TVs get bigger and brighter every year, as many of the sets shown off at CES 2024 demonstrated. The consumer tech showcase was dominated by massive, blinding screens meant to blast out as much light and color as possible. The most intriguing of this year’s new TVs, though, are the ones that render the television … Read more
First, Samsung dazzled attendees of its First Look event with its transparent MicroLED TV, showcasing vibrant images dancing across a slab of thin, glowing glass. Samsung has been teasing MicroLED tech for years now, which promises the same contrast and perfect black levels as OLED thanks to pixel-level image control, but in a brighter and … Read more
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For the second year in a row, Sony won’t have new TVs at CES. Sony is no longer abiding by the industry norm of announcing its latest and greatest TVs at CES each year. The company skipped Vegas and waited until last March to introduce its 2023 lineup. And even then, the lauded A95 QD-OLED … Read more
Speaker 1: Hey guys, I’m hearing LG Suite. This is the M four wireless tv. This thing, you connect your devices to the box itself and it beams them across to the tv. No wires required. You do have to plug power into this television, but again, that wireless TV technology, pretty cool if you … Read more
Samsung/ZDNET Just before its keynote at this year’s CES, Samsung has dropped the details on its latest lineup of flagship TVs. And, as expected, AI is playing a bigger part than ever before. Also: CES 2024: What’s Next in Tech In addition to artificial upscaling, which takes lower-resolution content and gives it a higher-resolution feel, Samsung … Read more
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Vampire Survivors By the time you die a fourth time in Vampire Survivors, chances are it will already have its hooks in you. The Casetlevania-like graphics, excellent soundtrack, and casino-like rewards you receive from killing scores of monsters feeds a satisfying flow to the game’s reverse-bullet hell. The free add-ons and four-player co-op, meanwhile, keep … Read more
I had a miserable time setting up LG’s 65-inch C3 OLED TV. The long and short of it is that LG TVs don’t play nicely with networks like mine by default. It was a frustrating situation, but maybe the biggest lesson learned is that when a TV looks this great, I’m terrible at holding a … Read more
It’s that time of year again. The holidays? Nope! Winter solstice? Try again. OK, I’ll just tell you: it’s Samsung’s quarterly Discover event. I know, I know—it’s less exciting than wintry festivities, but if you’re in the market for any Samsung products (for yourself or others), this event is big news. Samsung is running discounts … Read more
Current price: $55Original price: $130 Amazon recently dropped its latest Echo Show 8 (2023, 3rd Generation), and although it has significant upgrades from prior models, it has a hefty $150 price tag. If you own an Echo Dot, enjoy Alexa’s assistance, and want to save some money, an Echo Show 8 (2021, 2nd Generation) would … Read more
UPDATE: Dec. 1, 2023, 4:45 p.m. EST This story has been updated with the latest 4K and 8K TV deals still live at the end of Cyber Week. Best 4K TV deals this week: Upgrading to a 4K TV — even a QLED or OLED — no longer has to be an intimidating financial setback. … Read more