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Ebay auction for iPhone prototype hits $25K overnight

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by on August 29, 2018 at 10:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


A seller on eBay claims to be offering a piece of Apple history — a functional iPhone prototype circa 2006. Over 100 bids have been logged on the listing, and the price is now reaching into the high five figures. The seller, one “321dady,” calls the device the “rarest of them all.” The etching on the back proclaims it to be Version 1.1.1, and according to 321dady, it was made in 2006 in Cupertino. It has a different battery and hardware than the release version, and is slightly heavier at 144 grams. Pictures of the phone in the listing show it…

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Watch: Tesla goes airborne, crash lands into school parking lot

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by on August 29, 2018 at 9:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Cars, Shareables


Security cameras managed to catch a glimpse of a Tesla Model S doing its best impression of the General Lee from Dukes of Hazard. Google it, Generation Z. After speeding over railroad tracks in Barrie, Ontario, Canada yesterday, the car lost control after landing and crashed into the parking lot of a nearby elementary school. The driver, a 46-year-old male, and his passenger were treated for minor injuries after landing. The driver was charged with dangerous driving. Multiple angles show the car traveling at an unsafe speed and ramping a set of railroad tracks. Investigators said the car went airborne,…

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Watch: Tesla goes airborne, crash lands into school parking lot

Aug29
by on August 29, 2018 at 9:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Cars, Shareables


Security cameras managed to catch a glimpse of a Tesla Model S doing its best impression of the General Lee from Dukes of Hazard. Google it, Generation Z. After speeding over railroad tracks in Barrie, Ontario, Canada yesterday, the car lost control after landing and crashed into the parking lot of a nearby elementary school. The driver, a 46-year-old male, and his passenger were treated for minor injuries after landing. The driver was charged with dangerous driving. Multiple angles show the car traveling at an unsafe speed and ramping a set of railroad tracks. Investigators said the car went airborne,…

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Can you put it down? We’re stealing our lives from ourselves…

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by on August 29, 2018 at 7:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


We are living in a digital age of instant gratification. Thirty million songs can be accessed with a swipe of our smartphone on the Spotify app. Meanwhile, Netflix will ensure you can binge through an entire season of a TV series rather than wait for next week’s episode. If there is an item you want in a hurry, in some cases, Amazon will get it to you within two hours! According to recent research, Generation Z currently spends 10.6 hours engaging with online content every day. I have started to notice as I type this that I am increasingly feeling…

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Sonos’ new stackable Amp gives your traditional speakers wireless powers

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by on August 29, 2018 at 5:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


In the past few years, wireless speakers have gotten good. Like, really good. But the number of options still pale in comparison to the wealth of traditional speakers on the market, especially for those seeking audiophile-quality sound. For these folks, Sonos has had its Connect:Amp, which could power passive speakers through regular speaker wire. Today, the company is announcing the simply named Sonos Amp, which is both more powerful and more versatile than its predecessor. Where the Connect:Amp could handle two speakers at 55 Watts each, the new model can handle four at 125W each. Better yet, you can actually…

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