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What bluetooth speakers can make a stereo pair wirelessly?

I know that the JBL range of products can do this ("JBL Connect" demonstration on YouTube), but what other companies support using two wireless speakers as a stereo pair? I would like portable speakers that contain batteries so not Sonos type…
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Cheap USB drive bay with headphone output

I just got the Phantom NZXT case (specs) for my PC. It works great for me, but this thing is so huge it barely fits in my desk! Now, it does fit, but since the 1/8 in audio output and USB ports are on the top, I can't plug in any of the USB ports or…
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Long distance monitor connection options?

I’ve been asked to install a new monitor in an EMS (Ambulance) station. The monitor is by the garage doors, and needs to mirror another monitor connected to a computer on the other side of the garage. This is a volunteer EMS group, so the budget is…
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Home firewall/router with full gigabit throughput

I just upgraded to home gigabit internet, but my router can't handle it. What reliable routers exist that can actually handle full gigabit throughput? I have most of my devices wired, so gigabit WiFi isn't a requirement, though that would be nice…
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Cheapest single computer board with Wi-Fi and audio

I want to build a home-made multi-room home sound system. I'm looking for a single board computer device with a minimal hardware configuration. In my thoughts, my only requirements are: Wi-Fi connection; Audio output; Push button to config wireless…
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Notebook for developers

I am a computer science student with specialization in machine learning and I need a new notebook. I work inside most of the time, but I take my notebook to presentations / collaborative development / lectures quite often. Past Notebook I am…
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Over-Ear Headphones with detachable cable

I am looking for headphones with a detachable cable, so that I can replace the cable when it breaks and get a longer / shorter cable. I had the Sennheiser HD 201 (about 22 Euro) before and was quite happy with them, except that the cable now…
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Recommendation for a 64GB microSD card

I want to order a 64GB microSD card. I'm looking at the Samsung cards, because according to some reviews, they may offer slightly better performance than some other brands, like SanDisk. The MB-MP64DA/AM has over 14,000 reviews on Amazon, most of…
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A cheap, large graphics tablet with a low footprint-to-input ratio

I'd like to buy a graphics tablet (also known as a drawing tablet, graphics pad, etc. - see here for some more information). I'm interested in using it for input for CAD programs, some of which use freehand sketching for input. My criteria (from…
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Superlight and powerful laptop for a programmer and a student

I'm a student and a programmer. I want to buy a laptop which I will use as a workstation. It should be very powerful as well as portable. Budget: $1750 It should have: at least 16 GB of RAM (I will possibly play a little with virtual…
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Which laptop should I buy?

I am a developer, I develop web and android applications. So for that I use tools like netbeans android studio Photoshop , git, Chrome with lots of tabs opened. Most of the time I need to keep them open all the time. I am planning to buy a new…
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Which Intel CPU? 3.3GHz x 6 or 4GHz x 4

I'm currently choosing parts for my new computer. I'm doing a lot of image processing and some of my algorithms are parallelized. In my free-time, I'm additionally up for some gaming. My current system, although already built in 2011, runs an Intel…
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Recommendations of thin clients running Ubuntu

We develop cost effective hospital information systems for rural India which runs as a web application. To make the overall cost of ownership low, we use Ubuntu as the server and client OS. To drive the cost further down, I would like to move away…
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WiFi range extender + router + bult-in data card

Is there any hardware which can consume connection from 3G/4G SIM, LAN Ethernet cable, existing low range WiFi and can provide it as wifi access point and LAN, both. New WiFi from this hardware should have consistent access, regardless which…
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Micro SD for Raspberry PI 2 B

I'm going to buy a Raspberry PI 2 B and install osmc on it. I'm wondering which type (r/w speed) of Micro SD I should buy and which size (8, 16 ,32 go). My movies, pictures, etc are stored on an Nas and the Raspberry will be wired on the same LAN. I…
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