| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | Apple TV (4th gen) unboxing and exclusive hands-on guide (video) | | | By Dom Esposito, 9 to 5 Mac | | | Today we're taking the first really deep look at Apple's fourth-generation Apple TV, which will hit stores next month. In our exclusive video, we explore the upgraded hardware, the Siri Remote, and dig down into tvOS, the new UI that brings the entire experience to life. Are there surprises? Oh yes. The new Apple TV actually supports Bluetooth headphones and Bluetooth speakers, a special Night Mode, and radically improved accessibility options inspired by iOS. More»
Why This Matters: Apple sent out some pre-release models to selected developers to start working on apps. (Reportedly you can even get one of them on eBay). In the meantime you can experience a virtual unboxing in the article and video And for more here's another Apple TV teardown reveal from Ars Technica: a giant heatsink tucked inside to support the greedy A8 chip. –Cynthia Wisehartpleasure. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | Skype glitch prevents you from making calls | | | By Lance Whitney, CNET | | | The problem keeps you from changing your status, which means you may not be able to go online with the mobile or desktop app. More»
Why This Matters: This story was from during the long, worldwide outage, but now that's it's over, it's still the best explanation I saw. Skype says the problem did not affect Skype for Business users. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #3 | A Millennium Falcon speaker is the best way to blast John Williams | | | By Andrew Liszewski, Gizmodo | | | At ten-inches long it's not only a well-detailed model of the Millennium Falcon that would look great perched on the corner of your desk, it also connects to any Bluetooth-equipped audio source letting you wirelessly stream any of the Star Wars soundtracks (or other music, if you must) from up to 30-feet away–or use it as a speakerphone. More»
Why This Matters: You can use it as a speakerphone. You could specify it as a speakerphone if you had a client that was willing to standardize on it (It also accepts has a 3.5mm jack). So if you're not ready to go straight to Hasboro and buy an actual toy, this $50 speaker could be a compromise buy. –Cynthia Wisehart |
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