Новости за 30.04.2018

Graduation season is a time to celebrate those graduating high school and college, but it’s also when people start thinking about what’s next. This is especially true if you are gripped with indecision about what to get as a gift for graduation, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or any special occasion in between.

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Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update is arriving for PCs and tablets today. Like the previous Fall Creators Update, it’s full of small features that improve Windows 10 without dramatically changing the platform. Microsoft is only adding one major feature with this update, and it’s the Timeline feature that lets you resume where you left off across multiple Windows 10 machines.

If you’re looking for a 4K TV on the cheap, TCL has been a good bet for a few years. The company’s P-Series had some of the best budget sets for 2017, and for 2018, TCL is updating this range with a new line that it’s calling the 6-Series. These were first announced earlier this year, and now we know the prices: the 55-inch model is $649.99 (model 55R617), while the 65-inch model (model 65R617) is $999.99. If they’re as good as their predecessors, these will be some very desirable TVs.

HBO’s science fiction drama Westworld isn’t just known for its talented cast and philosophical musings about the nature of reality. It’s also become famous for its reveals, from mind-bending bombshells that link two characters to simple pieces of backstory that bring new insight to a storyline. Watching Westworld is like peeling an onion one layer at a time.

Judges of the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year have disqualified a winning contestant after the anteater in his prize-winning photograph was judged “highly likely” to be a taxidermy specimen. Called “The Night Raider,” the image was taken by photographer Marcio Cabral and depicts an anteater underneath starry skies next to a termite mound dotted with glowing bioluminescence. A team of five scientists all judged the work to be a fake, a conclusion Cabral strongly denies.

A year ago, I reviewed the $2,999 Shure KSE1500 earphones and declared them an outstanding technological feat with a sound that’s basically impossible to obtain anywhere else. Well, there’s now a more attainable version of the same, with Shure announcing the $1,999 KSE1200, which eschew the digital signal processor (DSP) and ship only with an accompanying amplifier. That allows the company to slice a third off the original audiophile earphones’ price while still retaining the claim to best-in-class fame. Читать дальше...