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JBL’s Cove speakers want to make setting up dynamic multiroom audio a two-minute job
Popular Science - Tony Ware
The new whole-home lineup features modern-looking, modular, surround sound-friendly Wi-Fi speakers starting at $229 and ready to play out of the box in three easy steps. In a NoHo loft in late August, JBL revealed its new Cove whole-home audio system. In this fully staged Manhattan apartment, three …
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From the archive: Can Apple make the first wantable smartwatch?
Popular Science - Dan Moren
From July 2015: Apple (with Tim Cook at the helm) had just announced the first version of Apple Watch and we tried to envision where it fit into the wearable landscape. Editor’s note: This story was originally published in July 2015 What makes a gadget worth wearing? Apple is betting it knows better …
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National Parks commemorate ties to WWII ahead of 85th Pearl Harbor anniversary
Popular Science - Andrew Paul
Governors Island National Monument and Golden Gate Recreation Area provided strategic coastal defense. The United States’ 63 official National Parks are often renowned for their natural beauty, but many of them are also hubs of history. To help honor both the country’s 250th birthday and the …
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History-making mother bear could be big Fat Bear Week 2026 contender
Popular Science - Laura Baisas
In 2022, Bear #910 adopted her sister’s yearling cub. We are mere weeks away from Fat Bear Week 2026, but the brown bears (Ursus arctos) gorging on salmon at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska are already showing off that beautiful bulk. Based on a recent video posted by explore.org, Bear …
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Rainbow Serpent rock art grew larger as Europeans colonized Aboriginal Australia
Popular Science - Andrew Paul
One depiction of the agent of chaos and creation is nearly 410-feet-long. Few entities from Australia’s Aboriginal cultures are more powerful than a Rainbow Serpent. Often likened to an archetypal mother goddess, the beings are associated with concepts like creation and chaos. Rainbow Serpents even …