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Echo Spot | Image: Amazon Ahead of Prime Day 2024, Amazon has launched an updated version of its Alexa-connected smart speaker / alarm clock, the Echo Spot. Similar to the one that launched in 2017, it’s designed to sit on your nightstand and offer control via a small touchscreen or with voice commands, but Amazon has addressed our biggest gripe about that device by removing the camera. It’s also launching at a lower price. While the 2017 version cost $149.99 at launch, the 2024 Echo Spot has a $79.99 regular price, and from now through Prime Day (July 16th–17th), it’s available for $44.99 for Amazon Prime members. Image: Amazon Amazon promises that the new semicircle has upgraded hardware all over, with “even better visuals and improved... Continue reading…

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is launching its Xbox TV app on select Amazon Fire TV Sticks today. The app, which Microsoft first announced last month, provides access to Xbox Cloud Gaming, allowing subscribers of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to stream a variety of Xbox titles to some Fire TV devices. The Xbox app will initially be available only on the Fire TV 4K Max (2023) and Fire TV Stick 4K (2023) and will be identical to the same app available on Samsung’s recent TVs and monitors. All you’ll need is a compatible Fire TV Stick, a Bluetooth-enabled wireless controller, and an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription to stream Xbox games. Microsoft is working to allow Xbox Cloud Gaming to stream your entire Xbox library, and not just titles that are part of Game... Continue reading…

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The QuietComfort Earbuds II are no longer the best from Bose, but they’re still some of the best buds money can buy. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge I’m reeling from a weekend of “guess that pop.” Was it the endless stream of fireworks this time? Or gun-toting Texans spending their ammunition celebratorily in defiance of rules prohibiting such behavior? Thankfully, the guessing game didn’t last long — I decided to give my noise-canceling earbuds of choice a pretty serious workout. If you need an excellent pair to do the same during public or private disturbances, you should check out the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II, which are on sale at Amazon and B&H Photo in black for a record-low price of $169.95 ($110 off). Although Bose now has a more substantial pair sitting on our list of the best wireless earbuds in the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, the QuietComfort Earbuds II are still... Continue reading…

I'm a longtime iPhone user who is dying to upgrade to an iPhone 16. I might go for a non-Pro device for the first time, something I've told readers before. The iPhone 14 Pro proved to me that I no longer need a Pro iPhone. I'm looking for three things from the iPhone 16: better battery life (because, of course, I'm still worried about that), the new Capture button (to trigger the camera immediately), and the Siri AI experience that Apple demoed at WWDC 2024 a few weeks ago. Siri is especially interesting this year, but it turns out I'll have to wait a long time before I can actually get it on my iPhone — and that might dictate which iPhone 16 variant I pick this fall. It's not just about Apple releasing iOS 18's Siri AI assistant sometime in 2025. It's also about the European Union's ongoing fight with Apple. DMA worries might lead to additional delays for Apple Intelligence on the old continent. That will impact me directly, no matter when Apple rolls out its big Siri upgrade in the US. Continue reading... The post I might skip the iPhone 16 entirely if Apple delays its Siri AI launch appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $120 off Ryzen 9 mini PC, $89 Apple AirPods, $25 portable neck fan, $79 23andMe DNA test, more Today’s deals: Early Prime Day sales, $50 Ring Doorbell, $80 Keurig coffee maker, $470 Dyson V11, more Today’s deals: July 4th sales, $19.50 AirTags, best-selling laptops, $300 Shark AI robot vacuum, more Today’s deals: $53 HP Chromebook, $850 M3 MacBook Air, 20% off LG C4 OLED TV, $28 Echo Dot, more

Archaeologists in northern China have unveiled a small brick tomb adorned with stunning and well-preserved murals dating back to the 8th century. These remarkable findings, announced by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology in early June, offer a vivid glimpse into daily life during the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). The tomb, located in Shanxi province, was discovered in 2018 and is believed to belong to a man who passed away in 736 AD at the age of 63.  A Distinct Artistic Style  According to a SCMP report, the murals, which cover every side of the tomb except for the floor, are set against a white background and depict various scenes of daily life during the Tang dynasty.  Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyAncient PlacesAsiaRead Later