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Amazon’s motorized Echo Show 10 will finally be available on February 25th

Amazon’s new motorized Echo Show 10 — announced last fall at its annual hardware event — finally has a release date of February 25th, with preorders starting today for $249.99. The smart display was originally announced for a late-2020 release date. Unlike Amazon’s other Echo Show smart displays, the Echo Show 10 has a motorized… Read more

Staples’ Easy Button is a cheap toy that envisions a perfect button

As buttons go, there are few as well-known as Staples’ “Easy Button” — a bright, Staples-red button that was featured in a series of ad campaigns beginning in 2005. The ads were so popular that Staples ended up actually selling real replica versions of the Easy Button shortly after they debuted — and it’s since… Read more

Fujifilm announces slimmed-down X-E4 mirrorless camera

Fujifilm has announced the X-E4, which it describes as the most compact interchangeable-lens camera in its X-series lineup. At 121.3mm x 72.9mm x 32.7mm, it’s more than a centimeter thinner than its predecessor, the X-E3 from 2017. The X-E series slots into Fujifilm’s lineup as an option for enthusiast photographers who prefer a rangefinder-style design… Read more

Peloton Bike Plus: an upgrade at a crucial time

The bike arrives at a time when many people want to work out at home Last year was the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the year sweatpants become acceptable workwear, and the year Peloton peaked. Mid-pandemic, the company announced two new devices: the pricier Bike Plus and a less expensive treadmill called the Tread. The… Read more

Verizon Fios is experiencing outages on the East Coast

Verizon Fios, the company’s fiber optic network, appears to be experiencing outages in many locations on the US East Coast. There are more than 22,000 user reports of problems with Verizon on Downdetector, and there appear to be hotspots on Downdetector’s outage map for Verizon in Boston, New York City, Washington, DC, and more. A… Read more

Sony’s creator-focused Xperia Pro arrives in the US priced at $2,499

The Xperia Pro, Sony’s first smartphone with 5G in the US, is launching today for $2,499.99. Sony is targeting the device at professional users, who it hopes will use its HDMI input to turn the phone into an external camera monitor and its 5G connectivity to quickly upload or live-stream footage. Sony says it currently… Read more

Alienware m15 R4 Gaming Laptop Review: RTX 30-Series Performance, Eye-Popping Color

Our Verdict The Alienware m15 R4 packs plenty of RTX 30-series performance in an attractive design with an amazing screen. For Sleek design Strong performance Snappy Keyboard Vibrant optional OLED Screen Against Warm temperatures Relatively short battery life Nvidia’s RTX 30-series “Ampere” graphics cards have been burning up the desktop market since they launched last… Read more

Klipsch’s ProMedia 2.1 BT computer speakers will level up your home office

Home News (Image credit: Klipsch) Looking to upgrade your home working environment? You could do a lot worse than a pair of Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 BT powered speakers. Updates on the company’s ProMedia 2.1, now with Bluetooth for wireless playback from a phone, tablet or laptop, they promise to blast our your background music or… Read more

BenQ presents its first gaming projector with a 4LED light source

The manufacturer BenQ now has its product portfolio around the X 1300 i extended . This is a gaming projector with a 4LED light source. The company speaks explicitly of role-playing games, first-person shooters and sports games. In addition to gaming, the projector is also suitable for playing films, series or sporting events. Furthermore, the… Read more

Garmin Edge 830 cycling computer review: Hitting the data sweet spot

(Pocket-lint) – Ask any cyclist what the first thing you should update on a bike is and they will invariably say the wheels. While that’s likely to give you the biggest performance upgrades, it’s hard to quantify that without the humblest of bicycle accessories, the bike computer. Being of techy mind and body, we’d say… Read more

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G review

Introduction Unpacking 2021 with a bang, we have the Samsung Galaxy S21 for you today. Samsung has rearranged its yearly release schedule to pull its high-end S-series reveal for January, and could there be a better way to kick off the year? We did say ‘bang’, but it’s hardly the most thunderous of those –… Read more

Otter.ai’s new Chrome extension can transcribe Google Meet calls in real time

You can now use automated transcription service Otter.ai to transcribe and provide closed captions for Google Meet calls with the help of a new Chrome extension. Meetings will be transcribed in real time, and transcripts will be saved right to your Otter account so you can access and share them later. Otter.ai says the extension… Read more

TechStage | Guide: tablets for homeschooling and learning portals

Testing Tests overview Smartphone Oppo Reno 4 Pro in the test: Top smartphone for 500 € Motorola Moto G 5G Plus test: A lot of battery for little money Huawei P Smart 2021: Budget model with room for improvement Asus Zenfone 7 Pro: Turbo smartphone with flip camera Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro in the test:… Read more

Gaze in wonder at this astonishingly high-res scan of an iconic painting

For the past hour, I’ve been avoiding work by browsing this amazingly high-resolution scan of Johannes Vermeer’s iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring. With a total resolution of 93,205 x 108,565, PetaPixel notes the scan is believed to be the first 10 billion pixel panorama ever created, allowing you to zoom in close enough to… Read more

Samsung Galaxy S21

Our Verdict The S21 gives here and takes there, but ultimately strengthens the Galaxy reputation For Rich, smooth display Solid battery life Superb all-round camera Against No microSD slot, earbuds or charger Sony rival sounds better With flagship smartphones from the likes of Samsung and Apple reliably refreshed every year, it’s perhaps unrealistic to expect… Read more