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Having recently impressed us with its mid-range FiiO M11S portable digital audio player, Chinese audio firm FiiO is back with a decidedly high-end offering for its next on-the-go device. The new M15S portable player comes packed with two desktop-grade ES9038PRO digital-to-analog converters, with individual DAC chips dedicated to the left and right stereo channels. Each chip makes use of four D/A converters for what FiiO claims to be extremely high-quality decoding, with the device able to support playback of audio files up to 384kHz/DSD256. The new M15S also supports MQA, allowing listeners to directly stream Tidal Masters as well as MQA files stored locally, while further hi-res audio options come in the form of aptX HD Bluetooth, alongside LDAC and LHDC wireless codecs. There's onboard 2.4GHz/5GHz Wi-Fi allowing for support of Apple AirPlay and DLNA streaming, as well as compatibility with the increasingly popular multi-room music software platform Roon. … [Read more...] about FiiO’s portable music player offers desktop-grade hi-res audio on the go

Selon un analyste VR réputé, le PSVR 2 n'atteindra probablement pas ses objectifs de vente. Pour Francisco Jeronimo, analyste VR chez IDC, le PSVR 2 devrait se vendre à un peu moins de 300 000 unités d'ici à la fin mars 2023. Dans une déclaration (s'ouvre dans un nouvel onglet) à Takashi Mochizuki de Bloomberg, Jeronimo a expliqué pourquoi ce casque PS5 pourrait être moins performant en termes de ventes. "Les consommateurs du monde entier sont confrontés à l'augmentation du coût de la vie, des taux d'intérêt et des licenciements", explique Jeronimo, "les casques VR ne sont pas une priorité pour la plupart des consommateurs dans le climat économique actuel". Jeronimo déclare également qu'une réduction du prix du PSVR 2 pourrait être nécessaire si Sony veut "éviter un désastre complet". Exclusive: Sony's PSVR2 is not doing well. IDC's @fjeronimo expects sales of just 270,000 units by the end of March. "I suspect a price cut on the PSVR2 will be needed to … [Read more...] about Sony PSVR 2 : le casque ne dépassera probablement pas les ventes de son prédécesseur

Ever wonder why the zombies in the film "World War Z" appear so lifelike? It's not just makeup — some of them were created with the aid of high-tech scanning technology. The company Artec, based in Luxembourg, develops handheld 3D scanners that have been used for everything from Hollywood special effects to the development of prosthetic limbs. The technology makes it possible to create a digital model of an object in the real world, which can then be manipulated with computer design software, said Leonid Volkov, chief business development officer at Artec Group. [ Gallery: 3D Scans in Hollywood and Hospitals ] If, for instance, a company such as Lucas Films, Disney or Pixar (all Artec customers) is working on new 3D animated movie, and the producers want a glass of water to appear in the animation, "you have just two choices — scan it or draw it from scratch, which is much more expensive and time consuming," Volkov told Live Science. The makers of " World … [Read more...] about Zombies and Prosthetic Limbs? The Many Uses of 3D Scanners

Seguimos esperando pacientemente la Pixel Tablet (opens in new tab) . Google anunció el dispositivo por primera vez en mayo de 2022 y su lanzamiento está previsto para este año, pero unas nuevas filtraciones nos dan una mejor idea de qué esperar cuando la tablet finalmente se ponga a la venta. Para empezar, el filtrador de Twitter SnoopyTech (opens in new tab) ha publicado imágenes de lo que supuestamente es el "Google Pixel Tablet Stand", es decir, el rumoreado accesorio que hace de soporte y base de carga que acompañará a la tablet. Se trata de una estación de acoplamiento para la nueva Pixel Tablet que esencialmente la convertirá en un Google Nest Hub Max cuando estés en casa. Google ha mencionado anteriormente algo llamado " Charging Speaker Dock (opens in new tab) " para hacer esta función, pero ya hemos escuchado varias veces que al parecer habrá dos soportes distintos en desarrollo: uno con altavoces y otro sin ellos. No está claro de cuál se trata en este … [Read more...] about La nueva filtración sobre la Pixel Tablet incluye imágenes del soporte Pixel Stand

The Nothing Phone 2 has been spotted on a Bureau of Indian Standards government site, spotted by 91Mobiles , a phone blog covering the local market. This means production may be finalized and a launch could be imminent. This is good news for anyone interested in Nothing Phone, not just Indian fans, as Nothing CEO Carl Pei has pledged to bring the upcoming Nothing Phone 2 to more markets, making the US a real priority this time, and not just a late round beta testing zone. We'd heard recently from loose-lipped Qualcomm executives that the Nothing Phone 2 would likely use the company's late-2022 flagship mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. The current top-of-the-line is the 8 Plus Gen 2 platform, but the latter chipset is powerful enough to run phones like the Galaxy Z Fold 4 portable tablet. That makes it a serious upgrade for Nothing. The 91Mobiles leaks also suggest that the phone could get 12GB of RAM as a standard. Paired with the fast chipset, that … [Read more...] about Nothing Phone 2 leak hints at a spiritual successor to OnePlus

With so many options available, identifying the best microSD cards on the market is no easy feat. But we've carefully selected the top microSD flash memory cards you can use in smartphones , cameras , drones , and game consoles, like the Nintendo Switch . Many of the microSD cards featured in this guide also include an adapter that allows them to be used in devices that support standard SD memory cards. MicroSD cards allow you to expand the capacity of many devices quickly. But it's not as straightforward as just packing a bunch of gigabytes into a small memory card. The best microSD cards also need to offer high speeds. These are essential when moving large files to and from the card. This is especially true when recording video in Ultra HD ( 4K ) resolutions. Your device will be writing a lot of data and need ample space. This is our pick of the best microSD cards currently available in terms of pricing, reliability, and usability. Remember that it is advisable to … [Read more...] about Best microSD cards (March 2023): flash memory for drones, cameras and more

TV maker Hisense held an event in NYC this week to announce its new partnership with the National Basketball Association. Along with the NBA sponsorship news, the event gave the company a chance to announce that they are now the number two TV brand in North America based on unit share according to data supplied by the Circana retail tracking service. Hisense has made great strides in the North American TV market over the past few years, heightening its visibility with a lineup of affordable QLED sets. Last year’s U8H series , the first model with mini-LED backlighting to arrive from the company, impressed us with its high brightness and rich contrast, earning a spot on our list of the best 4K TVs and best 120 Hz TVs for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S . Mini-LED in general has given QLED tech a shot in the arm, with top new Mini-LED backlit TVs like the Samsung QN95C starting to rival the best OLED TVs when it comes to performance aspects like shadow detail and black … [Read more...] about Hisense’s super-bright 85-inch QLED TV is ready to take on OLED TVs