Monthly Archives: August 2022

Sony’s latest Dolby Atmos soundbar packs in the features for $699

Image: Sony Sony’s rounding out its A-series of soundbars with today’s introduction of the $699 HT-A3000. It’s a 3.1-channel bar with virtualized Dolby Atmos or DTS:X surround sound, and it joins the steeply priced HT-A7000 (7.1.2 channels) and mid-level HT-A5000 (5.1.2). At the very top of the lineup is the wireless, four-speaker HT-A9 system, which…

Privacy advocates urge cancellation of Amazon’s nightmarish Ring Nation

Privacy advocates are unsurprisingly unamused by Amazon’s surveillance state entertainment show. Deposit Photos Earlier this month, PopSci relayed some dystopian news regarding the announcement of Ring Nation, an impending America’s Funniest Home Videos-styled streaming TV series comprised of footage culled entirely from Amazon’s Ring security system camera clips submitted by owners. Hosted by comedian Wanda…

Male dolphins form alliances to help each other pick up mates

An Indo-Pacific bottlenose female dolphin and calf in at Shark Bay in Western Australia. Deposit Photos Dolphins have been capturing our imaginations for decades due to their acrobatics, jovial and charismatic looking faces, and intelligence. Now, researchers are gaining even more knowledge on their complex social networks. A paper published yesterday in The Proceedings of…