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LG SmartThinQ Hub Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET
Enlarge Image LG Smart hubs that promise to wrangle all of your connected home devices into one system are nothing new, but LG’s got a new one that it plans on adding to the mix at next week’s Consumer Electronics Showcase in Las Vegas. Called the SmartThinQ Hub, the cylindrical device can communicate with a…
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First UHF TV Station
December 29, 1949 Station KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule. How many of you are wondering what UHF TV is? Raise your hands … don’t be shy! Set up as a working experiment by RCA and NBC, the station was used to test…
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LG LDT9965BD review – CNET
The LG LDT9965BD annoys me. It’s beautifully designed, with a black stainless finish that resists fingerprints as promised, and it has plenty of space for dishes thanks to a third rack that can fit small coffee cups or silverware. But the main upper rack is a pain to load. It doesn’t have a true express…
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First Public Projected Movie Screening
December 28, 1895 The world’s first projected movie screening takes place at the Salon Indien at the Grand Café in Paris, France. The makeshift theater uses the Cinématographe created by the Lumière Brothers, one of the earliest motion picture projectors in history. Thirty-three people attend at the admission price of one franc each to view 10 films at about 50 seconds each.…
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GE GFWR4805FMC review – CNET
The GE GFWR4805FMC is a $ 1,400 front-loading washing machine. Given that you can find other front-loaders for half that price (even on GE’s own site), the question becomes, What sets this premium model apart? Aside from some obvious upgrades — a stainless-steel drum that’s designed to last longer than the cheaper plastic ones, a…
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET
A report issued by AAA says that gas prices may just sink to a national average of below $ 2 per gallon for the first time since 2009. Looks like Chevrolet picked a terrible time to introduce the 2016 Malibu Hybrid. And that’s too bad, as this fuel-sipping hybrid delivers an excellent ride wrapped up…
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Microsoft Display Dock review – CNET
CNET Mobile Mobile Accessories Microsoft Display Dock The Microsoft Display Dock is a very niche accessory. It’s a palm-sized adaptor with one (and only one) use: Turning your Lumia phone into a makeshift PC with the new Windows 10 Continuum feature. The much-hyped Continuum is one of the big new features on Microsoft’s Lumia 950…
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Microsoft Display Dock review – CNET
CNET Mobile Mobile Accessories Microsoft Display Dock The Microsoft Display Dock is a very niche accessory. It’s a palm-sized adaptor with one (and only one) use: Turning your Lumia phone into a makeshift PC with the new Windows 10 Continuum feature. The much-hyped Continuum is one of the big new features on Microsoft’s Lumia 950…
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Pantelligent review – CNET
During my first attempt to pan-grill chicken breasts, I called my mother for some culinary advice. “How do you know when the chicken is done?” I asked. “Just cook it till it’s done,” she said. And that is how I learned to cook, with a hearty helping of guesswork and intuition. I can only imagine…
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Pantelligent review – CNET
During my first attempt to pan-grill chicken breasts, I called my mother for some culinary advice. “How do you know when the chicken is done?” I asked. “Just cook it till it’s done,” she said. And that is how I learned to cook, with a hearty helping of guesswork and intuition. I can only imagine…