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BMW shows off huge 31-inch in-car screen to keep backseat passengers entertained

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The screen itself has an 8K resolution of roughly 8000 x 2000 and can play content with a 16:9, 21:9, or 32:9 aspect ratio. It’s running Amazon’s Fire OS operating system, which means it should have access to most modern video streaming services and other Fire TV apps that can stream over the car’s own 5G connection.

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The best laptop you can buy

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percent screen-to-body ratio with a bottom bezel of just 4.6mm. Others want a tall aspect-ratio screen, which is much more comfortable to use than a cramped 16:9 display if you primarily do your work in Office documents or a web browser. The result is balanced audio with audible bass and great stereo separation. It has a 91.5

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Acer’s Swift 5 (late 2020) puts the ‘ultra’ in ‘ultraportable’

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percent screen-to-body ratio, while this year’s clocks in at 90 percent. The screen is also brighter than its predecessor’s (321 nits as tested, to last year’s 300 nits) with great colors and contrast, though its 16:9 aspect ratio is a bit cramped. one combination audio jack, and Acer’s AC port. Last year’s model had an 86.4

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Deep Render lands $9M for its AI-powered video compression tech

TechCrunch

. “We decided to fuse machine learning, AI and compression technology to develop a fundamentally new way of compressing data to get significantly better image and video compression ratios,” Besenbruch said. Besenbruch makes the case that better compression allows streaming video platforms (e.g.,

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HP’s Spectre x360 14 review: the best 2-in-1 you can buy

The Verge

On the sides live an audio jack, a USB-A, a microSD slot, and an additional Thunderbolt 4, which is a decent selection — gone is the trapdoor that covered the USB-A port on the 13-inch model.) It’s kept the same 90 percent screen-to-body ratio.). On the right: two USB-C Thunderbolt 4 ports, one audio jack, one microSD card slot.

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Dell XPS 17 (2020) review: heavy hitter

The Verge

I always split the screen between two or three open windows, whether I was working in Chrome, editing multiple photos, or Slacking while streaming video, and I was quite comfortable. The 16:10 aspect ratio gives you an extra bit of vertical space, in addition to space on the sides. I never once had to zoom out to see a full webpage.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga review: a promising start

The Verge

There’s a hodgepodge of other stuff, too, including a 3:2 display (an aspect ratio you don’t see every day in the X1 series), a haptic touchpad, and a top cover that’s — as the name implies — actually made of titanium. Power button, audio jack, lock slot on the right. There’s one audio jack and one Kensington lock slot as well.).

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