Tag: author_name|Billy Steele
Recteq debuts the X-Fire Pro dual-mode pellet grill that can sear at 1,250 degrees
Pellet grills are great for the “set it and forget it” style of low-and-slow cooking things like brisket, pork shoulders and other barbecue meats require. And most of them will get hot enough to sear a steak, although not all models offer some type of direct-flame grilling. Recteq thinks it…
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Sony adds three more speakers to its ULT lineup, bass boost button included
Last year, Sony rebranded its portable speaker lineup under the ULT umbrella with new models classified as either Field or Tower. The former are the more “traditional” Bluetooth options while the latter are the party box, karaoke machine sort of devices. Just like 2024, the company has three new entries…
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How to use lossless audio on the AirPods Max
When the AirPods Max arrived in late 2020, there wasn’t much spatial audio content for Apple’s high-end headphones. What’s more, there wasn’t any support at all for lossless audio. The company hadn’t added Dolby Atmos and lossless tunes to Apple Music yet, but even when those arrived, Apple still hadn’t…
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How to stream March Madness 2025: Watch the Final Four games on April 4 and 5
By now, your brackets were likely busted a long time ago. The 2025 NCAA Tournaments, affectionately known to many as March Madness, are coming to a close. Both the men’s and women’s Final Four — the semifinal games — are happening this weekend, with the championship to follow in subsequent…
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Traeger built a smaller Flatrock griddle for smaller outdoor spaces
Traeger’s only gas-powered grill is its Flatrock flat-top griddle. Besides this one model, everything else in the company’s lineup runs on wood pellets. Since griddles continue to be insanely popular backyard cooking tools, Traeger is expanding its Flatrock line with a smaller, two-burner option. The Flatrock 2 Zone has all…
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Noble Audio FoKus Apollo review: The high price of pristine audio
I don’t review a lot of $650 headphones. That’s because most audio companies sell their top-of-the-line gear around $300-$400. Noble Audio isn’t like most companies. The FoKus Rex5 earbuds, for example, cram in five separate drivers where much of the competition uses two at the most. Noble was also among…
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