Asus ROG Flow X13 gives a thin

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The last time someone introduced a thin-and-light lightweight gaming laptop with an external GPU, I laughed. But that’s because it shed its weight by ditching a discrete graphics card, like an Nvidia GeForce GTX. In other words, to game, you needed the eGPU. …

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Sony debuts Airpeak drone for taking aerial photos and videos

For those who want to give their cameras a bird’s-eye view, Sony announced a new drone called Airpeak at the CES show this week. The four-rotor remotely piloted aircraft can carry a Sony A7S III camera, a full-frame, interchangeable-lens model that can shoot 4K video. The Airpeak is capable of “precise, stable flight, and aims to contribute to the world …

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Lenovo announced its thinnest ever ThinkPad 2

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Lenovo’s premium ThinkPad X1 laptops have been a highlight of its CES announcements for years now and it continues with CES 2021 despite being virtual. The PC maker is rolling out two new models and two updates to its ThinkPad X1 …

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ViewSonic’s new 8K monitor brings working from home to a new level at CES 2021

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. At CES 2021, electronics display company ViewSonic unveiled several new monitors for work-from-home setups, gaming and home entertainment.  Its most premium offering is its first 8K ColorPro monitor, the VP3286-8K, designed for photographers who need a high-quality workstation. The 32-inch monitor …

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The LG Rollable phone with expandable display is real, and coming in 2021

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. LG’s tease of its Rollable smartphone at its CES 2021 press conference isn’t just for show. The Korean company will release the phone later this year, according to people familiar with LG’s plans.  The brief glimpse of the phone was the second …

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TCL TVs make 8K more affordable, slim down Mini

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. TVs with 8K resolution have been around since late 2018 and we’ve always told people not to buy them. Their extra pixels don’t especially improve image quality in my experience, and no TV shows or movies are available in 8K anyway. …

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Best Buy CEO: Pandemic made us ‘meet that customer where they are’

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Corie Barry had quite a first year as Best Buy’s chief executive officer. The newly minted CEO steered the electronics retailer through the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and all the changes it brought to what customers bought and how they …

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Google Stadia support is coming to LG’s 2021 TVs

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Game streaming has been slowly growing in recent years with the launches of Nvidia’s GeForce Now, Google’s Stadia, Microsoft’s xCloud and Amazon’s Luna. This year, however, it looks to finally be picking up more steam. At CES 2021, LG announced that some …

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Zoom Phone now used by more than 1M people to stay connected

Last year, Zoom became synonymous with video chatting and conferencing for more than 300 million participants each day as coronavirus lockdowns led many to work and socialize from home. But there’s another Zoom service that has flown under the radar and is quickly picking up steam among business users: Zoom Phone. The cloud phone service built into the Zoom platform …

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Razer conceptualizes next

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. A pull-down, 180-degree transparent OLED screen. Left and right pull-out trays that can be set at different heights. Haptic vibration via Razer HyperSense modules on the carbon-fiber and leather bucket seat. And Chroma RGB illumination, of course. That’s Project Brooklyn, Razer’s vision …

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YouTube suspends Trump’s account for at least one week

YouTube on Tuesday evening said it’s suspending President Donald Trump from uploading new videos for one week, joining a chorus of social media companies curbing the president’s presence on their platforms in the wake of the deadly riot that engulfed the Capitol last week. “After careful review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed …

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Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE is a dual

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. As part of PC and component maker Asus’ CES 2021 gaming announcements, the company unveiled a special edition of its dual-screen gaming laptop. The Zephyrus Duo 15 SE features a new 15.6-inch main display, next-gen components from AMD and Nvidia and …

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