CES 2018: Samsung’s slimline speaker offers a magnetic volume puck

Samsung has announced the stylish looking VL5, a speaker featuring a puck-like magnetic dial that appears to work in a similar way to the Microsoft Surface Dial to control volume. The puck will stick to any magnetic surface and control the volume via a slick dial. The volume control on display at the company’s First Look event …

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Pump and slump: Freemie is the breast pump for sleepy mothers

Until now, pumping breast milk has involved sitting in an easy chair, hooked up to a contraption of tubes and suction cups that looks more like a B-movie Sci-Fi prop than a way to feed your baby. Freemie wants to change that. From US health-tech company Dao Health, Freemie has been making storage cups for breast pumps for years. But …

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CES 2018: L’Oreal’s tiny wearable helps you protect your skin

What if I told you that useful information that could help protect you from skin cancer is only a raindrop-sized button away? That’s what L’Oreal debuted at CES 2018 with their UV Sense device. The company developed the first battery-free wearable that measures UV exposure. At only 2mm thick and 9mm in diameter, the tiny electronic sensor can be worn …

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Orbi Prime debuts 360

Why record the entire world around you? These are not questions to be answered at CES in Las Vegas, merely questions to be asked. I wore Orbi Prime, which claim to be the first pair of 360-degree camera glasses, and I have no idea what I was recording. But hey, I looked OK. Now playing: Watch this: Recording the world …

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Samsung TVs tap Bixby for voice, SmartThings for home control

While pretty much every TV maker is working with Amazon or Google (or both) to add voice capabilities, Samsung is sticking it out alone with Bixby. Samsung’s digital assistant, already available on its phones, will appear on its 2018 TVs too. The company promised as much earlier in the month, but confirmed new details on Sunday at its CES TV …

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Is iPhone X the best? My search to find Apple store staff who think so

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Do we have a winner? Jason Cipriani/CNET I’d become like Don Quixote. I’d walk into carrier stores, tilt at the windmills of the staff’s expertise and ask whether the iPhone X was the best phone I could buy. In visits to all the …

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Oledcomm MyLiFi is at CES to light up your internet

A few years ago, engineers came up with an incredible, amazing idea. What if we could piggyback internet connectivity on the lights that fill our homes, offices and cities? Imagine it: anywhere the light touches, you could have internet. No more looking for finicky airport Wi-Fi. No more internet passwords. Best of all? You’d never have to worry about your …

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New Jersey mulls law against operating drone while drunk

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. No more droning under the influence in New Jersey? / Getty Images Do you wonder about some of the people who fly drones in your neighborhood and annoy the living being out of you? Do you feel these people might be not all there — …

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The Gemini phone is a Psion PDA with an Android update

Turn off that Smashmouth CD — we have exciting news! The Psion 5, that glorious PDA that you (or your parents) rushed out to buy in 1997, has just had an update to make it usable in 2018.  The Gemini phone from UK outfit Planet Computers has all the clamshell looks you’d expect out of something from the (first) Clinton …

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This is the Speck iPhone case you want to drive with

I’ve been asking the folks at Speck to make a magnetic-mount friendly case for a while and now the company’s finally done it. The Presidio Mount, which looks like a standard Presidio case, incorporates two steel plates “strategically positioned and embedded between the case’s two layers of protection.” Made in partnership with Scosche, the case is designed to work with …

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Westinghouse debuts Android

Westinghouse wants its TVs in your house, and thinks Google’s Android TV — and budget pricing — will help it get there. The company’s new series of TVs with the Android TV operating system consists of four sizes, starting with a 43-incher for $350 in the US. There are also 50-inch ($400), 55-inch ($450) and 65-inch ($700) sizes in the series. …

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Chandigarh-Delhi 'Swarn’ Shatabdi Is Now Fire-Proof With Better Hygiene Facilities & More Comfort

The Chandigarh-New Delhi Shatabdi plying from Chandigarh railway station which was modified under project ‘Swarna’ has coaches which are now fire proof. There is one executive coach and nine other chair cars in the Shatadbi 12046/12045 which was revamped under the scheme The Indian Railways has overhauled the train compartments taking into consideration  10 key components — punctuality, cleanliness, linen, …

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The Men In Thailand Have Bizarre New Obsession- Penis Whitening!

While India battles the obsession with skin whitening creams, Thai men are flocking to a clinic which promises penis whitening  and it has become a huge trend in Bangkok.  The obsession gained momentum when the Lelux Hospital in Bangkok shocked everyone by uploading a video detailing its specialised penis whitening procedure, a cosmetic treatment that alters the pigmentation of men’s …

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The Definitive Technology D9 speaker’s sweet sound tickles your ears

Sumptuous is a word I’ve never applied to another $799 per pair bookshelf speakers, but that’s exactly what the Definitive Technology Demand Series D9 sounds like to me. The sound feels like a warm hug. The D9’s crisp lines and quality feel offer no immediate clues about the speaker’s sweet demeanor, but closer inspection reveals a rather unusual feature, nearly …

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