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You can now buy the Google TV reference remote separately for any Android TV device

The Google G10 reference remote is due to arrive on more Android TV devices, but sadly it’s not sold officially as a universal replacement. Luckily, there’s a way to buy it without wasting money on an entire additional streamer, as Mecool is selling its Google TV G10 remote on its own, and it works as an excellent replacement remote for virtually any Android TV device. Mecool’s version of…
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Comment: Google would do well to skip the social metaverse and remain focused on AR

Ever since Mark Zuckerberg showed off Facebook’s – now Meta’s –  vision for the future of technology and social interaction, I’ve been trying to imagine what the Google equivalent would be. I’ve concluded that such a metaverse direction is a direct contradiction to Google’s modern vision of tech that assists. The metaverse is technological escapism at its worst To me, a fully…
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Cottingley Fairies: The Photo Hoax That Fooled Kodak and Arthur Conan Doyle

Just after the Christmas of 1904, a group of lucky children nestled into their seats at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London for a night of whimsy and wonder. There, they witnessed the first adventure of a boy who could never grow up, clad in autumn leaves and cobwebs. Their eyes expanded with delight as he entered the room of children just like them, on a mission to retrieve a…
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iPhone 13 supply not expected to catch up with demand until February 2022

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently warned that component shortages have had a bigger impact than the company expected, with iPhone 13 supply constraints adding to those affecting iPad and Mac. A new supply chain report suggests that iPhone 13 supply isn’t expected to catch up with demand until February of next year … Background The pandemic, growing demand for chips in the automotive sector, and…
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