The Verge

MAY 29, 2020

The PlayStation 5 will have one selling point Sony thinks might be important to fans who are on the fence about upgrading to a new generation of gaming console: exclusive titles, playable only on the new hardware. And that, in our view, people should make games that can make the most of those features,” he said. “We

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2021

Valve just announced the Steam Deck , its long-rumored Switch-like handheld gaming device. As for the battery, “Steam Deck’s onboard 40 watt-hour battery provides several hours of play time for most games,” Valve says. You’ll have native Bluetooth audio, something that’s missing from the Nintendo Switch. Image: Valve.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. When mobile wallets go mainstreaam, this simple tweak in text-to-give fundraising will be a game changer. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Last week, as I loaded into one of Stadia’s most high-profile releases to date — Ubisoft’s Nordic-themed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla — on my 13-inch MacBook Pro with a DualShock 4 controller, I was reminded of how much of a technical marvel cloud gaming truly is. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Best Buy is still hosting its mix-and-match sale featuring some excellent titles from the Nintendo Switch game library. Right now you can get a third game of equal or lesser value for free if you buy two other select titles. The 15-inch Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 gaming laptop is still discounted to its Black Friday price.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

When the second major system update for the PlayStation 5 is released tomorrow, everyone who has managed to acquire the system will also be able to experience 3D audio via their TV’s built-in stereo speakers, similar to the way it works on compatible headsets. PS5 3D audio room acoustics setup. Image: Sony.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In a word: it solves the desktop audio problem.). And it’s not just playlists; Soundtrack also features libraries of music tuned to specific moods that they’re calling Stations. Facebook Gaming, on the other hand, recently announced its own music offering.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2021

It accuses Roblox — a massively popular, kid-focused platform for games and social experiences — of hosting a shared library of copyrighted but unlicensed songs. Roblox offers a library of audio files, 3D models, and other assets for building experiences.

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The Verge

AUGUST 13, 2021

There’s a USB port if you want to plug in a drive that contains your FLAC collection or whatever local audio you feel like playing. The soundbar also supports pretty much every home theater audio codec under the sun, including Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. Surprisingly there’s no preset audio mode for gaming.

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The Verge

MARCH 21, 2022

That lets you access or create groups of various games. It won’t do all that much to help you organize your home screen or full list of games, then. I already have a big enough Switch library that it was easiest for me to keep that list in alphabetical order and find what I wanted to play that way. Version 14.0

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

First, you needed headphones, then you needed a Bluetooth audio transmitter that’d either plug into your Switch’s headphone jack or its bottom-facing USB-C port. Find the Bluetooth audio setting on your Switch. In the next window, scroll down the left-hand pane until you see “Bluetooth Audio.” It looks like a gear.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Armed with an extensive library of viewing apps, the Fire TV stick remains a great way to expand your viewing options, with a bare minimum of setup. If you’re looking for a solid gaming mouse, the latest iteration of the Razer Viper is on sale at Target for $50 , its lowest price to date. Read our review. measures just 4.4

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2021

Valve’s surprising new Steam Deck has been officially announced , promising to let players take their whole Steam library of games on the go. The Steam Deck has also been shown off handling games that the Switch simply can’t, like Control (which is only available as a cloud-streamed option on Nintendo’s handheld.) Images: Valve.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

On Friday, PC gaming giant Valve invited the developer community to learn more about its Steam Deck , a $400 handheld gaming PC with a comparatively powerful AMD chip. As one specific tactic, Valve’s suggesting that games cap their framerate to save battery. “Purp.” | Image: Valve.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

hours for a gaming session. The problem isn’t the sound quality; the Quest 2 has reasonable audio, although I find it a little thin. It’s a great extra option for the home screen, letting you tweak settings or install games without bothering with the controllers. Battery life is similar to the Quest, clocking between two and 2.5

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The Verge

JUNE 17, 2021

They capture precise head and hand motion, pictures of your surroundings through tracking cameras, and microphone audio for Facebook’s voice command system. Several of the bestselling VR titles right now feel like substantive console or PC games and sell at a similar price.

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

“It is really slow and has no space for games. Audio quality is an important consideration for kids’ laptops. Lisa Mitchell, an elementary library media specialist, says her students use their devices to watch YouTube videos in addition to their online classes. Wallace plans to buy Bella a better device in the next few weeks.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This will get you to “smart home controls, weather, news, and your video library.” Amazon is also beefing up the audio side of its Fire TV experience. Sound from other inputs like a game console will be routed through the Alexa Home Theater setup.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

These robust cans offer a luxurious fit and finish, pairing them with amazing spatial audio and noise cancellation. One of the best gaming keyboards available, the Corsair K100, is currently enjoying a sizable discount at Amazon, making it just $190. This 1080p gaming monitor has a 165Hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

MAX BUNDLES: Max is offering a few different bundle deals so you can stream from its library without making a massive dent in your wallet. From Game of Thrones to Dune: Part Two and so much more, Max is worth the investment for those looking to dive into the most talked about pieces of entertainment. month with ads, $29.99/month

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Two consoles, a streaming service, and a lot of promises The next-generation of Xbox gaming is a little more complicated than what we’re used to. Not only that, but Microsoft’s initial crop of first-party games will also be playable on its last generation Xbox, the Xbox One, as well as Windows PCs.

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The Verge

JULY 17, 2020

They produce impressive audio that’s close to that of a decent external speaker. The XPS 17 isn’t a gaming laptop (no high refresh-rate screen options, for one) and given that, the gaming results were decent but not mind-blowing. If you’re willing to do that and don’t mind a 60fps cap, it can double as a portable gaming machine.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

StoryShots If you’re the type of student to wait until the last minute to read a book (we’ve all been there), then we recommend StoryShots, a free learning app that provides book summaries in text, audio and video formats. StoryShots adds two to four books to its library every month. Bookly Pro costs $4.99 for one month, $19.99

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Tech Soup

JULY 28, 2014

For educational nonprofits, schools, and libraries, Raspberry Pi is very useful for teaching students about electronics, computing, and many other technical subjects for a price that's far less than a new computer. Libraries have also experimented with replacing terminals with smaller footprint Raspberry Pi computers. Peripherals.

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2021

Or check out an audio book from your local library with the Libby app to make walk time double up as your reading time. It works on kids and it works on adults: when all else fails, turn it into a game. Of course, that’s just the real-life version of the classic catch ‘em all game.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A video calling / interactive gaming device specifically designed to make it easier for children to communicate with friends and family remotely, the Amazon Glow is attempting to make these rather forced interactions more natural, engaging, and fun. It insisted the game was a draw, even though I had thoroughly checkmated my kid.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

As you’re expecting, there are some great deals on TVs, laptops, tablets, smartwatches, video games, and much more. Dell’s 15-inch G5 15 SE gaming laptop with AMD’s Ryzen 7 4800H processor, the Radeon RX 5600M graphics chip, 8GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD and a 144Hz refresh rate display costs $850, down from $1,050. It normally costs $60.

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The Verge

AUGUST 18, 2020

Normally, I reach for my Kindle when I want to read an ebook or a Switch when I want a portable game machine, but the screen on the Note 20 Ultra is big enough that I never felt like I needed either. Samsung Notes can realign your handwriting, convert it to text, and play back audio from the moment you wrote it. Here we go.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

That was an exciting time for laptops because it was the first generation of the Max-Q design, which brought about thinner and lighter gaming laptops than seen before. The 2018 EVO15-S arrived at a time when the world was first starting to take thin and light gaming seriously. This laptop was made for gaming, so let’s get into that.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

MAX BUNDLES: Max is offering a few different bundle deals so you can stream from its massive library without making a massive dent in your wallet. From Game of Thrones to Dune: Part Two and so much more, Max is worth the investment for those looking to dive into the most talked about pieces of entertainment. month with ads, $29.99/month

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

You can share your Prime account — and all of its features — with one other adult.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

As you’re expecting, there are some great deals on tech, including TVs, laptops, gadgets, video games, and much more — we have it all below. Whether you’re planning to use one for school, work, or just to have fun browsing or gaming, we’ve selected some standout laptop deals. The best Black Friday deals on laptops.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2021

The Reading Sidekick works with both audio-only Echo devices and ones with screens. Most of the books in the supported library are aimed at these beginning readers, though there are some more advanced books for older kids who want to use the service. Image: Amazon. Image: Amazon. Reading Sidekick suggestions on an Amazon Echo Show.

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The Verge

JUNE 18, 2020

You can access Disney Plus on mobile devices, TVs, streaming gadgets, game consoles, and the web. Disney Plus is constantly changing and adding to its library, but here are some of the various things you can watch right now: Every Star Wars movie. Where is Disney Plus available? Disney Plus started off in the United States and Canada.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Below, you’ll find a few good deals on wireless noise-canceling headphones, earbuds, video games, and more. The Gigabyte Aorus 5 gaming laptop with a six-core Intel Core i7 processor, the RTX 2060, and 16GB of RAM is $1,050 $1,200 with a rebate card at Newegg (usually $1,300). The best Cyber Week gaming deals.

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Google Research AI blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It includes 34 languages and 74 different semantic types to support various applications from airline ticketing to video games. CocoChorales A dataset consisting of over 1,400 hours of audio mixtures containing four-part chorales performed by 13 instruments, all synthesized with realistic-sounding generative models.

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