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Sonos announces the Play 1:Tone, its second limited-edition speaker
Sonos announced today that it will be offering a second limited-edition model of its stellar Play:1 speaker. The Play:1 Tone will feature a monochromatic soft-touch finish in your choice of black-on-black or white-on-white, and buyers will be limited to purchasing … Continue reading
Oculus founder confirms VR is shaping up into an unavoidably fragmented mess
Comments from Oculus’ CEO indicate that while VR is coming, broad compatibility may not be. Which games support which titles is likely to be a mess at launch.
Philips Hue bulb can now perform a video game light show with the Xbox One
Philips Hue connected light bulbs are going a step beyond ambient lighting, and syncing directly with a video game for the Xbox One. With the Xbox One indie platformer Chariot, the action on the screen corresponds in real-time with the … Continue reading
Apple overhauls iPod touch, adds new colors to iPod family
Apple has no plans to kill the iPod, despite three years without a major upgrade. On Tuesday the company refreshed the iPod touch, nano, and shuffle, though only the touch got a big overhaul. All three iPods will now come … Continue reading
How BMW weaves, bakes, and builds the carbon fiber 7 Series
BMW toughens the 2016 7 Series with a ‘Carbon Core.’ 15 CFRP components up-armor the passenger compartment, and manufacturing it stretches from Japan to Washington State to Germany.
Apple is reportedly ‘close’ to securing broadcast networks for online TV service
After some earlier setbacks, Apple may once again be firming up plans for its long-rumored streaming TV service. Sources tell the New York Post that the major broadcast networks are “close” to agreements with their local station affiliates, allowing the … Continue reading
ET deals: Save big during Prime Day
Today, Amazon is running an all-day event called “Prime Day.” If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you’ll have access to thousands of deals during this one-day sale — with new deals launching every ten minutes. Reportedly, Prime Day is going … Continue reading
Microsoft to democratize machine ‘teaching’, hegemonize employment
Microsoft wants skilled professionals to help put themselves out of the job — and perhaps we should all hope they succeed.
A plug-and-play gardening system, the Smart Mini Farm lets apartment dwellers grow their own veggies
If Click & Grow has its way, we’ll all be growing our own food in the not-so-distant future. The Estonian startup hopes to accomplish this through products like the Smart Mini Farm, an idiot-proof indoor farming system it announced today. … Continue reading
StreamSquid says it’s a legitimate spiritual successor to the sued-out-of-existence Grooveshark
If you’re among the long-term Grooveshark users still mourning that controversial streaming service’s demise—along with the elaborate playlists you’d stored with it—you’ll be happy to hear about StreamSquid. This new streaming-music service is just as free as Grooveshark, which was … Continue reading
