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Swedish manufacturer X Shore's Eelex 800 electric boat is pretty nice, but like those made by the company's competitors … it ain't cheap. The new X Shore 1, however, is less than half the price of the 800, yet it still offers some decent features.First of all, just what sort of prices are we talking about? Well, while the Eelex 800 starts at US$329,000, pricing for the X Shore 1 begins at $139,000. That's still a fair chunk of change, but much less than the cost of its stablemate.Among other things, the X Shore 1 is…

Sony’s HT-A3000 does virtual Dolby Atmos right, if you can handle the price MSRP $700.00 “A Swiss-army knife of a soundbar that really does it all.” Pros Great movie and music sound Excellent on-screen settings Airplay, Chromecast Highly expandable Convincing virtual Dolby Atmos…

Alienware needs no introduction and for decades, the company has churned out top-notch, enthusiast-grade gaming laptops under Dell’s umbrella. Fast-forward to 2022 and the brand still retains its captivating charm, with the company’s offerings befuddling the competition with exquisite designs and stellar performance chops. Case in point, the Alienware X15 R2 which –  spoiler alert – is quite possibly the best gaming laptop that has come to my desk to date. That’s not to say that the device is perfect. But, having spent…

Pros Lightweight and comfortable Well-specified bundle Excellent audio quality ANC and Transparency mode Cons Expensive Pink colour is not for everyone (black also available)Logitech has added a pricey but feature-rich set of wireless earbuds into a well-populated market with its $299/£299 Zone True Wireless earbuds. This versatile solution includes dedicated support for Microsoft Teams along with remote deployment and management. Let's start with design and fit. There are two colours – black and pink. I was…

I can’t remember a time when I haven’t been lectured about the importance of a good night’s rest. Tragically, getting an uninterrupted eight hours of sleep feels like an elusive goal only attainable by children, surly teenagers, pets, and annoying health influencers. In my house, the bed is a battlefield between me, my cat, my dog, and my spouse — each of us with our own temperature preferences, schedules, and sleep issues. We’ve tried a whole host of sleep tech gadgets to improve the situation to little avail. So I…

There is no shortage of ultrawide monitors, but LG’s 27.6-inch $699 DualUp is the oddball ultratall. It’s a relatively basic USB-C monitor with a unique trick: it’s taller than it is wide, with a 16:18 aspect ratio. In other words, it’s like using two 21.5-inch QHD monitors stacked on top of each other. You aren’t alone if you exhibit an intense swirl of emotions the first time you see the DualUp. Like a taller phone or laptop display, the DualUp simply lets you see more at once with less scrolling. With just one…

As the launch of the next Jio Phone (literally called 'Next') draws nearer, the entry-level budget smartphone segment is set for a major shakeup. It is speculated that the Jio Phone Next could be launched with Android Go, the watered-down version of Android, which has only been seen on very few smartphones launched over the past few years. While Android Go was introduced with the intent of bringing Android to sub-Rs. 5,000 devices with 1GB of RAM or less in 2018, it did not really take off in India. Now, in 2021, it makes…

EV startup Lightyear debuted its first solar-powered vehicle this week, a sleek sedan called the Lightyear 0. The company gave us a peek at a production prototype of Lightyear 0 in 2019, and at first glance, not much has changed. The car is essentially an unconventional hybrid equipped with both a conventional 60-kilowatt-hour EV battery pack and solar panels on its roof, hood and hatch. The solar panels on the Lightyear 0 will charge automatically whenever the car is exposed to the sun — it doesn’t matter if it’s parked…

Ai-Ho, check this out Atlus is gearing up for the launch of its kinetic and stylish-looking sequel Soul Hackers 2, which is coming to PlayStation, PC, and Xbox platforms this summer — and for those of you hardened hacker-heads, the publisher has also revealed a cool, (and somewhat pricey), collector’s edition. The Soul Hackers 2 Collector’s Edition, which will be made available to western audiences, includes a physical copy of the game on the platform of your choice, along with several fun additions including an…

Forget iPhone SE 3, the iPhone SE price cut, including the exchange offer, makes it the most affordable iPhone! Apple iPhone SE 3 made its global debut in March 2022 two years of its predecessor iPhone SE 2020. It has the same design as that of iPhone SE 2020, which itself was borrowed from the iPhone 8! The highlight of iPhone SE 3 is that it packs the latest chipset of Apple - the A15 Bionic chip. It also has the latest iOS version. However, these upgrades…