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Review units of Samsung's $2000 folding phone are failing after hours of use11h ago ( April 19, 2019 at 1:01 PM ) Samsung's folding phone, which will ding buyers about two grand after tax, is already in deep trouble: the review units sent to journalists are dying after hours of use.
CNBC's Todd Haselton writes that it was "a tantalizing glimpse of the future — before it broke."
During my second day of testing, the screen began flickering and would turn off and on at a rapid pace. It became completely unusable and at times wouldn’t turn on at all.
Samsung had said not to remove a thin layer that sits on top ...Tags: Post, Gadgets, Mistakes 20 people like this. Like This Smart Mini Projector is literally the size of a VHS TapeApril 18, 2019 at 5:00 PM  Tags: Gadgets, Product Design, Television, C Www.h, Konka, Smart Mini Projector 61 people like this. Like These Battling Bots Bring Dystopian Warfare to Your Living Room FloorApril 18, 2019 at 2:03 PM  Tags: Reviews, Ios, Android, Gadgets, Toys, Science, Tech, Robots, Consumer Tech, Gjs Geio 109 people like this. Like Next iPhone could feature an ultra-wide lensApril 18, 2019 at 11:36 AM  Tags: Iphone, Apple, Gadgets, Tech, Rumor, Ming Chi Kuo, Kuo 61 people like this. Like Report: Nintendo's Got a Cheaper, Smaller Nintendo Switch Coming This FallApril 18, 2019 at 9:51 AM  Tags: Gadgets, Gaming, Japan, Science, Video Games, Nikkei, Tech, Nintendo, Rumors, Switch, Consumer Tech 138 people like this. Like Galaxy Fold: Samsung investigates as screens break in first daysApril 18, 2019 at 6:29 AM Flexible screen broke on several £1,800 tester devices ahead of shipping to the publicThe screen at the heart of Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold phone, which literally folds in half, has been failing in testers’ hands within days, prompting concerns about the durability of the £1,800 device.The company distributed the new category-forming device to publications across the US on Monday ahead of its release to the public on 26 April. But within two days testers were reporting that the all-important cent...Tags: Android, Gadgets, Technology, US, Samsung, Smartphones, Mobile Phones 41 people like this. Like Microsoft Surface Studio 2 review: in a class of its ownApril 18, 2019 at 2:00 AM Stunning all-in-one PC that slides to become drawing tablet is held back by high price and old chips The Surface Studio 2 is Microsoft’s beautiful all-singing, all-dancing, all-in-one desktop computer that is quite unlike anything else on the market. But then it should be with prices starting at more than £3,500.Straight out of the box it’s obvious that the Surface Studio 2 is no ordinary computer. Its gorgeous, pixel-dense 28in screen appears to float, held effortlessly by two chrome articulate...Tags: Gadgets, Technology, Microsoft, Windows, Computing, Microsoft Surface, Windows 10 18 people like this. Like The Eames Chair-inspired “Lounge Mouse” is also a luxurious arm-restApril 17, 2019 at 5:00 PM  Tags: Gadgets, Design, Mouse, Product Design, Ray, Chen, Ray Eames, Shane Chen, Charles Eames, Optical Mouse, Render Weekly, Lounge Mouse, Charles Eames Lounge Chair The Lounge Mouse 109 people like this. Like Google Home’s Philips Hue integration can now wake you up gentlyApril 17, 2019 at 12:09 PM Maybe you love the sound of your alarm clock blaring in the morning, heralding a new day full of joy and adventure. More likely, though, you don’t. If you prefer a more gentle wake-up (and have invested in some smart home technology), here’s some good news: Google Home now lets you use your Philips Hue lights to wake you up by slowly changing the light in your room.
Philips first announced this integration at CES earlier this year, with a planned rollout in March. Looks like that took a li...Tags: Google, Gadgets, Hardware, Australia, Singapore, India, Tech, Companies, Home Automation, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Philips, Philips Hue, Lighting, Home Appliances 10 people like this. Like Meet the first judges for The Europas Awards (27 June) and enter your startup now!April 17, 2019 at 10:06 AM  Tags: Social, Fundings & Exits, Startups, TC, Gadgets, Mobile, Apps, Europe, London, Enterprise, Berlin, Tech, Techcrunch Disrupt, Healthtech, London UK, Geffrye Museum 80 people like this. Like Dyson's $600 Daylight Tracking Light Is the Only Lamp I've Ever Had to RebootApril 17, 2019 at 11:26 AM  Tags: Reviews, Gadgets, Science, Tech, Dyson, Lighting, Lamps, Consumer Tech 73 people like this. Like Facebook slashes price of its creepy Portal home surveillance telescreenApril 17, 2019 at 9:20 AM Who wouldn't want to buy a telescreen from Facebook, the least-trusted privacy merchant on Earth, so that they may be placed around the house? The obviously despised Facebook Portal will now be half-price, reports Matt Navarra. Details:
No, you’re not misremembering the details from that young adult dystopian fiction you’re reading — Facebook really does sell a video chat camera adept at tracking the faces of you and your loved ones. Now, you too can own Facebook’s poorly timed foray into social...Tags: Gadgets, Facebook, Post, News, Earth, Mistakes, Matt Navarra, Facebook Portal 34 people like this. Like Xbox One does away with discs in new $249 All-Digital EditionApril 16, 2019 at 5:14 PM Discs! What are they good for? Well, if they’re nice if you don’t want to be tied to an online-only ecosystem. But if you don’t mind that, Microsoft’s latest Xbox One S “All-Digital Edition” might be for you. With no slots to speak of, the console is limited to downloading games to its drive — which is how we’ve been doing it on PC for quite some time.
Announced during today’s “Inside Xbox” video presentation, the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition — honestly, why not just give it a different let...Tags: TC, Gadgets, Gaming, Hardware, Microsoft, Xbox One, Tech, Sony, Xbox, Minecraft, Gpu, Gattis, Forza Horizon, Xbox One S, Jeff Gattis, Sea of Thieves Minecraft 7 people like this. Like Amazon launches a certification program for Alexa skill developersApril 16, 2019 at 4:14 PM Developers building voice-enabled applications for Amazon Echo and other Alexa-powered devices will now have a new way to validate their abilities, with Amazon’s launch of a new AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty certification. This is the first time Amazon has offered a certification program for Alexa developers, the company says.
Certification programs are standard in the technology industry — and AWS already offers a training program and certifications of its own that allow organiz...Tags: Amazon, TC, Gadgets, Tech, Bloomberg, Aws, Amazon Echo, Amazon Web Services, Alexa, Kevin Kelly, Amazon Alexa, Smart Speakers, Alexa Skill Builder Specialty, Alexa Developer Console, Alexa Every, AWS Certification and Education Programs 39 people like this. Like These Robodogs Are Even Scarier When They Start Working In a PackApril 16, 2019 at 3:03 PM  Tags: Gadgets, Science, Research, Robots, Boston Dynamics, Spotmini 57 people like this. Like These $4,000 Roll-Up Headphones Don't Even Cup Your EarsApril 16, 2019 at 2:15 PM  Tags: Gadgets, Science, Audio, Tech, Headphones, Luxury, Consumer Tech, Luzli, Roll Up Headphones Don 106 people like this. Like Daily Crunch: Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy FoldApril 16, 2019 at 2:20 PM  Tags: Gadgets, Mobile, Hardware, Youtube, India, Disney, US, Samsung, Tech, Freedom Of Information, Hulu, AT T, U S Citizenship and Immigration Services, Notre Dame Cathedral, Zack Whittaker, Brian Heater 61 people like this. Like Playing Capcom's New Game Packed Arcade Stick With a Friend Is Going to Be Awkwardly IntimateApril 16, 2019 at 12:00 PM  Tags: Gadgets, Gaming, Science, Video Games, Tech, Sony, Nintendo, Street Fighter, Retro, Consumer Tech, Controllers, Capcom, Capcom Home Arcade 132 people like this. Like Apple could build macOS feature to use your iPad as extra Mac displayApril 16, 2019 at 12:54 PM According to a report from 9to5mac’s Guilherme Rambo, Apple is working on a feature that would let you pair your iPad with your Mac to turn your iPad into a secondary Mac display. That feature codenamed Sidecar could ship with macOS 10.15 this fall.
If you’ve been using Luna Display or Duet Display, you’re already quite familiar with this setup. Those third-party hardware and software solutions let you turn your iPad into an external display. You can then extend your Mac display, move windows to...Tags: Apple, Gadgets, Apps, Mac, Tech, Macbook, Duet, Rumor, Luna, Duet Display, Wacom, macOS, Luna Display, macOS 10.15, Guilherme Rambo Apple 30 people like this. Like Sony shares some details about the PlayStation 5April 16, 2019 at 12:19 PM Lead architect for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita Mark Cerny gave a lengthy interview to Wired’s Peter Rubin and shared some details about Sony’s next-gen console — the console that is likely to be called the PlayStation 5.
The next PlayStation will be based on an AMD architecture just like the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro. The custom made CPU will be based on the third-generation AMD Ryzen CPU line. It’ll feature eight 7nm cores.
As for the GPU, Sony plans to use a custom vers...Tags: Gadgets, Gaming, Tech, Playstation, Sony, Amd, Gpu, AMD Radeon, Cerny, GPU Sony, AMD Ryzen CPU, Peter Rubin, PlayStation 5, Vita Mark Cerny 50 people like this. Like One light with all-inclusive charging to organize and rule all desksApril 16, 2019 at 10:40 AM  Tags: Gadgets, Design, Charger, Lighting, Product Design, Desk Light, Engyang Zhu, Multi-socket 139 people like this. Like Bottage visualizes your emotions for your loved ones to seeApril 15, 2019 at 2:02 PM  Tags: Gadgets, Design, Product Design, Lou, Siyu Lou, Bottage 94 people like this. Like David Copperfield’s secret magic techniques crash-landed on the MoonApril 15, 2019 at 1:59 PM The loss of Israel’s Beresheet lander during its descent to the lunar surface was unfortunate, but the mission was still largely a success — and has certainly created an interesting cultural artifact on the Moon where it impacted. Perhaps more interesting than we could have known: It turns out David Copperfield stashed the secrets to his illusions onboard, and they may have survived the crash.
The data was kept on one of the Arch Mission Foundation’s tiny, high-capacity, high-endurance archival ...Tags: TC, Gadgets, Space, Wikipedia, Israel, Tech, Moon, David Copperfield, Stephen Wolfram, AMF, Nova Spivack, Copperfield, George Méliès, SpaceIL, Arch Mission Foundation, Beresheet 45 people like this. Like Economic Impact of Self-driving TrucksApril 15, 2019 at 11:56 AM Trucks are the backbone of the supply-chain delivery system. 70% of goods are delivered by truck. The U.S. trucking industry generated $700.3 billion in economic activity in 2017. Self-driving trucks...
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]Tags: Energy, Gadgets, Business, Science, Technology, Jobs, Future, Cars, World, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Robotics, Self Driving Cars, Economic Impact 30 people like this. Like iOS 13 could feature dark mode and interface updatesApril 15, 2019 at 11:30 AM According to a report from 9to5mac’s Guilherme Rambo, the next major version of iOS for the iPhone and iPad will feature many new features, such as universal dark mode, new gestures, visual changes for the volume popup and more.
Dark mode should work more or less like dark mode on macOS Mojave. You’ll be able to turn on a system-wide option in Settings. Apps that support it will automatically switch to dark mode the next time you launch them. Let’s hope that third-party developers will support t...Tags: Iphone, Apple, Ios, Amazon, Gadgets, Mobile, Apps, Tech, Rumor, Facebook Instagram Gmail 13 people like this. Like Disc-free Xbox One S could land on May 7thApril 15, 2019 at 10:08 AM Microsoft is about to launch an even cheaper Xbox One S. In order to cut costs, the company is removing the BluRay disc drive altogether. According to leaked marketing images spotted by WinFuture (via Thurrott), the console could launch on May 7th for €229 in Germany.
Given that the launch is just a few weeks away and that those marketing images line up perfectly with previous rumors, chances are this is the real deal.
As you can see on WinFuture’s images, it looks exactly like an Xbox One S ...Tags: Amazon, Gadgets, Gaming, Microsoft, Germany, Xbox One, Digital, Tech, Xbox, Forza Horizon, Xbox One S, Minecraft Sea 24 people like this. Like With its adjustable ring position, losing an earphone is a thing of the past!April 15, 2019 at 9:06 AM  Tags: Gadgets, Design, Audio, Product Design, CMF, Earphone, Jaekyu Jung, Pretzel earbuds 71 people like this. Like This Digital Camera Draws Every Photo It Snaps on an Etch A SketchApril 15, 2019 at 9:50 AM  Tags: Gadgets, Photography, Toys, Science, Cameras, Hacks, Etch A Sketch, Martin Fitzpatrick 81 people like this. Like Did you fly a drone over Fenway Park? The FAA would like a chatApril 12, 2019 at 8:29 PM Drones are great. But they are also flying machines that can do lots of stupid and dangerous things. Like, for instance, fly over a major league baseball game packed with spectators. It happened at Fenway Park last night, and the FAA is not happy.
The illegal flight took place last night during a Red Sox-Blue Jays game at Fenway; the drone, a conspicuously white DJI Phantom, reportedly first showed up around 9:30 PM, coming and going over the next hour.
One of the many fans who shot a video of t...Tags: Gadgets, Hardware, Tech, Drones, Boston Red Sox, Faa, Red Sox, Fenway Park, CBS Boston, Fenway, Chris O Brien, Red Sox Blue Jays, Boston PD, Boston You 26 people like this. Like This little translator gadget could be a traveling reporter’s best friendApril 12, 2019 at 2:28 PM If you’re lucky enough to get travel abroad, you know it’s getting easier and easier to use our phones and other gadgets to translate for us. So why not do so in a way that makes sense to you? This little gadget seeking funds on Kickstarter looks right up my alley, offering quick transcription and recording — plus music playback, like an iPod Shuffle with superpowers.
The ONE Mini is really not that complex of a device — a couple microphones and a wireless board in tasteful packaging — but th...Tags: Translation, TC, Gadgets, Hardware, Crowdfunding, Tech, Kickstarter, Machine Learning, Wells Tu 31 people like this. Like |
