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Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 Are Already Shipping to Customers

At one of Samsung’s countless Galaxy Unleashed events this year, which look like they’re on their way to becoming as numerous as solar systems in...

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Why Does This Laptop’s Screen Extend When You Wave Your Hand at It?

I’m baffled. Slightly impressed, but baffled. You wave your hand at the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable, and its screen expands from a...

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T-Mobile Is Offering a Free iPhone 16e for New Sign-Ups

T-Mobile has been giving away free iPhone 16 Pros. That deal’s still in place, sure, but it requires that you sign up for the $100 a month (for a...

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Google Photos Can Turn Your Pics Into Videos Through the Horrors of AI

The really funny part about The Matrix is that it got the future backwards. Rather than subject humans to an artificial reality by moving their every...

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Amazon Expands Its Kindle Colorsoft Lineup With a Cheaper Model—and One for Kids

If you’re a book fan who enjoys the easier-on-the-eyes look of e-ink, which strains the eye less and mimics the appearance of ink on paper, you may...

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ Is Half the Cost of an iPad Right Now

Call it the iPad deal that won’t quit. Even though Apple introduced the iPad A16 in March 2025, it’s been on a near-continuous sale since April,...

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Sick of the Lightning Port on Your Old iPhone? This Case ‘Converts’ It to USB-C.

Back in September 2023 when the iPhone 15 launched, an awful lot of us celebrated the end of the Lightning cable’s tyranny. The Apple-specific...

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Women and Non-Binary Uber Riders Can Now Request Women Drivers

Uber has finally, finally allowed women and non-binary drivers and riders to set a filter specifying that they’d like to be matched only with other...

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You Can Sign up for Windows 10 Updates Through 2026. Here’s How.

Microsoft let the rage over its Windows 10 end-of-life announcement simmer for quite some time before stepping in today with a stay of execution. Even...

23.07.2025 3

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Can’t Wait for the Google Pixel 10? Buy One of These Instead.

Google gave us a sneak peek at the Google Pixel 10 Pro on Tuesday, July 22. If you were hoping for a massive redesign or evolutionary leap forward...

23.07.2025 3

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Bluetooth Auracast Is Your New Favorite TV Feature

You may have missed it, especially if you haven’t been shopping Samsung or LG TVs lately, but there’s a new Bluetooth technology to familiarize...

23.07.2025 3

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Raekwon Opens up About the Current State of Hip-Hop & the Surprising Inspiration Behind His New Album

Raekwon reveals how he feels about the current state of hip-hop and the inspiration behind his latest album, 'The Emperors New Clothes.' The post...

23.07.2025 4

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The Halo TV Series Deserves a Renewal

The Halo TV show was a long time coming. Almost a decade, actually. At one point, Steven Spielberg was even attached to the adaptation of the hit...

23.07.2025 3

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People Send ChatGPT 2.5 Billion Prompts a Day. That’s Billion, With a B.

My, oh my. Google is fielding quite the number of challengers lately to its preeminence as the world’s primary means for accessing the internet...

22.07.2025 3

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Nothing’s CMF Watch 3 Pro Might Be the Next Best Budget Smartwatch

Tech device brand Nothing is having a moment. Their latest smartphone, the hotly anticipated Nothing Phone (3), has started shipping to customers as...

22.07.2025 3

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Don’t Buy Last Year’s Samsung 55-Inch The Frame 4K TV

Back in June, I’d said in a post highlighting a sale on the 2024 version of the 50″ The Frame, “Don’t bother with the 55″ or 65″ The Frame...

22.07.2025 3

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Samsung’s T7 Shield Portable SSD Will Protect Your Files—and Your Sanity

Having lived through an apartment building fire, I can summon with picture-perfect recall the exact feelings of dread inspired by the moment I saw my...

22.07.2025 4

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Charge All Your Devices With This Mammoth Anker Power Bank

Pocket-sized power banks, with which you can charge your phone, are lifesavers when you’re out and about on a long day downtown (or even hiking) and...

22.07.2025 3

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This Deal on Kim K’s Beats Pill Bluetooth Speaker Collab Is Easy to Swallow

Who’d have thought that gray would be a color reserved exclusively for the Kim Kardashian collaboration that Beats put together for its popular Pill...

21.07.2025 6

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Lenovo Launches a Thinkpad That Looks All Wrong—but Is All Right

The Lenovo ThinkPad exists in the aesthetic of that ancient office worker who’s been working at your office since the ’90s, since people wore...

19.07.2025 6

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Pick Up a Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ Tablet for Half the Cost of an S10+

Staying on the cutting edge of technology is expensive. Back when Silicon Valley was making enormous evolutionary leaps with each generation of...

19.07.2025 4

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Perplexity’s AI-Powered Comet Is Here to Make the Dinosaur Chrome Extinct

Google Chrome may be getting a taste of its own medicine. After Google made the 2000s its very own decade and bludgeoned onto the browser scene with...

19.07.2025 5

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Watch 16 of Disneyland’s Rides in First-Person View on Disney Plus

Too far from Disneyland but itching to ride the rides? You’re not too far from your TV. Or a laptop, or a tablet, or a phone. You’re reading this...

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Netflix Used Generative AI to Show a Building Collapse in a Hit Show

Netflix revealed that it used generative AI prompts to help create a scene in the Argentine, post-apocalyptic TV show that, until it was revealed,...

19.07.2025 7

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Say Hi to the Reachy, a Robot… From Hugging Face

If it weren’t so goddamn cute, I’d question the name. But look into the l’il bot’s face and tell me it doesn’t look like a Reachy? What is...

19.07.2025 3

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Giant AirPods Case Backpack, Anyone?

Forty-four liters is big. Take it from a guy whose idea of a relaxing vacation is to walk into the wilderness and live out of a backpack for a week....

18.07.2025 5

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Replace All Your AA and AAA Batteries With Eneloops and Never Throw Out Another Battery Again

Oh, ho ho, what’s an Eneloop? I suppose it’s a portmanteau of energy and loop. I’ve never really stopped to think about it. After growing tired...

18.07.2025 2

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Disney World’s Gonna Unleash Star Wars Robots Around the Park

You may find yourself sharing the pathway with a few new friends at Disney World if you’re there between now and August 30, 2025. Guests and Disney...

18.07.2025 8

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Google’s ‘Big Sleep’ Just Became the First-Ever AI to Prevent a Cyberattack

AI has been playing an unenvious role in most stories circulating as of late. Not necessarily always the bad guy, it sometimes plays the role of the...

17.07.2025 4

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Sony Drops a Surprise Fujifilm GFX100RF Competitor. Here’s Where to Pre-Order the New RX1R III.

Remember the Sony RX1R II? Of course you don’t. Ok, maybe you do if you were around and kicking in October 2015, when it launched. DSLRs were...

17.07.2025 3

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How to Turn Off Spotify Premium’s Annoying Sponsored Music Recommendations

Oh, Spotify. You’ve achieved music and podcast streaming dominance, but you seem to love pissing off your subscriber base. Sometimes it’s not your...

17.07.2025 4

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Sony’s Got a New Headset for NFL Coaches This Season, and You Can Buy Something Like It

First it was Microsoft Surface tablets. Now it’s Sony headsets. NFL coaches for this upcoming season will be taking to the field with some brand-new...

16.07.2025 3

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Sonos’ (Sort of) Budget Sound System Still Offers a Great Experience

Building a surround sound system out of Sonos speakers is a gratifying experience. Even if you don’t go full audiophile and deck your living room...

16.07.2025 3

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Disney Brought Walt Back to Life as a Creepily Realistic Animatronic Robot

Ever been to the Uncanny Valley? It’s a location that exists entirely in the mind. The Uncanny Valley is a term given to the inherent creepiness of...

16.07.2025 3

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Would You Want Wi-Fi Tracking Your Movement in Your Own Home? Comcast Xfinity Is Betting You Do.

“When enabled, you can receive push notifications about activity in your home and enjoy added peace of mind,” reads the marketing fluff from...

15.07.2025 4

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Tribit’s Little Sandwich-Sized Bluetooth Speaker Is Just $1 From Its Lowest-Ever Price

What a near miss. Only one measly dollar away from its lowest-ever sale price of $53. Oh, well. The StormBox Flow from Tribit, one of my favorite...

15.07.2025 3

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Say Hello to the World’s Largest Hard Drive, a Massive 36TB Seagate

Good lord. I remember in college buying a 256GB external Seagate hard drive to back up all my precious files that I’d suddenly never give a shit...

14.07.2025 7

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You Can Buy a Solid State Drive That Self Destructs in an Emergency

The world is a scary place, and the more of our lives that we place into the hands of connected devices, the more the word “security” begins to...

14.07.2025 3

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The Vestaboard Is Awesome—and Way Too Expensive

At first, I didn’t know what I was looking like. So it’s a big screen with text on it. Great. Cool. Oh, wait. It’s not a screen. Those are real...

12.07.2025 8

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This Band Finally Admitted That They’re AI After Weeks of Controversy

Demagogues have a particular way of speaking to and about people. Part incendiary wannabe bully, part whining and self-pitying martyr, nobody has to...

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Kodak Super 8 Video Camera Too Pricey? Camp Snap’s CS-8 Is a Groovy Imposter for $149.

The name Camp Snap might ring a bell. They make that $65 digital camera point-and-shoot that’s been all over Instagram lately. You know the one. It...

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Can’t Find the 1960s-Inspired Kodak Super 8 Film Camera? There’s Only One Place to Get It From.

Not even Kodak sells the Super 8 directly to American buyers. When Kodak launched the Super 8 in December 2023, it was tough to get. Interested...

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The Beats Studio Pro Headphones Are Almost Always on Sale

Retailers are tricky with dressing up a constant or frequently discounted item as a sale. It isn’t new, and it isn’t unique to online selling....

11.07.2025 4

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Rock Out Poolside With a Marshall Water-Resistant Bluetooth Speaker

All hail the Marshall amp. If you’ve ever seen a photograph of Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, Van Halen, or countless other rock stars in action, you’ve...

11.07.2025 3

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Bad at Ironing? Give up and Get a Steamer Instead.

There’s a joke in here somewhere that it’s not that hard to iron decently. I can do all the other big people things that necessitate running a...

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The Anker 3-in-1 MagSafe Charger Hit Its Lowest-Ever Price for Prime Day

I like Anker’s peripherals. Android phones, iPhones, Windows desktops, MacBooks—you name it, and I’ve probably hooked something up to it through...

11.07.2025 3

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IKEA Just Launched Two Inexpensive Bluetooth Speakers

You’ve got to give IKEA credit. Even as much as I screw up my nose over the flimsiness of even their solid wood products, given their over-reliance...

10.07.2025 2

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All the Highlights From Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked—and How to Pre-Order Them

Samsung didn’t announce a ton of new devices at July’s Galaxy Unpacked Event. I swear, it’s getting hard to keep up with all the Galaxy Unpacked...

10.07.2025 4

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Apple Reportedly Wants to Start Broadcasting Formula 1 in the US

Chalk this one up to the rumor mill, but after Apple Studios’ latest film, F1, became Apple’s highest grossest film to date after 10 days in...

10.07.2025 3

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Apple’s AirPods Max Are Under $400 With Walmart’s Anti-Prime Day Sale

Who’d have thought back a couple of decades ago that the day would come when Walmart would be seen as the challenger to any other company? Now that...

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