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This might be our best look at the OnePlus 5T yet http://ift.tt/2ziXe3c The OnePlus 5 might have just released earlier this year, but we're already waiting in anticipation for the OnePlus 5T, which is a slightly upgraded model. Now, we might have an idea of what it looks like. This morning, Evan Blass tweeted a picture of what is reportedly the top half of the smartphone.
There's not a lot to go on here -- it's easy to see a front-facing camera, sensors, a speaker and a side button on the phone. The real news, though, is the lack of side bezels, which seems to be the direction every phone manufacturer is going. You can see a comparison between the top half of the OnePlus 5 (taken by Engadget) and the 5T side by side below. The device should be announced soon, so we'll see what the full phone looks like in the coming days and weeks. Source: Twitter Gadget News via Engadget http://www.engadget.com October 30, 2017 at 02:12PM
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Review: CalDigit 3TB AV Pro 2 good storage choice for USB-C MacBook users http://ift.tt/2yfkcYD USB-C enclosures proliferate now, at a range of prices. However, not all single-drive enclosures are created equal -- and AppleInsider takes a look at the new CalDigit 3TB AV Pro 2. Gadget News via AppleInsider - Frontpage News http://appleinsider.com October 29, 2017 at 06:21PM
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Twisted light could make wireless data faster than fiber http://ift.tt/2xym5LR As fast as fiber optic lines have become, they're still hamstrung by one key limitation: you still need to transmit that data over wires, which limits where you can transmit and the affordability of the fastest connections. Scientists may have a way to eliminate those cables while offering even faster speeds, though. They've discovered a way to 'twist' photons in a way that not only crams more data into each transmission, but survives interference from turbulent air. If you pass light through a special hologram, you can give photons an optical angular momentum that lets them carry more than just 1s and 0s -- and so long as the light's phase and intensity are right, you can reliably beam that data over long distances. The research team successfully tested just such a link over a 1-mile stretch in Germany, making sure that it took place in an urban environment where the turbulence from taller buildings could theoretically cause chaos. There's still a lot of work to be done before this kind of wireless networking is practical. How do you serve a large number of people, and how is data affected by rain or snow? Still, it's promising. The technology is clearly limited by the challenges of transmitting light (you couldn't use this to transmit indoors, for obvious reasons), but it could be instrumental to the next generation of last-mile wireless networks. Instead of having to painstakingly wire homes and offices to achieve multi-gigabit speeds, internet providers could use light-based wireless links for large parts of their network and install cabling only when it's absolutely necessary. Source: University of Glasgow, Science Gadget News via Engadget http://www.engadget.com October 29, 2017 at 05:06PM
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Can You Really Make Cookies From Cake Mix? http://ift.tt/2iJWAEC Welcome back to Sunday Sustenance, the column highlighting how to make delicious food with as little work as possible. As a person who writes a column dedicated to lazy meals, I see a lot of recipes and videos for “simple” and “easy” dishes.. Most are shot from an overhead angle and include too much grade F cheese and ranch dressing for even my liking, but I came across something in my normal course of late-night Imgur browsing. By adding ½ cup of oil and two eggs to any cake mix, you can have cookie dough. That’s a pretty bold assumption. I don’t think a gluten-free mix would yield the same result as say, a standard yellow cake mix. For the most part, cookies aren’t a difficult process, and this is a really open-ended “recipe tip.” Also, outside of emergencies, why would you want to use a cake mix instead of say, a cookie mix? There’s no mention of oil type, measurement, cooking time or temperature to use, either. But I’ll take any excuse to make and eat cookies, so here we go. The cake mixes I used all call for vegetable oil, water and 3 eggs. That’s a lot of wet ingredients, and the “recipe” cuts out a pretty significant portion of them. The first thing you’ll notice here is that the “dough” is very dry without the water and additional egg. A minute or so of hand kneading takes care of that, but the dough is a bit oily. It doesn’t look or feel like a cookie dough, but I have faith in the internet. Why would it lie to me?
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“What are you writing about this week?” “Some kind of cake mix cookie recipe I saw on the internet. Trying to see if it works, but so far it isn’t great.” “Oh, like the Pillsbury one?” THE WHAT?Yep. Pillsbury has what I believe to be the original version of this so-called recipe, published after the Pillsbury Bake-Off of 1990. Over the last 27 years, mostly thanks to the internet, it’s been passed around so much that it’s turned into a purple monkey dishwasher. Advertisement Molly Taylor’s original recipe uses only 1/3 cup of oil, immediately solving the issue of greasy dough and ill-tasting cookies. It leaves just enough for a crisp exterior, and allows for a more finished interior to the product (though still plenty moist). She also presses the cookies with a glass to promote faster, more even cooking at a higher temperature. The dough still needs a little help to come together fully, but it is still worth the effort. Now, are these as good as a from-scratch chocolate chip? No way. Are they a simple alternative for a dreary, rainy week like we’ve had in New England as of late? Without a doubt. They’re inexpensive alternative, maybe best suited for kid’s birthday parties and short-notice potlucks—fast to make, with a wide flat surface that makes decoration simple. Add-ins like candy chips and nuts don’t make any difference in cook time, so you can freely experiment with flavor combinations to yield a quick and tasty treat. Gadget News via Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com October 29, 2017 at 04:51PM
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Learn This No-Recipe Recipe for Delicious Stuffed Vegetables Year-Round http://ift.tt/2yV4ZLL Nothing has been more important to my development as a home cook—and as a person who eats the vegetables she buys instead of letting them liquify in the crisper—than learning to cook without recipes. Once I learned a few go-to methods by heart, “a quick dinner” came to mean kitchen improvisation rather than ordering Seamless. I’m 100% adding this roadmap for stuffed vegetables from Food52 to the rotation. I love its adaptability, and the fact that it makes a complete meal—I too often roast up some tasty vegetables and then panic and just throw a slab of tofu on top. Here’s the gist:
You can even prepare the vessels and filling up to three days ahead of time—just refrigerate, and then give a bit longer in the oven together to warm up. Food52 offers these ideas to get you started:
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Apple-on-a-Stick Showdown: Candy vs. Caramel http://ift.tt/2lrdl8m An apple on a stick, enrobed in some sort of sugary, sticky substance, is a delightful fall treat. The two most common options for apples are a bright red candy coating or a rich, buttery caramel, and one is clearly better than the other. CompetitionThe Caramel AppleThe caramel apple is a symphony of flavors with tart, crisp apples acting as a perfect counterbalance to rich, sweet caramel. The Candy AppleThe candy apple is an apple that is coated in a very hard, very vivid red sugar shell. The Caramel Apple: It’s delicious and perfect!As mentioned earlier, the caramel apple is a perfectly balanced confection. The hint of malic acid provided by the fruit cuts through the buttery confection, keeping you coming back for more until all that remains is a sticky stick. Caramel apples are a little messy to eat, but sticky strings of caramel provide an element of whimsy to the consumption process. The Candy Apple: It’s dumb!The candy apple is a one-note, difficult to eat piece of fruit with a too-hard, artificially colored sugar coating. Sometimes there is cinnamon involved, but that doesn’t really help. Candy apples are annoying to make, hard to eat, and just not worth the trouble. They’re also red, the color of communism, which I’m actually kind of a fan of but—let’s face it—is anti-American. Basically, candy apples are the ribbon candy of the apple world; they’re pretty to look at, cloying, and beloved by the elderly. I have been told that the experience of “breaking through the hard red shell to the soft apple” is a joyous one, but I was told this by a man from New England, which is suspiciously close to New Jersey, the birthplace of this violently red specimen. Verdict: Caramel Apples, duhNot only are caramel apples easier on your teeth and better tasting, but they inspire culinary creativity and innovation. Is there a candy apple Oreo? Nay. That distinction belongs to the caramel apple. No one gives out candy apple pops on Halloween, do they? No, they hand out these delights. Basically, a caramel apple is a very good-tasting, wonderful treat, and a candy apple is a cloying farce probably invented by a dentist who needed to drum up some business. Gadget News via Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com October 29, 2017 at 04:51PM A Look at the High-Tech Gadgets Being Marketed to Police ... - ACLU (blog) http://ift.tt/2gLVnZ5
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Amazon is adding Audible support to its entry-level Kindle http://ift.tt/2gVonRY The cheapest Kindle is getting the best feature for those who'd rather listen to books than read them. Based on its listing (as found by The Digital Reader), Amazon is rolling out Audible support for the $80 device "in the coming months." The e-retail giant's older Kindles used to have the feature, but it was eventually killed off like a supporting actor in a soap opera. You can't use ordinary wired headphones to listen to Morgan Freeman narrate poetry, though -- you'll have to use Bluetooth-connected speakers or headphones. In addition, Amazon didn't give a more specific release date other than saying that it's coming in the next few months. If you're up for a vacation and would like a Kindle with Audible support, you can get Amazon's new Kindle Oasis. That one, however, will set you back at least $250 when it ships out on October 31st. Via: The Digital Reader, The Verge Source: Amazon Gadget News via Engadget http://www.engadget.com October 29, 2017 at 03:36PM
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Both Incredible Philips OneBlades Are On Sale Today http://ift.tt/2yUm5JL Update: A few hours after we published this, the OneBlade got even cheaper, now down to an all-time low $24! The Philips OneBlade is the electric shaver of choice for pretty much every man on our staff (and tens of thousands of our readers as well), and both the original and the upgraded Pro model are on sale right now. The OneBlades are notable for their simplicity, versatility, and performance. They work as razors or beard trimmers, you can use them with or without shaving cream, they’re waterproof enough to go into the shower, and they cut through stubble like a hot knife through butter. Advertisement Some people balk at the replacement blade cost (a set of two is about $25), but they’re rated to last at least four months each, and I’ve been using mine about three times per week for about seven months now, without issue. The original model is great, but the Pro has more stubble length settings (three combs vs. a single comb with 14 options), and a battery that lasts longer and charges faster. Honestly, I’d probably buy the original for $30 (about $5 less than usual), but the $70 Pro (down from $80) is a bargain as well. Gadget News via Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com October 29, 2017 at 02:14PM Games & gadgets - The Telegraph http://ift.tt/2yXRlp2
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