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Tech NewsShould YOU Stand in Line For the New iPhone?
Did you hear? The sort of old, sort of new, but much smaller iPhone is coming out tomorrow! Sometimes people are so excited for phones that they line up for them. Should you be one of them? No. What if I am a HUGE Apple fan? No. But what if I don’t stand in line … Continued
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Walmart’s Vudu-Only Chromecast Knockoff Somehow Wasn’t Just a Bad Dream
There’s too much year left to name Vudu Spark the worst gadget of 2015. But it will without question go down as the most cynical. The Vudu Spark, for those blessed with not yet being familiar, is a streaming dongle sold by Walmart that literally only streams movies and TV shows from Vudu, a streaming … Continued
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Amazon’s Gold Box Forum Is a Beautiful Pocket of Internet Insanity
It’s an inviolable rule of the internet that if you provide people with a place to type words in public, chaos will follow close behind. Nowhere is this more true than the Amazon Gold Box forum, one of the internet’s more delightful clearinghouses of crazy. You may have never seen the Gold Box forum, even … Continued
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Tech NewsCan Microsoft Make Faceputers Happen?
The next frontier of computing seems, fairly inevitably, the space directly in front of our eye holes. Nevermind that Google Glass washed out (for now), or that Oculus Rift is still a niche within a niche. Our wrists are being colonized. Our faces are next. And Microsoft, of all the players, might be the conquistador. … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Lego Movie Oscars Snub Is Garbage
This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—an institution that in March of 1995 declared Forrest Gump to be a superior film to Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, and Quiz Show (Quiz Show!)—has decided that The Lego Movie is not one of the five best animated movies of last year. This is not a … Continued
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Why Apple Could Leave Ports Behind
While rumors of a 12-inch MacBook Air have been merrily percolating these last few months, the most interesting aspect of Apple’s upcoming redesign turns out not to be the size after all. It’s the apparent abandonment of ports. As Cupertino Whisperer Mark Gurman showed today, the rumored redesign isn’t just a matter of size. Apple … Continued
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Tech NewsGame of Thrones in IMAX Is Coming
According to reports, both the season five trailer for Game of Thrones and the last two episodes of season four will get a week-long run in IMAX theaters later this month. Yes, that means a jumbo-sized fight for The Wall. No, you shouldn’t feel bad about doing an excited little involuntary clap right now. While … Continued
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Tech NewsThe New Mercedes Self-Driving Car Concept Is Packed Full of Future
The Mercedes Luxury in Motion is not a car that you’ll be able to find on a lot any time soon. It’s not bound for any highways or driveways in the near future. It is, though, a glimpse at the future of automotive transportation. And a damn good looking one at that. One key to … Continued
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Twitter’s a Mess, You’re Free, You’re Finally Free!
Twitter appears to be down, or at least 40 minutes behind or so. We’ll update if we find out why but in the meantime feel free to park your cool tweets here instead? Or feel liberated from the constant pulls to refresh? Here’s Twitter’s pretty vague statement about what’s happening and how they’re addressing it: … Continued
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Sony Walkman Reborn (Again) As a $1200 Hi-Res Audio Handset
Last fall, the Sony Walkman sprung from the ashes of the 90s, reborn as a hi-def audio phoenix with lots of lossless codec support and a $300 price tag. Today, the Walkman returns once again. This time it costs about as much as a used ’89 Cadillac Eldorado. Aside from the iconic brand name and … Continued
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Disney Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to the Future of TV
And lo, a hero emerges. Today, Dish announced Sling TV, a new web tv service (read: no cable contract required) that’ll cost you $20 a month to watch a handful of networks you don’t care about and one, ESPN, that you do. But Dish isn’t the story here. The story is Disney, the company that … Continued
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Tech NewsParrot’s New In-Dash System Gives Any Dumb Car Apple or Android Brains
While Apple CarPlay and Android Auto promise to make your car’s in-dash system infinitely more bearable in the not so distant future, you’re still stuck in the unfortunate position of having to choose between one or the other. Not so Parrot’s whimsically named RNB6, which lets you go both ways. Oh, and it has a … Continued
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Welcome to CES 2015!
Oh hello! It’s time again for the Consumer Electronics Show, that yearly bacchanal of gadgets, gizmos, and sweaty assurances that this is the year 3D printing will catch on (honest). We’re here, as always, to share it with you. If you’re wondering what to expect out of CES 2015, what new products will grace the … Continued
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The 25 Best Movies Disappearing From Netflix Tonight
At the stroke of midnight—or somewhere around then—tonight, while you’re sloppily waving goodbye to 2014, dozens of movies will disappear from Netflix streaming. The good news is, you’ve got plenty of time to get to plow through them before The Great Vanishing. Here’s a list of the very best that won’t make it to 2015. … Continued
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1,400 Free Ebooks and Movies For Your Kindle or iPad
If you got a new ereader or tablet for Christmas—or if you have an old one that needs an infusion—Amazon and Apple would be happy to sell you ebooks and movies to fill it. Or you could just load up on these free goodies instead. The lists of free stuff, compiled by Open Culture, include … Continued
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Dads With Drones Are Ruining Christmas
Lots of thoughtful people gave their father a drone this Christmas, because they had already gotten him a Kindle last year and an iPad the year before that and you sort of stall out on gift ideas from there. But! Drones can be difficult, and dads can be clumsy*, and the result has been nationwide … Continued
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Every Movie Theater Showing The Interview on Christmas Day and After
The Interview, a movie in which two secondary characters from short-lived television classic Freaks and Geeks conspire with the U.S. government to assassinate a sitting head of state, has been through some shit. At last, though, it will be shown. And here are the theaters that will show it, broken down by state. The following … Continued
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Tech NewsCommerce
Hope You Weren’t Banking on Amazon’s Free Overnight Shipping This Year
If you are a human who is both lazy and inconsiderate, you’ve found comfort these past few years in Amazon’s last-minute free overnight shipping selections. Bad news, fellow sloth. While that offer had been on the table up until early this morning, it’s over on the day you need it most. Humbug! Amazon’s free overnight … Continued
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Hey Good North Korea Internet Joke, Everybody!
Earlier today, reports abounded that North Korea had suffered an unprecedented internet outage. While it remains unclear whether it’s the result of a cyber attack or the country’s longstanding technological woes, one thing is certain: you got jokes! Well, joke, anyway. In fairness, it’s a good joke, except that everyone knows North Korea has Time … Continued
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