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McIntosh transceiver adds two-way Bluetooth streaming to any hi-fi setup

Music lovers who want to stream tunes from their smartphone to the home hi-fi or from the hi-fi to Bluetooth headphones might be disappointed. McIntosh Labs engineered the MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver to enable any hi-fi setup to do just that.

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Review: Skullcandy Dime earbuds throw down a 25-buck challenge

Skullcandy has sent us a set of its ridiculously cheap Dime true wireless earbuds. At US$24.99 a pair, you can buy six sets of Dimes for the price of a set of Apple AirPods, and have enough change for a couple coffees. So how well do they do the job?

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Morphing computer chip repels hundreds of professional DARPA hackers

A new computer processor called Morpheus thwarts hackers by randomly changing its microarchitecture every few milliseconds. The puzzling processor has now aced major tests, repelling hundreds of professional hackers in a DARPA security challenge.

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Snap’s new AR specs are its most advanced yet – but you can’t buy them

We saw the first pair of Snapchat Spectacles in 2016, and now Snapchat parent company Snap has come out with its most advanced wearable yet: a pair of glasses with full augmented reality capabilities.

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Synthetic cilia allow tiny soft-bodied robot to pump and scuttle

Paramecium and certain other microbes move through liquid by whipping back and forth hairlike appendages known as cilia. Scientists have now developed a new type of synthetic cilia, which could find use in micro-robots and more.

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Android 12’s huge design revamp and more revealed at Google IO 2021

Android 12 has already arrived in the form of an early developer preview, but at today's Google IO 2021 event we learned a lot more about some of the major changes coming with the software, as it enters its public beta stage.

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DJI flies into the classroom with Tello Talent programmable drone

Drone titan DJI has today added a new model to its recently launched Education division. The company aims to encourage robotics and AI tech learning with a package that includes a teeny drone, an intuitive mobile app and an exclusive curriculum.

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Austrian Audio brings transparency to the studio with Hi-X65 headphones

Vienna's Austrian Audio has announced its first open-back circumaural headphones, which have been designed for the mixing and mastering workflows of studio professionals but could also find themselves wrapped around the heads of audiophiles.

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Lenovo looks to cater for hybrid workers with Go accessory line

The global pandemic and necessary lockdowns have seen many folks staying at home to work, and a good number may continue to do so as restrictions are eased. To meet the needs of this remote workforce, Lenovo has launched the Go brand of accessories.

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