If you want a new camera to take your photography to the next level, you could get a 42-megapixel Sony A7R III for $3,200, a 50-megapixel Canon EOS 5DR for $3,900 or a 46-megapixel Nikon Z7 for $3,400. But if you want to enable some serious pixel peeping, you can go all out and buy …
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Sometimes a deal is too good to be true, and sometimes it’s too good to pass up. I’m putting today’s squarely in the latter category. TaoTronics For a limited time, and while supplies last, Sunvalley Brands (via Amazon) has the TaoTronics TT-BH040 headphones with active noise cancellation for $39.99 with promo code UAJES5KY. It normally sells for $70, though it’s …
Read More »Sony Xperia XZ3 leaked photos suggest XZ2 could get early retirement
It hasn’t been long since Sony launched its XZ2 and XZ2 Compact — it was just this February, in fact — but images of its next flagship phone have already allegedly been leaked. As reported by My Smart Price, the apparent Xperia XZ3, as the phone is expected to be called, will come in four glossy colors: pink, black, white and …
Read More »Ready to welcome Sony’s robot dog, Aibo, home? (The 3:59, Ep. 448)
Now playing: Watch this: Are you ready to welcome Sony’s robot dog, Aibo, home?… 4:26 On this podcast, we talk about: Sony’s robot dog is returning, at $2,900. LG wants to make a robot you can wear. The DNC’s hack scare was a false alarm. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, …
Read More »Sony’s new Aibo robot dog can be yours for a whopping $2,899
Sony on Thursday announced it’s bringing its refreshed Aibo robot dog to the US. The new gadget will use sophisticated cameras and sensors to map your house, so it can easily move around and go to its charging station on its own. It will also recognize up to 100 faces and remember interactions with people, allowing its artificial intelligence engine …
Read More »Bowers & Wilkins ditches Kevlar with new 600 series speakers
New models of phones, laptops and televisions come out every year like clockwork, but loudspeakers can last a good four or five years before they’re replaced. The Bowers & Wilkins 685 S2 debuted in 2014, and it took the company until now to make a change. And what a change it is. B&W’s Continuum material debuted with the 800 series in 2015 and …
Read More »Listening test: Sennheiser’s iconic headphone comes in for a makeover
There’s no denying it: the Sennheiser HD 800 is an iconic headphone. When it debuted back in 2009, it was a seriously radical looking and sounding upgrade over Sennheiser’s previous flagship model, the HD 650. The HD 800 is still in the line, along with the slightly revised HD 800S, and they’re both open-back designs. Now we have something new …
Read More »Android P is coming to Sony Xperia XZ2, XA2, XZ1, XZ Premium
Android 9 Pie is coming soon(ish) to a handful of Sony phones. The company announced that the following phones will get Android Pie in November: Xperia XZ2 Xperia XZ2 Premium Xperia XZ2 Compact Xperia XZ Premium XZ1 XZ1 Compact Sony also added that these phones will get Android Pie in early 2019: XA2 XA2 Ultra XA2 Plus You may be …
Read More »Oppo’s no notch, all screen Find X launches Aug. 16
Oppo is known for making strong midrange phones, so anticipation for its first high-priced premium device, the Oppo Find X, is high. Now we know when we can get our hands on it. At an event in Sydney Wednesday, Oppo announced that the Find X will be available from Aug. 16 and retail at AU$1,099. It will be exclusive to JB Hi-Fi and …
Read More »Fortnite for Android no longer Samsung
Fortnite, the biggest thing in video games, was only portable if you had an iPhone, iPad or Nintendo Switch. Then it came to Android — but only as a Samsung Galaxy exclusive. Now, non-Samsung Android phones are getting on the Fortnite Battle Bus, too. We still don’t have a firm release date for when each Android phone will get to …
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