Monthly Archives: آگوست 2020
Ferrari GTC4Lusso, despite being amazing, exits production – Roadshow
Sigh. Goodbye.
FerrariThe GTC4Lusso is by far Ferrari’s most interesting vehicle in production. Well, most interesting vehicle that was in production.
Motor1 first reported on Monday that Ferrari confirmed the shooting-brake supercar of sorts is now out of production. The confirmation, curiously, flies in the face of previous reports that Ferrari said the model was not on the chopping block. It’s not clear what may have changed since then, but Ferrari told Roadshow in a statement, “In accordance with its five-year model strategy announced in 2017 and the company’s standard model life cycle, Ferrari has phased out production of the GTC4Lusso and GTC4Lusso T.”
Aside from the gorgeous design and usable cargo space, the GTC4Lusso packs a 6.3-liter V12 engine with 681 horsepower and power flows to all four wheels. It’s not your average utility vehicle. And if the V12 isn’t enough, Ferrari more recently added the rear-wheel drive GTC4Lusso T with the company’s twin-turbo 3.9-liter V8. It makes 602 hp. Either way, the car looks great, sounds good and goes fast — basically three hallmark Ferrari attributes.
With the GTC4Lusso out, it seems anyone in need of a Ferrari with some utility will need to wait for the company’s upcoming SUV. Officially called the Purosangue, which translates to “thoroughbred” from Italian, there will still be a traditional internal-combustion engine, but also a hybrid option too. All-wheel drive will be on the menu and a dual-clutch transmission will ensure the power finds its way to the wheels.
The Purosangue should come in the next couple years, but there’s no doubt we’ll collectively miss the GTC4Lusso. A lot.
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Best meat delivery deals for Labor Day 2020 – CNET
Meat deals, meat deals, we’ve got the meat deals! Wearing white after Labor Day may be a faux pas in certain circles but red is always in fashion — red meat, that is. With Labor Day weekend creepin’ up and the inevitable (*sniffles*) end of summer in sight, it also marks one of the last big grilling moments on the calendar, and there are exclusive meat delivery deals and promotions to cash in on. Online butchers and meat delivery services are vying for your attention with discounts on quality beef, pork, chicken and fish. Best of all, it’ll all come straight to your door in just a matter of days. No parking lots, wobbly shopping carts or number-taking required.
In case you’re considering a meat subscription that extends past the holiday, we broke down the best meat delivery services in an earlier post. Quarantine-friendly services like these offer home delivery of quality grass-fed, organic, sustainably raised and specialty meats like Wagyu beef, heritage pork, organic chicken and lamb all with just a few clicks, saving you a trip to the market or butcher. Most of these online meat box companies offer either a monthly subscription or a one-time order option to match your specific needs and taste — be it a box of fancy filets for a special occasion or trusty chicken thighs for Tuesday.
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Right now most of these convenient online butchers have big honkin’ deals on meat delivery happening in advance of Labor Day Weekend. From burger boxes to tri-tip sirloin, ribs and roasts, we rustled up the best meat delivery deals for your backyard barbecue this Labor Day. Note that most of these companies offer rush delivery if needed, but given the high demand for meat delivery during the pandemic, please check with each individual seller to ensure timely delivery before ordering.
D’artagnan
The deal:
Right now, if you spend $149 on D’Artagnan’s premium steaks and chops the gourmet grocer will send four free pounds of chicken drumsticks, which are excellent to marinate and grill. Just use special code LDW20 at checkout.
About D’Artagnan:
D’Artagnan has been providing quality meats to restaurants and home cooks for more than 30 years. It has a wide selection of rare and classic butcher cuts, charcuterie, poultry and pantry items. If you’re looking for a showstopper rack of lamb ribs or hard-to-find cut of beef, D’Artagnan is a good bet. It also offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee with every purchase.
Holy Grail Steak Co.
The deal:
Holy Grail is offering 10% off any of its high-end steak flights with promo code LABORDAY10. That includes all of its top quality collections, such as Tajima American Wagyu beef and dry-aged double tomahawks, from Aug. 24 through Sept. 1.
About Holy Grail Steak Co.:
If you’re looking for the very best in beef and have a few extra pennies to spend on good meat, let us introduce you to Holy Grail Steak Co. The newcomer to the high-end meat-delivery game sells the best American-raised Wagyu with a deep portfolio of top A5-grade Japanese Wagyu producers on the planet. This includes ultrarare Hokkaido Snow Beef and beloved Kobe Beef. On the website, you can sift through meat “collections” like Japanese Wagyu, American Wagyu, USDA Prime Black Angus, Akaushi, steak flights and Wagyu burgers.
Crowd Cow
The deal:
Right now in advance of Labor Day, Crowd Cow is offering 33% off the massive Labor of Love package, up to 40% off other boxes and premium steaks and 30% off family packs including whole chickens, beef, fish and pork chops — some starting at just $17.50.
About Crowd Cow:
Crowd Cow aims to “create an alternative to the current meat commodity system” by connecting consumers to a carefully curated selection of small farms and independent ranches around the world. The offerings range from grass-fed beef and both Japanese and American Wagyu to pork, chicken and American-raised lamb. There’s even a selection of sustainable seafood for anyone craving surf and turf. You have the option to search by the specific cut, type of meat or even by the farm.
Snake River Farms
The deal:
Skirt steak and it’s close cousin, flank steak, have become the darlings of the grilling world. This is because they were pretty cheap, relatively speaking, and wit the right care and cooking, taste just as good as anything else. With demand came higher prices and now those cuts aren’t as budget-friendly as they once were. That’s why you’d be wise to pounce on Snake River Farms’ Grilling Greats package on sale for $149 which includes $173 worth of Wagyu skirt steak, USDA choice trip-tip and American Wagyu flank steak.
About Snake River Farms:
Snake River Farms is not a meat subscription service but does offer exceptional dry-aged, USDA prime beef and American Wagyu (think Kobe), known for its marbling, tenderness and big flavor. Cows are sustainably and humanely raised in the Northwest. Snake River also offers heritage Kurobuta Berkshire pork — a favorite among chefs.
Omaha Steaks
The deal:
Omaha Steaks’ Labor Day Celebration Package ($159) should have you more than covered for a party of any size. (Although we encourage all to celebrate safely this year.) The massive meat assortment includes a 2.25-pound sirloin cap roast, eight 4-ounce burgers, eight kielbasa sausages, eight jumbo franks, four apple and gouda sausages, four apple tartlets and a jar of signature seasoning.
About Omaha Steaks:
The OG Omaha Steaks has been in the meat delivery business for as long as I can remember. It has a preference for grass-fed beef, though both grain- and grass-fed are offered. Omaha doesn’t advertise organic meat like others or provide much information about how the animals are raised, but with a nearly “100-year-old tradition of premium, aged and hand-trimmed beef and satisfaction guarantee,” it has plenty to brag about.
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Lenovo Smart Clock Essential cuts the screen but keeps the smarts – CNET
The original Lenovo Smart Clock was one of the first smart alarms that I actually liked. I generally prefer simpler alarms, but Lenovo’s model brought an elegant touchscreen to the bedside so you could view the weather forecast or play music. It doubled as a Google Assistant smart speaker similar to the Nest Mini. For the new Smart Clock Essential, Lenovo is leaning into the mantra that less is more.
The simple touchscreen has been replaced with a clock, the weather and indicators for when you have an alarm set. As with the original Smart Clock, an ambient light sensor will help it adjust the brightness based on the light in the room. The Smart Clock Essential also has a night-light embedded in the back of the body.
That white ring functions as a night light with a gentle 31 lumens.
LenovoWhile I liked the original Lenovo Smart Clock, I occasionally missed the functionality of smart displays like the Nest Hub, which lets you watch videos and access a smart home control panel. You could check your smart cam on the Clock, but you were generally limited to a few simple screens of info. The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is going further away from smart displays, but it could still make sense if you just want a smart speaker with an alarm clock.
The Essential will have a physical button to control alarms, or you can set them with a voice command. It has a 3-watt speaker so you can still listen to music and include it in groups for synced music with other Google smart speakers.
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It also gives Google a smart speaker comparable to the Amazon Echo Dot with Clock. Google hasn’t yet released an own-brand smart speaker with a time display.
The price also makes the simplified screen appealing. The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential will be $49, which is the same as the Nest Mini without a clock and $10 less than the Dot with Clock. Lenovo’s simplified smart alarm is due to hit shelves in time for the holidays.
Watch Randy Pobst wheel a Tesla Model 3 up Pikes Peak – Roadshow
Every time a race car driver steps into the cockpit, great reward lies ahead. There’s also tremendous risk. Randy Pobst knows that, and experienced it last week when a mistake sent his Unplugged Performance Tesla Model 3 off the road in a pretty serious crash during the 2020 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Thankfully, only the car sustained a bruising, not Pobst.
More often than not, racing drivers don’t give up after a prang. They saddle back up, and that’s exactly what Pobst set out to do when he strapped back into his stripped-out Model 3 for another run up Pikes Peak. This time, he set a very clean run and captured everything from the cockpit’s point of view for all of us to enjoy.
Following his run, Pobst’s YouTube channel published lightly edited footage (above) showing the driver tackle the nearly 20-mile climb in the electric car. Even though Pobst didn’t manage a win for his class, the run shows him absolutely flying. And it was still good enough to capture second place.
It’s easy to lose the sense of speed when watching video, but as Pobst wheels the car around the sharp corners and up the short straights, he clocks speeds around 100 mph. Think about the sense of speed at highway speeds and then double that. Then toss in a narrow road and cliffs on one side of you. That’s Pikes Peak.
Pobst reported some power issues, which you can hear him speak of briefly during his run and shortly after he finishes. It’s likely the car still had some quirks following repairs after the crash because it definitely looks like the Model 3 struggled in a straight line as he continued his drive up to the top.
Regardless, have a watch and let a master show you how to handle a performance EV.
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Amazon Prime Air lands FAA approval for drone deliveries – CNET
Amazon has been testing drones for delivering some small packages.
AmazonAmazon Prime Air has cleared a regulatory hurdle, moving the online retail giant one step closer to dropping packages off at your doorstep with drones. The US Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday issued Amazon Prime Air a “Part 135 air carrier certificate,” allowing it to begin commercial drone deliveries in the US.
“Amazon Prime Air’s concept uses autonomous UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) to safely and efficiently deliver packages to customers,” said a spokesperson for the FAA on Monday. “The FAA supports innovation that is beneficial to the public, especially during a health or weather-related crisis.”
David Carbon, the head of Amazon Prime Air, called the certification an “important step forward,” adding that it indicates the FAA is confident in “Amazon’s operating and safety procedures for an autonomous drone delivery service that will one day deliver packages to our customers around the world.”
FAA approval doesn’t mean everyone’s Amazon packages are going to be regularly delivered by drone right away. Amazon said it’ll take more time and work before its drone operations are ready to scale, but this approval will allow it to start testing customer deliveries.
Amazon has talked up its drone delivery plans since 2013. The company has already piloted 30-minute deliveries in England and tested the service in controlled settings in the US. Prime Air is the third company to be cleared by the FAA for commercial drone deliveries, joining Alphabet’s Wing and UPS.
Carbon said Prime Air will continue to work with the FAA to realize its vision of 30-minute drone deliveries.
CNET’s Ben Rubin contributed to this report.
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BTS usher in Hyundai’s Ioniq sub-brand with something for K-pop fans – Roadshow
BTS, the K-pop sensation sweeping the world, has another gig. They’re “brand ambassadors” for Hyundai, and promotion certainly comes with the territory for such a title. Naturally, Hyundai is cashing in on the group’s tremendous popularity, hot on the heels of the group’s brief appearance at Samsung’s Note 20 launch and their record-smashing single Dynamite. On Monday, Hyundai and BTS debuted a new song dedicated to the Korean automaker’s upcoming Ioniq sub-brand, fittingly titled Ioniq: I’m On It.
The 2 minute, 30 second song is full of the group’s trademark K-pop sounds and sprinkles in a few nods to the upcoming electric vehicles. “Better focus on what’s charging me,” BTS sings, followed by, “Ioniq takes me there,” in the chorus. It’s some in-your-face product placement, but hey, that’s what brand ambassadors are for. This is a group that racked up over 100 million YouTube views of Dynamite in 24 hours. Surely, Hyundai is grinning at the chance just a couple hundred of those fans start humming “Ioniq.” This song already has nearly 450,000 views in just 10 hours.
For those who need more BTS in their lives, the song is only available for download via Hyundai’s website. So, yeah, when you think BTS, think Hyundai. Er, Ioniq. We’ll see three vehicles fill out the Ioniq sub-brand in the next four years. Everything from a sedan to a large SUV are planned.
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Apple HomePod smart speaker is back down to $200 at Best Buy – CNET
Still rounding out your Apple ecosystem? Time to add a Siri-powered smart speaker. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy once again has the Apple HomePod for $200. That rivals any Black Friday or holiday deal I’ve seen; it normally sells for $299 and was originally a pretty ludicrous $349. Your purchase also includes a free four-month subscription to Apple Music and Apple News Plus (both for new subscribers only).
A few essential caveats: The product debuted in early 2018, so it’s definitely due for an update. And there’s fierce competition from Amazon, Google and Sonos. In fact, the similarly robust and more audio-focused Amazon Echo Studio is also selling for $200, and it sometimes dips down as low as $170.
Still, there’s no denying that the HomePod’s sound quality is in the top tier of smart speakers. It’s designed with Apple users in mind, meaning folks who own iOS devices and subscribe to Apple Music. (Thankfully, as of the arrival of iOS 13, you can now use your voice to control Spotify on a HomePod as well.)
If you’re not sure whether this is the smart speaker for you, read CNET’s HomePod review. I think it’s one of the uglier products Apple has ever made, but that’s just me.
Your thoughts?
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First published earlier this year. Updated to reflect new availability.
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TikTok sale could be announced Tuesday, report says – CNET
Microsoft earlier confirmed it’s interested in acquiring the video app.
Angela Lang/CNETChinese tech giant ByteDance may be ready to give up its control of TikTok after all, with a new report Monday saying the social networking app’s sale may be finalized tomorrow.
A deal for TikTok’s US, New Zealand and Australian operations is expected to be announced “as soon as Tuesday,” CNBC reported Monday, citing sources who wished to remain anonymous. It is unclear how China’s new rules on exporting technology might impact the deal.
So far, Microsoft, Oracle and “a third US company” have made bids on TikTok, CNBC reported last week, noting that retail giant Walmart said it’s teaming up with Microsoft for its bid. That report also said TikTok’s US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand businesses are valued at up to $30 billion.
Walmart said in a statement that it believes TikTok’s integration with advertising is a “clear benefit to creators and users in those markets” and offers an opportunity to bring a new spin to e-commerce.
“We believe a potential relationship with TikTok US in partnership with Microsoft could add this key functionality and provide Walmart with an important way for us to reach and serve [different types of] customers as well as grow our third-party marketplace and advertising businesses,” Walmart said in the statement.
According to CNBC, Walmart had originally considered a deal with Google parent company Alphabet, but switched to Microsoft when it wasn’t able to gain a majority stake in TikTok if it partnered with Alphabet.
TikTok, Microsoft and Oracle declined to comment last week.
The news comes after TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned late Wednesday, marking a sudden end to his three-month tenure helming the company after running Disney’s streaming video business.
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The video-focused social networking app has had a rocky past few months. The app has grown over the past year to more than 100 million users in the US and more than 2 billion downloads around the world, making it a cultural phenomenon particularly among teenagers. Its short-video format has helped dance and comedy sketches go viral both on its service as well as on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
That popularity, though, has been blunted by announcements from a succession of US government agencies, the military, Congress and the White House warning that TikTok poses a national security risk, in part because its owner, ByteDance, is a Chinese company. The argument is that ByteDance, via TikTok, collects reams of user data and that this can be used by China’s ruling Communist party against US interests.
President Donald Trump said he intends to ban the app from the US by early November unless it’s purchased by an American company, touching off an odd acquisition process among the tech industry’s largest non-social networking companies, particularly Microsoft.
“The spread in the United States of mobile applications developed and owned by companies in the People’s Republic of China continues to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States,” Trump said in his initial executive order on Aug. 6 announcing the upcoming ban. “At this time, action must be taken to address the threat posed by one mobile application in particular, TikTok.”
In a legally questionable move, Trump has since demanded the entire app be sold, not just its US operations, and that he wants a “very big proportion” of the sale to go to the US Treasury. Legal experts question whether he can make such demands, and TikTok has since sued claiming that the “executive order is not rooted in bona fide national security concerns.”
موتورولا یک 5G هزینه کمتر از 500 دلار است و دارای اولین از نوع خود حلقه فلش نور – CNET
موتورولا یک 5G انجام یک چیز است که گوشی های 5G دیگر قادر به انجام: هزینه کمتر از 500 دلار.
موتورولابا ارائه مقرون به صرفه و ویژگی بسته بندی شده مانند سبک موتو G، G قدرت و Gسریع، روشن است که موتورولا رشد در پایان بودجه بازار تلفن است. در حال حاضر با موتورولا جدید یک 5G هر چند ، شیکاگو مبتنی بر شرکت در نهایت کشف کردن راهی برای ترکیب بودجه خود را دانستنی ها با اتصال 5G — بدون استفاده از لوازم جانبی اضافی و یا موتورولا وزارت دفاع à la Moto Z4و Z3 .
در ایالات متحده، اکثریت گوشی های 5G گران قیمت هستند. توجه داشته باشید کهکشان 20 فوق العاده هزینه $1,300, OnePlus 8 طرفدار شروع می شود در $900 و موتورولا خود لبه پلاس $1,000. حتی مقرون به صرفه تر midtier گوشی های 5G مانند مخمل Motorola Edge ال جی، کهکشان A71،موتورولا لبه و OnePlus 8 هزینه حدود 700 دلار است. بنابراین این واقعا چشمگیر است که موتورولا یک 5G به احتمال زیاد کمتر از 500 دلار هزینه. در این زمان موتورولا در قیمت واقعی قفل نشده است، اما این شرکت گفت که تلفن جدید خود را باید به خوبی تحت آن رقم آمده است.
تلفن جدید در دسترس خواهد بود “به زودی” (هیچ تاریخ داده شد) در AT&T و بعد از آن در ماه اکتبر در ورایزون. هر نسخه حامل گوشی از نوع دیگری از 5G پشتیبانی می کند. ورایزون موتورولا یک 5G پشتیبانی از طعم mmWave حامل از 5G و نسخه AT&T اتصال زیر 6 5G داشته باشد.
مانند خواهر و برادر اروپایی تقریبا یکسان خود را موتو G 5G, موتورولا یک 5G دارای مشخصات جذاب بلکه برخی از سازش. دارای صفحه نمایش ۶٫۷ اینچی کامل HD است و توسط یک پردازنده اسنپ دراگون ۷۶۵ تغذیه می شود که همان پردازنده ای است که در موتورولا ادج، ال جی مخمل و گلکسی ای۷۱ یافت می شود. این گوشی همچنین دارای ویژگی های مطلوب زیادی است، از جمله یک باتری بزرگ ۵۰۰۰ میلی آه با پشتیبانی از شارژ توربوقدرت، جک هدفون، صفحه نمایش نرخ تازه کردن ۹۰ هرتز و شش دوربین (بیشتر در مورد دوربین های زیر). همچنین NFC برای گوگل پی دارد که قابل توجه است زیرا گوشی های بودجه قبلی موتورولا فاقد این ویژگی در آمریکا بوده اند. موتورولا یک 5G اجرا می شود آندروید 10 و یک به روز رسانی سیستم عامل عمده و همچنین دو سال از به روز رسانی های امنیتی دریافت خواهید کرد. که به خوبی به Samsung’s promise of three years of updates عنوان وعده سامسونگ از سه سال به روز رسانی برای توجه داشته باشید 20 و گوشی های کهکشان جدید آن نیست، اما حداقل شما می دانید که در آن شما ایستاده است.
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