A new range of children's toys has been developed that are designed to interact with Netflix programming in real-time. Toy firm Hijinx has teamed up with sound tech company Chirp to build a series of interactive toys based on the ...
Tags: children's toys, Smart Toys, toys
Not one to be left out, Samsung will reportedly plonk its fledgling personal assistant Bixby into a smart speaker. The Wall Street Journal’s sources say the company is planning to contend with the Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple ...
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Tesla is reportedly interested in creating its own music streaming service to power the audio in its range of electric cars. According to a Recode report, the firm has already spoken with the major music labels, over a service that would ...
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The latest B&O Play ANC earphones are small and discreet, but still bursting with advanced tech. To get the block-out power of active noise-cancelling, you usually either need bulky headphones or else earphones with a grotesque electronic ...
Tags: Beoplay E4, Earphones
Chip maker Qualcomm is banking that the future of Bluetooth speakers will be a smart one. The company has announced that it’s going to launch a new chip platform dedicated to smart, voice-controlled multi-room speakers. This is big ...
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There's been a flurry of Note 8 news in recent days, with talk of an upgraded Snapdragon processor and reports of a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor doing the rounds. But today is a new day, which means more leaks. Today's news concerns ...
Tags: Note 8, Galaxy, Dual Speaker
Just yesterday we brought word the forthcoming tvOS 11 release for Apple TV will have very little in the way of new features for consumers, save the arrival of Amazon Prime Video. Well, hold the front page, because Apple is reportedly ...
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AI-assisted smart speakers are becoming incresingly popular, since Amazon launched its Echo device. Just this week, Apple debuted its own HomePod device during the WWDC event, which will arrive, fully powered by Siri, later this year. ...
Tags: Samsung, Smart Speaker
Everyone's launching an OLED telly in 2017, it seems. Toshiba is the latest in on the act, but there's more to its new TV range than just its 65-inch flagship. Toshiba's been a little quiet in the TV game over the past few years, but the ...
A new OnePlus 5 leak that suggests a key feature may be scrapped could worry fans of the brand. Indian blog PriceRaja has posted images of what it claims to be the OnePlus 5, potentially revealing important design points about the phone. ...
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The latest A&K portable music player just landed at the Munich High End show – and it's taking aim at the most minted of audiophiles. Say hi to the Astell & Kern A&ultima SP1000. That is, at least, if you can work out how to say it. ...
Tags: music player, Audio player
First came the Amazon Fire TV box, then came the Amazon Fire TV Stick, now Amazon has built its Alexa-powered television platform into a full-on television set. The Amazon Fire TV Edition is an affordable 4K set made by Element ...
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Apple has issued some minor updates for its mobile and desktop operating systems, ahead of much larger overhauls at next months WWDC keynote. The company has today released public versions of iOS 10.3.2 and macOS 10.12.5. It ...
Tags: iOS 10, MacOS, Apple Watch
When the MP3 file burst on the scene at the turn of the century, vinyl was almost a dead format - the domain of collectors, DJs and those folks who stubbornly insisted “it just sounds better, maaaaaan.” Well who’s ...
Amazon has just announced the Echo Show, which will enable video calling through a dedicated touchscreen, but that doesn’t mean owners of previous generation Echo units are missing out on a little communication. On Tuesday, the firm ...
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