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iFixit wants to fix the soldering iron
12 Sep

iFixit wants to fix the soldering iron

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iFixit embodies the spirit of “screw it, I’ll just do it myself” that has always been a trait of some tech enthusiasts. As one of the Right to Repair movement's proponents, the company is now flexing its muscles with an electronics product of its very own. FixHub is a USB-C powered soldering iron designed to help fix whatever's on your workbench (and be easily fixable itself). The iron is joined by a 55Wh battery pack which acts as a stand and temperature control, ensuring you can fix things wherever you go.Founder Kyle Wiens explained FixHub was born of frustration with…
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The Morning After: Everything we know so far about Nintendo’s next console
12 Sep

The Morning After: Everything we know so far about Nintendo’s next console

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The Nintendo Switch is now over seven years old and due for a refresh, even if the storied console maker isn’t chasing technical specs, like its rival. Nintendo Switch 2 rumors (again, I’d wager real money it won’t be called that) have been bouncing around for years, even. Sometimes they teased DLSS, NVIDIA’s “deep learning supersampling” upscaling tech to add polish and higher resolution to existing Switch games. Other times, rumors just ended up being the OLED Switch — largely the same console as the original.Will this be something like the Wii? Another left turn, console wise? Or something evolutionary,…
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The best wireless headphones for 2024: Bluetooth options for every budget
12 Sep

The best wireless headphones for 2024: Bluetooth options for every budget

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Over-ear, noise cancelling headphones are the way to go if you want to get one piece of gear that will give you the best, all-around listening experience. Stellar sound quality, powerful active noise cancelation (ANC), reliable Bluetooth connections and more should all be present on a good pair of wireless headphones that offer the complete package. It goes without saying that some companies do this better than others. We at Engadget have tested and reviewed all of the most popular wireless headphones on the market and we continue to do so to keep our finger on the pulse and familiarize…
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One of our favorite Samsung tablets is back on sale for close to its Prime Day price
12 Sep

One of our favorite Samsung tablets is back on sale for close to its Prime Day price

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It's always exciting when one of our favorite items goes on sale. This time, it's our choice for the best budget Android tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+. The device is down to $170 from $220 on Samsung — a 23 percent discount. This model includes 64GB of storage and 4GB of RAM and is also available for the same price on Amazon. In fact, this deal brings the tablet's price to only $20 more than its Prime Day offer.Samsung's Galaxy Tab A9+ is an 11-inch tablet with 1900p x 1200p resolution. The LCD screen has a 90Hz refresh rate…
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Apple’s iOS 18 release date is September 16 but is your iPhone compatible? Here are the eligible devices and new features to expect
12 Sep

Apple’s iOS 18 release date is September 16 but is your iPhone compatible? Here are the eligible devices and new features to expect

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Apple at its iPhone event Monday premiered the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models, as well as the new Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4 devices (see everything Apple revealed at the iPhone 16 launch event). When those phones hit the shelves on September 20, they'll already have iOS 18 installed, so updating won't be necessary out of the box. Everyone else with an older iPhone will get to check out iOS 18 when it becomes available as a free download on September 16. But not every iPhone will be able to run iOS 18, and even…
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The ‘audio earrings’ Kamala Harris didn’t wear during the debate barely even exist
11 Sep

The ‘audio earrings’ Kamala Harris didn’t wear during the debate barely even exist

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With even Fox News and senior Republican figures admitting that Vice President Kamala Harris won Tuesday night’s presidential debate, some supporters of former president Donald Trump are desperately seeking crumbs of comfort. Cue the predictable conspiracy theories.A frequent refrain that has emerged from conservatives (but curiously, not Democrats) over the last decade or so is that their guy's opponent was wearing an earpiece during debates. These baseless accusations were slung at President Joe Biden in 2020, at Hillary Clinton in 2016 and at Barack Obama in 2012. The theory was debunked on each occasion.In Harris’ case, conspiracy theorists have claimed…
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Nevada will use Google AI to process a backlog of unemployment cases
11 Sep

Nevada will use Google AI to process a backlog of unemployment cases

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Nevada has a new helper in its quest to plow through a backlog of unemployment claims: Google AI. Gizmodo reports that the initiative will task one of the company’s cloud-based AI models with analyzing appeals hearing transcripts and suggesting whether cases should be approved. Welcome to the future, where a robot weighs in on whether you get the government money you requested.The Nevada Independent wrote in June that the AI model, trained on the state’s unemployment law and policies, will analyze transcripts of virtual appeals hearings. It will then spit out a ruling, which a state employee will review for…
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Bluesky now lets you upload videos, but there are some caveats
11 Sep

Bluesky now lets you upload videos, but there are some caveats

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It’s easy to forget that there’s another social network besides Threads for people tired of Elon Musk’s . Bluesky is a fine alternative, as it definitely “feels” like Twitter. However, it has been lacking some of the features that made Twitter such an internet hotspot back in the day. Well, we just got a big one. The company just announced that users .There are some caveats. First of all, the videos have to be under a minute. That’s a fairly huge hurdle for just about every piece of content other than TikTok-style shorts. As a comparison, allows for five minute…
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The Apple Watch Series 10 deserves more than 18-hour battery life
11 Sep

The Apple Watch Series 10 deserves more than 18-hour battery life

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Most early impressions of the Apple Watch Series 10 are quite positive. Not only does it have the biggest display yet on any Apple Watch (despite a smaller overall case size than the 49mm Ultra 2), but it weighs less and is somehow thinner than before. The display isn’t just bigger, either — it has improved brightness when viewed at an angle, and the always-on screen can refresh once a second when at rest, rather than once a minute as it did before.Beyond the updated display and some lovely new case options (the new polished titanium and jet black aluminum…
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Adobe previews AI video tools that arrive later this year
11 Sep

Adobe previews AI video tools that arrive later this year

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On Wednesday, Adobe unveiled Firefly AI video generation tools that will arrive in beta later this year. Like many things related to AI, the examples are equal parts mesmerizing and terrifying as the company slowly integrates tools built to automate much of the creative work its prized user base is paid for today. Echoing AI salesmanship found elsewhere in the tech industry, Adobe frames it all as supplementary tech that “helps take the tedium out of post-production.”Adobe describes its new Firefly-powered text-to-video, Generative Extend (which will be available in Premiere Pro) and image-to-video AI tools as helping editors with tasks…
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