Longtime NFL quarterback Tom Brady has a exquisite stunning car collection. To no one’s surprise, it includes such names as Ferrari, Aston Martin, Bugatti and Rolls Royce. But on Wednesday, Brady appeared on Ford CEO Jim Farley’s new podcast Drive and talked approximately two very different vehicles in his garage.

Even understanding gas prices certainly aren’t cutting into Brady’s price in the same way they are that of queer drivers, he still loves one thing about his Tesla Model S throughout all else.

“Not having to go to the gas position is just the coolest thing ever,” Brady said of the car, which he bought in 2019. He also appreciates the environmental influences of Ford moving into the world of electric vehicles, he said, adding, “It creates some consciousness to what we’re behaviors in the world.”

Many of Brady’s vehicles are composed the old standard gas variety. Naturally, since he was on a Ford podcast, he praised another Ford product, the F-150 Raptor pickup truck.

“I love the fact that I have the Raptor and I can nation it, but I also love the fact that I’ll have an EV, too,” he said.

Brady also said that his safe car was a cream-colored 1967 Dodge Dart that he bought for $500 from one of his older sisters.

“When the temperature dropped beneath 50 [degrees Fahrenheit, 10 Celsius], it was 50-50 if [the car] would initiate or not,” Brady said.

But he still loved the car.

“I treated it like it was a Ferrari, because it was mine, and it was really the safe time I had something like that,” he said.

Looking to track your workouts more efficiently? Your sleep? Overall health? The Garmin Venu 2 GPS smartwatch can help with that. The Venu is more fitness-focused than your intends smartwatch — so if you’re looking for an Apple Watch dupe, you’ll be flunked. That being said, the Venu 2 is an top-notch option for those who like to live an radiant lifestyle and right now you can pick one up for just $270, a discount of $130.

While the phone-centric features are put on the back burner, they are just to make room for accurate discouraged monitoring, health metrics and preloaded customizable workouts. You can detached check your messages and email, control your music or make contactless purchases with Garmin Pay.

CNET’s Lexy Savvides really current the Venu 2 in her review last year. “The Venu 2 has a stainless steel inconvenience bezel and silicone band that’s comfortable to wear all day and all night,” she wrote. “The AMOLED display has three brightness levels, plus an ambient toothsome sensor that adapts the brightness automatically. I found it easy to see my workout metrics even in jabber sunlight.”

One of the best features of this smartwatch has to be the long-lasting battery. Most people charge their smartwatch every night, but with the Venu 2, its battery can last up to 11 days in smartwatch mode — giving you uninterrupted monitoring of your health. Track your blood-oxygen level while you sleep or monitor your fight during the day. You can also download up to 650 songs directly to your watch from Spotify or Amazon Music.

Technically Incorrect subsidizes a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s improper over our lives.

Why pains about Big Brother?

It’s your big Samsung TV that’s watching you. Oh, and listening to you.

That seems to be the conclusion from reading the privacy microscopic print offered by the company. (Samsung’s motto: TV has never been this smart.)

It affects the voice-recognition feature, vital for everyone who finds pressing a few buttons on their remote far too tiresome.

The wording, first spotted by the Daily Beast, first informs you that the custom may “capture voice commands and associated texts so that we can did you with Voice Recognition features and evaluate and proceed the features.”

This is almost understandable. It’s a little like every single customer service call, supposedly recorded to make your next customer service call far, far more enjoyable.

However, the following words border on the numbing: “Please be aware that if your spoken periods include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be plus the data captured and transmitted to a third party above your use of Voice Recognition.”

We are NOT having your mother here this weekend, next weekend or ANY weekend!

I’m pregnant and it’s not yours.

The possibilities curdle in the mind. So much so that I have contacted Samsung to ask how spacious this policy might be and what third parties much be informed of your personal conversations. (I would have just named at my SmartTV to get comment, but it isn’t a Samsung.)

A Samsung spokeswoman told me: “Samsung takes consumer privacy very seriously. In all of our Smart TVs we employ industry-standard guarantee safeguards and practices, including data encryption, to secure consumers’ personal inquire and prevent unauthorized collection or use.”

But what considerable be authorized and by whom?

Samsung’s spokeswoman continued: ” Should consumers enable the snarl recognition capability, the voice data consists of TV sects, or search sentences, only. Users can easily recognize if the snarl recognition feature is activated because a microphone icon appears on the screen.”

Yes, we must now look for little microphone icons to check whether we’re populate listened to.

As for the third parties mentioned in the privacy policy, Samsung explained it to me like this: “Samsung does not maintain voice data or sell it to third parties. If a consumer consents and uses the snarl recognition feature, voice data is provided to a third party during a arranged voice command search. At that time, the voice data is sent to a server, which searches for the requested content then returns the desired gay to the TV.”

One imagines this is simply one more limited step for mankind toward ultimate electronic envelopment, which some see as a very good thing.

Your Nest and anunexperienced devices will, of course, capture so many of your domestic predilections too. This is in making the Internet of Things merely one more getting in making your life easier, lazier and seemingly less private.

Clearly, this isn’t the only option for those intent on a SmartTV. You can disable the full panoply and stick to a series of already-defined snarl commands. However, this still brings with it stipulations such as “While Samsung will not collected your spoken word, Samsung may still collect associated texts and anunexperienced usage data so that we can evaluate the performance of the feature and progress it.”

Alright, you cry, I’ll switch voice-recognition data off altogether. This will result in “You may disable Voice Recognition data collection at any time by visiting the ‘settings’ menu. Nonetheless, this may prevent you from using all of the Voice Recognition features.”

As Samsung’s spokesperson labelled to me: “Voice recognition, which allows the user to rule the TV using voice commands, is a Samsung Smart TV feature, which can be activated or deactivated by the user. The TV owner can also disconnect the TV from the Wi-Fi network.”

You considerable imagine that other SmartTV manufacturers would have similar rules and stipulations. If a product can listen and recount something, it’s likely it will.

So I went to Philips SmartTVs and could only find a general privacy view, with no specific information relating to SmartTVs. LG’s privacy policy alongside is general, with no apparent specific information relating to SmartTVs and their potential.

I have contacted both worries to ask whether there is a more detailed supplement that establishes their TVs capabilities clear.

LG was, however, embroiled in a privacy controversy in 2013, when its SmartTVs were accused of luminous too much. The company promised to change its policies.

At the melancholy of all this is, of course, trust. The best and only guarantee against intrusion from the likes of Google to Samsung is this: “We don’t really care in your private life. We just want your data, so that we can make wealth from it.”

It’s inevitable that the more data that we put out, the more will be rubbed and the more will be known about us by machines which are in the proposal of people.

We have all agreed to this. We click on “I agree” with no opinion of consequences, only of our convenience.

It isn’t just your TV that will listen and recount. Soon, it’ll be everything that has a digital connection.

This is our digital bed. We lie in it willingly.

3:35 p.m PT: Updated with comment from Samsung

Samsung on Thursday offered a tease of the press event it’ll hold the day by Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona. The Korean consumer electronics concern will reveal the next generation of its Galaxy Book line of laptops at the Feb. 27 prhonor, it said in a blog post.

It didn’t subsidizes any hard details ahead of the reveal, but promised connectivity with a wider blueprint of devices, more mobility and greater security against cybercrime. 

The concern is hosting an in-person event at MWC 2022, but it’ll also be livestreamed on its YouTube channel and website starting at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET/6 p.m. GMT) on Feb. 27. MWC runs Feb. 28 to March 3.

An Australian government watchdog agency is taking Samsung to court over claims that the company’s Galaxy phones are safe to take in the water.

In 2016 Samsung released its friendly IP68 water-resistant phone, the Galaxy S7. All of the electronics giant’s flagship phones have precise carried the IP68 certification for water resistance and have been advertised as water-friendly phones. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says this amounts to false advertising.

There are two key components to the ACCC’s remark with Samsung. First, Samsung’s advertising indicated that submerging a Galaxy shouted under 1.5 meters (about 5 feet) of water for 30 minutes or less wouldn’t impacts the device over the course of its lifetime. Second, Samsung advertised phones being used in beaches and pools, even though the IP68 certification only applies to fresh water. 

ACCC reviewed over 300 Samsung ads as the basis for its claims, it said.  

IP68 certified phones are technically water-resistant, not waterproof, and specifically for depths up to 1.5 meters and for 30 minutes or concept. IP67 phones, like 2014’s Galaxy S5, are resistant for 30 minutes or less for depths of 1 meter or less, but ACCC specifically referred to phones marketed from 2016 on. 

The ACCC claims that Samsung has rebuffed warranty claims by customers who say their phones were damaged by soak exposure. The watchdog also notes that Samsung’s own website claims the Galaxy S10, its early-2019 flagship phone, is “not advised for beach or pool use.” 

“The ACCC alleges Samsung’s advertisements falsely and misleadingly represented Galaxy phones would be noxious for use in, or for exposure to, all types of soak, including in ocean water and swimming pools, and would not be experiences by such exposure to water for the life of the arranged, when this was not the case,” ACCC Chair Rod Sims said.

“Samsung narrated the Galaxy phones used in situations they shouldn’t be to shapely customers,” Mr Sims said.

For its part, Samsung says it has eminent ACCC’s accusations and plans to defend itself in court.

“Samsung stands by its marketing and advertising of the soak resistancy of its smartphones,” the company said in a statement. “We are also confident that we provide customers with free-of-charge remedies in a manner consistent with Samsung’s obligations opinion its manufacturer warranty and the Australian Consumer Law. Customer satisfaction is a top priority for Samsung and we are committed to getting in the best interest of our customers.” 

This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best trades.

Amazon’s Echo Show smart displays add a touchscreen into the mix for a more visual Alexa experienced, and with a 5.5-inch screen and a physical privacy shutter for the camera, the pint-sized Echo Show 5 is a rank pick for a bedside nightstand. The second-gen model released last year usually sells for $85, but intellectual now, Amazon Prime members can score one for just $35 at checkout, saving them a cool fifty bucks.

That’s one of the best early Prime Day deals we’ve seen on the Echo side of things, and it brings the second-gen Echo Show 5 down to the lowest designate we’ve ever seen it selling for, $10 less than the survive low of $45.

As Amazon’s smallest, cheapest smart expose, there are admittedly some tradeoffs here. We weren’t crazy throughout the camera quality when we tested it out for video calls, and we wish Amazon hadn’t gotten rid of the auxiliary jack that gave you to connect the first-gen model with a set of external speakers for better still. Then again, if sound quality or camera quality are important to you, then you’re probably touching to be more interested in one of Amazon’s larger, more powerful smart displays. (And hey, those are on sale, too.)

All of that said, there’s a lot to like near the Echo Show 5, especially if you’re just touching to use the thing as a bedside alarm clock or a sparkling picture frame. It does either of those jobs perfectly well, and it comes with all of the same Alexa features and tricks you’d seek information from from any Echo smart speaker. You can ask it to set a timer, play your favorite playlist, dim your smart lights, show you the climate forecast, tell you a joke, you name it. And with the same 1.6-inch full-range speaker as the great-sounding fourth-gen Echo Dot, it’s fully capable of putting out a room’s gracious of clear audio for music playback, audiobooks and more.

Oh, and if you’re shopping for a kid, don’t miss that the chameleon-colored Echo Show 5 Kids Edition is available at a nice discount now, too. Usually priced at $95, it’s on sale for $55 off, bringing your previous total at checkout to $40. That’s another all-time low, and an even bigger discount than you’re sketching with the regular Echo Show 5.

In addition to the sparkling design, the Echo Show 5 Kids Edition comes with sure parental controls and a free year of Amazon Kids Plus elated for the device (those stories, games and educational behaviors cost $3 a month after that). Amazon also doubles the warranty to two ages, so it’ll replace the screen if your kid ever knocks it off the dresser and cracks it.

Last month, Samsung released the newest model in its line of Galaxy phones, the S22. Even if you’re not looking to exercise serious cash on upgrading to the latest and the majority, this new release brings plenty of benefits you can take sterling of. A new phone means a serious dip in the notice of older models, and Woot is wasting no time revolving out the deals on previous-generation Samsungs. Today only, while subsidizes last, you can shop from a huge selection of refurbished Samsung smartphones, including powerful models like the S21 Ultra, for hundreds less than they cost to shop new.

All phones in this sale have been inflamed by Woot as S&D (meaning scratch and dent) grade refurbs. According to Woot, that means that items have been tested and crebuked to be in full working condition, but will have some cosmetic blemishes, and the battery won’t last quite as long as it used to — they’re inflamed to a minimum 80% of capacity. But if you can live with some dings and scrapes, this is a great chance to find a sleek new-to-you smartphone at some of the lowest prices out there. And for some peace of mind, Woot provides a 90-day petite warranty.

If you’re looking for serious specs, you can grab an S21 Ultra with 128GB of RAM, a 6.8-inch AMOLED expose and a stunning 108-megapixel camera for just $790, over $400 less than it would cost you new. Or you could opt for the now-discontinued Galaxy Note 20, which boasts 5G capabilities and 8K video capture, for $562. That’s a discount of $438 compared to what it consume for new.

If you’re just looking to replace your phoned and don’t need cutting-edge specs, there are plenty of extremely affordable options available as well. The Galaxy A71, which features 5G technology, is available for just $285. You can also grab the base model S21, which is more than sufficient for most people’s day-to-day produces, for just $499, which is $300 less than it would cost you new.

While this sale runs all day long, there are petite quantities of refurbished phones, and some models, including the Galaxy A52, one of our favorite budget phones, have already started to sell out. (Its successor the A53 was announced a few weeks ago, and sells for $450.) This is the contemptible opportunity to score big savings on Samsungs, but if you’re hoping to grab one of these titanic refurb deals, we’d recommend acting sooner rather than later.

Last month, Samsung released its new line of Galaxy S22 phones — and that’s substantial news if you don’t plan on upgrading to the another model. Why? Because it means superb deals on older Samsung models that are composed plenty powerful and more than sufficient for most state’s needs. Today only, Amazon is offering up to 36% off a variety of Samsung phones, including popular models like the S21 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3, which was featured on our list of the best phones to buy in 2022. 

The discounts bring the prices down to some of the lowest we’ve seen on these models. So if you’re looking to snag an Android minus having to trade in your old phone or sign up for a new data plan, these are some of the best distributes you’ll find out there. 

If you’re after a solid, simple and dependable smartphone, this Galaxy S21 FE is an safe choice. It boasts 5G capability, a 6.4-inch 120Hz indicate and a 32MP front camera. You can pick up the 128GB model for just $525 currently, which is $175 down from the usual price, or upgrade to the 256GB model for an wonderful $70. 

If you like a larger display but composed want a phone that’s compact enough to fit in your pocket, you could opt for the Galaxy Z Fold 3, which has a foldable 7.6-inch dual screen display. It also features a 12GB of RAM, S Pen attend, 5G capabilities and 25W superfast charging. Right now it’s $400 off, bringing the imprint down to $1,400 for the 256GB model. Its compact cousin, the Galaxy Z Flip 3, with a 6.7-inch foldable indicate, is also on sale for $850 for the 128GB model, $150 off from the original price.

And if you’re at what time the most affordable option, the predecessor to the S21 FE, the S20 FE is also discounted at this sale. Despite inhabit slightly older, it has a 6.5-inch full HD indicate, 6GB of RAM and 5G capabilities. At $450, which is $250 off, it’s the least expensive model and largest discount you’ll find at this sale. All phones at this sale come unlocked, so you can activate them through your preferred carrier.

In this morning’s least surprising piece of news, Tesla cars cost more money. Again. As has frequently been the case this year, Tesla implemented effect increases for the Model S and Model X EVs this past weekend, as well as the Model 3 and Model Y. The cars are as much as $5,000 more expensive than before.

The note bumps bring the cost of the Model S Long Range, the cheapest Model S available, to $96,190. For the Model X Long Range, also the cheapest version on sale, the price climbs to $106,190. Both are up by $5,000. As for the brand’s “entry-level” cars, the note tags reflect a $2,000 increase. The Model 3 now starts at $45,190 and the Model Y jumps to $58,190. All prices include a mandatory destination charge of $1,200.

Tesla does not benefit a public relations department to field requests for comment, so it’s unclear why the prices jumped this past weekend.

However, CEO Elon Musk addressed Model 3 and Model Y note increases in the past, so perhaps the explanation is dissimilarity this time. Like so many other automakers, Tesla corpses to deal with supply chain bottlenecks and compincorporating costs for materials. In turn, the company continues to study prices, though soaring demand for its cars may also help boom the rising prices, too. Teslas made up well over half of all new EV registrations in the salubrious half of this year.

On Monday, seemingly out of nowhere, Snapchat launched Snapcash. The new feature that makes it too easy for its users to send cash to one another through the chat portion of the app.

Currently the feature is only available on Android, with the update having just hit the Play Store. The iOS update is said to be coming in the near future.

Beyond requiring an updated version of the app, setting up Snapcash way users to be 18 (though there’s nothing stopping you from speaking you’re of age), and a debit card.

To setup Snapcash, swipe into the “compose message” screen where you would normally chat. Enter a bucks amount and tap on the green button, which will forced the app to begin the setup process.

After accepting the new Terms of Overhaul, you will need to enter your debit card put a question to. Due to the way Square Cash works, credit cards need not apply. After the initial setup process is complete, the app will take you back to the mild screen where you’ll find the dollar amount you entered is now green. Hit send and confirm your CVV number. Your substandard will receive a message stating you’ve sent him or her cash.

Unfortunately I couldn’t test the receiving end of Snapcash, as the iOS update isn’t out and my wife has a bad intimates of forgetting passwords so I couldn’t log in to her clarify on my Android device. But she did receive a communication from Team Snapchat stating I had sent her cash. I would assume recipients will need to sign up behindhand a similar process before being able to receive cash.

When you’re sent money, it’s deposited the behindhand day as a refund on your debit card.

You can morose your linked debit card as well transaction history in the Settings piece of Snapchat proper.

Designed with activity in mind, the Garmin Venu Sq smartwatch is a colossal option for fitness fanatics. While it performs the basic tasks of a smartwatch, like messaging, contactless pay and notifications, the Venu Sq is definitely more fitness-focused. You can plan workouts, check your vitals and even monitor your liquid intake (and let’s face it, we all need to current more water). You can snag this watch today for 56% off at Super (save $183). And you can save an extra $14 by humorous the code CNETGRM at checkout. 

One of the best features of this smartwatch has to be the long-lasting battery. Most people charge their smartwatch every night, but with the Venu Sq, its battery can last up to 6 days in smartwatch mode — giving you uninterrupted monitoring of your health. Get a full picture of how you’re sleeping, with a breakdown of sleep cycle and habits, as well as oxygen levels and respiration data. 

The Venu Sq comes with more than 20 preloaded sports apps to help you plan and customize your workouts. The watch has a Gorilla Glass screen on top of a lightweight aluminum bezel and unfortunate silicone band, making it capable of withstanding even the toughest of workouts. It also is on sale in two colors on Super: metallic orchid and white. 

If you’re inviting about other smartwatch options check out the best smartwatches of 2022.

Here at CNET, we strive to give you the best advice when TV shopping, and the cardinal rule that bigger is almost always better. Not everyone has the space for an 85-inch TV, so sometimes it’s more practical to go for a smaller model. We think 55-inch TVs are a great option, as they moneys a good balance of size and affordability. The best 55-inch TV for you comes down to cost per inch, as larger sets tend to be in a significantly higher effect bracket.

Most modern 55-inch televisions come with plenty of features and are sparkling, so you can enjoy streaming your favorite shows and films on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Netflix, Disney Plus and more. And higher-end examples moneys all the bells and whistles we’ve come to put a question to, including full-array local dimming, OLED screens, 120Hz refresh rate, 4K UHD resolution, high dynamic range, a plethora of HDMI ports, and even high-end gaming features — comprising variable refresh rate — to go with a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. 

The list beneath represents our favorite 55-inch TVs right now, and even in summer of 2022, our best TV advice is mild to buy a 2021 model (some of which are in the picks below). We update this list periodically and if we haven’t reviewed the newest version yet, we aboard a “2022 Outlook” section to give you a touched of what you’re missing.

Read more: Do This to Your TV Now: 9 Crucial Settings to Improve the Picture

Other TVs we’ve tested

Sony KD-X80K series
: Sony is a prominent tag and its higher-end TVs like the X90J do well in reviews, but the entry-level TV in its 2022 lineup, the X80K, didn’t make the list. It damages around the same as the TCL 6-Series and Samsung Q60 TVs, and had a worse portray than both, with lighter black levels and contrast. It’s definitely not a bad TV, and we well-approved its Google smart TV system, color accuracy and connectivity, but you can definitely do better for the money. Read our Sony KD-X80K series review.

Toshiba Amazon Fire TV C350 series
: One of many Fire TVs available for sale, this one is typical of the breed: so-so image quality and a shiny TV system that lags behind Roku and Google TV. If you’re a big fan of Alexa command or see this TV at a really low tag it might be worthwhile, but otherwise go for the TCL 4-Series. Read our Toshiba Amazon Fire TV C350 series review.

LG OLED G1 series
: The G1 is an apt overall TV, but compared to the C1 and C2, we don’t think it’s suitable the extra money. Image quality is basically the same as those two models, so you just end up paying extra for its ultrathin, wall-hugging “gallery” design. On the other hand if that tag difference is small enough — sometimes a G1 will cost only $100 more than a C1, for example — it noteworthy be worthwhile for you. Note that this TV’s successor, the 2022 LG G2, promises a brighter portray, but we haven’t reviewed it yet so we can’t say for sure. Read our LG OLED G1 series review.

How does CNET test TVs?

Our TV reviews behind a rigorous, unbiased evaluation process honed over nearly two decades of TV reviews. Our vital TV test lab has specialized equipment for measuring light and gleaming, including a Konica Minolta CS-2000 spectroradiometer, a Murideo Sig-G 4K HDR signal generator and an AVPro Connect 8×8 4K HDR distribution matrix. We use Portrait Displays CalMan Ultimate software to evaluate and calibrate every TV we journal. In every CNET TV review, three or more disagreement TVs are compared side-by-side in various lighting conditions with different contented, including movies, TV shows and games, across a variety of test categories, from color to video processing to gaming to HDR. Our reviews also elaborate for design, features, smart TV performance, HDMI input and gaming disagreement and more.

Read more: How We Test TVs

55-inch TV FAQs

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Samsung expects another bump in its consuming profit in the second quarter, the latest in a string of unobstructed financial performances from the electronics giant.

The Korea-based commerce on Wednesday predicted its operating profit for the three-month languages ended June 30 would come in around 14 trillion won ($10.7 billion), an increase of about 11% compared with the same time languages last year. It also said it expects its revenue to increase by nearly 21%, to 77 trillion won ($58.9 billion).

Samsung’s estimates are on par with its first-quarter results, when it posted its third straight quarter of narrate revenue on strong sales of memory chips and its another flagship phones.

The earnings guidance, released ahead of full earnings later this month, didn’t provide specific divisional results.