[ad_1] There’s also a wire-free dimmer (powered by batteries) that can be placed anywhere using a removable adhesive strip, so you can easily add an additional control location to your home without messing around with electrical wiring. GE is also launching a motion sensor in the same wire-free vein. GE is also opening up its […]
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BMW’s plug-in hybrid 745e delivers tech and luxury at a price
[ad_1] The 745e brings some eco-friendliness to the automaker’s high-end sedan via a battery pack that with up to 16 miles of EV range. In combination gas and electric mode, it has a 56 MPGe versus 22 MPG (in gas-only mode). Like most BMWs, the 7 Series is built for speed and to pamper its […]
Apple spent 2019 giving us most of what we wanted
[ad_1] On one hand, Apple can point to several instances where it knew what was coming and acted accordingly. But 2019 felt like the year it walked back on some of its more aggressively questionable decisions. It didn’t make apologies, but it seemed to tacitly admit that some of its critics may have had a […]
Samsung’s next foldable phone could have a glass display
[ad_1] According to phone leaker Ice Universe, Samsung has created an ultra-thin glass cover for its next folding phone, pointing to a flatter screen and fewer wrinkles as proof. It’s certainly a wild idea, but not impossible, since Samsung has applied for a number of trademarks around what it calls “Samsung Ultra Thin Glass.” It […]
Lucid Motors doesn’t want to be a ‘Tesla Killer’
[ad_1] Humans like lumping things into categories. If an automaker is building an electric sedan, the brain immediately wants to pit that vehicle against the Model S. But here’s the thing, Rawlinson was the chief engineer for Tesla’s ground-breaking car. He and Tesla changed the automotive landscape with that vehicle. It showed the world that […]
Chipotle is redesigning its restaurants to better serve mobile orders
[ad_1] Rather than place all of the pickup orders on a crowded shelf, Chipotle will test walk-up windows and pick-up portals. The details are still vague, but Chipotle says the changes will make it easier for digital customers to receive their food. You might see the new layouts popping up in Chicago, Cincinnati, Phoenix, San […]
Apple, Amazon and Google unite to help create a universal smart home standard
[ad_1] Google, Amazon and Apple (plus others) have created Connected Home Over IP, a new working group managed by the Zigbee Alliance, which aims to develop a new, open smart home connectivity standard based on Internet Protocol (IP). For consumers, this will mean that stuff just works together, but it’ll be a boon for developers, […]
The legendary Nintendo PlayStation prototype is up for auction
[ad_1] The console ended up in the hands of Terry Diebold after he discovered it among a bunch of items he’d won in an online bankruptcy auction (for which he paid the ridiculously low price of $75), but it wasn’t until his son Dan happened upon a Reddit thread about the system that he realized […]
Bose made a 360-degree audio AR experience for the new ‘Star Wars’
[ad_1] If you’ve got a pair of Headphones 700, QuietComfort 35 Headphones II or Bose Frames, you can unlock an immersive, 360-degree audio journey into the Star Wars universe. Explore classic scenes, such as Luke Skywalker’s lightsabre training in 1977’s A New Hope, or get among Rey and Kylo Ren’s tense showdown in 2015’s The […]
Louis Vuitton’s ‘League of Legends’ biker jacket can be yours for $5,650
[ad_1] All of the apparel and accessories (there’s a $515 keychain and bag charm) combine the iconic LV pattern with the brand’s take on a League of Legends color palette. Several items have a tiger-stripe design. As Polygon points out, there isn’t a direct connection between the pattern and the game, but it gives the […]