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Chord Ultima 5

Our Verdict If you’re after the last word in clarity and insight in a high-end power amplifier, we can’t think of a better choice than the Ultima 5 For Class-leading clarity Agile and articulate presentation Relatively compact design Against Not as muscular sounding as some rivals Mention Chord Electronics and there’s a strong probability that… Read more

Zoom update delivers more emoji reactions and new annotation features

This week’s Zoom update includes a couple of quality of life improvements for anyone using its annotation or emoji reaction features, the company has announced. Meeting participants can now use any emoji that was previously available in Zoom chat to react during a meeting, up from the six meager options that were available previously. These… Read more

How the M1-powered iPad Pro compares to other iPad models

Screen type 12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR display 11-inch Liquid Retina display 12.9‑inch Liquid Retina display 11‑inch Liquid Retina display 10.9‑inch Liquid Retina display 10.2-inch Retina display 7.9-inch Retina display Resolution 2732 x 2048 2388 x 1668 2732 x 2048 2388 x 1668 2360 x 1640 2160 x 1620 2048 x 1536 Front camera 12 megapixels… Read more

Apple Brings M1 to iMac and iPad Pro

Home News (Image credit: Apple) Apple is continuing its move from Intel to Arm on the desktop, putting its M1 processor new line of iMacs and in the iPad Pro. Both were announced at Apple’s “Spring Loaded” virtual event, and are the first time each of those product lines is using the new chip. Previously,… Read more

Acer planning a 49-inch Mini LED monitor to rival Samsung Odyssey G9

João Silva 5 hours ago Featured Tech News, Monitors It looks like the Samsung Odyssey G9 already has some competition. A new curved gaming monitor from Acer has been listed at a Chinese retailer, and as per the product description, it will have specs to match Samsung’s improved Odyssey G9 display. According to a Taobao listing… Read more

Peak Design’s new magnet-powered phone case system delayed until August

Peak Design has announced it is delaying shipment of products in its Kickstarter campaign for Mobile, a broad range of phone accessories designed to make it easy to mount your phone on everything from a motorcycle handlebar to a simple dock on your desk. It is meant to be compatible with iPhones and Samsung Galaxy… Read more

Project CHIP will finally ship later this year

Project Connected Home over IP (CHIP), the awkwardly-named-but-interesting smart home partnership between Apple, Amazon, Google, and over 170 other companies that’s supposed to make everything more compatible should finally start showing some results later this year. According to a webinar hosted by the Zigbee Alliance earlier this week, companies participating in the program will be… Read more

What to expect from Apple’s ‘Spring Loaded’ event

Apple has officially announced its “Spring Loaded” event for April 20th, its first major product announcement of 2021. Unlike a lot of Apple’s events, its spring events tend to be a bit more scattershot: one year might see high-end iPads, another a more education-focused event, or a launch of a comprehensive service strategy. This year,… Read more

Why does Amazon hate its most enthusiastic smart home fans?

Blink’s cheap wireless cameras have seen better days.Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Blink, the Kickstarter success bought by Amazon in 2017, has long been synonymous with inexpensive battery-powered home video cameras that don’t require a monthly contract for cloud recordings. Open-source projects like Homebridge, Home Assistant, and HOOBS have made the cameras even… Read more

Topps is releasing official NFT baseball cards on April 20th

Major League Baseball has announced its latest move to cash in on the NFT craze: official blockchain-based versions of classic Topps baseball cards. Topps is selling the new NFT baseball cards through the WAX blockchain, which the company has used for its earliest blockchain-based collectibles. The first “Series 1” cards will be sold starting on… Read more

Apple officially starts letting your iPhone help find lost third-party products

Apple is officially opening up its Find My tracking network to third-party companies (as it had promised last year.) Now, any hardware manufacturer can add software-side support for Apple’s localized network to track missing items — so long as they play by Apple’s Made for iPhone (MFi) accessory rules. The first wave of items that… Read more

AMD X570S Motherboard Listings Suggest Impending Chipset Refresh

Home News X570 Aorus Elite (Image credit: Gigabyte) Today, Gigabyte (via Komachi_Ensaka) registered a ton of X570S motherboards with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). The new submissions hint to a potential chipset refresh on AMD’s part. EEC listings are a bit hit or miss. Vendors often register their products with the organization, but not all… Read more

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable phone just got $200 cheaper

Samsung is dropping the price of its ultra-premium Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G by $200, bringing the foldable smartphone down to $1,799.99 compared to its initial $1,999.99 launch MRSP. Even after the price cut, the Z Fold 2 5G will still cost you more than flagships from pretty much all of Samsung’s competitors, but it’s… Read more

Robinhood is removing its confetti celebrations ahead of its IPO

Robinhood is cutting out the confetti from its stock trading app, following accusations that the animation helped to “gamify” investing. Instead, the company is adding new animations that will celebrate trading milestones for users in a more somber manner. The celebratory digital confetti showers have been a controversial part of Robinhood’s app since 2016. In… Read more

The DualSense’s adaptive triggers show how to make a button feel next-gen

The PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller is an incredible input device, perhaps the most tangible example of “next-gen” gaming the new wave of consoles has offered to date. But you won’t necessarily see the upgrades just from looking at Sony’s controller. At first glance, there are few differences between the PS4’s DualShock 4 and the PS5’s… Read more