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The weekend is right around the corner, which means in addition to whatever fun stuff you've got planned, you'll also inevitably end up cleaning your house and watching some TV. But why do these things the old-fashioned way when you could do them with a laser vacuum and a brain-melting OLED display? |
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Since CES 2021, rumors have swirled around the Sony A90J OLED TV. Promises of a big boost in brightness and a bold new picture processor have had TV geeks like me salivating. But does it live up to the hype? After testing it out for a few days, we've reached a verdict: This is probably the best OLED TV on the market right now.
What makes it so special?
There's a long list of things that make this TV impressive, but there are two main reasons why it's such a big deal this year. One is its brightness potential. It's possibly the brightest OLED TV made to date. The other is its processing, which makes a huge difference in picture quality, and which Sony is particularly good at. This year's new hotness is what Sony calls its Cognitive Processor XR. The name is a bit of a mouthful, but what it means is that Sony — by its own description — has designed the picture processor to operate similar to the way our brains think and how we perceive things.
Sony says the processor is so advanced that it can take every element of picture quality and cross-reference all of it at the same time, just as our brains do. The result is an extremely realistic picture. One of its advantages, for instance, is that the XR processor can recognize that it needs to enhance detail in the fur of an animal, but not necessarily the detail of the blurred out grasslands and trees in the background.
You'll definitely want to check out our full review. This TV is insane.
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When you vacuum your home, how clean is it really getting? According to Dyson, not very. To help you do a better job, the company outfitted its latest vacuum cleaner with a laser-based dirt-detection system that reveals hidden dust.
Despite how technologically complex that might sound, it's actually pretty straightforward. The laser just shines out, just barely above floor level, to illuminate dust particles that are otherwise invisible to the naked eye -- so all those dust bunnies that once scurried away from the roller head of your vacuum no longer stand a chance.
That's not all, either. If you don't trust your vision, the vacuum also has an LCD screen that displays the size and number of particles present. |
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Despite warnings from Nvidia and AMD that the GPU supply crunch will last as long as through the first half of the year, we are now learning that the situation is far worse than we had previously believed. Gamers, creatives, and those needing a new graphics card for work or entertainment should be prepared to either pay double or triple the suggested retail price to snag a graphics card now or wait until the third quarter, when supplies start matching the overwhelming demand.
One GPU vendor claims that supplies have actually decreased, rather than increased, in recent months, which is making a bad situation even more untenable. Asus predicted that sales of its own branded RTX 3000 series graphics will fall by 5% to 10% from the fourth quarter of last year due to short supplies.
"On the graphics card question, currently the main issue is the shortage of Nvidia (GPU) shipments, so there's a supply constraint situation," said Asus Co-CEO Sy Hsu in a recent earnings call, according to a report. "Everyone is scrambling to obtain units."
Hsu went on to explain that because there is a drought in supply for the RTX cards, prices are increasing. This means that gamers will not only be challenged to find a retailer with a GeForce card in stock, but they will likely have to pay more than the card's launch price. |
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TIPS, TRICKS, & TECHNIQUES |
Let's face it: No one likes paying for cable. These days, the cost of even the most basic provider plans is enough to stir any stomach. But is there really any alternative? Technically, yes. If you've got a Roku streaming device, or if you're considering picking one up, the popular gadget offers several backdoor portals to some of the greatest local-area content, including news, weather, sports, and more. Here's how to unlock your favorite local channels on your smart TV. |
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