Techlife News
CAR SHOPPING TRENDS AND TIPS FOR 2023
Shopping for a new or used car over the last few years has become a frustrating and expensive undertaking.
3 min |
February 11, 2023
Techlife News
NFL, DAZN SIGN AGREEMENT FOR GAME PASS INTERNATIONAL PACKAGE
The NFL has signed a 10-year agreement with DAZN Group to deliver the Game Pass International service to fans outside the United States beginning with the 2023 season, it was announced this week.
1 min |
February 11, 2023
Techlife News
IEA: ASIA SET TO USE HALF OF WORLD'S ELECTRICITY BY 2025
Asia will for the first time use half of the world's electricity by 2025, even as Africa continues to consume far less than its share of the global population, according to a new forecast released by the International Energy Agency.
2 min |
February 11, 2023
Techlife News
AI Search Engines Can Now Chat With Us, but Glitches Abound
Nearly a quarter-century after Google's search engine began to reshape how we use the internet, big tech companies are racing to revamp a familiar web tool into a gateway to a new form of artificial intelligence.
4 min |
February 11, 2023
AppleMagazine
Activision Blizzard Settles SEC Charges for $35 Million
Government regulators announced that videogame maker Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay $35 million to settle charges that it failed to maintain controls to collect and assess workplace complaints with regard to disclosure requirements and violated a federal whistleblower protection rule.
1 min |
February 10, 2023
Techlife News
Microsoft Bakes ChatGPT-like Tech Into Search Engine Bing
Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence.
3 min |
February 11, 2023
AppleMagazine
ChatGPT Bot Channels History to Pen State of Union Speech
If you've heard it once in a president's State of the Union speech, you've heard it 100 times: There is nothing the American people can't do when they pull together.
10+ min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
GYMS THAT SURVIVED PANDEMIC STEADILY GET BACK IN SHAPE
One day, a once-regular customer at Fuel Training Studio in Newburyport, Massachusetts, stopped in to take a \"shred\" class.
4 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
META TO BUY VR STARTUP WITHIN AFTER FAVORABLE COURT RULING
A federal judge has sided with Facebook parent Meta and cleared the way for the company to buy virtual reality startup Within Unlimited, the maker of the popular fitness app Supernatural.
2 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
HomePod 2
Reborn speaker amping up smart home technology
6 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
TESLA HIKES PRICE OF MODEL Y AFTER US ALTERS TAX CREDIT RULE
Tesla has raised prices on its Model Y in the U.S., apparently due to rising demand and changes in U.S. government rules that make more versions of the small SUV eligible for tax credits.
2 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE, APPLE, AMAZON GIVE INVESTORS REASON TO FRET
Wall Street had its eyes on big tech after some of the biggest companies in the world posted lackluster quarterly financial performances.
1 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
UN EXPERTS: NORTH KOREAN HACKERS STOLE RECORD VIRTUAL ASSETS
North Korean hackers working for the government stole record-breaking virtual assets last year estimated to be worth between $630 million and more than $1 billion, U.N. experts said in a new report.
3 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
MICROSOFT BAKES CHATGPT-LIKE TECH INTO SEARCH ENGINE BING
Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence.
3 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
LOOKING FOR LOVE ONLINE? NEW STUDY SHOWS MIXED EXPERIENCES
Whether looking for love or a casual encounter, 3 in 10 U.S. adults say they have used a dating site or app — with mixed experiences, according to a Pew Research Center study.
4 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
CAR SHOPPING TRENDS AND TIPS FOR 2023
Shopping for a new or used car over the last few years has become a frustrating and expensive undertaking.
3 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
NFL, DAZN SIGN AGREEMENT FOR GAME PASS INTERNATIONAL PACKAGE
The NFL has signed a 10-year agreement with DAZN Group to deliver the Game Pass International service to fans outside the United States beginning with the 2023 season, it was announced this week.
1 min |
February 10, 2023
AppleMagazine
IEA: ASIA SET TO USE HALF OF WORLD'S ELECTRICITY BY 2025
Asia will for the first time use half of the world's electricity by 2025, even as Africa continues to consume far less than its share of the global population, according to a new forecast released by the International Energy Agency.
2 min |
February 10, 2023
Sound & Vision
Three for Three
IN THE early 1950s, Edgar Villchur, Henry Kloss, Malcolm S. Low, and Josef Anton Hofmann founded the Acoustic Research and Development Corporation.
10+ min |
February - March 2023
Sound & Vision
Working with a custom installer
After encountering the same issues repeatedly when working with customers at my CI firm, I thought a series of columns on working with an installer might help. While this is written through the lens of working on A/V projects, many tips are applicable when hiring any trade to work in your home. And I can guarantee that following these suggestions will make the project-and your relationship with the installation team-go smoother for everyone.
3 min |
February - March 2023
Sound & Vision
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP SCARECROW SUPER DELUXE EDITION BOX SET
John Mellencamp was making waves. Saddled with the stage name \"John Cougar\" when he came onto the scene in the late1970s, once he began climbing the singles and sales charts, he asserted his artistic identity much more forcefully by crediting his hit October 1983 LP Uh-Huh to John Cougar Mellencamp.
3 min |
February - March 2023
Sound & Vision
Maximum Musical Pleasure
AS LONGTIME readers of Sound & Vision know, I have a passion for bass. Some might say I need to seek professional help in this regard-well, at least that's what my wife tells me! I've reviewed products for nearly 20 years and had dozens of subwoofers in and out of my theater during that time, and I am generally easy to please.
7 min |
February - March 2023
Sound & Vision
Get the Bigger Picture
EPSON EPIQVISION LS800 4K UST LASER PROJECTOR
10 min |
February - March 2023
Sound & Vision
Masterly Multichannel
WITH THE advent of features such as room correction, object-oriented surround, and networked/wireless streaming (to name but three), AV receivers have become more elaborate than ever.
9 min |
February - March 2023
Sound & Vision
PROJECTS/OBJECTS
Our guide to the everexpanding and wholly immersive audio world of the late, great Frank Zappa, courtesy of longtime FZ Vaultmeister Joe Travers and remix engineer Craig Parker Adams.
8 min |
February - March 2023
Sound & Vision
2022 TOP PICKS OF THE YEAR
WE LIVE in a remarkable era where home entertainment delivers experiences with convenience and quality that was the stuff of science fiction not long ago.
10+ min |
February - March 2023
Sound & Vision
Luxurious Listening
BOWERS & WILKINS PX8 WIRELESS ANC HEADPHONES
7 min |
February - March 2023
Sound & Vision
Dig that Japanese Vinyl, Baby!
As Marshall McLuhan famously noted, \"The medium is the message.\" I don't know if Mr. McLuhan was an audio/video enthusiast, but that pronouncement, I think, perfectly describes a peculiar affliction that is all too common among us enthusiasts. Perhaps, just maybe, he was talking about you.
3 min |
February - March 2023
Sound & Vision
The Full Moon Atmos Breakdown
Ryan Ulyate discusses mixing Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers' November 1993 Greatest Hits album in Atmos, and why sourcing the original stems made everything feel much more immersive.
3 min |
February - March 2023
Sound & Vision
Samsung QN100B 4K Neo QLED TV
Bigger & Brighter is Better
9 min |