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Stephen is Growth Director at 9to5. You can find his current work at 9to5Mac, 9to5Google 9to5Toys, Electrek, and more. If you want to get in touch, follow me on Twitter. Or, email at stephen (at) 9to5mac (dot) com, or an encrypted email at hallstephenj (at) protonmail (dot) com.

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9to5Toys Last Call: Galaxy Note 3 (unlocked) $295, Galaxy Alpha (unlocked) $260, USB charging deals, more

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 30 2015 - 12:00 pm PT
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Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications.

Today’s can’t miss deals:

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Samsung N9000 Galaxy Note 3 32 GB unlocked: $295 shipped (Reg. $500)

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Samsung Galaxy ALPHA 32GB 4G LTE: $260 shipped (Reg. $400)

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USB charging: Lumsing 10400mAh power bank $17, Anker 25W 5-port charger $16 Prime shipped, more

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Tune out the riffraff with 50% off Sony Noise Canceling Headphones: MDR10RNC Premium $125 (Reg. $250), more

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This PlayStation 4 Bloodborne bundle includes 2 games, a gift card and is on sale for just $400

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Outsource your house chores to Amazon and get a free $20 gift card

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Small States Review: TM1985’s Weekend Duffel is the perfect companion for any excursion, $371 giveaway

More new gear from today:

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Nintendo deals: amiibo figures 25% off, 3DS games $25, eShop 10% off

More deals still alive:

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This best-selling Netgear Wi-Fi extender will help cover your home’s dead zones for $29 (Reg. $37)

New products & more:

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Neo smartpen N2 instantaneously sends handwritten words and doodles to its iOS/Android app

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The software used by Pixar to create visual effects for movies like Toy Story, Up, and WALL-E is now free

LG G4 spotted on GFXBench, curiously packs a Snapdragon 808

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 30 2015 - 10:30 am PT
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The LG G4 was (purportedly) seen in some leaked renders earlier this month, but today the upcoming handset from LG seems to have made its way through benchmarking software for the first time. As usual, GFXBench seems to be the culprit in this leak, revealing many of the upcoming device’s specs—and interestingly, the phone might be going with the Snapdragon 808 system-on-a-chip.


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Samsung Galaxy S6 gets dunked and brutally beaten, comes out mostly unharmed (Videos)

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 30 2015 - 6:44 am PT
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Every time a new flagship smartphone comes out, YouTube reviewers and testers like to push them to the limit and see how far they can go when brutally tortured—for science, of course. And now that the Galaxy S6 is landing in the hands of some buyers, these tests are finally starting to hit the internet. One YouTuber tests the phone’s waterproof abilities despite it no longer technically being waterproof, and another just absolutely smashes the phone on the ground to see what happens…


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Upcoming HTC One E9+ handset gets official in China, no word yet on the E9

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 29 2015 - 2:22 pm PT
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At this point we’ve had several looks at HTC’s upcoming One E9+ handset, and—whether it intended to or not—the company has now quietly made the device official via its Chinese website. We saw the first leaks of the phone earlier this month via Chinese regulators, and then saw more images surface by way of famed phone leaker Upleaks. Most recently, Upleaks showed us renders that look almost identical to the ones now seen on HTC’s own website…
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Latest leaked renders give us a full-body view of the HTC One M9+

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 28 2015 - 3:58 pm PT
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We’ve been seeing a lot of leaked detaills about the HTC One E9 and (E9+) roll out lately, but now we’re getting yet another look at a phone being referred to as the HTC One M9+. HTC sent out invites for an April 8th event depicting a device that hasn’t been officially announced (which is assumed to be this “plus” version of the HTC One M9), but now Upleaks has come out with some new renders of the upcoming smartphone.


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9to5Toys Last Call: Champagne gold Moto 360 $278, Galaxy Tab 4 $138, LG G3 w/ free $100 Amazon, more

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 27 2015 - 11:49 am PT
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Today’s can’t miss deals:

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Motorola Moto 360 in champagne gold: $278 shipped (Reg. $330)

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7″ 8 GB w/ Android 4.4 KitKat: $138 shipped (Reg. $200)

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LG G3 w/ free $100 Amazon gift card for $0.01 w/ 2-yr contract or $479 w/o

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Samsung 4-day sale at Best Buy: Galaxy S5 w/ 2-year contract $1, Galaxy Note 4 w/ 2-year contract $200, Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 $300, more

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Amazon announces unlimited Cloud Drive storage for all of your photos and files

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The software used by Pixar to create visual effects for movies like Toy Story, Up, and WALL-E is now free

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LAST CHANCE – Small States Review: Grado’s GR10e in-ear headphones hit every note, $299 giveaway

More new gear from today:

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This best-selling Netgear Wi-Fi extender will help cover your home’s dead zones for $29 (Reg. $37)

More deals still alive:

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WD Elements 750GB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive: $40 shipped (orig. $100)

New products & more:

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Former Apple Designer launches new iOS and Android connected timepiece

OnePlus apologizes for missing deadline on Oxygen OS, says CM12 coming ‘as soon as possible’

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 27 2015 - 10:51 am PT
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OnePlus missed its March 27th goal for bringing its new Oxygen OS to the public today, and the company has now taken to its forum to apologize. It’s not exactly surprising to see this happen as OnePlus definitely hasn’t been known for being the most reliable deliverer of software, but it’s unfortunate nonetheless.
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YouTube experimenting with 4K at 60 FPS, and you can watch a few demo videos now

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 27 2015 - 8:54 am PT
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YouTube has been beefing up the capabilities of its video player for quite some time now, and it first introduced 60 FPS support in June of last year. Now, some videos on the site seem to be able to play back not just at 60 FPS, but at 60 FPS in super high-def 4K resolution. It looks to be an experiment that Google is slowly introducing, as only a handful of hand picked videos are capable of this at the moment…


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OnePlus says that its new product is a drone called the DR-1

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 27 2015 - 6:44 am PT
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It’s not exactly clear whether or not this is all a big joke, but Carl Pei, the founder of OnePlus, came out on Reddit yesterday in an AMA to say outright that its mysterious upcoming product release is going to be a drone. The company has been teasing this new product for a while, assuring us that it’s not a tablet nor a smartwatch, but recent teases seemed to point more toward some kind of gaming system.


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Nexus Player now available in the UK, new accessories land in Google Store

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 26 2015 - 1:52 pm PT
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Amazon accidentally revealed earlier this week that this would be happening today, but we now have proof that the slip was legit: the Nexus Player has now launched on the Google Store in the UK for £79. A couple of new Android Wear accessories have also landed in the store today though, including a Sony SmartWatch 3 watch band and a standalone charger for the Asus ZenWatch.


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Sprint announces HTC One M9 and Galaxy S6 preorders begin March 27

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 26 2015 - 1:18 pm PT
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T-Mobile and AT&T both announced today that preorders for the HTC One M9 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 will begin tomorrow, and now Sprint has come out to do the same. It seems as if each carrier is using a different tactic to get you to go with their service (what’s new?), and Sprint’s method will be to offer a lease of the Samsung Galaxy S6 for completely free for those willing to sign up for the Sprint Unlimited Plus plan.
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9to5Toys Last Call: Galaxy deals $100+ off, LifeProof Galaxy S3 case $15, Sol Republic headphones $75, more

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 26 2015 - 11:35 am PT
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Today’s can’t miss deals:

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Samsung 4-day sale at Best Buy: Galaxy S5 w/ 2-year contract $1, Galaxy Note 4 w/ 2-year contract $200, Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 $300, more

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Headphones: Sol Republic Tracks Air Bluetooth $75, Klipsch Image X10 in-ears $80, more

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Brand new Moto X Developer Edition 32GB unlocked for GSM carriers: $199.99 shipped (Reg. $350)

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WD Elements 750GB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive: $39.95 shipped (orig. $100)

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LG G2 w/ 32GB flash storage, factory unlocked for GSM carriers: $190 shipped (Reg. $300)

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 32GB (unlocked): $479.99 shipped (Reg. $700)

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LG G3 w/ free $100 Amazon gift card for $0.01 w/ 2-yr contract or $479 w/o

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Amazon announces unlimited Cloud Drive storage for all of your photos and files

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JBL Spark Bluetooth Speaker $35 shipped (Reg. $130)

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The software used by Pixar to create visual effects for movies like Toy Story, Up, and WALL-E is now free

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Small States Review: Grado’s GR10e in-ear headphones hit every note, $299 giveaway

More new gear from today:

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CyberPower 1000VA/600W LCD UPS: $75 shipped (Reg. $100)

More deals still alive:

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GoPro HERO4 Black 4K Action Cam $399 shipped ($100 off)

New products & more:

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Here’s how to install Kano OS on your Raspberry Pi 2 for free

PSA: Verizon’s Galaxy S6 preorders begin on April 1st

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 26 2015 - 8:33 am PT
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While T-Mobile and AT&T both have preorders opening up for both the HTC One M9 and the Galaxy S6 tomorrow, March 27th, other carriers seem to be launching them a few days behind. One of those is Verizon, which as we told you earlier this month, which will be opening up their preorders for the Galaxy s6 on April 1st.

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As you wait for the device to be available, be sure to check out our video comparing both of Samsung’s new flagships. You can also watch our comparison of the S6 to the S5, and a quick video comparing the device to Apple’s iPhone 6. If you’re on AT&T or Verizon, get your wallets ready, as preorders are starting tomorrow for those carriers.

T-Mobile offering Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge for presale, free 1-year Netflix subscription (Update: AT&T also)

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 26 2015 - 7:56 am PT
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Update: AT&T has now shared their Galaxy S6 preorder details too.

T-Mobile and AT&T are both offering an HTC One M9 presale, but it looks like the un-carrier is also going to offer a similar promotion for Samsung’s Galaxy S6. Starting Friday, March 27 at 7 a.m. PDT you’ll be able to order Samsung’s newest flagship from T-Mobile, and the company says it will be shipping presale orders sometime before the device’s official April 10th launch date.


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9to5Toys Lunch Break: Moto X (unlocked) $200, 4-day Samsung sale @ Best Buy, LG G2 (unlocked) $190, more

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 25 2015 - 11:26 am PT
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Today’s can’t miss deals:

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Brand new Moto X Developer Edition 32GB unlocked for GSM carriers: $199.99 shipped (Reg. $350)

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Samsung 4-day sale at Best Buy: Galaxy S5 w/ 2-year contract $1, Galaxy Note 4 w/ 2-year contract $200, Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 $300, more

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LG G2 w/ 32GB flash storage, factory unlocked for GSM carriers: $190 shipped (Reg. $300)

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Amazon free app of the day: Super Stickman Golf (Reg. $3)

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 32GB (unlocked): $479.99 shipped (Reg. $700)

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LG G3 w/ free $100 Amazon gift card for $0.01 w/ 2-yr contract or $479 w/o

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The ultimate lifeline: this $60 power bank can jump start your car and charge your Android phone

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Xbox Live Gold $36 (Reg. $60), PlayStation Plus $40 (Reg. $50)

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JBL Spark Bluetooth Speaker $35 shipped (Reg. $130)

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The software used by Pixar to create visual effects for movies like Toy Story, Up, and WALL-E is now free

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Small States Review: Grado’s GR10e in-ear headphones hit every note, $299 giveaway

More new gear from today:

More deals still alive:

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GoPro HERO4 Black 4K Action Cam $399 shipped ($100 off)

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Free money! Save up to 20% on gift cards from Staples, Lowe’s, Applebee’s, Facebook, more

New products & more:

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The Trefecta DRT is an electric bike even james Bond would ride

Google releases new ‘Cloud Console’ app for mobile Google Cloud Platform management

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 25 2015 - 9:16 am PT
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Google has today released a new app called “Cloud Console” in beta, and it brings a convenient mobile management console to those who have solutions running on Google’s Cloud Platform.

Among the app’s highlighted features, you’ll find the ability to check the status of Google App Engine and Compute Engine resources, create custom dashboards to get a “glanceable overview” of your solutions, take action from your mobile handset like stopping virtual machines, and view and manage incidents in Google Cloud monitoring.

Here’s the official description:

The Cloud Console enables you to manage your solution running on the Google Cloud Platform directly from your Android phone or tablet:

* Check the state of your Google App Engine or Compute Engine resources
* Create your own custom dashboard to get a glanceable overview of your solution
* Take quick actions directly from your device such as stopping a virtual machine
* View and manage Incidents tracked in Google Cloud monitoring

We plan on shipping new features regularly. Please give us your feedback in the app by swiping from the left and tapping “Send feedback”.

You can get the app for free on the Play Store.

Update: The app has now been officially announced:

Imagine being away from your desk and receiving automatic alerts when an issue occurs in your Google App Engine app. Or waiting at the airport and stopping your test VMs before leaving for vacation. With the beta launch of Cloud Console for Android, managing Google Cloud Platform from your phone or tablet is possible (and yes, an iOS version is in the works).

Invites for April 8 HTC event go out to Chinese media, probably for ‘HTC One M9+’ announcement

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 25 2015 - 8:40 am PT
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Invites for an HTC event taking place in Beijing on April 8th, 2015 have reportedly been sent out to the Chinese media (via Nowwhereelse.fr). As you can see, the device shown on the image above is a bit different than the HTC One M9—it has a dual-camera set up and a circular main camera, rather than the single, rectangular shooter on the back of the new flagship. The render does look similar to the regular One M9 in some ways though, showing what looks to be the same dual-tone finish. In all likelihood, this is the rumored HTC One M9+.


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More leaked images of HTC One E9 appear, show a glossy backside

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 24 2015 - 9:51 pm PT
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Some images of the HTC One E9 appeared earlier this month thanks to a leak via Chinese regulators, showing a phone that sports a super-big camera on its rear and a 5.5-inch screen on its front. Hardware wise, Upleaks said earlier this month that the device will likely pack a 64-bit MediaTek processor, 32 GB of flash storage, 3 GB of RAM, a 20-megapixel main camera, and a couple different front shooter variants (either 13-megapixel or 4-megapixel “UltraPixel”). On the software side, it’s almost surely going to ship with Sense 7.0 (which launched alongside the HTC One M9).


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9to5Toys Last Call: Nexus 6 (used) $445+, ASUS Chromebook $180, LG G2 (unlocked) $190, more

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 24 2015 - 11:50 am PT
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Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications.

Today’s can’t miss deals:

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Nexus 6, Midnight Blue 32GB (used) from Amazon Warehouse: $445+ shipped (Reg. $649)

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ASUS 13.3″ Google Chromebook with 4GB RAM: $180 shipped w/ code (Reg. $329)

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LG G2 w/ 32GB flash storage, factory unlocked for GSM carriers: $190 shipped (Reg. $300)

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 32GB (unlocked): $479.99 shipped (Reg. $700)

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Daily Deals: Samsung 3TB External HDD $83, Logitech UE BOOM Bluetooth Speaker $129, more

ASUS Google Nexus 7 16GB 7%22 Android Tablet (2013 Version) | Groupon 2015-03-16 12-44-01

ASUS Google Nexus 7 (2013) 16GB 7-inch tablet: $135 shipped w/ code (Reg. $200)

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LG G3 w/ free $100 Amazon gift card for $0.01 w/ 2-yr contract or $479 w/o

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The software used by Pixar to create visual effects for movies like Toy Story, Up, and WALL-E is now free

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JayBird BlueBuds X Sport Bluetooth Headphones $119 shipped (Reg. $170)

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Small States Review: Grado’s GR10e in-ear headphones hit every note, $299 giveaway

More new gear from today:

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Free money! Save up to 20% on gift cards from Staples, Lowe’s, Applebee’s, Facebook, more

More deals still alive:

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LG Electronics 55-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED for $500 shipped (Reg. $800)

New products & more:

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Turn your selfies into dronies with this new iOS/Android controlled mini hexacopter

Lasting impact: 5 groups that are still doing important things with Google Glass

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 24 2015 - 11:08 am PT
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The Google Glass Explorer program ended somewhat abruptly in January, and this didn’t come as much surprise to the Glass-bashing media nor those who tried the device for their own consumer use. In these situations, where Glass was a privacy nightmare and an underpowered gadget, the head-mounted wearable display would appear to be a failed piece of consumer technology (and Google’s Astro Teller believes that allowing this mindset to spread was one of the project’s biggest failures).

And it’s true. The first-generation of Google Glass might not really bring much value to the daily lives of most people, and it’s definitely not close to being socially acceptable quite yet. But many companies and organizations that adopted the experimental $1,500 spectacles for specific use cases weren’t so quick to dismiss the device. In fact, there are many groups—even now, after the Explorer program has ended—who are still doing some exciting things with it.


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Amazon Fire TV gets expandable USB storage, support for Bluetooth headphones, more in coming update

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 24 2015 - 6:59 am PT
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Amazon has today announced that a bunch of new features are heading to the company’s Fire TV media streaming device. Coming as an over-the-air update in “the coming weeks,” the new software features expandable USB storage, the ability to connect to WiFi connections that require web authentication, private listening on Fire TV, a new hidden PIN entry screen, the ability to search Prime Playlists, new shortcuts, and more.

Some of these features are coming to the company’s more compact Fire TV Stick device in a couple of weeks, too. While expandable USB storage and private listening seem to be only coming to the standard Fire TV due to hardware restraints, the new WiFi features, Prime Playlists, hidden PIN entry screen, and shortcuts seem to be coming to the Chromecast-competitor as well.

Additionally, Amazon has also announced today that the Fire TV Stick is coming to a couple new European countries—UK and Germany— on April 15th.

SEATTLE—March 24, 2015—(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced new features are coming to the best-selling Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. These features will be delivered as part of a free, over-the-air software update in the coming weeks. Amazon also announced today that Fire TV Stick is now available in the UK and Germany, joining the #1-selling streaming media box, Amazon Fire TV.

“Customer response to Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick has been overwhelming—we’ve been working hard to build more of both as quickly as possible, and we’re excited to be adding new features we think customers will love,” said Peter Larsen, Vice President, Amazon Devices. “In the UK and Germany, Fire TV is already the best-selling streaming media box on Amazon, and we’re thrilled to be bringing our fastest-selling Amazon device ever—Fire TV Stick—to the UK and Germany. We think millions of customers in the UK and Germany are going to love this product.”

New features coming as part of the free, over-the-air software update include:

-          Expandable USB storage on Amazon Fire TV—You can now use a connected USB mass storage device to expand your Fire TV storage for downloaded apps and games—this enables you to have more games downloaded for easy access.

-          Connect to your hotel or dorm room Wi-Fi with captive portal support out of the box—Take your favorite movies, TV shows, games, and more with you away from home—Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick are the first streaming media devices to enable you to connect to Wi-Fi that requires web authentication—this includes Wi-Fi at most major hotels, as well as some universities.

-          Private listening on Fire TV—Enjoy favorite movies and TV shows after the kids go to sleep, without worrying about waking them up. Support for wireless Bluetooth headphones to Fire TV lets you listen to your movie, TV show, or music without bothering others in your household.

-          Browse and search Prime Playlists—Prime members can now take advantage of hand-crafted Prime Music playlists directly from Fire TV and Fire TV Stick—there are hundreds of expertly curated Prime Playlists to choose from based on your mood, activity or even artist or decade of choice.

-          Hidden PIN entry—With the new PIN entry screen that hides the numbers selected, you can now make sure your kids (or freeloading friends) can’t see your device PIN as you enter it on-screen to confirm a purchase on Fire TV or Fire TV Stick.

-          New shortcuts—Quickly put your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick to sleep or enable display mirroring by pressing and holding the Home button on your remote.

Fire TV and Fire TV Stick are available for purchase at www.amazon.com/firetv and www.amazon.com/firetvstick. Fire TV Stick is available to order starting today in the UK and Germany—it will start shipping on April 15. Learn more at www.amazon.co.uk/firetvstick and www.amazon.de/firetvstick.

9to5Toys Last Call: Galaxy Note 4 (unlocked) $480, Nexus 7 (2013) $135, Nexus 6 (32GB) $480+, more

Avatar for Stephen Hall Mar 23 2015 - 11:50 am PT
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Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications.

Today’s can’t miss deals:

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 32GB (unlocked): $479.99 shipped (Reg. $700)

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ASUS Google Nexus 7 (2013) 16GB 7-inch tablet: $135 shipped w/ code (Reg. $200)

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Nexus 6, Midnight Blue 32GB (used) from Amazon Warehouse: $480+ shipped (Reg. $649)

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ASUS 13.3″ Google Chromebook with 4GB RAM: $180 shipped w/ code (Reg. $329)

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LG G3 w/ free $100 Amazon gift card for $0.01 w/ 2-yr contract or $479 w/o

Grado GR10e First Shoot

Small States Review: Grado’s GR10e in-ear headphones hit every note, $299 giveaway

More new gear from today:

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Amazon’s best selling HDTV: LG Electronics 55-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED for $500 shipped (Reg. $800)

More deals still alive:

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New products & more:

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