Month: January 2021
Samsung’s 2021 TVs have dramatically better picture, thanks to Mini LED
Samsung is today announcing its upper tier of 2021 8K and 4K HDR TVs. And like TCL and LG before it, the company is moving to a more precise backlighting system that uses Mini LED technology for improved contrast and greater picture quality than its previous full-array local dimming systems…
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Extra Crunch Live is back in 2021, connecting founders with tech giants and each other
In April 2020, when the entire world was laser-focused on the coronavirus pandemic, we realized that startupland was in unprecedented territory. How should startups navigate fundraising, operations, and better understand the market? In a matter of a couple weeks, we spun up a little series called Extra Crunch Live, giving…
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Amazon’s capable Halo fitness tracker is 25 percent off
If you’re feeling swept up in New Year’s resolutions for getting fit and want a device that’s going to hold you accountable to meet your goals, Amazon’s Halo tracker is $25 off its usual $100 price. All sizes and colors are the same price. The Halo was actually about $10…
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Looking Glass says it can turn any photo into a hologram
Holographic displays aren’t much use unless you have something to look at, and Looking Glass Factory thinks it has a simple solution: turn your existing photos into holograms. The company is winding down its crowdfunding campaign for its Portrait dis… Source
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iPhone 12 colors: every shade explained including iPhone 12 mini, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max iPhone 12 colors
Apple’s newest iPhone 12 phones come in plenty of different colors, so people who have a favorite shade can take their pick from a huge range. There are actually four models of iPhone 12: the main one, the iPhone 12 mini, the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro…
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Perfect Corp., developer of virtual beauty app YouCam Makeup, closes $50 million Series C led by Goldman Sachs
Spending on cosmetics has usually weathered economic crises, but that changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with stay-at-home orders and masks tempering people’s desire to wear makeup. This forced retailers to accelerate their online strategies, finding new ways to capture shoppers’ attention without in-store samples. Virtual beauty try-on technology, like the…
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