Category: gadgetry

Wirecutter’s best deals – Jabra Elite 85h Bluetooth headphones drop to $200

[ad_1] Jabra Elite 85h Bluetooth Headphones Street price: $300; deal price: $200 Back down to $200 in all colors, this rare deal matches the lowest price we’ve seen on the Jabra Elite 85h. Not only is this a noteworthy drop in price for this Bluetooth headphones pick, but seeing all available colors on sale is […]

Qualcomm pushes for cheaper Snapdragon PCs with its 7c and 8c chips

[ad_1] The Snapdragon 8cx will remain the highest-end model, while the 8c sits right below it. It uses an octa-core Kryo 490 CPU and an Adreno 675 GPU, and was built on a 7nm process. Altogether, the Snapdragon 8c is up to 30 percent faster than the Snapdragon 850. It also features an X24 gigabit […]

Boss’ SY-1000 is a synth orchestra you control with a guitar

[ad_1] Inside this $1,000 pedal are three different types of synths engines that you can control with a guitar, plus simulations of 13 different guitar types, 11 different basses and 31 different amps. Not to mention over 150 effects taken from the high-end GT-1000 multi-effects pedal. And you can combine up to three voices at […]

Nintendo Switch Online is adding ‘Star Fox 2′ and Super Punch Out!!’

[ad_1] Other SNES games coming to the catalog — and confirming a datamined leak earlier this year — include Kirby Super Star, Super Punch Out!! and Breath of Fire II. Nintendo isn’t stopping there, however, and will also include a couple of NES classics, Crystalis and Journey to Silius. The biggest news might be that […]

Nest Hubs will use ultrasonic sensing to display reminders and appointments

[ad_1] Last month Google updated the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max so that they could use ultrasonic sensing to tell when a person is nearby. While the Hub Max includes a camera that it could already use to surface Proactive Notifications when people are around, the original Hub doesn’t have one at all. By […]

Microsoft may be building a disc-less next-gen Xbox after all

[ad_1] Unpacking what that means requires a short history lesson. Back when rumors of Project Scarlett first started to trickle out in 2018, publications like Thurrott suggested that Microsoft planned to release two devices: “Anaconda,” a traditional console with high-end specs; and “Lockhart,” a cheaper cloud-based device with minimal local computing capabilities. The pitch of […]

Serato Studio music production software is now a powerful DJ edit tool

[ad_1] The core layout of Serato Studio remains the same, but you get to choose between the beat-making or DJ edit environment when you launch the application. Your library and track layout are always found at the bottom regardless, and are easily toggled from side to side. The beat-making and new audio track layouts occupy […]

Teenage Engineering’s OP-Z companion app is now available on Android

[ad_1] The companion app allows you to see how you’ve mixed a song, as well as any effects you may have applied to a track. Its minimalist looks match nicely with the appearance of the OP-Z itself, with clean lines and small splashes of color helping to differentiate disparate interface elements. Teenage Engineering says the […]

The best portable (and affordable) USB MIDI controllers

[ad_1] But before we get to the nitty-gritty, let’s be clear about what we’re looking at here. For one, we’re only considering keyboard-style controllers. While pads are a bonus, we’ll be ignoring pad-only controllers like the Novation Launchpad. (They’re a different beast.) We’re also focused on USB-MIDI controllers. My reasoning: I assume most of you […]

The Morning After: Sundar Pichai takes over as CEO of Google and Alphabet

[ad_1] The Google co-founders are taking another step back.Larry Page and Sergey Brin give Sundar Pichai control of Alphabet and Google Alphabet has announced that Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down as the respective CEO and president of the company, with Google CEO Sundar Pichai taking the lead at both companies, effective immediately. […]