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‘Music brain’ queues up perfect tracks to get you laid

Music can set the mood for everything and the Prizm, a new music player described as “the music brain,” is hoping to reinvent the way we listen to music. It listens to sounds in the room you’re in and identifies who’s in the room, then selects the perfect track for the situation. Lots of people making noise […]

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Apple might cut iPhone 6s production by up to 30% this quarter

Apple will be allegedly reducing orders of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus to suppliers by as much as 30 percent this quarter. iPhone 6s and 6s Plus sales are apparently considerably less than that of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the year-ago quarter. If this is true, it seems that Apple […]

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iPhones, iPads, and Mac, oh my! Apple’s next big earnings call will be on January 26

Mark your calendars. Apple is set to announce its Q1 2016 earnings on January 26. Apple confirmed today via its Investor Relations portal that it will be releasing financial results for the first fiscal quarter of 2016 (re: September through December, 2015) at 2pm PT/ 5pm ET on January 26. Q1 is always an important […]

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Microsoft excited to almost reach iPad levels of success with Windows 10

Microsoft is excited, as it’s almost got as many installs of Windows 10 as there are iPads. Of course, the Redmond-based tech company didn’t put it in as many words, rather shouting out that Windows 10 is on now on a ton of devices. “As of today,” writes Microsoft on its website, “there are more […]

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Parrot goes Disco and gives its new drone wings

It looks like the new hotness in drone techology–which many of us associate with quadcopters–is wings. Parrot, the company most well known for it’s AR Drone and various tiny mini drones, has just talked to TechCrunch all about its new entry into the drone space: the Disco fixed-wing drone. If you’ve ever wanted to fly […]

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Sleep Number’s ‘It’ bed will help you improve your sleep habits

Sleep Number is perhaps one of the very few companies at CES that actually wants to put us to sleep instead of keep us awake with bright screens and games all night. It’s very latest method for accomplishing that goal is the It bed: a bed that will track different aspects of your sleep patterns during the night […]

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Griffin’s Travel Power Bank keeps your Apple Watch charged for days

Griffin Technology introduced several new products ahead of CES 2016 that aim to improve the way you charge your Apple devices. A prominent pick is a tiny portable battery called the Travel Power Bank that delivers much needed on-the-go power to the often inadequate Apple Watch. “With our compact, all-in-one battery and charging cable on hand, users can leave […]

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New USB-C cable brings magnetic power to your 12-inch MacBook

In making a smaller MacBook, Apple took away one little thing that could have us tripping – literally. Gone with all the ports on the slim 12-inch MacBook with a single USB-C port is the magnet in the connector that kept your charging cord securely plugged in. Trip over the cord on earlier MacBooks and […]

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Apple TV now finds PBS shows with universal Siri search

It looks like Apple has expanded its killer Apple TV feature again, with Siri searches now turning up shows from PBS and PBS Kids. This is the first sighting of the universal search feature finding results from more than just the apps included in Apple TVs initial launch, which included iTunes, Hulu, Netflix, HBO, and […]

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How to restart (or just ‘sleep’) your Apple TV

Is your Apple TV glitching out in some way? While I’ve not personally seen any weirdness with the rock-solid OS that comes with the Apple TV, it’s possible that you might have. As most of us know, rebooting our Mac or restarting our iOS devices can save us from all sorts of odd behaviors; the […]

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