Electronics gadgets: Surprise! Everyone Has an iPhone

jueves, 3 de septiembre de 2020

Surprise! Everyone Has an iPhone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Everything worth knowing in tech today, September 3, 2020. Hey, it's National Food Bank Day—let's all go donate or help as we can.

⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds

Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to):

257 articles, 10 podcasts, 23 press releases, 523 tweets, and 8 YouTube videos

1. iPhone 11 is the Most Shipped Smartphone for 2020

There are a lot of Apple fans out there, some of us included, so it's nice to see that Apple's latest iPhone 11 is still on top. Researchers found that the handset shipped the most units in the first half of this ridiculous year.

2. Sony's PS5 Controller Will Respond to In-Game Sounds

The console wars are heating up, with Sony's PlayStation 5 duking it out with Microsoft's Xbox Series X for the hearts, wallets, and minds of gamers across the globe. Sony just upped the ante for innovation with a new DualSense controller that will react to in-game sounds via haptic feedback.

3. Baby Yoda The Child Returns in The Mandalorian

Baby yoda, baby baby yoda! If you're like us, you can't get enough of the pint-sized star of the Disney+ show, The Mandalorian. Ok, fine, the bounty hunter is kinda cool, too. Season 2 is planned for an October 30 release. This is the way.

🦑 Go Deeper

Apple's inclusion of the old iPod music game in iOS 14 raises the profile of Shortcuts, a slick little automation system for your iPhone or iPad. Charlie Sorrel takes a deeper look at these wonders of software, Lifewire-style.

🎱 By the Numbers

The next level is almost here.

Data: Data Is Beautiful

Microsoft and Sony wish they could have the sales of the (admittedly less expensive) Nintendo Switch. The two console makers are gearing up for a new generation and it's anyone's guess which gaming device will win this holiday season.

🤓 Nerd Out

"So that's what Augustus looked like." - Kyree Leary, Assistant News Editor

Machine learning can do all sorts of amazing things, like this Photoshop project to recreate Roman emperors as photo-realistically as possible. (Share on Twitter)

💎 You Know You Want It

Groovy, man. Groovy.

Image: Recreation Center

Nothing says '70s retro like a fully-functional lava lamp. This one made our "we want it" list by upping the design features, like the speckled clay and top cap, which lovingly match that braided black and white cord. If your partner wants one, by all means, get it NOW.

🎮 Up-Down-A-B-Start

It's a tough call which to get, for sure

Equal time for equal gaming devices, we always say. The upcoming Xbox Series X has even more powerful specs than the PS5, and adds Game Pass, an all-you-can-eat subscription to all the latest first-party games on the console (and your PC)! Its evolving User Interface is already on display, too.