Fall is the traditional time to hunker down in the garage and work on those projects we didn’t have the time or energy for during the warm summer months, and with the pandemic and all, we’re probably not going anywhere anyway. If you need to round out your power tool collection, now is a great …
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The iPhone 12 is now on sale, with a starting price of $799 in the US. (It’s pretty great, too: Read our iPhone 12 review.) The iPhone 12 Mini is available for preorder, starting at $699. There are lots of ways to buy Apple’s latest, but many of them involve financing the phone with a carrier that locks you into …
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“That’s a keyboard?” That was the reaction I got the first time I sent a picture of my new, customized, 36-key GergoPlex keyboard to a friend. A friend who, like me, has spent much of his life within an arm’s reach of some keyboard or another. But across the spectrum of input devices that have been tethered to personal computers …
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TV deals are heating up. Walmart, for example, will be selling a 55-inch TCL Roku TV for just $148 on Nov. 11, which is bonkers. Meanwhile, if you’ve been biding your time on a really big screen, bide no more: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy has the Insignia NS-70DF710NA21 70-inch 4K UHD Smart Fire TV …
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With the rescheduled Masters looming in November, Tiger Woods is teeing it up this week. Woods is playing in his first PGA Tour event since he missed the cut at last month’s US Open. The Zozo Championship was moved from Japan to the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Woods will be joined by …
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Say hello to Zepp, a wearable-tech brand that in 2018 was acquired by Huami, which also owns Amazfit. Amazfit makes wearables as well, including one of my personal favorites, the $80 Bip S. The new Zepp E is the posh ying to that affordable yang, a $250 smartwatch with a gorgeous display and plenty of health and activity features. However, …
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Quibi — a star-studded, mostly mobile streaming service that struggled to keep up with its own hype — will shut down, the company said Tuesday, a flameout coming less than seven months after the service launched. Quibi said subscribers will receive separate notifications about the final date they can watch the service, without specifying any timeline. Wednesday, a spokeswoman again declined to …
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After an initial test run this past February, Google is bringing back its AI-driven photo printing and delivery service. For a $7 monthly fee, people using Google Photos can have 10 images a month printed out and delivered to their door, shipping cost included. You can also print your Google Photos at Walgreens for same-day pickup. Google Called the Premium Print …
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Nothing ruins decor like ugly black cords. If you’ve ever wall-mounted a TV, you know what I mean. But even the cords running along your baseboards are an unsightly mess. Before you start drilling holes in walls and enduring the grief of fishing those cords through them, consider a simpler solution: a raceway kit. Like this one: For a limited …
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Are you about to spend a grand (or more!) on a new iPhone, Samsung Galaxy or the like? Stop the madness! If you’ll just wait a while, you can get the same model for less. Or consider whether you need such an expensive phone after all. The Cheapskate Show is here to explain why you probably don’t. Seriously, have you …
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