| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | CES 2015: TV Makers Redefine 4K Battleground
| | | Samsung has declared that by 2017 every television it sells will be internet-connectable, prompting one of its executives to suggest we'll soon stop referring to "smart" TVs as such because net-enabled services will be the norm. Well, maybe. (BBC)
Why This Is Important: 4K Ultra HD is catching on more quickly than even the strongest proponents had initially expected. Let the margin wars begin!
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| | #2 | This Is Sony's New $1,120 Walkman
| | | If you are a music fanatic and money is no issue, you might want to consider a Sony Walkman. Seriously. (CNN)
Why This Is Important: Although high-resolution audio is gaining steam, most consumers will never relinquish the convenience of portable players. Sony's new Walkman isn't the only high-res-capable player out there, but it might be the most expensive.
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| | #3 | Kickstarter Drops Amazon Payments For Stripe
| | | Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced today that it's partnering with payments service Stripe, which will now collect and process all payments for projects hosted on Kickstarter's site. (TechCrunch)
Why This Is Important: The checkout process will now be easier for project backers, according to Kickstarter, and will all be completed on a single page.
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"The reality is that the bigger TVs get, the closer people are willing to sit so long as the definition continues to improve." -- David Mercer, TV expert at
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| | | Blog Post of The Day | Same-Day Delivery's Big Chance
By Evan Schuman
Stats about online retailers' holiday performance poured into my inbox as the year ended, but one in particular really caught my eye. Amazon noted that its final Christmas Prime Now (same-day delivery) order was placed on Dec. 24 at 10:24 p.m. — and was delivered 42 minutes later, at 11:06 p.m. More » |
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