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Auto Blog
a day ago
- Automotive
- Auto Blog
Walmart is selling a ‘user-friendly' $200 touchscreen car stereo for only $40, and it's the ‘perfect device'
Autoblog aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. A touchscreen car stereo and backup camera are standard these days, and they allow you to control your music more easily, use navigation and other apps, and park effortlessly. If your current vehicle doesn't have one, it can feel like you're falling behind the times. With the Pentantan 7-Inch Touchscreen Car Stereo, you can bring the latest tech to any ride, and for a limited time this $200 device is on sale for just $40 at Walmart. Installing a new stereo has never been so affordable and easy. Pentantan 7-Inch Touchscreen Car Stereo, $40 (was $200) at Walmart The Tentantan 7-Inch Touchscreen Car Stereo allows for hands-free connectivity via Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and Bluetooth. It is equipped with Google Assistant and works with an array of essential apps and navigation tools, allowing you to keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road. Its 1080P full high definition display is highly responsive to touch commands and presents crisp lines and vivid colors. Its backup camera provides a clear 170-degree view, even at night, and the camera itself is waterproof so you don't have to worry about damage. On top of all that, it's easy to install, attaching to the dash or windshield via suction. Buyers have been impressed by this 'super cool' stereo, saying the 'sleek' unit is 'easy to install,' 'user-friendly,' and praising its 'reliable camera.' 'Perfect device,' wrote another reviewer. 'I've always envied my wife's CarPlay feature in her car, but I was also ambivalent about it. I tried various apps to simulate the CarPlay experience until I found a device that allowed me to install CarPlay in my old truck at a lower price. Now I'm totally in love with it. It's easy to operate, functional, and wireless. You can't ask for more.' As one buyer put it, the stereo 'offers everything I need for a modern driving experience.' For a limited time, the Tentantan 7-Inch Touchscreen Car Stereo is on sale at Walmart for a whopping 80% off, dropping the price from $200 to just $40. If you need to upgrade your stereo, that's too good a deal to pass up. About the Author Nick Hilden View Profile
Edmunds
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Edmunds
Volvo EX30 vs. Tesla Model Y: A Minimalist Small SUV Battle
Bad: Software woes If you're going to move pretty much all of the controls into a single touchscreen, then that thing better be rock solid. Unfortunately, it's not, especially when compared to the Model Y. While we don't love that Tesla seems to have a button allergy and had to put a turn signal stalk back into the car kicking and screaming, it does do a great job of keeping the things you'll use commonly one or two taps away. But in the EX30, if you want to turn on the headlights, you have to go into the settings menu, find "exterior lighting," pick the setting you want, confirm that by pressing a finicky touch-sensitive control on the steering wheel, and then go back to the screen to close the pop-up so you can use the screen again. For those keeping track, that's five separate actions in two different places. Not ideal. And that's not the only annoyance. There's weirdly no Android Auto, and Apple CarPlay suffers from connectivity issues. And the safety systems are constantly beeping at you. And if you try to set the temperature with the voice commands it does it in Celsius. And the driver's attention monitor goes off if you look away for even a few seconds ... which you have to do to find things in the screen. The good news for Volvo is that these issues can be fixed via software updates, which are already starting to roll out to our vehicle. The bad news, though, is that for now it all feels like a mess. Why you'd buy it: Style points The EX30's cabin is particularly attractive; it shows that you can do minimalism without the end result feeling sterile. There are plenty of different textures and touchpoints that feel great, including the ultra-comfy front seats that are covered in a mix of synthetic leather and a knit fabric made from recycled plastic bottles. And we also understand if you don't want to drive a Model Y around because they are everywhere and start to blend into blobs when you see too many in one place. The Volvo stands out in the right way, inside and out. There is one bonus reason we have to mention: For those living in cities, the EX30's form factor might give it an advantage. It's nearly 2 feet shorter than the Tesla, so it's going to lose out on backseat and cargo room by a large margin, but that also makes the Volvo incredibly easy to maneuver in an urban environment where it can fit into tiny parking spaces with ease. Not everyone needs that extra room inside, and if you don't, the EX30 might be the baby-bear-sized SUV you've been waiting for.
Gizmodo
18-06-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
Best Buy Has HP's 14″ 2-in-1 Laptop for Almost 50% Off to Compete With Amazon's Early Prime Day Deal
Why choose between a laptop or a tablet when you can get one device that can be both? Best Buy has the Lenovo Envy 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop at a pretty sizable discount. Normally priced at $800, but for a limited time you can get it for $380 off. That brings it down to just $420—a discount of about 48%. The HP Envy laptop supports Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution in it's 14-inch touchscreen. The bezel is super thin allowing the active area of the laptop to reach the very edge. It's running on an Intel Core 5 Series 1 processor with an Intel graphics card. Memory-wise, we're looking at 8GB and storage-wise, it's working with 512GB. The laptop casing come in a sleek natural colorway, perfect for those who like their style subtle. See at Best Buy Windows 11 Pre-installed The laptop using the Windows 11 operating system with has some nifty improvements. For one, it brings back the start menu from Windows 7 that we've all missed quite a bit. It's also got a brand new Universal Search. This new tool now on the the taskbar that lets you literally search for anything. Whether you're looking for specific files or apps on your computer or need recipes or maps on the web, it will look through all systems to find exactly what you need. Contacts, notes from class—you name it. All with one search bar. And with Copilot AI you can find answers, inspiration, and summaries with just a simple query. Built-in audio is supported with its two Poly Studio Audio speakers capable of producing rich and robust sound. The on-board microphone is even able to use smart noise canceling when you're on video call. This way, your friends, family or colleagues on the other end of the call will be hearing you and just you. The webcam is 5MP which captures super high-quality video chats in up to 2592 x 1944 resolution. The laptop also comes packed with a one month free trial for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Through the Xbox App, you'll be able to access and play hundreds of quality games, large and small. Check out the new Blue Prince which is an inventive take on the roguelike deckbuilding genre by pairing it with narrative puzzle elements. It's a Game of the Year contender for sure.
The Verge
18-06-2025
- The Verge
Framework Laptop 12 review: plastic fantastic
Antonio G. Di Benedetto is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Framework finally made a touchscreen laptop, and the convertible 2-in-1 is one of the coolest-looking computers ever made. It doesn't have top-tier specs, but its two-year-old 13th Gen Intel Core i3 processor isn't on its last legs just yet. Like Framework's Laptop 13, the new Laptop 12 has modular ports and fully repairable innards. And you should be able to upgrade it to a newer chip eventually, given Framework's business model of selling new parts for older laptops. But charm aside, you're still paying extra for repairability and upgradability. The Laptop 12's $799 starting price, along with its middling webcam, keyboard, and chunky bezels still make it feel like a laptop for the true believers; others may have a hard time turning down similarly priced laptops with little to no repairability but better specs. The Laptop 12 is one of the most striking laptops I've ever seen. Its pink and blue 'bubblegum' color scheme is particularly fantastic. The pastel colors are vibrant and the gray-on-gray keyboard pulls it together nicely, with left-aligned keycap legends giving it a slightly retro look. The exterior is plastic, with edges clad in thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) for added resistance to dings and scratches. It feels well built with minimal flex, likely due to its rigid metal internal frame. I described its overall feel to a colleague as 'thoughtful plastic.' As with the Framework 13, I recommend the DIY Edition (which is how you get the more fun color options). It's easier to assemble than the 13, with the keyboard connecting via pogo pins like the Laptop 16 instead of a delicate ribbon cable. You don't even need a tool to install or replace the M.2 SSD. I had our unit assembled and installing Windows 11 off a USB flash drive in about 30 minutes. Fire it up and you're treated to a 12.2-inch screen that's bright, crisp, and very responsive to touch or an optional stylus. Though, it has massive bezels on all sides. While the 1920 x 1200 resolution and 60Hz refresh aren't anything special, the dead-simple replacement procedure is. Screen replacements this easy could be clutch for classroom deployments, or for giving it to a teen. The trackpad feels better than the one on the Framework 13, and nearly as good as the excellent mechanical one on the Surface Laptop 13-inch, only lacking the Surface's satisfying ka-chunk sound. The keyboard looks amazing, but I'm less enthused by its typing feel. Its tactile feedback is slightly muted, and on rare occasions, it missed a letter I thought should have registered. It has the same 1.5mm key travel as the Laptop 13, but it doesn't have the same juice. It isn't backlit. The side-firing stereo speakers and built-in mic are serviceable. I didn't mind listening to music or playing videos on the Laptop 12, especially with the convenience of kickstand tablet mode to prop it up with the keyboard out of the way. But the webcam is mediocre, looking nice in good lighting but smeary and bad in any indoor setting that isn't bright. Its biggest omission is support for Windows Hello; there isn't even a fingerprint sensor, so get used to typing your password or PIN every time you wake it like it's 2014. Framework confirmed this was a cost-saving measure, but dang, do I sorely miss it. As for battery life, it can get you through a full school day or even a lengthier, eight-hour work day of light use, though a lengthy video call or two can noticeably shorten that. I wanted to test the entry-level configuration of the Laptop 12, but the review unit I received had 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB in its single DIMM slot and a 1TB SSD to go with the base Intel Core i3 1315U chip. With all the included expansion ports and a Windows 11 Home license, our config costs $1,086 — significantly higher than the $799 starting price. The 13th-Gen Intel chip is still a solid performer for light loads but it occasionally shows its age. You can hear the Laptop 12's fan working pretty frequently — not at an annoying volume, but just a noticeable one (and a couple of times while the lid was closed for some reason). It isn't difficult to bog the Laptop 12 down multitasking across many Chrome tabs while on a video call. I just fear what that 8GB entry-level might be like. This isn't my laptop of choice for heavy photo editing, but folding it into tablet mode and processing images in Lightroom with a stylus is an enjoyable way to work on a handful of pictures casually. Though, high-resolution RAW files are painfully slow to import, and the keyboard deck inverted on your lap gets a little warm when the laptop is under load. Framework's color-matched styluses are coming later, so I used a Metapen M2 sent with the review unit, which worked great. I love that the modularity of its four ports allows me to choose a full-size SD card reader, something you don't normally find on modern thin-and-light machines. Plus, if you opt to load it up with four USB-C ports (which can be matched to the colorful chassis), each one is capable of charging the laptop. And if you fear a child may fidget with the expansion cards by popping them in and out, there are internal screws you can tighten to prevent external tampering. It's hard not to love the Framework 12, but its drawbacks, like low starting RAM, an okay processor, and a slightly soft-feeling keyboard, are hard to swallow when it costs $799 and easily ramps up to over $1,000 with upgrades. At that price, it competes with much more powerful laptops such as the M4 MacBook Air (which, to be fair, lacks a touchscreen) and both the Surface Laptop 13-inch and Surface Pro 12-inch. The Framework could one day be upgraded to surpass those machines, but there's no guarantee. The Laptop 13 has turned out to be the shining example of repairability and upgradeability, but the big-boy Laptop 16 is currently in a weird spot. If Framework delivers on the Laptop 12's upgrade path like it has on the 13, then it could be worth the price, either for a student who can grow with it or for just about anybody who wants a tinker-friendly touchscreen 2-in-1. The Laptop 12 has the potential to become more than a quirky experiment for kids. It could be one of the best examples of a laptop in this form factor. Photography by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge 0 Comments
Gizmodo
14-06-2025
- Business
- Gizmodo
It's Not Free Yet, but This 15″ HP Laptop (Core i3, 2TB SSD, 64GB RAM) Is $2,300 Off on Amazon
When it comes to laptops, there's a model for every type of user – students, professionals and everyone in between. At the moment, Amazon is putting on an amazing sale on a model that meets all requirements: HP 15.6-inch touchscreen laptop (Intel Core i3, 2TB SSD, 64GB RAM) which is currently available at an all-time low price: This powerhouse of a machine (suited for any type of user) which normally costs $2,769, is now available for just $769 which is a 72% discount. This is one of our favorite laptop deals since the beginning of the year, and it matches previous deals seen during Black Friday. See at Amazon For less than $800, you get a machine running on Windows 11 Pro that would otherwise retail for several thousand and that is without considering the lifetime subscription for Microsoft Office Pro that is thrown in. You'll also get a free 7-in-1 USB-A adapter, a mouse, a mobile phone magnetic holder and a 128GB USB stick. Basically, you get $299 of accessories for free. Great Specs For a Laptop The HP 15.6 touchscreen notebook runs on a Intel i3-1315U processor that can run at speeds of up to 4.5 GHz, and is complemented by a massive 64GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD. These are some of the most robust specs of any Windows notebooks on the market and it's particularly suited for content creators, coders and anyone who requires multitasking. The 15.6-inch FHD touchscreen provides accurate and multi-finger gestures and smooth navigation for intuitive control and interaction with your work or entertainment in a natural manner (you don't have to use it if you're not a huge fan of touchscreens). The screen has a high-brightness backlight and high-contrast technology to provide true-to-life colors and clear visuals in any environment. This renders the laptop an ideal tool for mobile office use, creative work, or merely viewing high-definition media. You will also appreciate the audio part: The two speakers with specially tuned sound provide excellent stereo sound while Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 provide ultra-stable and speedy wireless connectivity with less delay. These are especially useful for streaming, video calling, and online collaboration. For extra peace of mind, the laptop has a physical camera shutter and microphone mute button as well as an LED light to give users security reassurance. Make sure you grab yours before it runs out of stock. See at Amazon
