When the apocalypse finally comes, the first thing to go will be internet. So how in the world will you keep tabs on the news? Good old-fashioned radio, that’s how. And because batteries will likely become scarce as well, you should own a receiver that can run on other sources of power. Like this one: …
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Despite living in the future, it’s still distressingly common to encounter last-century audio sources that want to be plugged in with 3.5mm audio jacks. The only problem is that wired headphones and earbuds are increasingly extinct. If you’ve ever sat down on an airplane with your fancy noise-canceling Bluetooth headphones and realized you can’t plug them into the plane’s entertainment …
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It’s the battle of the birds with the Eagles hosting the Seahawks on Sunday. The Philadelphia Eagles squeaked into the playoffs by winning the NFC East with a 9-7 record. The Seattle Seahawks finished the year 11-5, but behind the 49ers in the NFC West and had to settle for a Wild Card birth into the NFL playoffs. It’ll be …
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When the robots someday dig through the rubble of our civilization to figure out what made us different than chimps and bonobos, they’ll no doubt conclude it was somehow related to our species’ obsession with the weather. You can already get a weather forecast on your phone, tablet and watch, as well as ask Alexa, Bixby, Siri or Google to …
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The NFL’s Wild Card weekend kicks off Saturday afternoon with a pair of 10-6 teams. The Buffalo Bills finished two games behind the New England Patriots in the AFC East and are the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs as one of the two Wild Card teams. The Houston Texans are the 4 seed after winning the AFC South …
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The New England Patriots find themselves playing on Wild Card weekend for the first time in a decade. After getting upset at home by the Miami Dolphins on the last Sunday of the regular season, the Patriots lost their first-round bye, an advantage they have earned and enjoyed each of the past nine seasons, astonishingly. Meanwhile, the Tennessee Titans made the playoffs only once …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung’s finally separating its gaming monitors from the herd under its lesser known Odyssey brand, starting with updates to its high-end 27-, 32- and 49-inch QLED models being launched for CES 2020. The new 49-inch G9 and 27- and 32-inch G7 …
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Dell’s Inspiron 11 3200 is a two-in-one hybrid that emphasizes portability. It has an 11.6-inch LED backlit touch display and weighs just 2.6 pounds, meaning it’ll slip into a small bag and you’ll barely know it’s there. It doesn’t have the beefiest components, though — it’s powered by a seventh-generation AMD A9-9420e processor with Radeon R5 graphics, and it has …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. 27-inch IPS gaming displays with 240Hz refresh rates began shipping earlier this year, including the Alienware 27 gaming monitor. Now you can expect to see a spate of 25-inch versions, beginning with the AW27’s little brother, the 1080p Alienware 25 (AW2521HF), …
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For Uber, maybe this time’s the charm. Over the past year, Uber has made various attempts to stop a California labor law from going through, but nothing’s worked. The law, Assembly Bill 5 (or AB 5) was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September and set to go into effect Wednesday. But in an eleventh-hour attempt, Uber is trying something …
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