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We’ve spent a lot of time comparing the PS4 and Xbox One in terms of hardware specs, software, and games — but one thing we haven’t discussed is their engineering; their form and design. Physically, the Xbox One and PS4 are very different consoles: While the Xbox is huge and boxy, the PS4 is much slimmer and lighter. Furthermore, despite ...

One of the defining features of the Xbox One is that it has an HDMI input socket, allowing you to plug a wide range of media devices into the console. The intended purpose of this HDMI socket is to allow you to watch TV and play games side-by-side on the same screen — but in practice, you can plug just ...

The PS4 ships with a reasonably-sized 500GB hard drive, but it’s quite lackluster in terms of speed. The drive only spins at 5400 RPM, but it can be easily upgraded to a better drive — say, a 7200 RPM hard drive — without voiding your warranty. But why stop there? What happens when the default drive is replaced with a ...

Do Tony Dungy (NBC) and Dan Marino (CBS) work for their respective networks or Stephen Ross? Are the two voices more responsible for serving viewers of their pregame shows or the Miami Dolphins organization? Ross made these questions legit by selecting Dungy and Marino to serve on a committee (it will meet after the season) to review the Dolphins standards ...

A researcher at the University of Texas at Austin has devised an invisibility cloak that could work over a broad range of frequencies, including visible light and microwaves. This is a significant upgrade from current invisibility cloaks that only cloak a very specific frequency — say, a few hertz in the microwave band — and, more importantly, actually make cloaked ...

Alvis Upitis/Getty Images Getting hospitalized in July shouldn’t concern most people, according to a study and accompanying editorial published in the journal Circulation. Rumor has it the worst time and place to be sick is in a teaching hospital in July, when new doctors-in-training enter the wards and others are promoted. A new study of heart attack patients shows this ...