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Klipsch Atlas HP-1 Hands‑On: Promising Sound, Questionable Price
Klipsch Atlas HP-1: A promising return to hi‑fi — but price will sting I’ll be blunt: I like that Klipsch is finally making headphones again. The Atlas HP‑1 I heard at CES 2026 felt like a proper hi‑fi detour — warm, tidy tuning and surprisingly comfortable for a demo unit. The company demoed lossless audio
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Hisense at CES 2026 — Hot Take & Analysis
Hisense’s CES pivot: premium polish or polished PR? I’ll be blunt: I respect a company trying to change perceptions. Hisense has spent years being the affordable option, and now it wants to look premium — new exec hires, micro LED bravado and a weirdly charming FollowMe display on wheels. That’s a bold pivot, but I’m
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Amazon’s Fire TV UI redesign: sleeker, faster, but is it better?
Amazon’s Fire TV redesign: prettier, quicker, and more Alexa — but does it actually help? I’ll be blunt: UI makeovers are fun to look at, but they don’t automatically fix the real problems people complain about. Amazon’s redesigned Fire TV interface is rounder, breathes more, and the company claims some pages feel 20–30% faster. That’s
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Amazon Ember Artline: Pretty picture, sketchy trust?
Amazon Ember Artline: Pretty picture, sketchy trust? I’ll be blunt: I appreciate the ambition behind Amazon’s Ember Artline — a framed, “lifestyle” smart TV aimed at blending into living rooms and doubling as a picture frame. It looks elegant in photos and likely sells well in staged apartments. But I’m immediately suspicious about the rest:
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Fraimic review: Cute AI‑art E‑Ink display — clever, but is it art?
Fraimic: AI art on E‑Ink — clever, but is it actually art? I’ll be blunt: Fraimic does something I didn’t know I wanted — it turns a spoken idea into an AI image and flashes it up on a 13‑inch Spectra 6 color E‑Ink screen. No app required, no forced subscription (you get 100 free
