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Thinking about buying a smart mattress? Read this first
Week 5: November 11 I had previously written a whole quasi-rant for this week’s It Bed post about how my husband, Kevin, and I still hadn’t received any of those promised custom messages. But then, around 4:15PM on Friday afternoon, it happened. Finally. At the same time, some of the other app functionality has gotten […]
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Now you can see NFL highlights in virtual reality
Hey, NFL fans, you’ll soon get a chance to see All-Pro wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. make spectacular catches in virtual reality. The league is partnering with NextVR to show postgame highlights of three games this season. The first game, this Sunday, pits Colin Kaepernick’s San Francisco 49ers against the Arizona Cardinals. That’s followed a […]
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Six green designs powered by algae
Algae-powered oxygen bar While the oxygen bar trend has been around for some time, designer Adam Miklosi’s Chlorella Pavilion could be the first to lean on algae as a source of oxygen. The pavilion resembles a round hand-woven basket, and its walls contain living algae which are pumped through the core in a swirling “algae […]
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DJI Mavic Pro is a powerful flying camera anyone can take anywhere
Editors’ note: DJI is currently experiencing manufacturing and shipping delays for the Mavic Pro. The current estimated shipping time is six to eight weeks from placing an order. There have been several kinder, gentler camera drones this year — from the large PowerVision PowerEgg to the compact Yuneec Breeze — but the DJI Mavic Pro […]
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The Model S 60 just got $2k more expensive
The cheapest Model S just got a little less cheap. Or, it will soon, anyway. In an email update to its newsletter subscribers, Tesla has confirmed that the price of its most affordable car is increasing by $2,000 starting on November 22. The Model S 60, which we recently reviewed, offers a maximum range of […]
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Snapchat Spectacles hands-on: Spectacles are (sorta) available, and we tried them on
What would it take to get you to wear something on your face? Snapchat is making sunglasses now, if you haven’t heard. A $130 pair of glasses with a camera inside, which takes snaps of the world without ever removing them from your face, have started descended like magic from strange pop-up vending machines. What […]
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The best surround-sound speakers for most people
How we picked and tested For this guide we limited ourselves to surround-sound speaker systems that ranged in price from $500 up to roughly $2,500, which seems to cover the gamut that most people are looking to spend for a really good setup. You could spend less, but less-expensive systems, almost without exception, comprise much […]
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Zuckerberg: Fake news on Facebook affected election? That’s ‘crazy’
Mark Zuckerberg said he doesn’t think fake news on Facebook had an effect on the election. Photo by Paul Sakuma for Techonomy After Donald Trump won the US presidential election on Tuesday, there were some commentators who argued fake news circulating on Facebook helped him win. There was, for example, this story from the nonexistent […]