Franklin

Devialet Phantom I 108dB

Our Verdict A powerful, striking and truly one-of-a-kind wireless speaker, but not the most entertaining one at this level For Big, broad, room-filling sound Heart-in-your-mouth bass Striking aesthetic Against Lacks transparency and subtlety App isn’t a UPnP controller In-app multi-room flakiness Despite having welcomed many Devialet Phantom wireless speakers into our test rooms over the… Read more

The Great Wings Rush

It was March 2020, and restaurants across the country were shutting down, setting up takeout windows, or doing whatever they could to absorb the shock of COVID. But it was Chuck E. Cheese, of all places, that had the foresight and steely clarity to see not just what the new era required, but what it… Read more

23 of the best vocal tracks to test your system

The vocal: often the official moment that gets a gig under way, the determiner of the direction your eyebrows go when first listening to a new artist. The vocal has enabled ‘one-man bands’ to play to rooms of thousands of people with only a guitar in their hand or a piano at their fingertips. The… Read more

BlackBerry 5G smartphone with physical keyboard (2021 model)

OnwardMobility is about to release its first BlackBerry smartphone with 5G support and a physical keyboard. Take a look at the first concept photos. The Canadian smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry is at the beginning of a new era. Last year, the Chinese licensee TCL announced that it would stop selling BlackBerry phones. The 4 year license… Read more

Verizon is recalling 2.5 million hotspots that could overheat and cause burn or fire damage

Verizon said Thursday it is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall 2.5 million hotspot devices after an investigation found the devices’ lithium-ion batteries could overheat and pose fire and burn hazards. The Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspot models MHS900L, MHS900LS, and MHS900LPP were imported by Franklin Wireless Corp. and sold between April… Read more

Disney Plus is officially rebooting National Treasure as a streaming TV show

Disney is officially bringing back its long-dormant National Treasure franchise with a new TV series for Disney Plus. Deadline reports that the series has been given a ten-episode greenlight and will reimagine the treasure-hunting franchise with a younger, more diverse cast. The new series will reportedly feature a new main character, Jess Morales, a twenty-year-old… Read more

Disney Plus Star line-up now live! Here’s everything you can watch

Home News (Image credit: Disney Plus) Today’s a good day for Disney Plus subscribers, who now have access to hundreds more hours of Disney content than they did yesterday thanks to the launch of Disney Star. Over on the House of Mouse streaming service, next to the existing Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National… Read more

In WandaVision’s third episode, the devil really is in the details

It’s just a jump to the left and a step to the right for Wanda and Vision, who have time warped from the ‘50s and ‘60s to the 1970s. The third episode picks up right where the last ended: Wanda is pregnant, but she and Vision are still trying to figure out how they ended… Read more

Space travel: aim high in 2021

Nothing went as planned in the space sector either 2019. Like almost all sectors, space activities have been hit hard by the pandemic. Observers were particularly looking forward to the start of seven planned space missions, some things went great: SpaceX sent astronauts into space, China brought moon rocks back to Earth. But many other… Read more

10 of the best 1960s albums to test your system

Home Features (Image credit: Aretha Franklin) When it comes to testing a new turntable, stereo amplifier, pair of speakers or a whole vinyl system, it is, of course, vital that you are familiar with the music and recording that you are listening to. Otherwise, how can you tell one piece of equipment from another and… Read more

ExoMy: do-it-yourself Mars rover

Six wheels, solar panels and a cute face – with the ExoMy, the Mars rover for the front yard becomes a reality. The European Space Agency ESA provides all necessary files and detailed instructions online for the replica. Schools or students in particular could use the templates to venture into robotics, so the hope of… Read more

Farewell to Norman Abramson, pioneer of wireless networks

Between the years’ 60 is ’70 the foundations have been laid for the realization of radio transmission networks: Norman Abramson is one of the minds behind that very important technological innovation for modern society by Andrea Bai published 14 December 2020 , at 19: 21 in the web channel Maybe it’s a name that will… Read more