Alex Cranz
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Walmart Just Leaked Google’s Stuff A Day Early
For a brief shining moment Walmart allowed anyone with a quick clicker finger to pre-order Google’s next smart speaker, the Google Home Mini. Unfortunately, that speaker isn’t expected to actually be announced until tomorrow.
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Fitbit Ionic: The Gizmodo Review
All images: Alex Cranz/Gizmodo The “Your Fitbit Ionic is running low on battery” notification arrived on my phone and in my inbox at the same time around one yesterday afternoon, suggesting I take a moment to charge my smartwatch. Instead, I went to a couple of meetings, took the train home, went for a brisk…
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Why The Hell Would Anyone Use A Trackball Mouse?
With its big rolypoly ball and huge hand rest, the venerable trackball mouse looks like a holdover from 1996. Or maybe 1946 — that’s the first time a trackball was used as an input device in a computer. Its popularity has waned since the introduction of the mouse and then the trackpad. And for good…
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I Refuse To Believe This Rumour About The iPhone With No Fingerprint Reader
The Wall Street Journal has the latest rumour on the iPhone 8 — likely the last big rumour floated before the phone is announced on September 12. According to the WSJ, the anniversary iPhone will have no Touch ID, which means your fingerprint will not be used to unlock the phone.