Projectors have been lagging far behind their TV cousins when it comes to the two latest TV technologies: 4K resolution and high dynamic range HDR. While seemingly every new mid- and high-end TV has 4K and HDR, the few 4K projectors available to consumers have been exceptionally expensive until just this year. Sony was the first …
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When Apple unveils its new high-end iPhone on Sept. 12, it’s widely expected to do away with the most iconic part of its handset: the home button. If the rumors are true, the all-screen design of the so-called iPhone 8 means no room for a bottom bezel, and thus no room for a physical home button (and its Touch ID fingerprint …
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IFA 2017: The biggest announcements from Berlin’s tech show +33 more See all photos The second day of Europe’s biggest tech show, IFA 2017, has finally wrapped up. This is the last day before the conference officially opens its show floors tomorrow, and there were plenty of device announcements to go around, from phones and headphones to smart appliances and …
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In between gawping over the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and waiting for Apple to invite us to the unveiling for its new iPhone(s), CNET heads to Berlin this week for the biggest, oldest and oddest technology show in Europe. Miss IFA enjoys technology, the color red and smiling. Messe Berlin First held in 1924 as the “Berlin Radio Show,” IFA …
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Last October, Sony’s $500 PlayStation VR seemed like the affordable choice in VR headgear — at least compared to the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which ran $600 and $800 at that time, respectively . Now, Sony’s issuing a price cut, presumably so the PSVR can stay alive. Facebook (which owns Oculus Rift) and HTC have both drastically cut the prices …
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Hsu Research is best known for its line of high-performance, yet affordable subwoofers, but it also makes speakers. This one I have here, the CCB-8, is a large bookshelf model with a single “coaxial” 8-inch polypropylene driver, with a 1-inch aluminum dome tweeter nestled in the center of it. The sound is hugely satisfying, high in resolution, with wide stereo …
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HTC knows you’re still on the fence re: virtual reality, so today it’s sweetening the deal. Starting Monday, an HTC Vive VR headset and controller kit will cost just $600, £600 or AU$1,000. Make no mistake, that’s a huge price cut — a full $200, £160 or AU$400 cheaper than you’d have to pay yesterday. It’s the first time the …
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Apple apparently wants to make a big splash in Hollywood. The tech giant is ready to spend $1 billion on new entertainment content over the next year, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. That amount signals how serious Apple is about getting into the original content business. It’s the latest big-name tech company to jump into this arena after Netflix showed the …
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Netflix is betting that more of us will be watching anime in the future. The company will partner with more studios in Japan to bring original anime titles to its platform either later this year or early next year, Netflix announced at its 2017 Anime Slate event in Tokyo today. This is in addition to already announced titles such as …
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Apple didn’t invent the portable music player, but the company’s iPod was the category’s first true mass-market phenomenon. But in the post-iPhone era, iPod sales have continued to plunge — which is why Apple finally pulled the plug on sales of the iPod Shuffle and the iPod Nano yesterday. So what now? Of course, these models will still be available …
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