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Teenage Engineering TP-7 Field Recorder Review: Price, Specs, Availability, Features
7Apr By adminNo Comments
Technology

Teenage Engineering TP-7 Field Recorder Review: Price, Specs, Availability, Features

Recorders, generally speaking, are meant to sit in the background, quietly absorbing sound without contributing to it. They’re a neutral, inconspicuous product type almost by necessity. If you’re recording field audio, like trying to capture the perfect loon call out in the wild, you’d be better served by a proper shotgun mic to pinpoint the sound. Audio recorded directly in a studio sounds great on the TP-7, but again, you can handle that with some far less expensive yet still really good microphones.The device can also be tricky to navigate, with some menu diving required to access certain features that won’t feel intuitive right away. There’s also some kinks you’ll find if you’re coming from another type of recorder.As one example, I tried to feed music from Spotify through the TP-7 to...
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Ugmonk Analog Starter Kit Review: Go Analog to Be Productive
5Apr By adminNo Comments
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Ugmonk Analog Starter Kit Review: Go Analog to Be Productive

Many years ago, I asked my most accomplished, successful friend what his secret to success was. His answer was simple, but it also changed my life. He said, “I make a list of all the stuff I need to do, then I do it.” He happened to use 3x5 index cards for his lists, so I copied the idea.Over time, I took his simple system and worked it into my life, and decades on, I still start most days by pulling out an index card and working on whatever it says I need to do. At the end of the day, I glance at a longer list of projects (not on an index card) and a list of more strategic goals, along with my calendar, and decide what to put on the index card for tomorrow.I talked about this system in our Best Paper Planners guide, and a WIRED reader emailed me to ask whether I had ever heard of Analog,...
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TCL QM8 Review: A TV That Scratches the Projector Itch
4Apr By adminNo Comments
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TCL QM8 Review: A TV That Scratches the Projector Itch

Since the beginning of broadcast, TV brands have been battling for technological supremacy. They were all expensive. From initial tube models to plasmas, LED, and now Mini LED and OLED, you used to have to pay an arm and a leg for a large screen that looked good. (Unless you wanted it in a Michael Scott dinner-party size, of course.)These days, you really don't have to pay that much. Enthusiasts can shell out for 8K resolution or OLED displays with perfect black levels at extreme sizes, but most people who are just streaming movies, sports, or video games can get a great viewing experience with a mid-tier option like this TCL QM8. Unless you're hoarding an epic 4K Blu-ray collection in the basement or hosting a massive server with lossless rips, you probably won't see much of a difference...
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The 11 Best Toiletry Bags, According to Reviews
2Apr By adminNo Comments
Travel

The 11 Best Toiletry Bags, According to Reviews

Toiletries are an indispensable item on a traveler's packing list. But throwing those creams, liquids and pastes into your luggage haphazardly surely spells disaster – we've all had that one shampoo bottle leak and make a mess of things. Toiletry cases not only keep potential messes contained, but also keep your on-the-go essentials at your fingertips. U.S. News has determined the following toiletry bags are some of the best available to suit all your needs. (Note: Prices were accurate at the time of publication; they may fluctuate due to supply chain issues.)Best Toiletry BagsBest Overall Toiletry BagCourtesy of Peak DesignPeak Design Small Wash Pouch: This water-repellent pouch is small but it packs a punch. It has four internal mesh pockets, a zip pocket and a dedicated pocket for your...
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‘Extended Family’ Review: A Subversive Split From Sitcom Tropes
28Dec By adminNo Comments
World

‘Extended Family’ Review: A Subversive Split From Sitcom Tropes

A network situation comedy that is genuinely funny doesn’t come along every weeknight at 8:30, or most weeknights at 8:30, and even if the producers passed on the most obvious title—“Post-Modern Family”—their new “Extended Family” has legs. Jokes. Jon Cryer’s scrupulous comedic timing. And a premise that even 20 years ago would have had the old Legion of Decency writhing on the floor: happy divorce.Does it help that it isn’t so happy? The creation of writer-actor-producer Mike O’Malley starring Mr. Cryer and Abigail Spencer, “Extended Family” is based on two pillars of classical sitcom philosophy—people’s intentions are good and they are not as smart as they think. As we are told by Jim and Julia—directly to the camera, which is how much information is exchanged—their marriage had basical...
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‘Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc’ Review: Creativity Under Soviet Constraints
28Dec By adminNo Comments
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‘Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc’ Review: Creativity Under Soviet Constraints

MinneapolisThe freezing half-mile walk from my hotel to the Walker Art Center on an early December morning here was a bit dreary and difficult, given that the park between me and the museum was basically one vast sheet of ice. Perhaps that was as it should have been, since the exhibition I was on my way to see was “Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s-1980s,” a comparatively cold, gray, but occasionally lively gathering of contemporary art created under repressive political regimes. (The show is up through March 10, 2024.)Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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A Sense of Mystery and Wonder in a New “Color Purple”
27Dec By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

A Sense of Mystery and Wonder in a New “Color Purple”

The prime success of the new movie version of “The Color Purple” is its tone: it plays like legend, filtered through the pleasure and the pain of the telling. It’s a musical, adapted from Alice Walker’s novel and from Marsha Norman’s book for the stage play (which is also a musical and provides the new movie with most of its songs). The interjections and interminglings of the musical sequences in the drama endow the story with narrative distance along with its emotional immediacy; this distance from within seemingly conveys the very notion of adaptation, the feeling of tales retold, reimagined, relived. The movie’s director, Blitz Bazawule—making only his second feature, following his ultra-low-budget dramatic fantasy “The Burial of Kojo,” from 2018—catches the sense of mysteries and wond...
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Guava Family Roam Stroller Review (2023): Convenient Jogging Stroller
23Dec By adminNo Comments
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Guava Family Roam Stroller Review (2023): Convenient Jogging Stroller

Once it's folded, the stroller is considerably smaller than any of the other joggers I've tested from Thule and Bob. It looks as small as a standard stroller while folded, but it stands up better than most strollers you'll find, thanks to the handlebar at the base.Pump the BrakesThe biggest downside of this jogger is clear: the lack of a hand brake.It's usually an included feature in any jogging stroller to better control your pace as you run, especially if you're running on hills or slopes of any kind. Otherwise, you have to manage the stroller as you run downhill, instead of being able to control the stroller's speed to match yours.Some have better hand brakes than others. Thule's discreet but easy-to-use brake is my personal favorite, which is one of the many reasons it's our top pick ...
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