Sony has invested in What3words, a startup with digital addressing technology helpful to drivers, tourists, friends meeting at festivals and anyone else trying to make their way around the surface of the planet. What3words’ technology, available through its app and website, divides Earth into 57 trillion 10- by 10-foot squares, each with a unique three-word …
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When Sony announced the A6500 APS-C mirrorless in 2016, I took it as the successor to the A6300, despite the fact that that camera had only launched about six months earlier. Why? Because the A6300 lacked one incredibly important feature — in-body image stabilization — and I figured Sony was moving quickly to rectify that. But it turns out the new …
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Amazon is aiming to unseat Roku as the most popular streamer, and by one count at least it has already succeeded. And now its cheapest, most popular Fire TV device is getting a major feature bump for 2019. The updated version of the $40 (£40) Amazon Fire TV Stick goes on sale today, and the main difference between it and …
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TVs that rise out of a credenza. Robot legs that help you walk. A wand that “erases” skin blemishes. A tasty burger with no meat — and, of course, a smart toilet. We saw all that and more in Las Vegas last week as CES 2019, the world’s biggest technology show, took over the city. CNET spent a full week …
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Bluetooth turntables have been with us for a while now, with brands like Crosley, Ion and now Sony combining the two most millennial ways of listening to music in one (budget) unit, but no one has ever done one quite like this. The Cambridge Audio Alva TT is a high-end “all-in-one” turntable which also happens to include aptX HD Bluetooth. While …
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CES 2019 marked the first time most of the world’s biggest TV makers introduced 8K TVs. And it’s good news that most will include the next-gen connection that will actually allow 8K TV shows, movies and games to get to those TVs. LG, Sony, and Samsung all confirmed that their new 8K TVs will have HDMI 2.1 connections capable of the …
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I’ve covered a number of high-end headphones this year, but it’s been a while since I’ve reviewed a desktop headphone amplifier designed to bring out the best in those headphones. So when Monoprice’s $770 Monolith Liquid Platinum amp showed up on my doorstep, I had high hopes it would shine. The amp was accompanied by its pint-size little brother, the $100 Monolith …
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Tech lovers may see fewer cutting-edge gadgets hitting the market in the next few months. That’s because the Federal Communications Commission, the Food and Drug Administration and other US agencies that certify the safety of consumer-electronics devices are closed due to the government shutdown, now in its 21st day. And if the government doesn’t reopen soon, the shutdown could also …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES is a show first and foremost, meaning it’s not necessarily the best place to get a real sense of the actual televisions people are going to buy this year. Instead, it’s the place where manufacturers try to outdo each other …
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Apple and Samsung have done it again. In a week in which pretty much every tech company in the world is unveiling flashy new products, the two giants have managed to steal the limelight. This time, it was at CES 2019, the world’s biggest electronics show. The Las Vegas confab is the event that sets the stage for the coming year in …
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