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Wireless connectivity is via Bluetooth 5.3, with SBC, AAC, and high-resolution LDAC codec compatibility and multi-point connectivity. Lower-resolution content can be breathed on by Sony’s DSEE Extreme algorithm, which claims to be able to upscale lossy audio files in real time. Feature Frenzy The WF-1000XM5 are compatible with Sony’s Dolby Atmos—bothering “360 reality audio,” and… Continue reading Sony WF-1000XM5 Review: Smaller, Lighter, but Not Better

Sony smartphones have such a niche focus on photo and video features that they lose a lot of mainstream appeal. They cost a good deal more than even the top-end iPhone, too. The new Xperia 1 V doesn’t change any of this—it’s $1,399, which is $200 less than its absurdly expensive predecessor, but still pricey.… Continue reading Sony Xperia 1 V Review: This Phone Is Still Too Expensive

Previously, scientists reckoned that Greenland iced over some 2.5 million years ago, and has been that way since. In 2021, Bierman and his colleagues determined that it was actually ice-free sometime in the past million years. Now, they’ve dated the tundra ecosystem captured in the Camp Century core to a mere 416,000 years ago—so northwestern… Continue reading An Abandoned Arctic Military Base Just Spilled a Scientific Secret

Several years ago, I stopped by the AeroPress booth at a trade show and asked if there was anything new in the pipeline. The reply, which I may now be overinterpreting, was a bemused but understanding “wait a few years.” The original AeroPress is like a giant snub-nosed syringe that makes delicious coffee. It is… Continue reading AeroPress XL Coffee Maker Review: Double the Size, Double the Brew