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ET deals: LG 47-inch TV with $150 gift card $549, 23-inch LCD with $100 eGift card $162
Whether you’re looking for a new HDTV or a new LCD display for your desk, Dell is offering some enticing deals thanks to large gift card offers. You can grab LG’s 47-inch 120Hz 47LB5900 for an effective price of just … Continue reading
Samsung dangles a free year of Netflix to lure phone, tablet, and 4K TV buyers
You also get a 12-month pass to the company’s Milk Music service when buying a Galaxy Note 4, S5, Galaxy Tab S, or 4K TV.
Google reveals Cast for Audio, a Chromecast-like way to beam music to sound gear
Google’s Chromecast dongle made it easy to beam video from your PC or mobile device straight to your TV, and now the company’s hoping to do the same for speakers with its new Google Cast for Audio. Announced on the … Continue reading
The semiconductor industry in 2015: New nodes and upstart companies fuel a dynamic market
2014 was a tumultuous year in computing and the mobile industry, and 2015 is shaping up to be no different. This time, there’s new chips and designs coming from multiple companies, hopefully with improvements to device performance and battery life.
Netflix users worry about potential VPN ban
Hollywood is not happy that some people use virtual private networks (VPNs) to get around regional restrictions to access the U.S. version of Netflix. Now Netflix is making users and VPN providers nervous that a large scale VPN ban is in the works. Recently, … Continue reading
Withings introduces $150 Activité Pop, a smartwatch with analog style
Any company that wants to create a smartwatch is really faced with three choices: Get into Android Wear, try to do something similar to Android Wear, or go in a completely different direction. Withings started down the path of the … Continue reading
Nvidia announces New Tegra X1: 256-core mobile Maxwell with eight-core CPU, plans massive automotive push
Nvidia has unveiled its new Tegra X1, a massive quad-core chip (with a big.Little configuration), a 256-core GPU, and even more horsepower under the hood — but it’s apparently aimed almost exclusively at the automotive industry.
Origin’s tiny Omega PCs are made for the living room but can rock 3 graphics cards
One year past Valve’s big Steam Machine unveiling at CES 2014 and they still don’t exist, thanks to delays on both the hardware (Steam Controller) and software (SteamOS) sides. But that hasn’t stopped PC manufacturers from trying to move into your … Continue reading
These headphones track your headspace, literally
Your run-of-the-mill stereo headphones do a pretty good job of imitating audio directionality—you know if Kanye is yelling in your left ear—but 3D Sound Labs’ new Neoh headphones do an even better job. That’s because these “smart 3D audio headphones,” … Continue reading
UbiSpeak combines voice and text messaging in a single app
Las Vegas—Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation (UCIC), developer of the Ubi voice-controlled computer, announced a new dual-purpose messaging app for iOS and Android devices today. Talk to the UbiSpeak app and it will generate both a voice message and a text message. … Continue reading
