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USB-C promised simplicity, but has turned into a mystery box of different specs.
They're for more than just fast charging.
Many cinephiles have amazing home theater setups with projectors, reclining and rumbling seats, multi-channel surround sound systems, and probably even a built-in popcorn maker in their theater room. While that's great for people who want to spend a lot of time setting up all the pieces to the home theater puzzle, plenty of people don't have the technical know-how, time, or money for such an endeavor.
Google is relaunching its smart speaker ecosystem for the "Gemini era," as it has stated so many times with recent products. While I'm not fully convinced this new speaker is a truly revolutionary Gemini-powered speaker when compared to existing Google and Nest speakers, the overall quality of the Google Home Speaker is a great value for $99.
What you need to know
- Google Home Speaker users have reported a glaring issue: their device's assistance has become incredibly sluggish.
- Other users have experienced the same; however, this latency problem appears to affect more than the Home Speaker, as other Nest devices struggle, too.
- Google has responded to this thread, stating a fix is being worked on "ASAP."
Google's latest smart speaker got off to a fast start, but
Deals on wireless earbuds are hardly uncommon, but finding a discount that drops 50% off one of my favorite models? That's when I really start paying attention. This week only, Best Buy's 4th of July sale is carving half off the Momentum 4 True Wireless earbuds by Sennheiser, knocking the price of the top-rated buds down to only $149.99.
What you need to know
- Motorola's new Moto Tag 2 arrives in North America with Bluetooth 6.0, UWB support, Google Find Hub integration, and over 500 days of battery life.
- It adds Find My Phone, remote camera controls, location sharing, IP68 durability, privacy protections, and support for third-party accessories.
- The Moto Buds 2 Plus are getting new looks with Swarovski-studded Brilliant Collection and new Pantone color options while k
What you need to know
- Recently, the World Power Consortium held a Qi Off-Cycle meeting at Xiaomi's HQ in Beijing, China.
- Xiaomi and several more companies were there to discuss a new Qi2 charging standard: 50W.
- The major talks have concluded, but there's more work to be done, and it's been reported that Qi2 50W might not debut until 2028.
Times are changing, and it looks like the World Power Consortium (WPC) wants to upgra