Why you should trust us I’ve been playing music since I got my first ukulele back in 1969, and I later played snare drum in the school band. I don’t play drums now, but as a bassist, I’ve played with and recorded lots of drummers in jazz and rock gigs ...
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With the exception of, say, a foldable display, the OnePlus 7 Pro has enough features du jour to keep its fans enticed. That’s because OnePlus packed its latest flagship phone with pretty much every trendy phone feature we’ve seen in the last year or so, including a pop-up selfie camera, an ...
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While mirrorless cameras accelerate into the future, medium format models are hearkening unto the past — and Hasselblad is chief among them. Its new digital back fits lenses going back to the ’50s, and the tiny 907X camera body is about as lovely a throwback as one can imagine. The ...
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Users who found value in the system were collectors or had low expectations going in. Why is the PlayStation Classic so unpopular? Readers tell us why they liked it even less than we did. ‘Beach Buggy Racing 2’ is playable with the car’s steering wheel and pedal.Control a fake Tesla ...
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When Honda reintroduced the Ridgeline for 2017 after a two-year hiatus, the truck, in many ways, became a new benchmark among midsize pickups when it comes to real-world usability. Two years later, trucks like the Jeep Gladiator and Ford Ranger are raising the bar for their class, redefining what a ...
Read More »Crowdfunded spacecraft LightSail 2 prepares to go sailing on sunlight
Among the many spacecraft and satellites ascending to space on Monday’s Falcon Heavy launch, the Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 may be the most interesting. If all goes well, a week from launch it will be moving through space — slowly, but surely — on nothing more than the force exerted ...
Read More »'Mobile Suit Gundam' celebrates its 40th Anniversary with… Fila?
Unfortunately, the capsule does not include any armored robotic wearables, so you’ll have to settle for t-shirts, hoodies and shoes with iconic imagery and color schemes. Also, as Hypebeast points out, you’ll probably have to be in South Korea when it launches on June 23rd. If you need to dive ...
Read More »Ring Door View Cam review: A video doorbell designed for apartment dwellers – CNET
Ring’s $199 Door View Cam is a lot different than the other doorbells I’ve tested. Rather than a doorframe-mounted, hardwired or battery-power doorbell, this buzzer is mounted to the middle of your door. It’s designed specifically to go on apartment doors with peepholes, replacing your old peephole, and installs without ...
Read More »Windows 10 preview links bugs you find to existing feedback
It’s already possible to find existing complaints with the search bar, but this update should streamline the process. You can see a preview of what the updated Feedback Hub looks like below. Grouping complaints won’t just save users time, it might help Microsoft avert chaos before it spreads. A Windows ...
Read More »Vizio M-Series Quantum (2019) review: High-end HDR features and picture quality for an affordable price – CNET
For years Samsung has been selling TVs with quantum dots — tiny molecules that improve the color on LCD TV screens — under its QLED brand. Now Vizio, after putting out just a single TV model with quantum dots in 2018, is going quantum with a vengeance this year. Vizio’s onslaught ...
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