Are you ready to rove? A number of companies are selling a new breed of personal transportation devices. Dubbed ‘hoverboards’ by some, these devices, such as the MonoRover R2, are actually self-balancing scooters.
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We may be on the verge of a major breakthrough that will let us beam solar energy down to Earth
One of the humanity’s problems, whether we like to acknowledge it or not, is that we’re still heavily dependent on fossil fuel. Not only that, but Earth’s climate also has to suffer because of it. However, there are many projects aimed at replacing fossil fuels with clean energy, and one of the most daring ones involves beaming down solar energy from space. Researchers have conceived a way to get that energy from space-based solar panels, which means the supply would be virtually unlimited.
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Target to start matching rivals’ prices online in a dream come true for shoppers
It amazingly won’t be long before you have to start thinking about holiday shopping and this year’s big shopping season promises to be more competitive than ever thanks to a recent move by Target. Per The Associated Press, Target will start matching Amazon and Walmart online prices on its own online store this Thursday, marking the first time it’s done online price matching. Previously Target had only matched rivals’ online prices in its brick-and-mortar stores but now it seems ready to take the next step to battle rivals online as well. In all, Target is matching the prices of 29 different online shopping websites.
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Why Chromecast Audio doesn’t support Apple Music
Amidst a slew of announcements yesterday, Google took some time to introduce a new product called Chromecast Audio. As the name suggests, Chromecast Audio is a dongle that can plug into any speaker via a traditional 3.5mm headphone jack and stream audio over a Wi-Fi connection.
Right off the bat, Google boasted that Chromecast Audio supports a multitude of streaming services, including Spotify, Google Play Music (obviously), iHeartRadio, Pandora and TuneIn Radio.
Conspicuously missing from the lineup?Apple Music. of course.
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Video: Siri’s indvidualized voice recognition in action
One of the more notable new features on the iPhone 6s is that users can now quickly access Siri with nothing more than a simple Hey Siri voice prompt. And thanks to the iPhone 6s’ new M9 motion coprocessor, Hey Siri functionality will even work when the device isn’t plugged in, all without having a discernible impact on battery life.
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iPhone 6s Plus camera goes head-to-head against iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6 in outdoors shootout
The iPhone 6s happens to be the best “S” upgrade in Apple’s history, as it brings several significant improvements and new features. One of the things Apple changed for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus is the camera technology.
Both devices have cameras with more megapixels, so the expectations on the camera performance front are rather high. That goes especially for the iPhone 6s Plus, which is the better of the two, as it has one critical extra camera feature compared to the iPhone 6s: Optical image stabilization (OIS) for video and photos.
So how does the new Apple phablet fare against the iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6 in photo tests? There’s an outdoors shootout comparison to answer that.
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Save 57% on Etekcity RoverBeats F1 Bluetooth Headphones on Amazon
Hear ye! Hear ye! And hear your music better with Etekcity RoverBeats F1 Bluetooth Headphones, on sale on for 57% off regular price on Amazon.com. For $37.99 and free shipping, you’ll enjoy every beat with up to 10 hours of playback, have no trouble on phone calls, and forget about tangled wires thanks to a 33-foot wireless range.
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Edward Snowden makes Twitter debut
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is now on Twitter, sending out his first tweet from the @Snowden account Tuesday.
“Can you hear me now?” he asked, in his first post on the micro-blogging site.
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Mesmerizing GIF lets you watch someone unlock every iPhone ever released with a single swipe
Apple’s new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus were released less than a week ago and more than 13 million people took delivery of a new iPhone by the end of the day this past Sunday. That’s a whole lot of iPhones. While everyone is hyper-focused on what’s new in Apple’s latest iPhones — check out our iPhone 6s review for everything you need to know — there are also some people who are feeling a bit nostalgic. One person posted a YouTube video about the differences between using the original iPhone and the new iPhone 6s, for example.
Here’s another little morsel to make you feel nostalgic:
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Pay what you want to learn 11 Microsoft Office essentials
Start practicing graciously accepting your job promotion—this Microsoft Office Productivity Bundle will help give your career a boost with 12 amazing courses. And right now, you can pay what you want for it at the BGR Store.
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