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Samsung goes big on smart fridges with ten new models

@ 2017/01/04 read/post comments(0)

Samsung must have done alright with its crazy WiFi-connected smart fridges last year, because it's launching six more in 2017, for a total of ten. That includes both three-door, four-door and four-door "flex" models with dual freezers (shown above)....… Go To Full Article

How to Use the Built-in Calculator in LibreOffice Writer

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If you’re working in a LibreOffice Writer document, and need to do some simple calculations, instead of opening the Windows Calculator, you can perform the calculations directly in Writer. Go To Full Article

Thermaltake Meka Pro keyboards will turn your hands red

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Thermaltake loves to put RGB LEDs in computer parts. The Taiwanese outfit has studded fans, power supplies, and mice with color-changing lights in order to add appeal to these products. The company has now pulled back the curtain on its… Go To Full Article

Tesla delays UK price hike until mid-January

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Tesla has put its UK price increase on hold until January 15th, giving potential customers another couple of weeks to order an EV before the hike goes into effect. The company said late last year the prices of custom orders… Go To Full Article

UK vinyl sales hit a 25-year high in 2016

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We hardly need more convincing of vinyl's resurgence over the past few years, but a report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) today details that more records were sold in the UK in 2016 than have been for the past… Go To Full Article

Polar's next fitness wearable is a smart shirt

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In the good old days, the best way to get accurate body readings was to strap on a chest-worn heart-rate monitor and go out for a run. But companies like OMSignal and Hexoskin, among others, changed this by developing monitors… Go To Full Article

Dish's AirTV combines 4K streaming with an over-the-air antenna

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Finding quality 4K content is still rather difficult, but that isn't keeping hardware manufacturers from building devices to support the format. To that end, Dish is announcing a new set-top box called AirTV that has a few tricks up its… Go To Full Article

Symantec's Norton Core router aims to protect the connected home

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Symantec's mostly known as the makers of Norton AntiVirus, which is probably one of the most popular antivirus software in the world despite the, uh, occasional slip-up. Now, the company is venturing into hardware, with the release of the Norton… Go To Full Article

Sleep Number's smart bed adjusts to your nighttime fidgeting

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There's more to a good night's sleep than turning in early. Alongside a decent diet, and avoiding the temptations of caffeine and smartphone screens at night, it's important to have a comfortable bed. Sleep Number is taking this to the… Go To Full Article

Flow tracks air quality for crowdsourced pollution maps

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You might not have heard of Plume Labs, but you can probably recall their pollution monitoring pigeons that flew over London earlier this year. The part research project, part publicity stunt was designed to drum up interest in a new… Go To Full Article

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