everythingintechnology: February 2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Sony PlayStation VR Beat Saber and Motion Controller Bundle

Sony PlayStation VR Beat Saber and Motion Controller Bundle
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February 20, 2019 at 10:43PM
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Nintendo Switch Splatoon 2 Edition 32GB Green/Pink Handheld System

Nintendo Switch Splatoon 2 Edition 32GB Green/Pink Handheld System
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February 27, 2019 at 06:41PM
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Nintendo Switch - 32GB Gray Console (with Gray Joy-Cons)

Nintendo Switch - 32GB Gray Console (with Gray Joy-Cons)
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February 27, 2019 at 05:59PM
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Nintendo Switch 32 GB Console (Brand New)

Nintendo Switch 32 GB Console (Brand New)
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February 27, 2019 at 02:15AM
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NINTENDO SWITCH HAC-001 32GB GRAY CONSOLE W/ GRAY PADDLES

NINTENDO SWITCH HAC-001 32GB GRAY CONSOLE W/ GRAY PADDLES
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February 27, 2019 at 12:47AM
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Nintendo Switch console Neon Blue and Neon Red Joy-Con brand new ship fast

Nintendo Switch console Neon Blue and Neon Red Joy-Con brand new ship fast
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February 26, 2019 at 11:16PM
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What the Heck Is Going On With Netflix's Alternate Ending for The Notebook?

Listen, I’m not here to argue about whether the 2004 film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ novel The Notebook starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling is or is not a good film. But to trim the last minute of the movie and swap in a comparatively dispassionate prelude to credits starring a flock of birds seems like, you…

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We've Been to Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and Life Will Never Be the Same

For Star Wars fans, two things have always been true. It’s a world we all dream of visiting but will never actually be able to. Star Wars is a movie, of course. Fiction. The sets and places only exist in far off studios for a few months at a time, or as ones and zeroes on the servers of visual effects companies. None…

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How the Biggest TV You've Ever Seen Helped First Man's Oscar-Winning Visual Effects Look So Authentic

It’s not hard to pick out all the visual effects shots in movies like Avengers: Infinity War or Ready Player One, but First Man was shot more like a documentary, so the extensive visual effects had to be seamless and invisible. To help accomplish this, visual effects studio DNEG built one of the most amazing TVs…

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PSA: If Your Wife Has to Cite Marie Kondo to Get You to Clean, the Problem Is You

Marie Kondo, the delightful organizational expert whose Netflix television program is newly responsible for my apartment’s dearth of silverware, has reportedly been ruining the lives and closets of menswear enthusiasts nationwide.

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FAA Bans Cargo Shipment of Lithium Ion Batteries on Passenger Flights

The Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation on Wednesday issued an interim rule banning the transportation of lithium ion cells and batteries as cargo on passenger craft, as well as setting a 30 percent charge limit on ones shipped as air cargo.

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Amazon Is Now Ditching on Seattle Plans, Too

Amazon just gave the slip to yet another city.

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A Failed Soviet Venus Probe Might Just Crash Back to Earth This Year, So Heads Up

One of the lesser-known achievements of the Cold War-era Space Race is the Soviet successes in landing probes on the incredibly harsh and unforgiving surface of Venus, which has temperatures that can reach a hellish 870 degrees Fahrenheit (465 degrees Celsius) and atmospheric pressures 90 times that of Earth. Despite…

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There's No End in Sight to Our Robocall Hell

If Thanos came to Earth and only wanted to turn robocallers into dust, the Avengers would let him. And given how bad spam calls have gotten, surely most if not every adult with a cellphone in the U.S., and certainly everyone in the half of U.S. households that still have landlines, would throw Thanos a parade.

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Five Things That Cleaning Experts Always Travel With

I’ve got travel on the brain, because I’m heading off on a short vacation soon and it’s honestly all I can think about. But duty beckons, and work continues apace, and so to pass the time before I get on the plane to LAX with my dreams and my cardigans, I thought I’d devote this column to the actual things I, a…

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Deadspin Something Happened With Johnny Manziel And They’re Not Saying What | Splinter AOC Is Making

Deadspin Something Happened With Johnny Manziel And They’re Not Saying What | Splinter AOC Is Making a List | Jezebel Disability Rights Advocate Carrie Ann Lucas Dies After Insurance Company Denied Her Necessary Medication | The Root ‘The Obama Effect’: POTUS and Forever First Lady Portraits Draw More Than 1 Million…

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The 10 Best Deals of February 27, 2019

We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.

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Automation Is Coming for the Oil Jobs, Too

When pundits, politicians, or advocates have talked about the need to reduce fossil fuel production to combat climate change, one of the most common rejoinders has been to appeal to that most central of American concerns—it creates a lot of jobs. Oil industry backers are often touting the notion that it creates lots…

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Australian Siblings Are Semi-Identical Twins, Some of the Rarest Humans Ever

A pair of Australian siblings are some of the rarest humans ever documented, according to their doctors. They say the brother and sister are semi-identical twins, sharing the exact same DNA from their mother’s side, but only a portion of their father’s genetic makeup. The children are thought to be only the second…

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DC Universe Confirms Superboy's Casting on Titans

We already knew DC Universe’s Titans was getting a second season. And, if you watched the entire finale episode of season one, you already had a very good idea of at least one new character joining the ensemble. Now, it’s confirmed, with a casting announcement for Superboy.

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This Discounted Desktop Charging Hub Includes a 60W USB-C Port

By pairing a couple of standard USB chargers with a super-powerful 60W USB-C Power Delivery port, Aukey built one of the most practical and future-proof desktop charging hubs you can buy. Get it for $36 today with promo code AUKPD070.

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NASA Produces Building Blocks of Life in Experimental Recreation of Ancient Earth

How did life first start? Scientists hoping to answer that question are recreating the conditions of early Earth’s oceans in a lab.

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Owner of TikTok, an App You're Probably Too Old to Know About, Fined $5.7 Million for Illegally Collecting Kids' Data

Whether in its former life as lip-synching app Musical.ly or its current rebrand as TikTok, the short-form video platform has always courted a youthful demographic. And in the past, its stance on obtaining user consent was, let’s say, inattentive. For both these reasons, it’s now the recipient of the largest civil…

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Researchers Have Created an All-Season Fabric That Can Switch Between Heating and Cooling You

It doesn’t look as flashy as the outdoor gear that lures your eyes (and dollars) at stores like REI, but this simple piece of fabric, developed by researchers at the University of Maryland, could help someday replace your seasonal wardrobes with clothing that keeps you either warm or cool all year round.

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Save $150 On the 4K and HDR-Capable Xbox One X, Plus PUBG

In terms of sheer power and graphical capability, nothing can top the Xbox One X. So if you want to experience modern games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey in their full 4K HDR glory, you can save $150 today on a bundle that includes a copy of PUBG, the best deal we’ve ever seen.

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The U.S. May Finally Get an Early Warning System For Volcanoes

America is home to 161 active volcanoes spread across 12 states and two overseas territories. This easily makes it one of the most volcanic places on Earth, which is why it’s deeply strange that the United States doesn’t yet have a nationwide early warning system for its fiery mountains.

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Star Trek: Discovery Will Return for a Third Season, With an Extra Showrunner

It’s not really a surprise that Star Trek: Discovery will be back for more adventures next year—after all, it’s become the jewel in CBS All Access’ otherwise pretty spartan crown. But Alex Kurtzman will no longer be the sole showrunner when it does.

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Kia's Electric Concept Has Twenty-One (21) Screens

Kia’s new all-electric concept car, which will debut at the Geneva International Motor Show, finally addresses the issue so many of us have complained about for years: why are there no cars that have more screens than we have fingers and toes? Kia’s new as-yet-unnamed concept solves this problem (barely) and hints at…

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Energizer's Extra Juicy Phone Is Dumb Thick

Every year, the battery life of phones gets just a little bit longer, but somehow there’s always a handful of people who still want more. So as is if to end battery life anxiety once and for all, this simply massive Energizer phone popped up at MWC to really prove that a phone really can have too much juice.

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Kaspersky Lab Really Can't Catch a Break

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has struggled to regain its reputation after it was accused of aiding Russian intelligence operations and its software was banned from use by the U.S. government. But on Tuesday, another layer of mystery was added to the story when a Russian court convicted a senior researcher…

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Get Lost In This 32" 4K Monitor With FreeSync, Now Just $349

If you missed out on yesterday’s 4K monitor deal, this 32" LG is actually $10 cheaper today, and it’s even bigger. While it lacks HDR and an IPS panel like the Dell, it does have AMD FreeSync, which would make it ideal for gaming if you have a compatible GPU.

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'The Tick' returns to Amazon Prime Video on April 5th

Amazon renewed its quirky superhero series The Tick for a second season all the way back in January last year, and we finally know when you can expect the next batch of episodes on Prime Video. Along with the April 5th release date, Amazon released a...

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Congress to Google: How’d you 'forget' about the Nest Secure’s mic?

A week after news broke that Google's Nest Secure system has a microphone no one knew about, Congress is seeking answers from CEO Sundar Pichai. The company's Nest Guard -- a small hub that communicates with other sensors in the Nest Secure system --...

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Amazon puts former Kindle leader in charge of its pharmacy business

Amazon's entry into the pharmacy business might not have the leader you'd expect. CNBC has learned that the online retailer has picked Nader Kabbani, an executive who helped establish the Kindle self-publishing system and has worked in Flex and logi...

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Dow Jones' list of risky businesses was left on a public server

A Dow Jones database detailing more than 2.4 million records of risky businesses and people has been exposed. A third-party company reportedly left the watchlist on a public server without password protection.

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FTC fines TikTok $5.7 million over child privacy violations

The creators of TikTok are facing US penalties for allegedly doing too little to respect kids' privacy. The Federal Trade Commission has fined TikTok (aka Musical.ly) $5.7 million as part of a settlement over reported COPPA violations in its lip-syn...

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Cartoon Network app 'rewards' TV viewing with virtual figurines

How do you persuade people to watch your TV shows when their phones serve as a constant distraction? By rewarding them through their phones for watching. Cartoon Network is launching an app, Cartoon Network Arcade, that will provide virtual collect...

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Sony Aibo review: Just get a puppy

Sony's original Aibo robotic dog blew the public's collective mind when it debuted in 1999, instantly becoming a cultural touchstone and commanding a rabidly loyal fan base. People still hold burials for their OG mechanical companions when they break...

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Motorola confirms its foldable phone is coming

By now, it's not much of a secret that Motorola is working on a folding phone of its own: A patent for such a device surfaced late last year, and a subsequent report in The Wall Street Journal basically confirmed the company's plans. Despite the ensu...

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T-Mobile’s 5G data won’t cost more than current plans

Earlier this week, rumors circulated that T-Mobile would delay its 5G launch until the second-half of this year. Today, CTO Neville Ray told PC Mag it still plans to start rolling out its 5G network in the first half of the year, and he also offered...

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Hyundai is building a dedicated platform for a future EV fleet

Hyundai announced today its intention to build a dedicated electric vehicle platform that will be used for a new electric car set to be released in 2020, according to CNET. The platform, part of a planned $40 billion investment into innovation, will...

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'Star Trek: Discovery' sets a course for a third season

Star Trek: Discovery has been a hit for CBS All Access, so it's not a huge surprise that the show has been renewed for a third season. The show will continue into 2020 and with a new co-showrunner. Michelle Paradise, who joined Discovery during the s...

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The F(x)tec Pro 1 is a love letter to your old QWERTY keyboard phones

If you're a geek of a certain age, you probably had some kind of phone with a physical keyboard. For me, it was the BlackBerry Tour. For my younger sister, it was the magnificently chunky Motorola CLIQ. And for F(x)tec co-founder Liangchen Chen,...

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'PUBG' gets limited-time 'Horizon: Zero Dawn' outfits on PS4

It's been two years since Horizon: Zero Dawn was released, and to mark the occasion, Guerilla Games is partnering with PUBG Corporation to bring themed outfits and weapon skins to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on PS4. You'll be able to earn or buy th...

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Honda shows the near-final version of its compact electric car

Honda's Urban EV concept is nearly ready to hit the road in earnest. As teased in January, the automaker has unveiled a Honda E Prototype that "previews" the production version of its city-oriented electric car. This refined version unsurprisingly in...

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Hills can't stop this all-wheel-drive robot lawn mower

Robotic lawn mowers aren't a recent development, but they're still far from common, at least in the US. This week at MWC, Husqvarna announced its first all-wheel drive (AWD) option with the 435X. In addition to some other unique features, this new "a...

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Campaign Monitor

Campaign Monitor comes up a little short when compared to the leaders of the email marketing space. But for those with more basic needs, it's an effective tool that includes robust marketing and analytics functionality.

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