Sound & Vision
Instant Atmos
KLIPSCH’S NEW Cinema series soundbars are the latest effort of an iconic, 75-year-old speaker maker to push new performance barriers while delivering a product that is quintessential, well, Klipsch.
10 min |
October - November 2021
Sound & Vision
MEDIA ROOM INSIDER: SENECA CINEMA
Do-It-Yourself Theater with a Twist
9 min |
October - November 2021
Sound & Vision
LCD Reloaded
IN 2020, Sound & Vision tested Samsung’s 65-inch Q90T series TV, an LCD model that lacked some of the features and refinements found in the company’s flagship sets from the previous year.
10+ min |
October - November 2021
Sound & Vision
OLED For Less
SONY’S NEW XR-65A80J OLED TV isn’t a member of the company’s Master Series—that designation belongs to its XR-A90J OLED models, which are spec’d to deliver higher brightness than the XR-A80J sets. And while we haven’t yet tested those pricier Sony OLEDs, the XR-65A80J is far from being a second-class citizen. Read on to find out why.
10+ min |
October - November 2021
Sound & Vision
Rack Your World
IF YOU’RE A boomer who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s like I did, you’ll remember that no home was complete unless it had a stereo system in the living room.
9 min |
October - November 2021
Sound & Vision
SPATIAL AUDIO RELATIONS
Ears-on with Apple Music’s new Atmos offerings
10+ min |
October - November 2021
Sound & Vision
The Power Station
True story. My very first hi-fi system featured a Rotel integrated amplifier—if memory serves, a model RA-20 of some 20 watts per channel.
8 min |
October - November 2021
Sound & Vision
XGIMI – A Potent Portable
Even as TVs grow ever-larger, the projector category continues to be an active one, with more recent designs like ultra-short throw models giving viewers an alternative to room-dominating hangfrom-ceiling setups.
10+ min |
October - November 2021
Sound & Vision
THX Onyx DAC/ Headphone Amplifier
THX Does High-Res Audio
3 min |
October - November 2021
Sound & Vision
A Classic Reimagined
KLH model five loudspeaker
10+ min |
October - November 2021
Mac Life
BOSS CUBE Street II
A feature–packed mobile performance amplifier
2 min |
November 2021
Mac Life
Nikon Z fc
Retro looks and handling, with the best in modern kicks
3 min |
November 2021
Mac Life
Logitech Ergo K860
This ergonomic “split” keyboard helps reduce wrist–strain
2 min |
November 2021
Mac Life
OWC Envoy Pro SX
A very rugged drive for speed–hungry professionals
1 min |
November 2021
Mac Life
Vissles V84 (2.0) Mechanical Keyboard
A Mac–friendly typing experience — and then some
2 min |
November 2021
Techlife News
BARRY DILLER'S IAC BUYING MAGAZINE CO MEREDITH FOR $2B
Barry Diller’s IAC is buying Meredith, one of the country’s largest magazine companies and the publisher of People, Southern Living and InStyle, in hopes of accelerating a digital shift as print fades.
2 min |
October 09, 2021
Techlife News
MICROSOFT: RUSSIA BEHIND 58% OF DETECTED STATE-BACKED HACKS
Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in the United States, followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO members, the company said.
3 min |
October 09, 2021
Techlife News
EX-FACEBOOK MANAGER CRITICIZES COMPANY, URGES MORE OVERSIGHT
Haugen's accusations were buttressed by tens of thousands of pages of internal research documents she secretly copied before leaving her job in the company's civic integrity unit.
9 min |
October 09, 2021
Techlife News
GOOGLE SAYS FLIGHT SEARCH TOOL CAN HELP YOU FLY ‘GREENER'
A basic search for flights will give an estimate of how many kilograms of carbon dioxide the flight will spew from start to finish.
2 min |
October 09, 2021
Techlife News
HOME NOT SO SWEET IN NFL THIS SEASON DESPITE RETURN OF FANS
The fans are back and the crowds are loud, but home-field advantage still isn’t a factor early in this NFL season.
3 min |
October 09, 2021
Techlife News
TRADING APPS MOVE TO GET A LIVE PERSON TO HEAR YOUR PROBLEMS
It’s one of the downsides of apps that make things like ordering food or buying stocks and cryptocurrencies easier: What happens when something goes wrong?
2 min |
October 09, 2021
Techlife News
US AUTO SALES SLUMP STALLED BY CAR COMPUTER CHIP SHORTAGE
In a normal month before the pandemic, Con Paulos’ Chevy dealership in Jerome, Idaho, sold around 40 new vehicles. In September, it was only six. Now he’s got nothing new in stock, and every car, truck or SUV on order has been sold.
3 min |
October 09, 2021
AppleMagazine
NEW PLANT IN GERMANY AIMS TO CUT FLYING'S CARBON FOOTPRINT
German officials unveiled what they said is the world’s first commercial plant for making synthetic kerosene, touted as a climate-friendly fuel of the future.
3 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
WILLIAM SHATNER WILL FLY TO SPACE ABOARD BLUE ORIGIN ROCKET
Captain Kirk is rocketing into space next week — boldly going where no other sci-fi stars have gone.
3 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
UAE TO LAUNCH PROBE TARGETING ASTEROID BETWEEN MARS, JUPITER
The United Arab Emirates announced plans to send a probe to land on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to collect data on the origins of the universe, the latest project in the oil-rich federation’s ambitious space program.
2 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
TESLA REPORTS STRONGERTHAN-EXPECTED Q3 SALES
Tesla says it delivered 241,300 electric vehicles in the third quarter even as it wrestled with a global shortage of computer chips that has hit the entire auto industry
1 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
HOW TO INVEST IN CRYPTOCURRENCY WITHOUT BUYING ANY
Cryptocurrencies are inherently cryptic — it’s right there in the name. And if you follow Warren Buffett’s advice to never invest in businesses you can’t understand, it may be hard to justify investing in a currency made of math instead of gold.
3 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
OUTAGE HIGHLIGHTS HOW VITAL FACEBOOK HAS BECOME WORLDWIDE
The six-hour outage at Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp was a headache for many casual users but far more serious for the millions of people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to run their businesses or communicate with relatives, fellow parents, teachers or neighbors.
5 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
Steve Jobs
10 years without the genius behind apple
7 min |
Ocotber 08, 2021
AppleMagazine
DAIMLER'S TRUCKS, LUXURY CARS TO GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS
Daimler's truck and luxury car businesses are going their separate ways
2 min |