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Your YouTube and Netflix streams may look better and buffer less later this year

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Alliance for Open Media announced it will launch AV2 later this year, which should be a big upgrade for streaming video. The next-generation video codec is said to offer better compression, enhanced support for AR/VR applications, and will operate over a wider visual quality range. It’s expected that 88% of AOM members — which include brands like Samsung, Google, Microsoft, and Apple — will adopt AV2 within two years. The AV1 video codec is about to make

AOMedia Announces Year-End Launch of Next-Gen Video Codec AV2

The Future of Innovation Is Open: AOMedia Member Survey Highlights Adoption Trends Wakefield, Mass. — Sept. 15, 2025 — The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia), a global collaboration of innovators working together to define and deploy open standards that power the next generation of media experiences, today announced the upcoming launch of the next evolution in open video coding: AV2. Set for a year-end release, AV2 is not only an upgrade to the widely adopted AV1 but also a foundational piece of

My hardest-working power station just got an upgrade, and I highly recommend it

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The Power 1000 V2 is an expanded version of one of my favorite rugged power stations: the Power 1000. Unfortunately, the Power 1000 V2 is not yet available in the US. However, the original version, the Power 1000 is, for an accessible $499 When DJI unveiled their new power station lineup last year, I was intrigued to say the least. DJI makes the best consumer and prosumer drones, gimbal

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A new experimental Go API for JSON

Joe Tsai, Daniel Martí, Johan Brandhorst-Satzkorn, Roger Peppe, Chris Hines, and Damien Neil 9 September 2025 Introduction JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a simple data interchange format. Almost 15 years ago, we wrote about support for JSON in Go, which introduced the ability to serialize and deserialize Go types to and from JSON data. Since then, JSON has become the most popular data format used on the Internet. It is widely read and written by Go programs, and encoding/json now ranks

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Dolby Vision 2 Is Coming, but Your TV Isn't Obsolete (Yet)

Dolby has announced Dolby Vision 2, an updated and upgraded version of its proprietary HDR format that's found in several of our picks for the best TVs of 2025. The highlights include, well, the promise of better highlights, plus easier playback and other improvements. But don't worry -- your TV's not going to go dark. This isn't a format replacement. In fact, if your TV is Dolby Vision compatible now, you shouldn't notice any changes. DV2 brings a few behind-the-scenes upgrades on the producti

Your next movie night could glow brighter with Nanoleaf’s latest TV light strip kit

Nanoleaf TL;DR The new Nanoleaf 4D V2 light strip makes screen mirroring brighter and more accurate, with sharper whites and richer colors. You can choose from four lighting modes for a subtle ambient glow or full-on immersion. With Sync+, the lights behind your TV can link up with the rest of your Nanoleaf gear for a whole-room effect. If you’re the smart home type, Nanoleaf is giving its immersive TV kit a serious glow-up. The newly announced 4D V2 Screen Mirror and Lightstrip Kit doubles

Nanoleaf’s new immersive TV lighting kit is better at extending what’s on screen

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nanoleaf has announced a new version of its 4D immersive TV lighting kit that includes an LED light strip adding an ambient glow behind your TV, connected to a camera that it uses to match what’s on the screen. As with the original that debuted in early 2023,

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Jackery Explorer 1000 Deal: $350 Off Battery Bank Right Now

Are you an outdoor adventurer looking to turn your boring campsite into a well-lit glamping ground? The Jackery Explorer 1000 V2 is marked down to $449, almost $350 off its list price, a supercharged price reduction for a product that's otherwise a little spendy. Jackery portable power stations have found their way onto multiple WIRED lists, including our roundup of the best power banks, as well as our favorite portable power stations, thanks to their consistent, relatively quiet operation. The

BLUETTI Summer Special Brings Portable Power Station, Projectors & AR Glasses Together — With Up to 10% Off

With warm summer evenings the perfect opportunity to enjoy some backyard or garden entertainment, Bluetti has teamed up with two other brands to offer up to 10% off on their portable power, projector, or AR glasses. Pairing Yaber’s battery-powered projector with BLUETTI’s power station provides nearly ten hours of non-stop viewing under the stars, while RayNeo AR glasses deliver an immersive personal entertainment experience. In this campaign, dubbed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, customers can en

Deep Cogito goes big, releasing 4 new open source hybrid reasoning models with self-improving ‘intuition’

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Deep Cogito, a lesser-known AI research startup based in San Francisco, founded by ex-Googlers, today released four new open-ish large language models (LLMs) that attempt something few others do: learn how to reason more effectively over time — and get better at it on their own. The models, released as part of Cogito’s v2 family, range fro

This Compact Gaming Keyboard Gets a Lot Right, but a Few Things Wrong Too

One of the best things about mechanical keyboards, at least for me, is that there are a ton of choices and options so you can find the one that perfectly fits your preferences. Whether you're a hardcore gamer who needs the biggest, best and fastest one around or you're a more causal gamer who needs something great at work and occasional play, there's something for everyone. Cherry has long been one of the best keyboard makers and continues to have a huge presence and influence on the industry.

Razer’s $350 eGPU chassis only comes with a Thunderbolt 5 cable

is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Razer is launching a new $350 external graphics enclosure that can boost the visual performance of gaming laptops or handhelds, provided you make a few other investments. The Razer Core X V2 is the first of Razer’s Core X eGPU chassis lineup to support the faster Thunderbolt 5 connectivity standard, providing a single cable that provides up

This entry-level robot vacuum left some of my expensive ones in the dust

ZDNET's key takeaways At $199, the Tapo RV20 Max is an affordable option that works surprisingly well. The RV20 Max robot vacuum features strong 5,300Pa suction, great navigation skills that don't use the bump-and-run system, and plenty of customization options for the price. On the downside, the Tapo RV20 Max doesn't have great obstacle avoidance, often getting its brush tangled with cables and small items. View now at Amazon While I love a hands-free robot vacuum and mop that can do it all

This entry-level robot vacuum left some of my expensive ones in the dust and it's 35% off

ZDNET's key takeaways At $199, the Tapo RV20 Max is an affordable option that works surprisingly well. The RV20 Max robot vacuum features strong 5,300Pa suction, great navigation skills that don't use the bump-and-run system, and plenty of customization options for the price. On the downside, the Tapo RV20 Max doesn't have great obstacle avoidance, often getting its brush tangled with cables and small items. View now at Amazon The Tapo RV20 Max robot vacuum is on sale for $130 ($70 off) durin

This 9-in-1 off-grid portable power station has a 17-year lifespan - and it's nearly 60% off

ZDNET's key takeaways The Bluetti Elite 200 V2 is a powerful yet compact portable power station, about half the size of most 2kWh units The automotive-grade LiFePO4 cells offer a 6,000 recharge cycle lifespan Despite the compact size, this unit still weighs almost 60 pounds. View now at Amazon For Amazon Prime Day, the Bluetti Elite 200 V2 is on sale for 59% off -- one of the lowest prices we've seen on the unit. Also: Our favorite EcoFlow portable power stations are up to 50% off for Prime

BLUETTI Power Station Is Nearly 60% Off for Prime Day, 17-Year Lifespan Makes It Practically Free Per Year

So much for easing into Prime Day — Amazon has apparently decided to open the annual blowout event with some borderline insane deals. Take the Bluetti Solar Generator Elite 200 V2, for instance — a top-rated portable power station that normally sells for $1,700 and is worth every penny even at that price. Today it’s just $700 — Amazon’s 59% Prime Day deal is chopping a cool grand off of the price. Prime Day is usually when you make splurge purchases on fun things you would never dream of paying

Prime Day spotlight: BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 is the new 1kWh power champion

BLUETTI If you’re looking for a powerful and compact portable power station that won’t break the bank, the BLUETTI Elite 100 V2 might be your best Prime Day pick. Outshining most 1kWh competitors in performance, it now debuted for just $399 — 50% off, plus an extra 5% off for even greater value. As a powerful upgrade to the AC180, this all-new Elite 100 V2 is designed to meet summer power needs: reliable energy for outdoor adventures and seamless backup power during short-term outages at home,

BLUETTI Prime Day deals deliver portable power and home backup for up to 65% off

BLUETTI Prime Day deals this year deliver incredible savings with up to 65% off across the entire portable power product lineup. From summer adventures to power outage prep, BLUETTI empowers you to keep the electricity alive with robust and reliable energy solutions. 9to5Mac readers get an exclusive extra 5% off with code 9TO5MAC5OFF at checkout. Elite 100 V2: Compact power for every adventure Leading the charge this Prime Day is the Elite 100 V2 (Amazon | BLUETTI), a compact powerhouse design

This 9-in-1 off-grid portable power station has a 17-year lifespan - and it's over 50% off

ZDNET's key takeaways The Bluetti Elite 200 V2 is a powerful yet compact portable power station, about half the size of most 2kWh units The automotive-grade LiFePO4 cells offer a 6,000 recharge cycle lifespan Despite the compact size, this unit still weighs almost 60 pounds. View now at Amazon Ahead of Amazon Prime Day, the Bluetti Elite 200 V2 is on sale for 47% off, and you can get an additional 5% off using the code ZDNETBLUETTI at checkout. I admire companies that work to make a better p

Compression Dictionary Transport

Algorithms like Brotli compression and Zstandard compression achieve even greater efficiency by allowing the use of dictionaries of commonly encountered strings, so you don't need any copies of them in the compressed resource. These algorithms ship with a predefined default dictionary that is used when compressing HTTP responses. Compression Dictionary Transport builds on this by enabling you to provide your own dictionary which is especially applicable to a particular set of resources. The com

Solos unveils AirGo A5 and AirGo V2 smart glasses with hands-free AI

Solos is unveiling two new smart glasses models with hands-free AI: AirGo A5 and AirGo V2. With intuitive interaction, superior sound, advanced video capabilities, and camera-enabled AI, Solos said the two products set a new benchmark for wearable intelligence, making wearable AI more intuitive, accessible, and integrated into daily life. The Boston company unveiled them at the Smart Glasses Summit in Hong Kong. AirGo A5 is an ultra-light, audio-first smartglasses product with hands-free AI, “

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