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Amazon debuts its latest Fire TVs, including a new Omni QLED model

Amazon debuts its latest Fire TVs, including a new Omni QLED model

At Amazon’s annual hardware event, it announced a fleet of new Fire TVs, including an Omni QLED model, as well as new 2 and 4-series televisions that are all available to preorder starting today and will ship next month. These TVs feature what the company calls omnisense presence detection. It will allow the TV to wake up when it detects …

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shop early tech deals on TVs, AirPods, laptops and more

shop early tech deals on TVs, AirPods, laptops and more

You finish dinner, step outside and the sun is already gone. The air has that first bite of fall in it. You feel a tremble. Is it from the cold? No — it’s your wallet, quaking in your pocket. It knows what’s coming: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days. If you’re looking for cookware or vacuums, our other roundup has that …

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Your TV’s USB port has hidden superpowers: 5 clever ways I use mine

Your TV’s USB port has hidden superpowers: 5 clever ways I use mine

gerenme / iStock / Getty Image Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Most TVs hide surprisingly handy USB ports on the back. Plugging into them can unlock extra features and convenience. They can even help breathe new life into an older TV. After the initial setup, most people rarely engage directly with their smart …

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TCL’s Google TVs with an mmWave presence sensor are out now

TCL’s Google TVs with an mmWave presence sensor are out now

You can now buy TCL’s new QM9K series QD-Mini LED TVs, and they run Google TV, are the first to come with Gemini AI, and have a built-in mmWave presence sensor, as reported by 9to5Google. The TVs start at $2,999 for the 65-inch model at Best Buy, with the price going up even more for the bigger versions (up to …

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How a 1997 Loophole Built Sports TV’s Billion-Dollar Addiction

How a 1997 Loophole Built Sports TV’s Billion-Dollar Addiction

(Photo: HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) It’s no secret that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy wants to wage a war on pharmaceutical advertising. He spent months campaigning for a ban on pharmaceutical ads while running for President last year, and now he has landed his first blow. At Kennedy’s request, President Donald Trump …

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How The Morning Show became TV’s most chaotic drama

How The Morning Show became TV’s most chaotic drama

Apple TV+The show is headlined by Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, both of whose characters have experienced major plot twists and turns (Credit: Apple TV+) “I like it because it’s pacy and there is always a lot going on,” she adds. “It’s definitely a ‘no-scroll’ show. And this probably makes me a terrible person, but it just looks so nice. …

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The people who hunt old TVs

The people who hunt old TVs

Ten years ago, you might have picked up an aging PVM for as little as $50 (£33 in 2015). But that’s unheard of now. Some of the most sought-after sell for $1,000 (£744) today, if not more. And there is a cottage industry of technicians and resellers who cater to CRT fans’ needs. Often, someone will buy a second-hand set …

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This Excellent Hisense Mini LED Is One of the Brightest TVs I’ve Ever Tested

This Excellent Hisense Mini LED Is One of the Brightest TVs I’ve Ever Tested

8.5/ 10 SCORE Hisense U8QG Pros Super bright Great gaming features Excellent color and contrast Cons Slightly less cinematic image than competing TCL Some loss of high-brightness detail in some HDR content Over the past twenty years as a reviewer, I’ve seen significant improvements to TV picture quality firsthand, largely due to advances in technologies such as OLED, QLED, mini-LED …

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