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Unboxing Live 171: Apple TV with Siri Remote
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Videocasts,
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Apple announced the brand new Apple TV with Siri Remote at its latest event on September 9. I was able to get my hands on a unit that day, and bring you the first unboxing of the new 2015 model Apple TV. As you can see, the Siri Remote control is made of metal and looks nice up close. The hardware buttons will make it less frustrating to use for sure. The Apple TV device itself looks similar to the previous 2012 and 2013 models, just a little bit thicker.
The new Apple TV will ship to consumers in October, but you can get an advanced look here in this episode.
You can order the new Apple TV here.
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Unboxing Live 170: Star Wars BB-8 Sphero Droid
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Cell Phones, Features, Toys, Videocasts,
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We have a bunch of Star Wars BB-8 Droids, and we are giving some away! In this episode, we open up the BB-8 Sphero, which is the amazing Star Wars toy that is app-enabled, controlled by dedicated iOS and Android apps. This is going to be the biggest Star Wars toy from The Force Awakens, and will likely be the big frenzy this holiday season. We open it up, show you how it looks, and walk you through getting it all set up.
You can pick up the BB-8 Sphero Droid now.
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Bleeding Edge TV 546: Multi-room Audio with Monster SoundStage Speakers
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Home Entertainment, Music, Podcasts, Videocasts, Videos, Wireless / WiFi,
Multi-room audio is amazing with the Monster SoundStage wireless speaker line. In a nutshell, you can stream your favorite music services, Bluetooth, music over Wi-Fi, and more to multiple SoundStage speakers, all perfectly in sync. Qualcomm AllPlay is the technology built in to the Monster SoundStage speakers that makes it all possible - all you need is the SoundStage app to make it happen. I show you how it works in this episode!
You can get the Monster SoundStage wireless speakers now!
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Remember that BB-8 Star Wars Droid made by Sphero that took over the Internet back on Force Friday? Well, we thought we'd bring you guys a giveaway so you can win a Star Wars BB-8 Sphero Droid of your very own! They are hard to find, but we've got two of them here that we're giving away to two of our YouTube subscribers. I've teamed up with two of my favorite YouTubers, Chris Pirillo and Erica Griffin, to bring this giveaway to you.
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Bleeding Edge TV 545: How to Change Inputs on Monster SoundStage speakers
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Home Entertainment, Music, Podcasts, Videocasts, Videos, Wireless / WiFi,
The Monster SoundStage speakers support a bunch of different connection methods to various devices and music services. There are the Qualcomm AllPlay-powered wireless options, like Wi-Fi, Direct Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, as well as the wired choices, like 3.5mm jack and digital Toslink cable.
In this episode, I talk more about each method, and show you have to cycle between them to get just the right music playing from whichever device you want to use.
You can get the Monster SoundStage wireless speakers now!
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Bleeding Edge TV 544: How to Update Monster SoundStage firmware
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Home Entertainment, Music, Podcasts, Videocasts, Videos, Wireless / WiFi,
It's important to keep the Monster SoundStage wireless speakers updated. Monster is always adding new features and making improvements to the SoundStage products, and keeping your firmware updated is the only way be sure you have all the latest goodness. In this video, I show you how easy it is to update the SoundStage S1, S2, and S3 - be sure to do this when you are setting your speakers up for the first time.
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Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus now available for pre-order!
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Handhelds,
The Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are now available for pre-order. You can head over to Apple’s Web site now to grab the 4.7-inch iPhone 6s or 5.5-inch iPhone 6s Plus. Just be sure you know which carrier, color, and storage option you want so that you can get the iPhone s6 in your cart and check out quickly, as the site is getting hammered with traffic, which may result in errors:
Carriers:
- AT&T
- Sprint
- T-Mobile (requires full price purchase)
- Verizon Wireless
Colors:
- Gold
- Rose Gold
- Silver
- Space Gray
Storage Options:
- iPhone 6s: 16GB ($199) / 64GB ($299) / 128GB ($399)
- iPhone 6s Plus: 16GB ($299) / 64GB ($399) / 128GB ($499)
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will launch on September 25th, but as sales happen through the night, delivery dates are likely to start slipping.
Good luck! Let us know what you ended up getting!
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Meet the new rose gold iPhone 6s
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Design, Handhelds,
Earlier today, Apple announced the brand new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus smartphones. Be sure to check out our post that covers all of the new features. In addition to announcing the years new flagship smartphones during the Hey Siri, Give Us a Hint event, the company also released a brand new color option for iPhone buyers - rose gold. As you can see above, the rose gold iPhone has a light pink metallic shade to it--more pink than copper. The rose gold color joins the silver, space gray, and gold colors to make up this years iPhone line.
Will you be choosing rose gold this year? You can pre-order the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus from Apple.
Apple iPhone 6s & 6s Plus: 3D Touch, 12MP camera, 4K video recording, starts at $199 on September 25
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Corporate News, Handhelds,
During it's Hey Siri, Give Us a Hint event, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus smartphones. The updated smartphones still sport the 4.7-inch Retina HD display for the 6s and 5.5-inch Retina HD display for the 6s Plus, but there's a lot of new stuff that Apple is bringing to the table with this years flagship models:
- 12 megapixel iSight Camera: Apple has bumped the megapixel count in the iPhone for the first time in 4 years, going from 8 megapixels to 12. This is a 50% increase in pixels, and with it comes 50% more focus pixels, making autofocus even faster than before as well.
- 5 megapixel FaceTime HD camera: Another big improvement, as the front camera on the iPhone goes from 1.8 megapixels to 5.0. Apple will use the display itself as the True Tone Retina Flash for those selfies you need to take while in the dark.
- 4K video recording: You can now shoot 4K video directly from the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus
- 3D Touch: This is one of the tentpole features. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus can now sense depth. This is similar to Force Touch on the Apple Watch, but much more advanced. Pushing down on different elements throughout iOS will allow you to select shortcuts, preview information with the "peek" gesture, go further into that data with the "pop" gesture, and more.
- A9 processor: Apple's A9 processor offers 70% faster performance and 90% faster graphics than the previous A8 chip. Not only will things feel much faster, but games are now "console quality" according to Apple.
- Touch ID Second Generation: Apple has doubled the speed of the Touch ID sensor
- Wi-Fi speeds doubled
- LTE Advanced with support for 23 LTE bands, and speeds that are twice as fast
- Live Photos: This might have been the coolest thing Apple showed today. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will capture 1.5 seconds before and after you take your photo
The new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available in silver, space gray, gold, and a new rose gold color option. Be sure to check out our iPhone 6s pricing guide.
OS X 10.11 El Capitan will be released on September 30
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During a demo of the new iPhone 6s 3D Touch feature at the Hey Siri, Give Us A Hint event, Apple's Craig Federighi opened an email on his iPhone 6s from Phil Schiller that announced that OS X El Capitan would be released on September 30th. Apple's latest OS X 10.11 Mac operating system has been in beta since WWDC 2015 in June. Thanks to that peek at Federighi's email, we now know that all Mac users with compatible computers will be able to update to El Capitan three weeks from today, completely for free.
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