Month: August 2024
Now Logitech says the ‘forever mouse’ was just an idea
Faber: The other day, in Ireland, in our innovation center there, one of our team members showed me a forever mouse with the comparison to a watch. This is a nice watch, not a super expensive watch, but I’m not planning to throw that watch away ever. So why would…
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Sonos Ace headphones’ best feature now works with its Beam and Ray soundbars
Sonos’ Ace headphones have a great feature called TV Audio Swap that allows users to enjoy home theater audio by connecting to a compatible soundbar. Since their launch, that compatibility has been exclusive to the Sonos Arc, but that is now changing. At launch in June, the brand promised that…
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Apple is finally writing checks for its butterfly keyboard fiasco – so if you made a claim it’s time to cash in
Those who filed a claim in Apple’s class action lawsuit over faulty MacBook ‘butterfly’ keyboards are finally receiving their payouts. You may recall that the lawsuit was settled way back in 2022, but payouts were only recently confirmed in July 2024. It has certainly been a long wait, but there…
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Get ready – Disney Plus, ESPN Plus, and Hulu are all getting more expensive – here’s what you need to know
In what’s becoming a common occurrence with most streaming services, Disney has announced a fresh price increase that will impact its ad-free and with-ads tiers of Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN Plus. You might recall that Disney Plus last raised prices about a year ago, and these new prices will…
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An analysis of 20,000 EV stations concludes that charging is still a massive bummer
The experience of charging an electric vehicle in the US could be better, and a big new study is out that lists the biggest infrastructure pain points, including a failure to report broken stalls, inaccurate station status messages, aging equipment, and some habitually unreliable network providers (who go unnamed in…
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Google Gemini is the parent nobody asked for in now-pulled Olympics ad
Google’s plan to show off at the 2024 Paris Olympics how its Gemini AI assistant has improved by leaps and bounds crashed into a hurdle at the opening ceremonies when its new “Dear Sydney” commercial provoked some very low scores from some viewers. The ad aimed at tying Gemini to…
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