Happy Wednesday, fellow cheapskates! A few random notes before we dive into today’s deals: Godzilla vs. Kong debuts today on HBO Max and I am here for it. (So is CNET’s Jen Bisset, who reviewed the new movie.) Alas, there’s no longer a free trial available so you can sneaky-sneaky watch the movie for free, …
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Believe it or not, it’s been five years since VR seemed like the technology of the future. But then, it’s always seemed like the technology of the future. In the 1990s, I read about metaverses and tried VR in mall arcades. Then, in 2013 in a hotel room in Las Vegas, I was blown away by a demo of VR …
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There are a lot of wireless headphones out there, and that means there’s a lot of competition for your headphone dollars. In CNET’s latest roundup of the best wireless headphones, David Carnoy assembled a veritable trophy case of awesome headphones like the Sony WH-1000XM4, Apple AirPods Max and Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700. But while they’re all worthy audio gear, …
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OLED is the king of TVs and LG is the king of OLED. The company offers more varieties of OLED screen than any manufacturer and its 2021 lineup is more diversified than ever, in both price and capability. There’s a step-up G1 series called Evo that packs an all-new panel that’s been re-engineered to improve light output, but the biggest news …
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Sony has a brand-new VR headset coming for the PlayStation 5, and now we have our first glimpse of Sony’s PSVR 2 controllers. They look pretty great. And, they’ll have finger sensing and force feedback haptics. Over four years of the PSVR on PS4, Sony never made its own VR-focused controllers. The twin-stick PlayStation Move wands were hangovers from the …
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Quick poll: What’s your interest level in 3D printers? I have a couple potentially sweet deals lined up for Monday, but I’m not sure anyone will want them. Hit the comments and let me know your thoughts. Bigger picture: I want to know what kinds of deals you want to see. So don’t be shy about leaving comments, sending emails, …
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Over the past week, Chinese phone-maker OnePlus planted the hype seeds for its upcoming OnePlus 9 series, which will be announced at an event on March 23 at 7 a.m. PT. Last week, OnePlus sent members of the media a phone box filled with space ice cream and a photo of the Earth taken on the moon with a Hasselblad …
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Apple will make its long-rumored foray into the AR/VR market place with the release of a mixed reality headset market in 2022, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reportedly said in a note to investors on Sunday. “We predict that Apple’s MR/AR product roadmap includes three phases: helmet type by 2022, glasses type by 2025, and contact lens type by 2030–2040,” Kuo …
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Marshall has announced its first set of true wireless, noise-canceling, in-ear headphones, the $179 Marshall Mode II. Though officially a sequel to the original Mode wired headset, the Mode II is its own beast. In my quick tests, I liked the sound a lot, but here’s a quick overview. The Mode II promises five hours of wireless playtime and comes …
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The PlayStation 5 is getting a new VR headset, though not this year. In the meantime, Sony’s unveiled a batch of new PSVR games on Wednesday. The theme of most of them: shoot stuff fast. Shooters aren’t my favorite VR genre (I prefer puzzles, mysteries, strange worlds). But several of the games announced also promise multiplayer and cross-play functions, as well …
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