Friday, 10 November 2017

Audeze’s $2,995 LCD-MX4 are audiophile headphones you can power with your laptop

It’s tough to think of $3,000 headphones that engulf your head as a “lightweight” or more affordable option, but that’s exactly what Audeze’s new LCD-MX4 cans are supposed to be. Priced a thousand dollars south of the company’s flagship LCD-4, the MX4 are essentially an LCD-4 “lite”: they are 30 percent lighter than any other model in Audeze’s LCD range, but they still offer most of the same performance as the top pair.

Looking at the spec differences between the LCD-4 and LCD-MX4, the newer variant doesn’t have the Fazor elements that Audeze uses to more precisely channel sound and eliminate tiny distortions, but otherwise it’s mostly a direct match. The MX4s also lose out on the wood exterior and they don’t carry the “handcrafted in...

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Uber loses UK appeal, must treat drivers as works - CNET

The Employment Appeal Tribunal in London has said that Uber must treat its drivers as workers.

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This chatbot will tackle scammers by wasting their time - CNET

The bot can take on multiple personas and imitate real human tendencies.

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Roku is probably getting into intelligent home audio

Roku quietly acquired Danish audio startup Dynastrom for $3.5 million in September according to a regulatory filing spotted yesterday by Variety. The filling doesn't explicitly refer to Dynastrom by name but refers to a privately held technology company based in Denmark. Variety scanned LinkedIn and found several Dynastrom employees, including its CTO and CEO, had joined Roku back in September. The filing states that the acquisition was to "enhance the company’s player product offering" and is the best evidence yet that Roku will be jumping into intelligent multi-room home audio in the not too distant future.

Dynastrom is an audio company that makes software that can be integrated into loudspeaker hardware in order to stream music...

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3 unusual ways to cook bacon -- without making a greasy mess - CNET

Get the yummy bacon you love without grease splatters.

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BMW's iDrive 5.0 is better than ever, still not very Android friendly video - Roadshow

The dashboard tech in the X5 SUV features a larger screen, wireless Apple CarPlay and many more features that are great for iPhone users, but where's Android Auto?

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Diesel BMW X5 is an excellent SUV for luxurious long-hauls video - Roadshow

With excellent torque, an autobahn-tuned ride and its long cruising range, the BMW X5 diesel would be our road trip choice.

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South Park: Phone Destroyer comes to iOS and Android - CNET

The free-to-play game pits cowboys against Native Americans.

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Send scam emails to this chatbot and it’ll waste their time for you

Chatbots. They’re usually a waste of your time, so why not have them waste someone else’s instead? Better yet: why not have them waste an email scammer’s time.

That’s the premise behind Re:scam, an email chatbot operated by New Zealand cybersecurity firm Netsafe. Next time you get a dodgy email in your inbox, says Netsafe, forward it on to me@rescam.org, and a proxy email address will start replying to the scammer for you, doing its very utmost to waste their time. You can see a few sample dialogues in the video above, or check out a longer back-and-forth below.

It looks infuriatingly effective.


Using chatbots to give email scammers a taste of their own medicine isn’t that new. And although Netsafe has made a very fancy looking video...

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Audeze makes beloved headphones simpler and cheaper with new LCD2 Classic model

Audeze, by virtue of its alphabetical priority and consistently high-quality sound, is one of the first boutique headphone brands you learn about as you begin your journey down the audiophile rabbit hole. One of the California company’s best-loved models is 2009’s LCD-2, a flagship pair of headphones that has been succeeded by the LCD-3 and LCD-4 in recent times, but has never been superseded. To this day, a lot of dedicated headphone enthusiasts consider the LCD-2 Audeze’s best pair thanks to its warm, lush sound. Conscious of that enduring popularity, Audeze has never stopped selling the LCD-2, and it is now in fact updating the design and lowering the price with a more accessible LCD2 Classic variant.

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Thursday, 9 November 2017

How to Deal With Excessive Trash Talk in Online Games

Online multiplayer games are a blast to play with friends or randos alike, but they can quickly get ruined by players who only have negative things to say to you or your teammates. These tips will help you deal with their trash talk so you can stay focused on enjoying your precious game time.

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Google asked the U.S. government to consider new rules of the road for online political ads

The FEC is weighing new rules in light of Russia’s 2016 election meddling.

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Turning the specter of internet surveillance into art

“The Glass Room... what is that?” a young woman asks, while walking arm in arm with a man past a well-lit storefront in London’s Soho district. From the outside, the art installation looks very much like an Apple Store. There’s a long white bar running through the center of the room. The sign “Data Detox Bar” is not visible from the street. Toward the back of the space, rows and rows of little white pedestals prop up iPads, each of which plays a different video.

This isn’t the first iteration of The Glass Room, an art exhibition that revolves around technology, power, and surveillance, but the new location and a shifting mood in popular attitudes toward Silicon Valley are palpable in the newer pieces.

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Logitech will give all Harmony Link owners a free Hub after backlash

Logitech has been taking heat in recent days for announcing plans to permanently disable its Harmony Link device this coming March. But today the company is trying to make amends with affected customers by offering all owners of the 2011 product a free Harmony Hub. The Hub is basically the newer version of the Link that’s been updated to control the smart home in addition to the many entertainment console gadgets that the Link supported.

“I made a mistake. It was an honest mistake,” Rory Dooley, head of Logitech’s Harmony division, told Wired. “Mea culpa. We’re going to do right by our customers, and do the right thing.” Logitech had previously offered a free Hub to Link owners who were still under warranty, and tried to assuage...

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Is this Samsung's next high-end Android flip phone? - CNET

Live images were spotted of what is said to be a high-end flipper.

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Lifx Mini Wi-Fi Smart Bulb review - CNET

The Lifx Mini is a terrific smart bulb that works with Alexa, Siri, IFTTT, and the Google Assistant. We just wish it cost less.

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Apple software update fixes iOS 11.1 autocorrect bug - CNET

iOS 11.1.1 means you'll now be able to type the letter "i" in iMessage.

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T-Mobile's gigabit network push reaches 430 markets in US - CNET

The carrier boasts of "eclipsing" Verizon and AT&T with next-gen LTE tech. But it'll take awhile for phones to support the new networks.

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What to Expect Your First Time at Barre Class

I tried my first barre class recently, thanks to the magic of Classpass, which makes it easy to drop in to a new studio to try something you never did before. My impression: it’s a good workout, but also kind of...well, there’s not a nice way to put this. Boring.

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Essential’s camera accessory now supports Facebook Live streaming in 360 degrees

The Essential Phone shipped earlier this year with an optional 360-degree camera accessory, but it didn’t really do more than take 4K spherical videos and photos. Now, Essential’s updated the mod to support 360-degree live-streaming, with Facebook Live as its first partner and Twitter’s Periscope to come.

To stream in 360 degrees on Facebook, you’ll need to go live from within the 360 Degree app, then log on to Facebook to start the stream. The camera is capable of supporting spatial audio, which means viewers can turn in various angles to hear more (or less) of a certain sound coming from a different direction. It can also support streaming in either 4K or 2K, which users can select before going live. In a blog post detailing today’s...

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What's the Best Reward You Ever Got for Tipping?

The best reason to tip isn’t for yourself, but for the person you’re tipping. It’s a way to be nice, and sometimes it’s the only way the service worker can make a livable income. But as a side bonus, if you tip very well, you might get some good discounts, freebies, or special service.

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Lamborghini Urus SUV will have a mode just for sand dunes - Roadshow

I wonder who that'll appeal to.

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Do you trust Facebook with your nudes? (The 3:59, EP. 314) - CNET

Facebook wants your nude photos to fight revenge porn, Yahoo and Equifax go before Congress, and AT&T and Time Warner's deal is in jeopardy.

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Clips is the next best thing to animojis for iPhone X - CNET

Apple's Clips video app adds some iPhone X tricks, Star Wars-themed animated stickers and titles, and a lot more.

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Best 4K Blu-rays - CNET

If you've invested in a 4K TV and a 4K Blu-ray player, these are the absolute essential discs you must buy.

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A Printer You'll Actually Be Thankful For Is Just $60 Today

Brother is our readers’ favorite printer brand and it’s easy to see why: they basically never jam, the toner is relatively cheap, and it prints fast (up to 32 pages per minute). The one trade off is that they don’t print in color, which when I think back to the last couple of things I’ve printed, it’s been a bunch of…

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One designer’s ongoing quest to make the perfect mobile Solitaire

Thanks to the ubiquitous version that’s bundled with Windows, pretty much everyone has played a few rounds of digital Solitaire. But for Zach Gage, the most popular version of the game was lacking the variety and challenge found in the many real-world iterations of the card game. So two years ago he developed Sage Solitaire, an experience explicitly designed with a smartphone in mind, that fused Solitaire with Poker to add new elements of strategy. Now he’s taking a second shot at making the ideal mobile Solitaire by looking at the game from a slightly different angle. “I wanted to have another go at that design problem,” says Gage.

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8 Annoying iOS 11 Problems and How to Deal With Them

Updating your iDevice to the latest version of iOS gets you the newest features and the best security protection, but it can also bring with it a slew of bugs and issues. Since its release, iOS 11 has caused myriad problems, so here’s an easy reference guide to some of the issues you might be seeing and what you can…

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How to Clean Your Gross High Chair

Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert, advice columnist and author of the New York Times bestselling book, My Boyfriend Barfed In My Handbag ... And Other Things You Can’t Ask Martha. Her flagship column, “Ask a Clean Person,” debuted in 2011. Here on Offspring, we’ve launched a new iteration of it, focusing on parenting

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Apple releases iOS 11.1.1 to fix annoying I autocorrect bug

Uber is testing 24/7 hotline support for its most frequent riders

Uber is conducting a pair of experiments to see whether its most premium riders would use 24/7 support features. The pilots were first reported by TechCrunch, and involve both a hotline and an in-app feature staffed by “specially trained experts” who are available to answer questions and field complaints 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The pilots, which launched this week, are being tested with a portion of Uber’s most frequent riders. It’s unclear how Uber defines “frequent,” but it seems safe to assume these are riders who have racked up a lot of miles and spend thousands of dollars a month using Uber. TechCrunch’s Josh Constine got the feature as “a thank you for riding 10,633 miles with Uber,” according to the pop-up that...

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Apple offered FBI help in Texas church shooting video - CNET

The company says it reached out to the bureau, which was having trouble accessing data on the shooter's phone.

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AutoComplete: Ford helps factory workers with new exoskeleton video - Roadshow

Plus: Land Rover updates the 2018 Discovery, and Lotus comes out with another special edition.

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Twitter halts verification process amid Jason Kessler backlash - CNET

Don't expect to get Twitter's coveted blue check mark any time soon.

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Huge discounts on Sphero BB-8, Lightning McQueen and Fitbit Charge 2 - CNET

Micro Center drops prices on fitness trackers, speakers and some of 2017's best toys through Nov. 13.

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A record-breaking number of LGBTQ characters appeared on TV in 2017

All eight Harry Potter movies will land on HBO Go on January 1st

The last Harry Potter movie came out in 2011, but in that time, the best way to relive the series has been to buy the movies outright or wait for an ABC Family (er, Freeform) marathon of the films; they’ve never really been available on any major streaming service in the US.

Fortunately for Potter fans, that’ll be changing on January 1st, 2018, when all 8 Harry Potter films are coming to HBO Go and HBO Now for on-demand streaming, via Business Insider reporter Kim Renfro. HBO will also be marking the occasion by airing a straight marathon of all eight films (and Fantastic Beasts).

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Apple Clips update uses iPhone X's TrueDepth sensors for 360-degree selfie scenes

Apple is releasing an update to its Clips movie-making app that adds iCloud support and a new “Selfie Scenes” mode that uses the iPhone X’s TrueDepth camera sensors to augment the user onto a 360-degree digital stage. It’s the first big update to the app since it added Disney and Pixar stickers back in July as additional ways to decorate your photos and video clips.

Clips has offered Instagram and Prisma-like filters since its launch, but Selfie Scenes allow users to move around and interact with an augmented landscape. Using the iPhone X’s TrueDepth camera, Clips uses proximity sensors to bring in the person or object in front of the camera and swaps the background with the digital “scenes.” It essentially functions like a green screen...

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Some weight-loss and exercise supplements contain banned and experimental stimulants

The BBC’s interactive radio drama is now available on Amazon’s Alexa

Last month, the BBC announced that it was producing a new type of interactive audio drama called The Inspection Chamber. Using a “story engine,” listeners would be able to interact with, and influence, the outcome of the story. Earlier this week, BBC debuted the story as an Amazon Alexa skill, and UK users can listen to it now.

The story begins with a computer called Dave that tells the listener that a pair of scientists will be looking at you, to try and figure out what type of creature you are. The answers you provide will help shape the story and bring you to one of several potential endings. The design team noted that they were inspired by video games such as The Stanley Parable and Papa Sangre, and authors such as Franz Kafka and...

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B&O Play’s new $300 speaker is almost cheap enough for normal people

Where to Get Free Inspiration for Your Novel

How’s NaNoWriMo going? Do you have 20 percent of a novel on your hard drive yet? If not, maybe you’re having trouble thinking of what to write. Fortunately, there’s a place on nanowrimo.org that is full of ideas ripe for the stealing.

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Samsung's HW-MS750 sound bar not high-end enough to justify price video - CNET

The HW-MS750 sound bar may look like Samsung's high-end models, but the performance is lacking.

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'Doctor Who' first look shows Jodie Whittaker in costume - CNET

Jodie Whittaker's "Doctor Who" outfit incorporates some modern tributes to past Doctors.

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Lotus Exige Cup 430 is most extreme Exige ever... for now - Roadshow

Did Lotus forget that it must occasionally build new cars?

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Stream your favorite Hulu shows on the Nintendo Switch - CNET

The Nintendo Switch and Hulu now work together so you can stream your favorite shows straight from the gaming console.

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How to get the best car photos on your iPhone - CNET

Got an iPhone 8 Plus, an iPhone X or an Android phone with a rad camera? Here's how to take awesome shots of amazing cars.

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Instagram Stories: Tips for using Instagram's photo story feature - CNET

Instagram's Snapchat-like feature lets you create photo sequences that expire after a day.

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Stranger Things actor pushes back against fans’ harassment

Stranger Things actor Finn Wolfhard recently drew the ire of a few vocal fans after he failed to say hello to a crowd waiting for him outside of a hotel. In a video posted and later deleted by fans watching for Wolfhard’s appearance, he can be seen walking into the building without acknowledging those waiting. A fan can be heard calling him “rude” in the video, and later, a tweet deemed him “heartless.”

There’s a recurring harmful notion that actors are obligated to engage with fans at all times and in any ways the fans want, since they owe the fans for making them famous. Young actors Shannon Purser (Barb on Stranger Things) and Sophie Turner (Sansa on Game of Thrones) disputed that idea online, pointing out that child actors need...

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Infuse Bourbon With Sweet Potato Peels for a Seasonal Sipper

Peels from “regular” ol’ white potatoes can be made into a tasty, crispy snack with relative ease, but sweet potato peels are a bit fibrous for chomping on, no matter how you treat them. They do, however, have a bit of sweet potato left clinging to them, and that can be used to infuse a bottle of bourbon.

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Time is a never-ending circle in the new trailer for Netflix’s The Dark

Netflix released a new trailer and announced a premiere date for its first German-language show The Dark. If you’ve been looking for something to pick up after the latest season of Stranger Things, this show looks like it might do the trick when it debuts on December 1st.

We got our first glimpse of the show back in March, when Netflix released the first teaser, showing off a familiar premise: some children have gone missing, and there’s something strange going on in the town where they vanished. There’s also the suggestion that there’s something unnatural about their disappearances — not who kidnapped them, but when.

This new trailer puts a focus on the “but when” part of the show, opening with someone saying, “Yesterday, today, and...

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Thursday's Best Deals: Roku Premiere+, Horizon Zero Dawn, Clear the Rack, and More

Dig through Nordstrom’s Clear the Rack sale. Plus check out a $50 4K-ready Roku, and Horizon Zero Dawn is back in stock.

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Twitter pauses verification process after controversy over Charlottesville organizer

After widespread criticism over its decision to verify the account of Jason Kessler, an organizer behind the far-right Unite the Right protest, Twitter said it has “paused” its verification process while it works on a new system.

“Verification was meant to authenticate identity & voice but it is interpreted as an endorsement or an indicator of importance,” the company said in a tweet. “We recognize that we have created this confusion and need to resolve it. We have paused all general verifications while we work and will report back soon.”

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Best Black Friday 2017 deals at Best Buy - CNET

Best Buy's Black Friday deals start at 5 PM on November 23 (Thanksgiving Day) and run through November 25. Here's a look at which deals CNET likes best -- including some you can get right now.

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2018 Buick LaCrosse Avenir ramps up the premium feel - Roadshow

If you didn’t think the LaCrosse was fancy enough, perhaps this will cure what ails you.

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Free money: 4 ways to get cash back without even trying - CNET

You already know about cashback credit cards, but if you're not using these other options, you're missing out on extra savings.

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Six new Asus 8th-gen Intel Core laptops are here - CNET

Asus rolls out a robust lineup of six new 8th-generation Intel Core laptops.

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Windows Movie Maker scam tops Google search results - CNET

It's the top result when you search "Movie Maker," and the virus has spread globally thanks to Google's ranking.

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How Frequently Should You Take a Vacation?

I know, you’re busy and you have work to do, but you also need to take some time off to recharge those batteries. So, should you plan one big vacation for the year? Or should you sparse out your days for multiple vacations throughout? Quantity can sometimes beat quality.

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Here’s a cool see-through iPhone X wallpaper that shows off its innards

How to Read a Camera Lens

When it comes to purchasing a lens for your digital camera, the sheer number of options, specifications, acronyms, and features is enough to make anyone throw up their hands in frustration and resort to simply using their smartphone. But dedicated cameras are still worth it, and produce high-quality photos that…

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Radius starts with an unbeatable science fantasy premise, then gets weird

Welcome to Cheat Sheet, our brief breakdown-style reviews of festival films, VR previews, and other special event releases. This review was first posted out of Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. It is being republished to coincide with the film’s VOD release.

One of the serious advantages to smaller, indie speculative-fiction movies is that you generally don’t know what you’re getting up front. In today’s anticipation culture, websites often drool over every possible detail and reveal about the bigger nerd-friendly properties. It’s easy to walk into a big movie feeling like you already know all the major beats, because they’ve been discussed to death online in “Everything we know about this movie” articles, and “Let’s pick apart this...

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Why You Pick Scabs, and How Not To

You know you’re not supposed to pick a scab (right??). It turns out, though, that the real pro move is to avoid them in the first place, so by the time you’re sitting on your hands virtuously avoiding picking your latest scab, you’ve already blown it.

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The robots that invaded our smart homes in 2017 - CNET

These humanoid helpers brought us that much closer to a real-life robot butler this year.

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2018 Land Rover Discovery Release Date, Price and Specs - Roadshow

The updates to the new Disco largely focus on its tech.

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Get a DJI Mavic Pro with remote for $699 - CNET

It's a refurb, but by far the lowest price to date on DJI's amazing quadcopter -- and you get a full one-year warranty. Plus: another great early-Black-Friday deal and two sweet speaker deals (only one of them Bluetooth!).

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Ford's exoskeleton could help factory workers in a big way - Roadshow

It's meant to help reduce fatigue when working on overhead tasks.

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Nest's alarm system is expensive, but Secure video - CNET

The $499 Nest Secure alarm system starter kit has the basics you need to monitor your home.

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2018 Volkswagen Golf provides fun for the whole family - Roadshow

Whether you're after something for schlepping the kids to school, or a hot hatch for some back road fun, the Golf lineup has it.

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You can now buy Amazon Alexa speakers at Whole Foods - CNET

At least 100 Whole Foods store are now selling Amazon Alexa speakers, because, why not?

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9 Ways to Keep Kids Entertained During a Long Airport Delay (Without Electronics)

Hey, it’s almost peak airport season! The time of year when you spend a lot of time in lines waiting to be barked at by airport security, and waiting to take off your shoes, and then ... sometimes waiting, and waiting, and waiting some more. This is not exactly ideal when you don’t have children, but for those of us…

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Stranger Things’ personal dramas are more compelling than the supernatural ones

It’s been less than two weeks since Netflix released season 2 of Stranger Things, and the internet is still buzzing with memes and analyses of every detail in the hit series. Nielsen estimates that 15.8 million people tuned in to watch on the premiere weekend, and that 326,000 people streamed all nine episodes on the first day. The show has a huge following, and a confirmed third season on the way, but the aspects that had fans charging into season 2 might not be the same things that will draw them back to season 3.

Spoilers ahead for Stranger Things seasons 1 and 2.

The initial run of Stranger Things introduced supernatural elements like The Upside Down, a terrifying Demogorgon, and the telekinetic Eleven. It also introduced an...

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Sean Parker on Facebook: ‘God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains’

Sean Parker, of Napster fame and an early investor in Facebook, says the founders of the social networking site knew they were creating something people would become addicted to, reports Axios. “God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains,” he said at an Axios event in Philadelphia, noting that he has become a “conscientious objector” on social media, even though he still maintains a presence on Twitter and Facebook. (He is currently the founder and chair of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.)

Parker says the social networking site exploits human psychological vulnerabilities through a validation feedback loop that gets people to constantly post to get even more likes and comments. “It's exactly the kind of thing...

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UberEats now has a restaurant and food rating system

Finally Get Organized With This $15 Rechargeable Label Maker

It might not seem like mission-critical equipment, but there are times when owning a label maker can really come in handy, and you can buy a really good one right now for just $15.

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Jezebel Charlie Sheen ‘Absolutely Denies’ Claim That He Raped Corey Haim On the Set of Lucas | Deads

Jezebel Charlie Sheen ‘Absolutely Denies’ Claim That He Raped Corey Haim On the Set of Lucas | Deadspin Roger Goodell Reportedly “Furious” At Being Offered Non-Guaranteed Contract | Very Smart Brothas The Most Useless Types of White People, Ranked | Splinter The Tragic Story of Althea Garrison, the First Trans Person…

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Hulu is the first big streaming service coming to Nintendo Switch

Nintendo’s gaming tablet is finally getting some streaming content. Today the company revealed its first major media app will be Hulu, which is coming to the platform this week. There are currently no real details or images of the service on the Switch, but new games and apps on typically go live on Fridays, so it should be available soon. The Switch version will be the full Hulu app, including the company’s live TV package.

It’s been a long time coming for Nintendo fans; since the Switch first launched in March, the focus has been almost entirely on games. The console did receive some streaming content with the launch of YouTube-like service Niconico in July, but it was exclusive to Japan. With the very important holiday season soon...

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Native Instruments Maschine MK3 review: an all-in-one music-making playground

Upgrades for your on-the-fly creative flow

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Eero adds 1Password and VPN protection to its premium subscription service

Smart router Eero is adding more deals to its premium Eero Plus security service, including subscriptions to encrypt.me, Malwarebytes, and 1Password. The total bundle will be included in Eero Plus’ $99 per year ($9.99 per month) price tag. The new services join the parental controls and priority customer service that Eero Plus launched with earlier this year.

Eero’s new partnerships with the VPN service, the malware sweeper, and the password management tool companies could save considerable money compared to paying for them separately, which totals over $300 per year.

Encrypt.me’s service doesn’t automatically encrypt all traffic that passes through an Eero router; you’ll need to visit encrypt.me’s site or mobile app to benefit from it....

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This sous vide machine heats and chills food video - CNET

The Mellow is a countertop sous vide appliance that keeps your food cold before it cooks it in a heated water bath.

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Facebook takes on Craigslist with housing listings - CNET

The social network is bulking up its tools for helping people rent a place to live.

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How a secret Los Angeles club hid an interactive story inside a music festival

It was the second night of the Dusk Till Dawn music festival in downtown Los Angeles, and the fuzzed-out drone of Moon Duo was washing over the crowd. The Jesus and Mary Chain had played the same stage the night before, and later in the evening She Wants Revenge would close the whole thing out. But I was busy watching a mysterious woman with a green scarf dance her way through the crowd.

I’d been searching for her ever since I stumbled upon a bank of rotary phones ringing near the venue’s entrance. “Find the woman with the green scarf,” a voice on the phone said, and she would send me off on a journey of personal discovery. I just needed to tell her a secret phrase to start things off: “Out of the eater, something to eat.”

As a music...

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This internet-connected block of wood is also the most elegant smart home display

Apple moving into AR, Chrome to block URL redirects video - CNET

Today's major tech headlines include Apple's rumored AR headset, Chrome's decision to block URL redirects next year and Instagram allowing older media uploads to Stories.

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Vivo V7+ Release Date, Price and Specs - CNET

This midrange phone from China will let you take selfies that can smooth out your pores.

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Doom on the Nintendo Switch is surprisingly great

Whatever I expected I’d be playing on the Switch when Nintendo announced its latest console a year ago, I didn’t expect it to be Doom. With its cutting-edge visuals and ultraviolence, id Software’s well-received reboot is exactly the sort of thing that doesn’t tend to make it onto Nintendo’s modest hardware.

That makes it all the more unexpected that Bethesda, Doom’s publisher, has been one of Nintendo’s strongest third-party supporters this year with versions of Skyrim and Wolfenstein II also coming soon. And now that Doom is here on my Switch, I can say that the most surprising thing about it isn’t that it exists — it’s that it’s actually pretty great.

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Google’s Files Go is now available in beta from the Play Store

Earlier this week, Google leaked a new app called Files Go on the Play Store for managing and sharing files, but the page was pulled pretty quickly after it went live. Now, the company is bringing the app back in the form of an early dev build as a beta for anyone who wants to try it out.

Files Go is designed to help users manage files and clear out free space on their phones by automatically finding apps they aren’t using, plus other storage wasters like duplicate photos. But the more interesting portion of the app is the...

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Facebook Marketplace revamps housing category to take on Craigslist

Fossil Q Activist review: watch first, smart second

Hybrid smartwatches are good now

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How to Be Tidy Without "Life-Changing Magic"

I’m gonna tell you a secret about picking your stuff up: It’s not any harder when you do it right away.

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The Mr. Robot Hack Report: A single unbroken hack

The Robot crew showed off their camera chops this week, folding the entire episode into a single shot spread across multiple characters and locations. Now it makes sense why it was all commercial free. As we learned on the after show, it was actually a couple shots shot out of order and stitched together, but that’s still pretty cool.

It also means there was really just one big hack — Angela’s full-frontal assault on Evil Corp’s hardware security module — clearing the way for the Stage Two attack. So in keeping with the cinematography, I’m going to spend the whole Hack Report just talking about that.

THE KEYMASTER

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How to Create a Virtual Home Button on the iPhone X That Really Works

Using the iPhone X means relearning almost everything you knew about navigating in iOS. That’s because Apple removed the Home button, replacing that nice tactile input with a bunch of new swipes and gestures.

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See SLAC, a two-mile particle accelerator next to Stanford - CNET

The facility grafts the latest X-ray laser technology onto a 50-year-old electron accelerator. Other work focuses on cosmology and dark matter.

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SLAC knows how the universe works. Now it's targeting your needs - CNET

The vast SLAC machine near Stanford is for probing the mysteries of matter. A $1 billion upgrade could add more practical breakthroughs, too.

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UberEats knows what food you're craving before you do - CNET

The ride-hailing company's food-delivery service rolls out restaurant ratings, favorites and menu suggestions based on machine learning.

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Nest Secure review - CNET

I wouldn't mind getting Nest Secure as a gift, but $499 is a lot for a home security starter kit.

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Las Vegas driverless shuttle involved in crash on first day - CNET

Commentary: A self-driving shuttle and a human-driven truck collide. Authorities blame the human.

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E 63 S or GT R, which Mercedes-AMG should you pick? video - Roadshow

They may have the same engine but they are very different cars. Which would you go for out of the Mercedes-AMG GT R or the E 63 S?

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Don't Wait For Black Friday: The 4K and HDR-Ready Roku Premiere+ Is Already Down to $50

Roku’s Premiere+ is one of the only streaming boxes in town capable of playing HDR 4K video at 60 FPS, and at $50, it’s by far the cheapest. That’s the best price Amazon’s ever offered on this model, and a match for what we expect to see on Black Friday, so if it’s been on your wish list, don’t hesitate.

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TripAdvisor adds warning badges to potentially dangerous businesses - CNET

Businesses with credible reports of safety issues will receive a warning on their listing for at least three months.

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