McIntosh + Jeep’s Collaborative Automotive Sound System

The two American brands hope to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the road

Exclusively available in the 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer, McIntosh‘s MX1375 Reference Entertainment System marks the first time the the highly regarded audio company has worked with an automaker. McIntosh—known for its unique design and enduring sound systems—began working with Jeep during the development of the Grand Wagoneer, allowing the company to work hands-on with the cars engineers to create the best sound possible. The system …

How To Spot + Stop Emails That Track You

Single-pixel images, embedded in the emails we receive, allow senders to note if that email has been ignored, opened (with an exact timestamp) and even forwarded. There are several free ways to prevent that tracking pixel from loading and reporting back. The first option, of course, is preventing the images in emails from auto-loading altogether. Though this alters aesthetics, it drastically increases privacy measures. Other …

Microsoft Mesh’s Virtual Advancements in Mixed Reality

“It all felt like a Microsoft Teams meeting set in the future,” The Verge Senior Editor Tom Warren says of his experience inside the Microsoft Mesh collaborative platform—a mixed-reality space, which he accessed via the HoloLens 2 headset, that allows for shared virtual experiences. It’s Microsoft’s intention to achieve “holoportation” (where people appear as a digital form of themselves), but right now users arrive as …