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Today we feature the new Anker Soundcore boombox that appears robust enough to handle the most raucous of beach parties. We also report on the new Alder Lake-HX processors that Intel is expected to announce at its Intel Vision event today, and review an impressive though pricey OLED laptop coming soon from Asus. Check it out! |
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The specifications of the upcoming Intel Alder Lake-HX mobile processors leaked ahead of their release, granting some insight as to what kind of performance we can expect from the new CPUs.
Intel Alder Lake-HX will be the first laptop platform with 16 cores, and it will soon start appearing in some of the best laptops on the market.
Intel is expected to introduce Alder Lake-HX at its upcoming Intel Vision event, taking place from May 10 to May 11. The leaked specifications show a total of seven processors: Two Core i9, three Core i7, and two Core i5. All of these, but especially the top of the lineup, will find their way into enthusiast laptops and workstations ... |
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Need some sound to power your summer getaways? Anker Soundcore's $180 Motion Boom Plus might be just the ticket. It's the upgraded (and more expensive) version of the Motion Boom and the portable Bluetooth speaker now has more power and can withstand dust and dirt. You'll be able to buy it starting on May 30, 2022, on Amazon, soundcore.com or other retailers.
For the extra $70, the Motion Boom Plus sports an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance, which means that, in addition to being fully immersible in water for up to 30 minutes, it should have no problem dealing with sand, something the Motion Boom wasn't designed to handle.
Despite its beefy size and power, it will float on the water's surface. The oversized handle and included shoulder strap make it one of the most portable speakers in its class and an auxiliary-in connection lets you work with audio sources that can't do Bluetooth ... |
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Asus has a penchant for creating innovative laptop designs. It was the first to introduce the angled hinge that lifts the keyboard deck up for easier typing and better airflow. And it was the first to embed an LED in the touchpad to add more functionality.
The ZenBook Pro 16X doubles down on that focus on innovation, with a flip-up keyboard, an Asus Dial for application control, and a haptic touchpad. I got an opportunity to look at a prerelease ZenBook Pro 16X, meaning I can only provide my subjective opinion without any official benchmarks, but that's enough to offer a taste of this new feature-packed machine ... |
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TIPS, TRICKS, & TECHNIQUES |
Apple's Live Photos are photos on steroids. When you shoot a Live Photo on your iPhone, it captures 1.5 seconds of video both before and after you tap the shutter. The result is not only your picture but also the scene enhanced by movement and sound as you tap and hold the image on your device.
But Live Photos in their native form can be viewed only by other iOS users. To share your Live Photos with anyone else, you can convert them to a video or GIF. Otherwise, when Live Photos are shared outside the Apple ecosystem, they revert to static images. Another downside to Live Photos is that they take up more storage space than other photos, so you may want to make a video to store somewhere else so you can remove the large file from your iPhone.
Here's how to turn a Live Photo into a video ... |
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