Friday 5 July 2019

The Bluetooth cassette player of your dreams

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It's Friday, July 05, 2019.

Hey, good morning!

Hey there! We hope you enjoyed your Independence Day. You might have missed a Bluetooth cassette player (finally?), why the folding phone revolution is delayed and how Netflix pulled episodes of its own show for the first time. 

It’s the only instance of Netflix removing content it owned and created.

Netflix pulled 66 episodes of Chelsea Handler's canceled talk show
 

Handler’s talk show ran for two seasons, but it didn’t manage to establish itself on Netflix, and the ax fell. Now, for the first time, the streaming service has pulled episodes of Chelsea, its own show -- perhaps due to the fact that the talk show format isn’t well made for streaming and repeat viewing.
 

Ideal for the 40th anniversary of the Walkman.

Finally, a Bluetooth cassette player
 

Finally, a Bluetooth cassette player<br />   

While it’s not Sony-made, this glorious, confusing creation is a cassette player with no headphone socket. It’s maximum 2019 and will launch on Kickstarter.
 

Where’s our folding phones?
 

Our foldable future is running a little late, and that's OK
 

Our foldable future is running a little late, and that's OK<br />   

From the moment it was first teased last year, Samsung's Galaxy Fold convinced many that foldable phones were the next frontier to conquer. To no one's surprise, it wasn't long before competitors announced foldable plans of their own, feeding a cycle of hype that culminated at this year's Mobile World Congress. Samsung showed off the Galaxy Fold to the public (albeit, behind glass). Huawei and Motorola have similar promises -- but where are they? 

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10 4th of July tech deals you should know about

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It may be the first good 'Doctor Who' video game in 36 years.
 

'Doctor Who' might finally get a game that does it justice
 

'Doctor Who' might finally get a game that does it justice<br />   

Love it or loathe it, the iconic Doctor Who series barrels on. Now, finally, a VR game could give fans a decent thing to play. It’s been a long time coming.

How cheap does it have to get for you to buy one?
 

PlayStation Classic price drops to $25 at Best Buy, Amazon
 

If you thought $50 was cheap (or paid $100 at launch), you might be mad it’s now dropped to 25 bucks. It’s worth it now, right? Right?!
 

It’s cute.
 

Honda's e Prototype is designed to delight you
 

Honda's e Prototype is designed to delight you<br />   

With pop-out door handles, compact wing mirrors and a simple, oval-shaped front that houses the Honda badge and two bright, circular headlamps. It’s a cute, nippy car with an underwhelming range, but it’s still a prototype for now. Let’s see what comes next.
 

But wait, there's more...

1. The best games for PC

2. Is the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Microsoft's biggest Surface Pro rival?

3. Samsung expects another big slump in profits

4. LightSail 2 sends its first signals back to Earth

5. Lightyear One is a long and expensive solar-powered statement car

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Thursday 4 July 2019

Facebook and Instagram's big image outage

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It's Thursday, July 04, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

As many in the US celebrate Independence Day, we’re probably catching you right before or after a Stranger Things 3 binge session -- and either way is the perfect time to read our review. In other news, Facebook suffered an outage, and Apple’s latest iOS 13 feature is either creepy or cool -- we can’t decide.

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Instagram without the images.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage lasted through most of Wednesday

On Wednesday, Facebook’s service suffered an outage that screwed up image loading and even exposed some of the machine learning-generated tags it relies on to sort pics. According to a tweet, the issue was triggered during a "routine maintenance operation," and took around half the day to get resolved. We survived, somehow.

That's 'ev-eye-a' to you.

Lotus' electric hypercar is named Evija

Lotus' electric hypercar is named Evija

While the company's choice of name is a bit strained -- it means "the first in existence" or "the living one" -- it makes sense given both Lotus' traditions and what it represents. The company has long given its cars names starting with E (Esprit, Elise, Exige), and it only seems fitting to name an EV as, well, Ev. Ahead of its formal reveal in July, Lotus is giving Goodwood Festival attendees a peek at the Type 130 hypercar’s shape via a light show. 

75 percent off and falling.

PlayStation Classic price drops to $25 at Best Buy, Amazon

PlayStation Classic price drops to $25 at Best Buy, Amazon

Seriously, how cheap would it have to get for you to be interested in buying one?

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A learning tool and an instrument.

Blipblox is a synth made for kids that adults will like, too

Blipblox is a synth made for kids that adults will like, too

Yes, the Blipblox is shiny and made of rather cheap-feeling plastic. Yes, it's explicitly designed for children. But that doesn't necessarily make it just a toy. And honestly, at $189, it better be more than a toy. 

Wait, ‘Cuphead’ again?

The best games for Nintendo Switch

The best games for Nintendo Switch

The Switch's online store isn't the easiest to navigate, so this guide aims to help the uninitiated start their journey on the right foot. These are the games you should own -- for now.

But wait, there's more...

1. Netflix says its originals will kick their smoking habit

2. Are headphones 'made for women' really necessary?

3. Netflix releases 'Always Be My Maybe' director's commentary podcast

4. Social media is revolutionizing how scientists interact with the public

5. Waymo will test its self-driving taxis on employees in California

6. Amazon keeps Alexa transcripts unless you manually delete them

7. Tidal's interactive credits let you explore artists' other projects

8. Apple's new iOS 13 feature corrects your gaze during video calls

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