from Gordon Ramsay? Or acting from Natalie Portman? How about magic from Penn & Teller or basketball from Steph Curry? That’s the idea behind MasterClass, a streaming service offering instruction from world-renowned experts in their fields. It’s not cheap, but right now there’s a pretty great deal: Buy one MasterClass annual pass for $180, …
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