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7 Reasons Headphones Can’t Replace Good Speakers
There’s a reason why we love headphones: excellent sound quality, portability, and noise-canceling. However, despite all their merits, they can’t replace speakers in certain situations. Simply put, you need both for a complete sound experience. 1 There’s No Replacement for Displacement Volume is one of the key limitations of headphones. While a headphone amplifier can boost the volume of wired…
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai says DeepSeek has done ‘good work’ showcasing AI model efficiency — and Gemini is going the same way too
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has lauded DeepSeek in the wake of the firm’s bombshell AI model release, noting that the Chinese company has shook up the industry with showcasing efficiency and accessibility gains. Last month, DeepSeek released its first AI model amid claims it was trained using a fraction of the resources — and therefore costs — of rival models…
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Perplexity AI’s Deep Research Tool Is Almost as Good as OpenAI’s, and It’s Free
After OpenAI, Perplexity AI is joining the “deep research” bandwagon. And it’s doing it in a fairly interesting way. Following in the footsteps of DeepSeek’s “reasoning” model, Perplexity is the first major AI provider that’s offering a Deep Research feature for free users, too. By comparison, OpenAI’s Deep Research feature is only available in the $200/month Pro subscription. Deep Research…
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Vision Pro apps: the good, the bad, and the ridiculous
The Vision Pro is Apple’s newest computing platform, and that means we’re going to see a whole bunch of new apps. Apple pitches apps built for the Vision Pro as “spatial” experiences, and even after our initial review experience, we’ll have to see how those differ from or improve upon the virtual reality and mixed reality experiences we’ve seen on…
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Woot Has a Surprisingly Good Sale on Headphones and Earbuds Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Credit: Product image courtesy of Woot. Prime Day and Black Friday may get most of the internet sale fanfare, but as a deals writer, I can tell you that Woot quietly beats Amazon prices quite frequently. Right now, Woot (still…
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My water filtration kit for good times and the very bad
Access to water is always a concern when heading off the grid in my van — not when I’m home in Amsterdam, a city surrounded by the stuff. That certainty changed recently when government ministers began quietly prodding citizens to stock up on emergency supplies due to an increased risk of armed conflict and other regional unpleasantries. One recommendation, of…
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What Is Labneh and Is It Good for You?
In some dishes, Najjar says labneh can replace sour cream, heavy cream, mayonnaise, and other ingredients higher in saturated fat. Here are her suggestions for using spreadable labneh, plus a few for labneh balls. • For breakfast, instead of using cream cheese, spread labneh on a piece of toast and top it with veggies. • Experiment with adding it to…
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review: It’s so good I’m thinking of ditching my iPhone
Here’s the most ironic thing about the Galaxy S25 Ultra. The moment it launched, lots of people were calling out Samsung for copying the iPhone’s design. But after testing this device I actually think the S25 Ultra is the closest Samsung has come to convincing me to ditch my iPhone. The 6.9-inch display on the latest Ultra is brighter; the…
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Was the Apple Card too good? – Computerworld
Look at it this way, while Apple has to sell and invent real products and services to make its money, banks just need to increase property values to charge interest on mortgage money they notionally lend which doesn’t actually exist. A little like artificially manipulated crypto value spikes, it’s a lot easier to create scarcity than to meet it with…
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How Good Is PIA VPN?
Private Internet Access Fast facts Our rating: 4.5 stars out of 5Pricing: Starts at $3.33 (annual plan)Key features: 10,000-35,000 servers across 91 countries. Customizable VPN experience. Unlimited device connections. Private Internet Access has been a long-time player in the VPN space. It has a massive server fleet that spans across 91 countries and offers fast speeds through its customizable application.…
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