Thursday , August 11 2022

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Verizon’s faster C-band 5G is live and off to a promising start

January 24, 2022 @chriswelch, 18, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, By Chris [email protected] Jan 19, 2022, 12:25pm EST, Chorus, Chris Welch, Chris [email protected], comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge, In many cases, C-band speeds are a substantial upgrade from Verizon’s slower “5G Nationwide” and a true leap over 4G LTE. Image: r/Verizon, Jan 19, 2022, 12:25pm EST, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Mobile, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Verizon, Verizon’s faster C-band 5G is live and off to a promising start, Vox Media 0

5G’s benefits just got a lot more real for Verizon customers

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Ikea and Sonos announce new Symfonisk lamp speaker, coming October 12th

October 1, 2021 @chriswelch, 6, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, By Chris [email protected] Sep 28, 2021, 9:00am EDT, Chorus, Chris Welch, Chris [email protected], comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Ikea and Sonos announce new Symfonisk lamp speaker, coming October 12th, Image: Ikea, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Sep 28, 2021, 9:00am EDT, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Smart Home, Sonos, Tech, The textile lampshade has a much different look. Image: Ikea, The Verge homepage, There’s now a translucent black glass lampshade in addition to the opaque white style. Image: Ikea, Twitter, Vox Media 0

Now with two different lampshade styles

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Amazon starts making its own TVs with new Fire TV Omni and 4-Series

September 11, 2021 @chriswelch, 25, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Amazon, Amazon starts making its own TVs with new Fire TV Omni and 4-Series, By Chris [email protected] Sep 9, 2021, 9:00am EDT, Chorus, Chris Welch, Chris [email protected], comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Image: Amazon, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Sep 9, 2021, 9:00am EDT, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, TCL’s 6-Series Roku TV (left) and Amazon’s Fire TV Omni (right). Images: TCL / Amazon, Tech, The Fire TV 4-Series doesn’t have far-field microphones and instead includes an Alexa Voice Remote. Image: Amazon, The Verge homepage, TVs, Twitter, Vox Media 0

The higher-end Omni TVs have far-field mics for Alexa commands

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge exits Amazon’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith series

September 6, 2021 @chriswelch, 38, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, By Chris [email protected] Sep 6, 2021, 12:01pm EDT, Chorus, Chris Welch, Chris [email protected], comments, Email, Email (required), Entertainment, Facebook, Flipboard, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Phoebe Waller-Bridge exits Amazon’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith series, Photo by Paul Archuleta/WireImage, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Sep 6, 2021, 12:01pm EDT, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, TV Shows, Twitter, Vox Media 0

The departure is reportedly due to creative differences with Donald Glover

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Fujifilm just announced its cheapest medium format camera yet

September 3, 2021 @chriswelch, 17, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, By Chris [email protected] Sep 2, 2021, 10:00am EDT, Cameras and Photography, Chorus, Chris Welch, Chris [email protected], comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Fujifilm just announced its cheapest medium format camera yet, Image: Fujifilm, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Sep 2, 2021, 10:00am EDT, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The GFX 50S II body is largely identical to the GFX 100S. Image: Fujifilm, The new Fujinon XF33mm f/1.4 lens shown on an X-T4 body., The Verge homepage, The X-T30 II is an extremely similar camera to its predecessor. Image: Fujifilm, Twitter, Vox Media 0

Plus the new X-T30 II and some very promising lenses

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Jabra overhauls true wireless earbuds lineup with three new models

August 31, 2021 @chriswelch, 22, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Aug 31, 2021, 9:00am EDT, By Chris [email protected] Aug 31, 2021, 9:00am EDT, Chorus, Chris Welch, Chris [email protected], comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Headphones, Image: Jabra, Jabra overhauls true wireless earbuds lineup with three new models, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Elite 3 earbuds come in several colors. Image: Jabra, The Elite 7 Actives have an extra-grippy coating on the ear tips. Image: Jabra, The Elite 7 Pros are 16 percent smaller than Jabra’s previous Elite 75t earbuds. Image: Jabra, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media 0

The Elite 7 Pro, Elite 7 Active, and Elite 3 are all made for specific purposes

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Bose announces QuietComfort 45 noise-canceling headphones with 24-hour battery life

August 31, 2021 @chriswelch, 49, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Aug 31, 2021, 9:15am EDT, Bose, Bose announces QuietComfort 45 noise-canceling headphones with 24-hour battery life, By Chris [email protected] Aug 31, 2021, 9:15am EDT, Chorus, Chris Welch, Chris [email protected], comments, Controls are the same as on the QC35 IIs. Image: Bose, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Headphones, Image: Bose, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media 0

Plus better ANC and a transparency mode

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