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Why Apple Didn’t Update Apple TV
For the second keynote in a row, pundits and rumormongers have wondered aloud whether Apple would release a new version of, or new software for, its rather successful Apple TV online video streaming box. Starting about two years ago, people … Continue reading
Why Plasma TVs Are Dying
Regardless of whether Panasonic is closing up its plasma shop, the technology is on a fast decline. “Plasma has some life left, but by 2015, the market opportunity is getting small,” Steve Koenig, director of industry analysis at the Consumer … Continue reading
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Roku Starts to Look More Like Apple TV
Roku and Apple TV are the two little boxes that fight for the big cord-cutting (or more likely, cord-supplementing) masses, though they have tackled it in different ways. But with new movie- and TV rental services offerings Roku announced today, … Continue reading
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Forget Plastic: Molten Metal 3D Printers Are Coming
Father-and-son team Scott and Zachary Vader aim to take 3D printing up a substantial notch by printing with molten metals such as aluminum and copper. In rough terms, their prototype machine, which debuted at Maker Faire in New York City … Continue reading
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Resin: The Next Little Thing for 3D Printing
[Tom’s Guide] 3D printing promises to bring users’ digital visions into the physical world. That’s literally what happens with an alternative to the mainstream 3D tech called stereolithography (SLA). Utilizing the same kind of projector often used for PowerPoint presentations … Continue reading
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5 Coolest 3D Printers of Maker Faire 2013
Not all 3D printers are the same, and new concepts continue to emerge. The square boxes that build up small plastic items by laying down layers of melted filament are just one of many types. Some printers come in far … Continue reading
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MakerBot 3D Scanner: 12 Minutes from Physical to Virtual
You might even wonder if some parts are missing from the $1400 device. But that trim design belies the device’s complexity. And the one-button operation does nothing to show off the sophisticated inner workings of the software. “We’ve taken the … Continue reading
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Why the iPhone 5S Will Kill Your Point-and-Shoot Camera
ou may not care about the fingerprint reader or space-gray color option for the new iPhone 5S. But its camera could really change how you use your phone — and make you stop using a point-and-shoot camera. Not only iPhones, but … Continue reading
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Preview: Mirrorless Camera Takes on SLRs
Olympus wagered a few years ago that a camera didn’t have to make a mechanical “click” sound to be a professional tool. It promoted its mirrorless (or, as Olympus confusingly calls it, micro four-thirds) cameras as replacements for single-lens reflex … Continue reading
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4 Reasons Not to Get a 4K TV — Yet
Price is the obvious reason to not get a 4K TV (so named because the screens are about 4,000 pixels across). It typically costs at least twice as much as an otherwise equally tricked-out HDTV (high-quality panel, online capability of … Continue reading
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