Author: Zach_Wilson
JBL just announced its largest-ever battery-powered party speaker
JBL just announced the PartyBox 720, which is an extremely chonky party speaker. As a matter of fact, it’s the company’s largest-ever battery-powered party speaker. The thing is bigger than many human children. It boasts 800W of power with up to 15 hours of playtime via a replaceable battery. There…
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Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 review: The new ChromeOS sweet spot
In the last few years, I’ve felt like Chromebooks have hit a plateau. ChromeOS is a quirky but mature platform at this point, and Google has continued to add smart and useful features on a regular basis. But the hardware has felt pretty stagnant, with a few exceptions. Most Chromebooks…
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Acer gives its 18-inch Predator Helios gaming laptop a 4K screen and top GPU
Acer is refreshing some of its gaming laptops for IFA 2025, with a big new Predator Helios 18P AI at the high end and pair of more affordable Nitro V 16 models. The Predator Helios 18P will have up to an RTX 5090 GPU and Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX…
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The PartyBox 720 is JBL’s largest battery-powered party speaker
JBL has expanded its lineup of flashy Bluetooth speakers with three new models that let you blast tunes without being tied to a power source. The launch includes the new $1,099 PartyBox 720, which is JBL’s largest battery-powered speaker to date, weighing 7 pounds (3kg) more than the visually similar…
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The trust recession: why customers don’t trust AI (and how to fix it)
We all know what great service feels like. It’s Tom, the wedding photographer who captured timeless moments at my daughter’s wedding while calmly navigating anxious relatives. It’s Sophia, the florist who tracked down out-of-season flowers to honor my mother’s memory at her funeral. It’s Patrick, the auto shop owner who…
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Ooni’s newest pizza oven adds AI to your slice
Have you ever looked at your pizza oven and wished it was just a little bit smarter? Ooni has, and so its new Volt 2 comes loaded with “Pizza Intelligence,” an adaptive heating system designed to deliver a more even and consistent cooking temperature. The Volt 2 is an indoor…
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