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ReviewsSamsung Might Have Just Made the Nicest Chromebook Ever
Chromebooks tend to be pretty straightforward machines. But for Samsung’s first ever Galaxy-branded Chromebook, it crammed super premium components into every corner of the machine, and the result might just be the nicest Chromebook ever made. Seriously. Looking back, if you wanted to choose the best Chromebook ever regardless of price, the winner would probably … Continued
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ReviewsMatrix’s Juno Uses Thermoelectrics to Cool Down Even the Hottest Drinks Fast
For the past few years, Matrix has been mostly known for its body heat-powered smartwatches. But at CES 2020, the company is taking a different tack with its thermoelectric tech. Its latest gadget, Juno, is meant to help you cool super hot drinks super fast. I got to see a demo of Juno and true … Continued
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ReviewsThe Newest Dell XPS 13 Is a Tiny Laptop That Promises Incredible Battery Life
Perfection is only an idea, so despite the current XPS 13 being an almost flawless ultraportable, for this year’s revamp, Dell’s general game plan seems to be giving you more of everything you want crammed into a body that’s actually two percent smaller than before. The most noticeable improvement on the new XPS 13 9300 … Continued
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ReviewsApple Arcade Is Getting a Super Smash Bros.-Like Sports Game
Look, you can’t call yourself a big game system if you don’t have a sports game. Madden, The Show, FIFA, NBA Jam—they’re all games that have been critical to the platforms they appear on. Apple Arcade has been bereft of sports games and particularly bereft of licensed sports games. That means there hasn’t really been … Continued
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ReviewsGoogle’s Interpreter Mode Comes to Phones and Will Make Traveling a Helluva Lot Easier
Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, the Google Assistant’s real-time Interpreter Mode is getting a critical upgrade as Google begins pushing the feature out to phones worldwide. Google’s Interpreter Mode was first announced earlier this year at CES. However, up till now, the feature wasn’t all that useful as it was only … Continued
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ReviewsThe Apple Watch Now Supported by Orangetheory for an Even Smoother High-Tech Gym Experience
Fitness tech isn’t new. Before smartwatches that could take your ECG, there were old-school clip pedometers. That said, stepping into an Orangetheory on a weekday night might have been the most futuristic workout of my life—and I regularly work out with no less than four wearables strapped to my body. I was invited for an … Continued
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ReviewsEverything to Know About Disney+
Over a year after it was first announced, Disney+ is finally here and full of cartoons, superheroes, and space wizards for you to gawk at. Last week, Gizmodo got a chance to check out the new streaming service app in its final form and speak with the team behind Disney+’s launch. The time I spent … Continued
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ReviewsDJI’s Mavic Mini Wants to Be the Drone for Everyone
DJI just announced the latest member of its Mavic line, and it is tiny. The foldable Mavic Mini is roughly the size of three smartphones stacked on top of each other and weighs just 249 grams. That’s just light enough to mean you don’t have to register a Mavic Mini with the Federal Aviation Administration … Continued
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ReviewsThe Fujifilm X-Pro3 Is a Love Letter to Street Photography
Quite often in today’s world, we’re so focused on editing, sharing, and posting our photos, we often forget to enjoy the simple things like just grabbing a camera, hitting the streets, and seeing what you run into. But with the new X-Pro3, Fujifilm is looking to blend the best things about old-school rangefinders with the … Continued
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ReviewsThe Pixel 4 Is Redefining the ‘Smart’ in Smartphone
After three generations of Pixel phones, Google wants the Pixel 4 to be the start of a new era. You can see this throughout the phone thanks to a design that’s ditched the two-toned color scheme of previous Pixels for something that bucks current trends of sleek metal and glass. Instead of color-matching the Pixel … Continued
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ReviewsThe Pixelbook Go Walks the Fine Line Between High Design and Great Value
The Pixelbook is the best Chromebook you can buy, but it’s also one of the most expensive Chromebooks you can buy. The big pitch for the Pixelbook Go is that it takes a lot of what you like about the Pixelbook and Google’s aesthetic in general, and charges only $650. That’s a damn fine idea, … Continued
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ReviewsApple Finally Made Beats Look Good
Beats just announced the all-new, noise-canceling Solo Wireless headphones, and they are, by many measures, beautiful. These represent the first Beats headphones to be completely redesigned under the supervision of Apple. (The new Powerbeats Pro were the first earbuds.) That Apple oversight goes a long way. At first glance, the new Solo headphones look a … Continued
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ReviewsNubia Z20 First Look: Are Two Screens Really Better Than One?
Usually, it’s pretty easy to differentiate between two sides of a phone. The front side has a screen, while on the back you find cameras. But on the Nubia Z20, things aren’t quite that simple. That’s because, in addition to a main 6.4-inch AMOLED display, the Z20 also comes with a secondary 5.1-inch AMOLED on … Continued
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ReviewsThe Z50 Is Nikon’s More Affordable and Compact Mirrorless Camera
After launching the Z6 and Z7 last year, the next thing people wanted to know is how Nikon planned to expand its new family of mirrorless cameras so that more people could buy them. Because while the Z6 and Z7 are great cameras, they’cost around $2,000 and $3,400 respectively, which isn’t really what you’d call … Continued
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ReviewsIntel Finally Seems to Be Taking Hardcore PC Gamers Seriously
Last week news broke that Intel had a whole new line of X-series processors, and this week the company has performance data, prices, and a shiny new Xeon processor to pile on top of that. All of it combines to suggest that Intel is might be done gouging people who want a processor with a … Continued
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ReviewsMicrosoft Doubles Down
I only got a little time with the Duo and Neo, Microsoft’s new dual-display devices, but that little time made one thing clear: Microsoft has a wildly different approach to the collapsible device than just about everyone else. We’ve seen a surprising number of shapeshifting devices this year. We’ve seen ones that fold like an … Continued
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ReviewsThe Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Pro 7 Revamps Are One Port Short of Ideal
While Microsoft may have stolen its own thunder with the announcement of the Surface Neo and Surface Duo, the company’s workhorse laptop and 2-in-1 also got some straightforward but still very meaningful upgrades. The big addition to the Surface family comes in the form of the new 15-inch Surface Laptop 3, which provides a larger … Continued
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ReviewsThe Surface Pro X Is a Really Big Deal
Today at its fall Surface event, Microsoft announced a new range of laptops and 2-in-1s including a revamped Surface Pro 7 and a new 15-inch Surface Laptop 3, while also teasing two exciting dual-screen Surfaces due out in late 2020. But out of all the shiny new hardware, the new Surface Pro X with Microsoft’s … Continued
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ReviewsHand Tracking on the Oculus Quest Feels Pretty Magical
The Oculus Rift, Facebook’s cord-free VR headset that starts at just $400, is getting a couple of new features over the next year. I had the opportunity to check out what might be the coolest one: hand tracking. Mark Zuckerberg surprised the assorted developers and journalists during the Oculus Connect 6 Day One Keynote when … Continued
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ReviewsNintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure Had Me Huffin’ and Puffin’
If you watch the trailer for Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch, it looks silly. A bunch of people around the world making idiots of themselves with the help of a giant flexible ring with a Joy-Con in it. A Ring-Con, if you will. On their left thigh is a holster with the other … Continued