Here’s some early holiday cheer: Airline tickets for Thanksgiving and Christmas on many busy routes are a bit cheaper this year, and you don’t have to book months in advance to get a good deal.
The US toy industry is expected to have its strongest year in at least a decade after several years of kids choosing video games and mobile apps over Barbie and stuffed bears.
Can you spot the difference between someone on TV and a person actually standing in front of you? Of course, but it’s hard to put your finger on why. A screen wipes out the little details, the glint in the eye, the spring of a curl. TV’s next step takes it closer to real life. It’s not 3-D or more pixels. Instead, new screens can show the highs and lows that color reality, the reflection of an eye that is 500 times brighter than the pupil next to it and the countless gradations in a head of hair. Called high dynamic range, or HDR, is available in fall’s best TVs from Samsung, LG and Sony. HDR will become standard in coming years.
Much more is highlighted in A Look Ahead.
