This month is a very special one for the folks at NASA. The space agency is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, sure, but that’s not the only reason. You see, today, July 17th, 2019, is exactly one year away from the launch of the Mars 2020 mission, and things are rapidly beginning to take shape.

The mission will see the most advanced Mars rover ever built travel to the Red Planet and touch down in a location known as the Jezero Crater. There, the robot will depart the Mars 2020 lander and explore the Martian terrain, offering new clues about the planet’s history and perhaps even revealing whether or not Mars ever hosted life.

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All my life I’ve been measuring things with a tape measure and marking distances for cutting or drilling points with a separate pencil like a sucker. So imagine my surprise when I finally learned that there’s a much better way! The QUICKDRAW PRO Self Marking Tape Measure is brilliant. It’s a high-quality 16-foot tape measure with a built-in mechanical pencil, so you can quickly and easily make marks without having to fumble with a separate pencil or pen. It’s awesome, and it’s only $9 on Amazon!

QUICKDRAW PRO Dual-Read 26 ft / 8M (Imperial/Metric) Self Marking Tape Measure – 1st Measuring…: $8.63

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• THE #1 SELLING SELF-MARKING TAPE MEASURE: Never waste time looking for a pencil again!
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QUICKDRAW PRO Dual-Read 26 ft / 8M (Imperial/Metric) Self Marking Tape Measure – 1st Measuring…: $8.63

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Netflix released its earnings report for the June quarter and posted EPS of $0.60, a solid beat over initial estimates of $0.56. Revenue came in exactly where analysts expected, with the streaming giant generating $4.92 billion in revenue for the quarter gone by.

That notwithstanding, the chief metric analysts tend to judge Netflix on has always centered on the company’s ability to attract new subscribers. And from that vantage point, Netflix’s earnings for the quarter left quite a few investors disappointed.

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Despite massive earnings, Netflix is struggling to attract new subscribers originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 16:43:53 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Getting tricked into buying a fancy HDMI cable for $30 or $40 from your local consumer electronics retailer is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s happened to plenty of people before you and it’ll happen to plenty of people after you. But it’ll never happen to you again, and we’re here to make sure of it. Need new HDMI cables? Pick up a 3-pack of AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Cables for just $12. That’s just $4 per cable and they work 100% as well as the $40 ones your local retailer sells!

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These $4 HDMI cables will save you from buying $40 cables at your local electronics store originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 16:20:08 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If the myriad rumors and reports are to be believed, the next major iPhone evolution won’t take place until 2020. This year’s iPhone will certainly be a step up, but far more dramatic changes are coming next year. One of those changes will apparently be a time-of-flight 3D rear camera, according to a new DigiTimes report.

Sources tell the site that Apple is working with supply chain partners to bring vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VSCEL) components to future iPhone models. This is the same technology that powers Apple’s TrueDepth camera system, which is already present in the front-facing cameras of current iPhones. Including the technology in the rear cameras as well could open up a whole new world of possibilities for augmented reality.

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Amazon ran some pretty solid deals on Sonos smart speakers for Prime Day, but there were two deals in particular that we liked more than the others. These were unadvertised deals that were somewhat hidden on Amazon’s site, so most people probably missed them… unless they’re BGR Deals readers. Well guess what: these two secret Sonos deals from Prime Day are still available today! You can pick up a pair of Sonos Play:1 speakers for just $298 and you’ll get a free $30 Amazon gift card, or get the beloved Sonos Playbar Sound Bar for $699 and you’ll get a free $50 gift card along with a free Sonos wall mount. These are both fantastic deals so definitely take advantage while you still can.

Two Room Set with Sonos Play:1 + $30 Amazon Gift card

• Works with Alexa for voice control (Alexa device sold separately)
• Fill two separate rooms with different music, or link them together to hear the same song in both. Great surround speakers for your Sonos home theater, too
• Versatile, compact fit. Place them wherever you want and enjoy rich, room-filling sound
• Streams all your favorite music services like Amazon Music Unlimited, Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music and more
• Easy 10-minute wi-fi set up. No Bluetooth pairing problems or interruptions
• Connects wirelessly to Sonos speakers in other rooms so you can expand your Home Sound System when you’re ready

Two Room Set with Sonos Play:1 + $30 Amazon Gift card: $298.00

Sonos Playbar TV Soundbar with Sonos Wall Mount Kit + $50 Amazon Gift Card

• Complements HD television screens with crisp and powerful sound from nine Amplified speaker drivers Wirelessly streams all your favorite music services too
• Makes Playbar easy to install to any wall with pegs in precisely the right place.
• Gift Card is affixed inside a blank greeting card with a separate mailing envelope

Sonos Playbar TV Soundbar with Sonos Wall Mount Kit + $50 Amazon Gift Card: $699.00

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2 secret Sonos deals from Prime Day are still available right now originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 15:34:12 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Galaxy S8 may have launched several months before the iPhone X hit stores back in 2017, but it’s Apple’s phone that every company copied in the year that followed. Samsung was slow to improve the Galaxy S series’ all-screen design. The Galaxy S9 didn’t get a notch of its own and it didn’t get any significant design improvements either, a decision that hurt Samsung’s bottom line last year. The Galaxy S10, meanwhile, delivered a breath of fresh air as Samsung unveiled a daring hole-punch display design to take on notch displays and slide-out cameras.

A version of that Infinity-O display will be used for the Galaxy Note 10 that’s set to launch in a few weeks, but Samsung doesn’t appear to be in a hurry to embrace what could be the next massive breakthrough when it comes to smartphone display innovations.

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They say that everything old is new again, but usually old things that reemerge as new trends are pretty silly. That’s not the case at all with vinyl, which has made a comeback in a big way. Records have a special sound that’s impossible to truly replicate on anything else, and you’ll need a great modern record player if you really want to integrate it with your current setup. Our favorite is by far the Sony PS-LX310BT Fully Automatic Wireless Vinyl Record Player, and it’s available right now on Amazon.

Sony PS-LX310BT Belt Drive Turntable: Fully Automatic Wireless Vinyl Record Player with Bluetoo…: $178.00

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• EASY OPERATION: Effortlessly enjoy your favorite records with one-step auto start, stop and return
• TWO SPEEDS: 33 1/3 rpm and 45 rpm, with the 45 rpm adaptor stowed neatly in a slot beneath the deck
• HIGH QUALITY AUDIO: Built in switchable phono output / line out phono preamp and 3 gain settings
• USB RIPPING: Rip vinyl records to digital MP3 files on your computer to take a favorite LP on the go
• WIRELESS CONNECTION: Connect to wireless speakers, headphones or other Bluetooth enabled devices
• WIRED CONNECTION: PSLX310BT turntables include RCA cables for plugging directly into a stereo system
• STABLE PLATTER: An aluminum die-cast platter reduces vibration for increased clarity and hi-fi sound

Sony PS-LX310BT Belt Drive Turntable: Fully Automatic Wireless Vinyl Record Player with Bluetoo…: $178.00

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If you’ve been wringing your hands and saying your goodbyes in advance of the visit from asteroid 2006 QV89 later this year, you can relax. The space rock, which had a very, very tiny chance of posing a threat to Earth, has been under close observation by astronomers who have since confirmed that it will indeed miss our planet entirely.

As the ESA and European Southern Observatory explain in a new post, the asteroid was thought to have a roughly 1-in-7,000 shot at impacting Earth. That’s an incredibly tiny percentage, but it was still a risk that had to be investigated. Thankfully, we can all breathe easy. Probably.

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Another asteroid is hurtling toward Earth, but astronomers say it’ll miss us originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 14:25:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Someone’s asleep at the wheel over at Amazon today, because a whole bunch of great Prime Day deals are somehow still available. Among them is the killer sale Amazon was running on the Roku Ultra HD/4K/HDR Streaming Media Player. This terrific $100 box represents the best Roku has to offer, giving users access to all of Roku’s terrific channels in a powerful device that supports 4K resolution as well as HDR. Yes, $100 is already a fair price, but head over to Amazon right now and you can snag one for just $69!

Roku Ultra | HD/4K/HDR Streaming Media Player. Now includes Premium JBL Headphones. (2018): $69.00

Here are the bullet points from the product page:

• Our most powerful and feature-packed media player that streams HD/4K/HDR
• Ultimate connectivity with dual-band wireless and ethernet port; Power input: 12V – 1.5A power adapter
• Voice remote with buttons for TV power and volume Plus, lost remote finder and a headphone jack for private listening with included premium JBL headphones
• 500,000+ movies and TV episodes, with voice search across 1,000+ top channels Plus, catch hit movies, popular shows and more with no subscription or fees on The Roku Channel
• Tons of streaming services available From movies and series on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO NOW and SHOWTIME to cable alternatives like Sling TV or YouTube TV to live sports and news on CBS News, ABC News and ESPN
• NOTE: Please refer to the user manual and safety instructions before use

Roku Ultra | HD/4K/HDR Streaming Media Player. Now includes Premium JBL Headphones. (2018): $69.00

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