Batteries are our lifeblood. Lithium-ion power cells, first commercialized by Sony in 1991, enable nearly every 21st century convenience: Phones, laptops, wireless headphones, cordless power tools — even electric vehicles. But like the other great conveniences of our modern age — automobiles and air travel — on the rare occasions lithium batteries go wrong, they …
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Qualcomm’s Toq smartwatch was so big it dwarfed my wrist. Rectangular and thick, it weighed down my arm and almost restricted my motion. I had to cut the wrist band, which contained the battery in the clasp, to precisely fit my wrist. It was a watch that only an engineer could love. And I sure wasn’t an engineer. That, in …
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So long, small phones! It’s been real. On Wednesday, Apple announced its trio of new iPhones, and with it, the company put the final nail in the coffin for rebooting a small, pocketable iPhone. That’s because the new lineup includes the 5.8-inch iPhone XS, the 6.1-inch iPhone XR and the 6.5-inch XS Max. Suddenly, last year’s biggest iPhone is now …
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Sony basically wrote the book on true 4K projectors, and with three new units that pack in all 8.8 million pixels of that standard, the book just got longer, if not any cheaper. Here they are: Model Lamp Light output (lumens) Price VPL-VW295ES Standard (UHP) 1,500 $5,000 VPL-VW695ES Standard (UHP) 1,800 $10,000 VPL-VW995ES Laser 2,200 $35,000 All have native 4K …
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Apple’s Sept. 12 iPhone event has come and gone and — no surprise — it was about iPhones. Or mostly anyway. Apple also introduced the Apple Watch Series 4, but what about all those other rumored products that Apple supposedly has in the works? The event was otherwise bereft of product news. Now playing: Watch this: Apple iPhone 2018 event: …
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Apple, which owns Beats by Dre, didn’t trot out any new Beats products at its Sept. 12 launch event. But shortly after the event ended, Beats sent out a quick press release, offering a sneak peak at new colors it has coming to match the new iPhone XS and iPhone XR. The on-ear Solo3 Wireless is available for purchase in …
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Anyone who’s been to the movies in the past 10 years knows Imax. The format delivers today’s blockbusters in stunning crystal-clear, giant-screen presentations — for a higher ticket price, of course. Now, the company wants to bring a version of that cinema experience home. It’s joined forces with DTS for Imax Enhanced, a new certification and remastering program that, according …
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Apple’s annual fall launch event on Sept. 12 is widely expected to bring new iPhones, the Apple Watch 4 and maybe even new Face ID iPad Pros. But that event also effectively marks the second anniversary of the Apple AirPods. Despite all the snarky remarks about their design when they were first unveiled in 2016, the AirPods have taken the headphone market by storm and become …
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Epic Games just released v5.40 of the smash-hit game Fortnite. With the new update, the company is making Fortnite for Android playable on even more phones. According to the patch notes, Epic Games has expanded support to include Motorola, HTC and Sony Xperia devices. Previously, Epic Games listed the following phones as unsupported: HTC: 10, U Ultra, U11 / U11+, U12+ …
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Sony has announced final pricing for its flagship series of 4K TVs, the A9F (OLED) and Z9F (LCD) Master Series, and it’s a grand cheaper than first thought. The Master series is designed be as close to “reference quality” as possible in a consumer flatscreen. The pricing is as follows: Sony Master Series XBR-55A9F 55-inch OLED, $3,500 (originally $4,500) Sony Master …
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